Four teams enter the weekend boasting a perfect Championship record but for at least one club their perfect start will come to an end on Saturday afternoon. Leicester Community Sports Arena will host the weekend’s opening proceedings as Leicester Riders welcome Caledonia Pride, both teams full of confidence having won their only contest of the …
The opening weekend of the 2017-18 campaign is in the books and there is a mix of both familiar and new faces in our first line-up of the season. Georgia Jones (Manchester Mystics) Just one rebound away from a blistering triple-double, the Great Britain guard showed us her quality once again as she guided Mystics …
Leicester Riders and Manchester Mystics joined the three victorious travelling sides from Saturday in making a winning start to the new season. Mystics held off Team Northumbria for a 74-79 road success as Georgia Jones contributed 19 points, nine rebounds and 10 assists. Meanwhile, Leicester produced a dominant display as they defeated BA London Lions …
Riders dominate Lions for opening victory on the road. WBBL Championship BA London Lions 35-61 Leicester Riders (10-19, 16-35, 27-50) Leicester Riders started their league campaign in style with a comprehensive victory away at BA London Lions. Krumesh Patel’s side set the tone on the defensive end, keeping BA to under 40 points in a …
The 2017-18 WBBL Championship tips off this weekend with no shortage of mouth-watering contests. Nottingham Wildcats welcome Sevenoaks Suns to Nottingham Wildcats Arena, in a rematch of last year’s WBBL Play-Off Final. The Suns came out on top the last time the two teams met but confidence is high in Nottingham. Reigning WBBL MVP Ashley …
Leicester Riders have added Erin McGarrachan to the roster for 2017-18 as the core of returning players continues to expand ahead of the start of the WBBL pre-season. Riders have continued to re-sign players as Scottish and Great Britain forward McGarrachan returns to the line-up following two seasons with the club already. The Scottish star …
Leicester Riders guard Deanne Hayward will return for a third season in the WBBL, with the Scottish guard ready to be in a Riders jersey once more, only this time under recently appointed head coach Krumesh Patel. Hayward averaged 12 points, as well as 4 rebounds and 2 assists per game last season – helping the …
Leicester Riders have re-signed American guard Alex Smith for a third season in the WBBL. Smith becomes the second signing of the summer, joining Spanish forward Rebeca Navarro as well as a host of returning players on the squad. In two seasons with the Riders, Smith has averaged 11.8 points per games as well as …
Leicester Riders have signed Spanish guard Rebeca Navarro form Robert Morris University ahead of the start of the fourth WBBL Season. Navarro joins Riders after four seasons at Robert Morris University and following time with Gran Canaria in Spanish LFB. She averaged 8.6 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game in her final season. …
Leicester native Krumesh Patel will step up to the role of WBBL Head Coach next season for the Riders, alongside his role as Head of the Charnwood College Women’s Programme. Patel enters his fifth season involved with the Riders following tremendous grow and success of the Charnwood College Women’s programme over the past three seasons, …