Abby Lowe is chasing more Eagles highs after committing her immediate future to Newcastle’s exciting WBBL roster. Head Coach Chris Bunten has been quick to return one of the hottest properties in British basketball as he builds a team capable of finishing in the top four. And Lowe, who saw her reputation soar during a …
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 …
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. …
The 2020-21 Molten WBBL Team of the Year, as voted by WBBL Head Coaches, is led by two of the three most familiar faces from this team since the inception of the WBBL in 2014, alongside three debutants including a pair of stars from London Lions who have helped them to be one of the …
The final weekly WBBL All-Star Five of the 2020-21 season – a May Madness special after the WBBL Play-Offs semi-finals live on Sky Sports last week – is led by the triple-double hero from the biggest upset in WBBL Play-off history, who is joined by a pair of her Newcastle Eagles teammates and a dynamic …
WBBL Play-off Semi-FinalLondon Lions 77-68 Nottingham Wildcats (17-13, 33-31, 58-46)(Lions – Beckford-Norton 18, Breen 16, Leonard 14; Wildcats – Shumpert 22, Egharevba 19, Lundqvist 12) WBBL Play-off Semi-FinalSevenoaks Suns 72-79 Newcastle Eagles (17-19, 40-32, 52-54)(Suns – Da Silva 22, Carr 21, Monakana 16; Eagles – Gorrell 22, Lowe 20, McVicar 18) There will be a …
In the last week the WBBL has closed out the regular season and got May Madness underway with all four Play-off quarter-finals live on Sky Sports YouTube from the Vertu Motors Arena in Newcastle. Kennedy Leonard turned in two of the performances of the season in the space of five days to lead the All-Star …
WBBL Play-Off Quarter-FinalLeicester Riders 73-79 Newcastle Eagles (19-17, 34-37, 54-57)(Riders – Robb 18, Brewer 13, Stewart 13; Eagles – Lowe 26, Gorrell 24, McVicar 13) WBBL Play-Off Quarter-FinalSevenoaks Suns 76-59 Oaklands Wolves (20-16, 36-25, 61-44)(Suns – Garrido-Perez 20, Carr 18, Busch 12; Wolves – Carter 16, Quick 14, Uprus 11) May Madness opened at the …
By Jamie Thomas Having led the WBBL in scoring for much of the season and put in some outrageous performances throughout the year, Newcastle Eagles number 23 Alison Gorrell now turns her attention to May Madness and the upcoming WBBL Playoffs where she and her teammates are hoping to cause an upset. We caught up …
WBBL Championship Newcastle Eagles 60-86 Manchester Met Mystics (14-18, 27-39, 37-62) (Eagles – Gorrell 22, Mcvicar 17, Bland 7; Mystics – Fong Lyew Quee 23, Naylor 20, Jones 16) WBBL Championship Nottingham Wildcats 58-69 Durham Palatinates (18-15, 37-32, 49-48) (Wildcats – Shumpert 12, Lundqvist 12, Costa 11; Palatinates – Hurtado Barbeito 19, Elderkin 18, Paxton …