Leicester Riders today announced that GB U18 forward Erin Powell will step up and be part of their roster for the upcoming WBBL Season. Powell is set to start her second year at Charnwood College having averaged 10.3ppg & 13rpg in the WEABL last season where she was voted Northern Conference U17 Player of the …
Leicester Riders today announced a further addition to their WBBL roster for the 2022/23 WBBL Season with the signing of 6’3” US/Scottish forward Kirsty Brown. Brown joins the Riders after graduating from Cal Poly where in her senior year she averaged 8ppg, 6.5rpg & 1.1bpg. With good size Brown will give the Riders extra strength …
Whilst many of the WBBL’s top talents have been able to enjoy some form of an off-season, for those selected to represent England and Scotland at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games there has been no respite at all, as preparations for the 3×3 competition have continued at a pace. The WBBL will be strongly represented …
The Leicester Riders continue to build their roster for the 2022/23 WBBL season at pace as they have today announced the signing of US wing Jade Compton, who joins Krumesh Patel’s side on a two-year deal which will see her also study for a Masters Degree at Loughborough University. Compton is a 5’10” forward who …
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, …