The Leicester Riders have announced the signing of Israel International Shahd Abboud for the 2023/24 season. Abboud most recently represented Maccabi Ramat Gan in the Israeli Premier Division, and the talented guard laced them up for her country in the 2021 European Championships having regularly played for the Israeli national team since 2018. The Nazereth-native …
Leicester Riders are delighted to confirm that Jessica Eadsforth-Yates has been retained for the 2023/24 roster. The Manchester-born guard signed a two-year deal last summer, joining from the Newcastle Eagles. Eadsforth-Yates, a Charnwood graduate, averaged 7.7 points per game in the WBBL Championship for the Riders last year, putting up a season-high 25 points against …
Leicester Riders have today confirmed their first signing of the off-season, with the talented Great Britain Under-20 international Katie Januszewska returning to the club for the 2023/24 season. “KJ” is a Charnwood product, joining the Academy in 2020. In 2021/2022, the versatile wing averaged 19.3 points and 11.7 rebounds in the WEABL and made the …
Following the departure of Krumesh Patel, the Leicester Riders have moved quickly to announce the appointment of Ben Stanley as their new Head Coach. Stanley was named NBL Women’s Coach of the Year last season after a league-winning campaign with Team Solent Kestrels, but before that he had a near decade-long association with Nottingham Hoods, …
Ahead of an eagerly anticipated Women’s EuroBasket 2023 campaign in Slovenia next month, Chema Buceta has confirmed the 15-player roster that will enter training camp this week in Manchester in preparation for the showpiece competition – with nine WBBL stars selected, as well as two coaches from the league. The London Lions, Leicester Riders, Caledonia …
WBBL Play-off Final London Lions 57-41 Leicester Riders (19-10, 12-13, 11-5, 15-13) Winterburn 11, Snytsina 11, Murray 10; O’Dwyer 10, Squires 8, Brown 7 The Women’s British Basketball League Play-off Final marked the last clash between two teams that had met on every major stage of the season, but it finished with the same champion …
In two regular season performances, at the Cup Finals in Birmingham, and at the Trophy Final in Scotland, the London Lions have had the Leicester Riders’ number in the Women’s British Basketball League. But the Play-off Final offers the Riders one last chance to grab a win over the Lions at The O2 in London …
The Molten WBBL Team of the Year – voted by WBBL head coaches and captains – includes former WNBA star Kiki Herbert-Harrigan as one of a pair of London Lions, alongside the league’s leading rebounder and two familiar WBBL campaigners. Ashley Arlen – Leicester Riders Returning to the WBBL for a fourth campaign, after four …
The top three seeds are safely through the WBBL Play-off quarter-finals with all of this week’s All-Star 5 drawn from Caledonia Gladiators, Leicester Riders and London Lions, led by Great Britain international forward Jamila Thompson. Jamila Thompson – Caledonia Gladiators The second-placed Caledonia Gladiators are comfortably through to the Play-off semi-finals after beating Cardiff Met …
WBBL Play-Offs, quarter-finals (AOT) Leicester Riders 83-80 Essex Rebels (20-20, 35-46, 52-62, 72-72) (Riders: O’Dwyer, 23; Johnston, 19; Arlen/Squires, 18 — Rebels: Swart, 24; Paxton, 16; Munns, 14) Leicester Riders came from behind to edge the Essex Rebels 83-80 after overtime in an exhilarating WBBL Play-off, quarter-final at the Morningside Arena on Sunday. In a …