The 2021-22 Molten WBBL Team of the Year, as voted by WBBL Head Coaches, includes two London 2012 Olympians from the league-winning London Lions, alongside a former league MVP and two American stars in their first season on these shores who have made a big impact for their teams. Jo Leedham-Warner – London Lions The …
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 …
The WBBL award season opens with the announcement of the Molten WBBL British Team of the Year, as voted by WBBL Head Coaches, with the team dominated by London Lions after they assembled the most formidable array of British talent that the WBBL has seen – four of whom make this team – and remain …
WBBL Play-offs, Semi-FinalLondon Lions 104-59 Caledonia Pride (30-18, 59-35, 82-51)(Lions – Winterburn 29, Beckford-Norton 19, Leedham-Warner 13; Pride – James 23, Edwards 11, McGarrahan 10) London Lions have booked their place in the WBBL Play-off Final as they continue to pursue an unbeaten season, beating Caledonia Pride 104-59 at the Copper Box Arena on Sunday …
The final monthly awards of the 2021-22 WBBL season have gone to Kenrick Liburd, Head Coach of the Nottingham Wildcats, and Shanice Beckford-Norton, captain of the treble-winning London Lions. Liburd wins Molten WBBL Coach of the Month for April after a season-defining period for Wildcats in which they hit a rich vein of form to …
The first WBBL All-Star 5 of the post-season includes a pair of London 2012 Olympians after London Lions were dominant, alongside a former WBBL Play-off Final MVP who came up big when it mattered for Sevenoaks Suns. Jo Leedham-Warner – London Lions The top-seeded Lions remained unbeaten for the season and cruised into the Play-off …
WBBL Play-Offs, Quarter-Final London Lions 92-34 Durham Palatinates (20-5, 48-8, 71-25) (Lions – Winterburn 17, Leedham-Warner 17, Charles 12; Palatinates – Wayne 11, Bennett 7, Hendershot 4) London Lions started their Play-Off push with a dominant performance over Durham Palatinates on Saturday afternoon. With the first seed playing host to the eighth seed, the Lions …
By Jamie Thomas Having already put together one of the most dominant domestic campaigns in WBBL history, winning all three titles they’ve competed for so far this year, the London Lions are understandably favourites to complete an unprecedented quadruple as the WBBL Playoffs get underway this week. Although their depth is incredible, what has been …
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 …