Week Two of the Betty Codona Trophy continued this weekend, as seven teams took to the court in both North and South groups. The B. Braun Sheffield Hatters secured their second win of the competition, while London Lions, Newcastle Eagles and Oaklands Wolves all chalked up their first victories. Nottingham Wildcats 56 – 62 Newcastle …
Manchester Basketball are delighted to announce that young British star Irene Oboavwoduo will join the 2025-26 women’s roster. Oboavwoduo, a graduate of the Manchester Mystics programme, will represent Manchester Basketball before heading over to America to play for NCAA powerhouse Boston College. The 5’10” guard is widely regarded as one of the UK’s top talents, …
The road teams made it a clean sweep as the Betty Codona Trophy got underway this weekend. Caledonia’s title defence got off to the best possible start, while a hungry B. Braun Sheffield Hatters started their campaign with a victory. Manchester Basketball 77-91 Caledonia Gladiators A strong second half lifted the Betty Condona holders Caledonia …
Manchester Basketball have confirmed the appointment of Oli Parr as the new Women’s Head Coach. Parr started his basketball coaching journey with Manchester Mystics Junior programme before heading to Loughborough College in 2016 to study Sports Management and Coaching. Parr has spent a wealth of time coaching in Leicester Riders basketball programme across multiple levels, …
Manchester Basketball have announced young Great Britain Under-18s player Fleur Gamal to the 2025/26 Super League Basketball roster. Fleur played for the Caledonia Blues last year having represented the City of Edinburgh Basketball Club previously. In March 2025, she was named the MVP of the U18 Women’s SBC Playoff. Gamal was part of Great Britain’s …
Manchester Basketball are delighted to confirm the signature of Tiarra East to the 2025/26 Super League Basketball roster. Louisville native Tiarra joins Manchester in her first pro season after a stellar college career at Temple University that saw her average 13.9 pts and 5.1 rebounds a game. “Tiarra had a fantastic four seasons at Temple,” …
Manchester Basketball have announced the signing of Jenna Mastellone to the 2025/26 roster ahead of Sunday’s opener with Caledonia Gladiators. The New York City native graduated from Saint Francis University averaging 10.7 points per game in her senior season (2021-2022). Her professional career has taken her to Iceland, Kosovo, Australia and Portugal, where she impressed …
Estonian forward/centre Maaja Bratka has signed for Manchester Basketball for the 2025-26 season. Maaja will be a familiar name to British basketball fans after starting her professional career with Leicester Riders. The Estonian international has played across Europe in France, Germany and Italy – last season she played in Spain for Recoletas Zamora. “Maaja is …
Manchester Basketball have announced the signing of power forward Frannie Hottinger, further strengthening their roster ahead of the 2025/26 Super League Basketball season. American Hottinger, who played last season in Germany with Eisvogel in Freiburg joins up with Manchester ahead of the new campaign. She averaged 16.1 pts in 19 games in the DBBL. The …
Manchester Basketball are delighted to return 6’4″ centre Hannah Shaw to the 2025/26 Super League Basketball roster. Having played for both Manchester Mystics and Manchester Giants, Shaw represented MCR in the first ever season as a franchise last time out. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Manchester Basketball Women (@mcrbballw) Manchester Basketball …