A trio of clubs are celebrating being just one step away from reaching a showpiece Final during the 2019-20 season after Nottingham Wildcats, Leicester Riders and Durham Palatinates all reached the last four of the Betty Codona WBBL Trophy. The trio took their tickets for the Semi-Finals by going 2-0 at opening weekend in the …
The opening game day of the 2019-20 season is in the books after an entertaining start to the Betty Codona WBBL Trophy, which saw four contests take place in one venue at the University of Essex. Nottingham Wildcats had the honour of collecting the first victory of the new campaign as they eased past BA …
Manchester Mystics have made a major statement of intent with the acquisition of 2018-19 EuroCup Women performer Sara Djassi for the next two WBBL campaigns. The Portuguese forward averaged an impressive 9.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per game last season in the prestigious competition, stepping out for the Azores-based Clube Uniao Sportiva. Mystics’ play-caller Jeff …
Nottingham Wildcats have taken another step in the right direction with the addition of another British international forward Sadie Russell who first learned her trade at the club as a junior player. Having played in the inaugural WBBL season with Barking Abbey, Russell worked alongside head coach Kenrick Liburd and has represented various England and …
The roster of BA London Lions is taking full shape ahead of WBBL opening weekend after the franchise confirmed the signatures of two European players. The Lions have swooped for Bulgarian prospect Viktoria Ivanova, who starred in her nations’ gold-medal winning promotion from Division B at the FIBA U20 Women’s European Championship 2019. She averaged …
BA London Lions are welcoming back two Barking Academy alumni for the 2019-20 WBBL season after inking deals with Lana Doran and Melita Emanuel-Carr. A Great Britain international, Emanuel-Carr played in the highly-rated Liga Femenina for the past two seasons with Bembibre, while Doran has represented Nottingham Wildcats and so brings plenty of WBBL know-how …
Petermans Sheffield Hatters will have a stacked roster for the new WBBL season after confirming that they will have a quartet of international players to call upon. The towering figure of Luiana Livulo will once again patrol the paint as the powerhouse centre re-signs having impressed during 2018-19. She will be joined for the new …
Petermans Sheffield Hatters have strengthened their roster for the upcoming season by adding another three British players to the mix. They will be injected with some major experience as Sarah Cooney leaps back on board and she can’t wait to link up with fellow mum and former team-mate Lisa Riches (nee Hutchinson), who is back …
The backbone of Petermans Sheffield Hatters will be in place for the 2019-20 WBBL campaign after it was confirmed that head coach Vanessa Ellis is to continue – along with experienced playing duo Helen Naylor and Naomi Campbell. Coach Ellis comes into the new campaign off the back of having helped to guide Great Britain …
Manchester Mystics look set to have another highly competitive season and behind their big-hitters and leading names on the roster, head coach Jeff Jones has highlighted the progress being made by those pushing for more minutes. These include the likes of teenager and Great Britain rising star, Jade Mbam, who the play-caller is excited to …