Leicester Riders have signed Amber Smith and Maya Brewer for the remainder of the 2020-2021 WBBL season. The Louisiana-native Amber Smith attended the University of Missouri and appeared in all 31 games as a senior averaging 11.9 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. During the 2019-20 campaign, the 5’11” forward had a season-high …
Azania Stewart comes out of retirement to join the Leicester Riders for the remaining 2020-21 WBBL Season. The 2012 Olympian and Commonwealth Silver medallist earned a scholarship to attend the University of Florida. In her four-year NCAA career she ranked third in blocks (205) and had the highest FG percentage in a single season (61.9%). …
WBBL Championship Oakland Wolves 54-64 Leicester Riders (11-18, 26-29, 39-46, 54-64) (Wolves – Rouse 12, Carter 10, Milligan 8; Riders – Winterburn 22, Hinriksdottir 15, Oliver 10) The Leicester Riders solidify top spot in the WBBL Championship with a ten point victory over the Oakland Wolves, with Holly Winterburn scoring a game high 22. Winterburn …
This week’s WBBL All-Star Five is stacked after an amazing weekend that saw some of the best individual performances in the history of the league, resulting in the highest Performance Points total for the collective this season. It’s led by Sian Phillips and includes the Nottingham duo of Jasmine Joyner and Chelsey Shumpert, who make …
WBBL Championship Newcastle Eagles 61-72 BA London Lions (21-20, 30-32, 49-49, 61-72) (Eagles – Gorrell 28, Mcivar 13, Chukwu-Etu 7; Lions – Breen 20, Umeh 18, Beckford-Norton 14) WBBL Trophy, Quarter Final Leicester Riders 81-57 Oaklands Wolves (22-19, 47-37, 66-45, 81-57) (Riders – Oliver 23, Winterburn 21, Ainge 12; Wolves – Uprus 22, Rouse 13, …
Following the Secure Play Protocol, Sevenoaks Suns have postponed their games against Leicester Riders and Nottingham Wildcats, scheduled for Saturday 20 February and Sunday 21 February respectively, due to self-isolation requirements following personnel testing positive for Covid-19. These fixtures will be rearranged in due course as per the Covid-19 rule amendments.
After a busy week of WBBL action the All-Star Five includes the Cup Final MVP, alongside the dangerous Wildcats duo who could have made the team twice each after their performances in a pair of wins on a double-header weekend. Jasmine Joyner – Nottingham Wildcats Joyner makes her fifth appearance of the season so far, …
Leicester Riders’ captain Kate Oliver has scooped the WBBL Cup Final MVP award after leading her team to a first ever WBBL Cup, beating Sevenoaks Suns 78-67 live on Sky Sports at the National Basketball Performance Centre, Manchester. In her fourth season with the Riders – during which time she has twice been named MVP …
WBBL Cup FinalSevenoaks Suns 67-78 Leicester Riders (13-24, 33-37, 46-60)(Suns – Monakana 25, Garrido-Perez 15, Carr 13; Riders – Oliver 18, Robb 17, Winterburn 16) Leicester Riders have won the WBBL Cup for the first time – with a fourth different name now on the trophy in its four year history – after beating Sevenoaks …
By Jamie Thomas On the eve of their first WBBL Cup Final, one of the stars of Jesper Sandberg’s Leicester Riders says that the WBBL Championship leaders are excited to be tested as they come up against the Cup holders – and fierce rivals – Sevenoaks Suns on Friday night live on Sky Sports. Back …