The postponed WBBL Cup Final has been rescheduled and will be contested by Leicester Riders and Sevenoaks Suns on Friday 12 February 2021 at the National Basketball Performance Centre in Manchester. Sevenoaks Suns had withdrawn from the originally scheduled date due to Covid-19 concerns and were to be replaced by Nottingham Wildcats, who they had …
WBBL ChampionshipEssex Rebels 95-91 Nottingham Wildcats (17-20, 47-37, 67-63)(Rebels – Bieg Salazar 30, Kohlhaas 28, Costa 12; Eagles – Costa 24, Shumpert 21, Lundqvist 16) WBBL ChampionshipOaklands Wolves 87-91 Newcastle Eagles (23-22, 40-33, 62-56) (Wolves – Uprus 23, Carter 14, Harrison 11; Eagles – Mcvicar 31, Gorrell 21, Lowe 20) Essex Rebels and Newcastle Eagles …
In accordance with the Covid-19 rule amendments and Secure Play Protocol, the WBBL Cup Final, scheduled for 24 January, has been postponed following the requirement of players and staff at Leicester Riders to self-isolate. Cardiff Met Archers, the team Leicester met in the semi-finals, are also unable to fulfil the fixture leading to the postponement. …
This Sunday’s WBBL Cup Final is one to look forward to if the WBBL All-Star 5 is anything to go by, dominated by stars from East Midlands rivals Leicester Riders and Nottingham Wildcats after both picked up league wins over the weekend. Chelsey Shumpert – Nottingham Wildcats The Molten WBBL Player of the Month for …
Cardiff Met Archers this morning confirmed a new signing ahead of their return to the WBBL season in 2021. 5’11” British-Canadian Marlee Ball joins the Welsh side having recently graduated from Carleton University. “I’m so thankful to the Archers organisation and to Coach Collins for giving me the opportunity to continue my basketball career,” said …
WBBL Championship Newcastle Eagles 39-66 Leicester Riders (13-27, 17-42, 26-48) (Eagles – Gorrell 14, Koop 12, Kvereravicutie 6; Riders – Oliver 22, Hinriksdottir 16, Lappenkuper 8) Leicester Riders came out on top 66-39 against Newcastle Eagles in a lively encounter at the Eagles Community Arena on Sunday afternoon. A win that sees the side go …
WBBL ChampionshipCaledonia Pride 61-91 Leicester Riders (16-32, 30-57, 42-76)(Pride – Storie 17, Ranger 14, Velazquez 9; Riders – Hinriksdottir 19, Lappenkuper 12, Winterburn 12) WBBL ChampionshipNottingham Wildcats 98-67 Essex Rebels (28-16, 63-32, 82-47)(Wildcats – Shumpert 20, Joyner 16, Prior 12; Rebels – Costa 14, Kohlhaas 11, Munns 11) Saturday afternoon saw big WBBL Championship wins …
Sevenoaks Suns and Manchester Mystics have today (12 January 2021) decided to postpone their Championship games until the end of the international window on 8 February 2021. All fixtures will be rescheduled as soon as possible in line with Covid-19 rule amendments agreed by all clubs at the start of the season. Sevenoaks Suns have …
The final individual awards of 2020 in the WBBL have gone to Sevenoaks Suns’ play-caller Len Busch, and Nottingham Wildcats’ high-scoring guard Chelsey Shumpert. Busch scoops the Molten WBBL Coach of the Month Award for December after maintaining an unbeaten start to the season in all competitions, with Sevenoaks triumphing in both of their outings …
There are four debutants in the WBBL All-Star Five, with double features for Cardiff Met Archers and BA London Lions this week, after Archers picked up their first win of the campaign and Lions were victorious for just the second time so far in Saturday’s trio of games. Cassie Breen – BA London Lions Lions’ …