Great Britain Women’s coach Chema Buceta has announced his provisional 14-player squad for the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2021 qualifiers against Poland and Belarus. The team travel to Walbrzych for the opening fixture of the competition on Thursday 14 November to face Poland, prior to hosting Belarus at the National Basketball Performance Centre in Manchester on …
There are two debutantes this week in our line-up and someone who continues her amazing ever-present run. Chelsey Shumpert (Nottingham Wildcats) It’s taken a while for the guard to book her first slot of the season in our starting five, but she has secured it in style. Shumpert fired the highest tally of any player …
Leicester Riders wrapped up an impressive 89-64 win in the East Midlands derby as they had the pleasure of handing local rivals Nottingham Wildcats a first loss of the season. Riders were fuelled by the devastating trio of Kate Oliver, Brea Elmore and Sara Hinriksdottir, who all returned more than 20 points plus in the …
There was a blistering success in the big north-east derby on Saturday afternoon for Newcastle Eagles as they stung local rivals Durham Palatinates on the road 78-53. Georgia Ohrdorf came up with a majestic double-double of 20 points and 17 boards, while Giulia Simioni handed out a WBBL season high 14 assists. Elsewhere, Peterman FLT …
There was only one candidate to take the first individual player honour of the new 2019-20 season and that was Nottingham standout Jasmine Joyner. She makes it a Wildcats’ double after taking the accolade, fresh from playcaller Kenrick Liburd landing the Molten WBBL Coach of the Month award. Having lit up the league last year …
They are flying high at the top of the WBBL Championship table and after also sailing into the Semi-Finals of the Betty Codona WBBL Trophy, it’s not a surprise that Nottingham Wildcats’ playcaller Kenrick Liburd has been rewarded for his start to the new season. He has been named as the Molten WBBL Coach of …
One of our players racks up an amazing fifth straight appearance, we have another debutante in our line-up, while one of our leading bench players landed a triple-double. Asha Thomas – Peterman FLT Sheffield Hatters The WBBL rookie racks up her first ever All-Star Five slot after providing the main thrust for Hatters as they …
Nottingham Wildcats, Sevenoaks Suns, Leicester Riders and Newcastle Eagles all picked up victories on a busy Sunday of Championship action. Nottingham continued their fine form to start the season with a third consecutive victory. The away team overcame Cardiff Met Archers 67-45 thanks to Jasmine Joyner’s 20 points, 15 rebounds and four blocks. The reigning …
Peterman FLT Sheffield Hatters and Oaklands Wolves put Championship points on the board for the first time on what proved to be an exciting Saturday. Sheffield began the day’s action by picking up a 79-72 victory on the road against Manchester Mystics – the club’s first Championship points of the season. Kayla Thigpen stole the …
The British Basketball Federation (BBF) has issued a 10-year licence for the Women’s British Basketball League (WBBL) to continue as the professional platform for the female game in the UK. Granting the licence for the next decade, the BBF is looking forward to seeing the WBBL develop both on and off the court. The parties …