Leicester Riders have begun preparations for the 2022/23 WBBL season with the signing of former League MVP Ashley Arlen (Harris). Arlen will be well known within the WBBL from a successful three-year spell at the Nottingham Wildcats where she comfortably averaged a double double in each of her seasons, finishing with an average of 21.3ppg …
Krumesh Patel will be re-joining his hometown Club as the head coach for the WBBL Riders team and the Loughborough University 1st Team on a three-year Contract. Patel has spent the last two years in Sweden as the head coach of the Wetterbygden Sparks. Prior to his stint in Sweden he played a major role …
The league’s top defensive stoppers have been nominated by WBBL Head Coaches to the Molten WBBL Defensive Team of the Year, including three London Lions as they won a first WBBL Championship title and finished the year as the league’s best overall defence. Jo Leedham-Warner – London Lions Decorated Great Britain international Jo Leedham-Warner has …
WBBL Play-offs, Quarter-FinalLeicester Riders 69-81 Nottingham Wildcats (13-27, 28-44, 53-55)(Riders – Hamilton 19, Robb 19, Lappenkuper 11; Wildcats – Pannell 21, Gyles 20, Egharevba 12) WBBL Play-offs, Quarter-FinalSevenoaks Suns 66-55 Essex Rebels (13-15, 28-35, 41-46)(Suns – Carr 29, Monakana 13, Wurtz 10; Rebels – Bieg Salazar 10, Costa 10, Kohlhaas 9) WBBL Play-offs, Quarter-FinalSheffield Hatters …
By Jamie Thomas In an intensely competitive WBBL season, the Leicester Riders have set themselves apart as one of the top teams in the Championship since the early stages of the season, securing their Play-off place with plenty of time to spare, and now they look ahead to the challenge of the post-season. With a …
WBBL Championship Caledonia Pride 70-67 Cardiff Met Archers – After OT (15-15, 31-33, 49-42, 60-60) (Pride – James 29, McGarrahan 13, Phillips 11; Archers – Marchizotti 19, Jorgensen 14, Hatch 13) WBBL Championship Essex Rebels 88-91 Nottingham Wildcats (23-31, 45-55, 70-71) (Rebels – Paxton 15, Kohlhaas 15, Waithe 14; Wildcats – Edmonds 26, Egharevba 19, …
WBBL Championship London Lions 91-55 Essex Rebels (30-8, 46-25, 73-40) (Lions – Stewart 16, Leedham-Warner 15, Breen 13; Rebels – Waithe 24, Bieg Salazar 10, Costa 10) WBBL Championship Leicester Riders 67-79 Sevenoaks Suns (16-25, 36-43, 50-58) (Riders – Lappenkuper 26, Lewis 14, Januszewska 14; Monakana 21, Carr 20, Koppl 14) London Lions were officially …
WBBL ChampionshipCardiff Met Archers 58-88 Leicester Riders (18-24, 28-45, 42-63)(Archers – Hatch 20, Jorgensen 12, Marchizotti 8; Riders – Stone 21, Mcalear-Fanus 15, Hamilton 14) WBBL ChampionshipEssex Rebels 68-83 Caledonia Pride (14-20, 33-48, 53-67)(Rebels – Kohlhaas 17, Costa 15, Freeman 13; Pride – James 25, Ranger 19, Edwards 11) WBBL ChampionshipNottingham Wildcats 85-77 Durham Palatinates …
WBBL Championship Sevenoaks Suns 62-41 Leicester Riders (20-14, 32-21, 49-31) (Suns – Monakana 16, Wurtz 15, Carr 12; Riders – Robb 12, Stone 12, Hamilton 10) Sevenoaks Suns managed to keep the pressure on London Lions for the WBBL Championship title on Friday after defeating Leicester Riders at home, 62-41. Bouncing back from a surprising …
For the second week in a row the WBBL All-Star 5 is dominated by teams outside of the title race as a fascinating scrap for Play-off positioning continues, although it’s led by Shannon Hatch of Cardiff Met Archers as they had big back-to-back wins to climb up to 11th despite remaining out of post-season contention. …