After another busy weekend of WBBL Championship action, this week’s All-Star 5 don’t have a loss between them as Gloucester City Queens and Sheffield Hatters moved to 2-0, while London Lions won their opener and Sevenoaks Suns – with a pair of representatives – got their title defence off to the ideal start. The team …
WBBL ChampionshipLondon Lions 85-53 Leicester Riders (22-16, 44-33, 57-48, 85-53)(Lions: H.Winterburn – 21, C.Breen – 14, S.Beckford-Norton – 11; Riders: C.Jennings – 16, B.McAlear – 13, A.Lappenkuper – 10) London Lions guard Holly Winterburn joined the 1000 points club in the WBBL Championship this afternoon, as she helped her side to an impressive victory over …
Last week saw the conclusion of the WBBL Cup group stage and the opening of the 2021-22 WBBL Championship campaign, with ten teams in action in the latter on a busy Super Saturday. The second WBBL All-Star 5 of the season is led by the reigning MVP and a trio of big double-doubles. Cat Carr …
WBBL Cup Group D Sevenoaks Suns 79-59 Essex Rebels (22-17, 46-32, 70-43)(Suns – Carr 29, Busch 13, Koppl 12; Rebels – Waithe 18, Freeman 11, Haines 11) WBBL Championship Sheffield Hatters 96-63 Durham Palatinates (29-19, 52-39, 71-48)(Hatters – Jamison-Myers 24, Naylor 21, Gayle 20; Palatinates – Hurtado Barbeito 21, Bennett 9, Elderkin 8) Caledonia Pride …
WBBL Cup, Group C Oaklands Wolves 52-72 Cardiff Met Archers (16-22, 26-35, 35-52) (Wolves – Uprus 21, Sarson 10, Quick 9; Archers – Hatch 19, Molnar 11, Marchizotti 11) WBBL Cup, Group B Sheffield Hatters 99-52 Manchester Met Mystics (19-14, 48-28, 65-32) (Hatters – Naylor 20, Fong Lyew Quee 20, Gayle 16; Mystics – Bailey …
WBBL CUP Cardiff Met Archers 77-70 Gloucester City Queens (22-14, 33-35, 55-52, 77-70)(Archers: K. Kheing – 19, S. Hatch – 16, C. Roy – 12; Queens: M. Ball – 26, C. Abbott – 19, M. Fitzpatrick – 17) Caledonia Pride 50-84 Newcastle Eagles (4-18, 14-40, 34-59, 50-84)(Pride: M. Ranger – 17, S. Phillips – 15, E. Kerr – 10; Eagles: M. McVicar – 22, E.Horton – 13, J. Eadsforth-Yaytes – 12 London Lions 83-52 Essex Rebels (Lions: Breen – …
By Jamie Thomas As the London Lions make WBBL history by becoming the first team to compete in the FIBA EuroCup Qualifying Rounds, their Head Coach Mark Clark and star guards Shanice Beckford-Norton and Kennedy Leonard were in tip-top form as we caught up with them to discuss what lays ahead for the 2020 Playoff …
The WBBL is today delighted to confirm the fixtures and dates for the eighth season of the Women’s British Basketball League. Following the recent announcement of the return of Sheffield Hatters to the WBBL, along with the addition of new WBBL franchise Gloucester City Queens, the League will be progressing with 13 teams, the largest …
Shanice Beckford-Norton was awarded the MVP of the WBBL Play-off Final after she tied the scoring record in the showpiece game with a haul of 30 points as London Lions beat Newcastle Eagles 93-71 live on Sky Sports. The Londoner added eight rebounds and four assists to that tally, knocking down 2-3 three-pointers, both of …
WBBL Play-Off FinalLondon Lions 93-71 Newcastle Eagles (21-16, 45-37, 69-55)(Lions – Beckford-Norton 30, Leonard 20, Umeh 16; Eagles – Gorrell 30, McVicar 19, Lowe 10) London Lions have won the WBBL Play-off Final for the first time in club history after over-powering Newcastle Eagles 93-71 at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, live on Sky Sports. …