London Lions v Manchester Met Mystics – WBBL Championship
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the WBBL Championship game between London Lions and Manchester Met Mystics will no longer be going ahead as planned on Sunday 23 October.
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Comfortable wins for Suns, Lions and Hatters, while Archers and Wildcats edge thrillers
WBBL Championship Sevenoaks Suns 82-67 Newcastle Eagles (25-19, 49-36, 66-45) (Suns – Monakana 29, Bradshaw 14, Koppl 13; Eagles – Lewis 24, Nolan 18, Fernandez Pardo 13) WBBL Championship Essex Rebels 64-67 Cardiff Met Archers (16-15, 30-37, 49-53) (Rebels – Munns 18, Freeman 15, Swart 10; Archers – Bunyan 21, Saiki 16, Hatch 12) WBBL Championship Leicester Riders …
All-Star 5 – Week 1
The first weekly All-Star 5 of the new WBBL season includes a pair of London Lions as they opened their league campaign with back-to-back wins, alongside a former Molten WBBL Player of the Year on her return to the league, and is paced by a pair of double-doubles off the bench. Erin Jones – Caledonia …
Lions outshine Suns
WBBL Championship London Lions 83-72 Sevenoaks Suns (24-14, 46-26, 67-46) (Lions: Herbert Harrigan, 22; Joseph, 15; Battle, 13 – Suns: Busch, 25; Monakana, 16; Fritz, 14) London Lions made it a double-winning weekend with an 83-72 victory over Sevenoaks Suns at the Copperbox Arena on Sunday afternoon. Following their record-breaking win over Oaklands Wolves on …
Winterburn wanting to find another level in new WBBL season
One of the most exciting young talents in British Basketball played a starring role in one of the most incredible stories of the last WBBL season, but now Holly Winterburn wants even more for herself and the mighty London Lions as the new campaign approaches. London get their campaign underway with a double-header against the …
✍️ Summer Signings
Keep track of all the WBBL club signings that have happened over the summer with the below list. Keep checking back for updates! Caledonia Gladiators Miguel Ángel Ortega Marco [Head Coach] Chantelle Handy Robyn Lewis Erin McGarrachan Marlee Ball Sophie Loughran Erin Jones Radka Stasova Cardiff Met Archers Durham Palatinates Essex Rebels Shantell Ayton Andrea …
Beckford-Norton and Leonard look ahead to Commonwealth adventures
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 …
London Lions announce acquisition of first-ever WBBL General Manager
Last season’s all-conquering London Lions have moved quickly to ensure they’re doing everything they can to stay ahead of the competition for the coming season, by announcing the arrival of the WBBL’s first-ever General Manager, with Vanja Cernivec taking the role at the Copper Box. Cernivec arrives from the Chicago Bulls after making history as …
Reigning WBBL Player of the Year, Jo Leedham-Warner, announces her retirement
An all-time great of British Basketball, a focal point of the most-dominant season performance in WBBL history by the London Lions and former Olympian Jo Leedham-Warner, has today confirmed her retirement from professional basketball. The 34-year-old British legend concludes her career after an epic debut season in the WBBL with Mark Clark’s Lions, where she …
Shanice Beckford-Norton features in Great Britain squad FIBA 3×3 Qualifiers
BBL and WBBL Legends Julius Joseph and Stef Collins have selected their four-player teams for the FIBA 3×3 Europe Cup Qualifying competition in Romania on 4 and 5 June, following a four-day invitational camp in Manchester. The GB Men face Spain and Turkey in their pool games with the Women playing Hungary and Denmark on …