We take our weekly look at all things #theWBBL and we’re opening up this week with our favourite image. While we can produce all of these fantastic promos and designs, there is nothing like some good old-fashioned fun to remind us of team-spirit and the WBBL family concept! Besides discipline, hard work, persistance and determination …
We catch up with Nottingham Wildcats’ star, BBC Sport commentator and blogger Siobhan Prior to get her take on Sunday’s WBBL Trophy Final at the Emirates Arena between Leicester Riders and Sevenoaks Suns. Take it away Shevy P! SP: I’m very much looking forward to this weekend’s Trophy Final and I’m hoping for a physically …
We’re rolling in March right now and we are still finding debutantes and of course our (almost) ever-present season leader. Alex Smith (Leicester Riders) The Riders’ guard has had a fabulous season moving more to a playmaking role and can lay claim to being the leading combo in the WBBL on current form and contributions. …
Nottingham Wildcats improved to 11-1 at the top of the WBBL Championship, while Team Northumbria also impressed on the road. The Wildcats were tested in the first half before pulling clear for a 40-74 success at Oaklands Wolves with 36 points from Ashley Harris. Meanwhile, Northumbria pulled away from the challenge of Caledonia Pride as …
Leaders power their way past basement dwellers WBBL Championship Oaklands Wolves 40 (10,20,29) (Fleming 13, Harrison 8, Gobi 5) Nottingham Wildcats 74 (21,30,56) (Harris 36, Ferreira 10, Da Silva/Baird 6) Nottingham Wildcats extended their lead at the top of the WBBL Championship to four points after beating Oaklands Wolves 40-74 away from home. Ashley Harris …
It’s back to focusing on the WBBL Championship again this weekend and according to Great Britain’s Georgia Jones, that means Manchester Mystics doing everything they can to get back to winning ways. It’s been a largely bumpy ride since the high of lifting the WBBL Cup back in January and it won’t get any easier …
We look at who has been coming up with the goods in the WBBL during February. Scoring machines There were an outstanding [and season-high] nine players who all passed the 20 points per game landmark and they were led by Alison Gorrell (Team Northumbria) with 27.3 points per game, with Great Britain forward Savannah Wilkinson …
Ashley Harris is cementing her status as the frontrunner to be crowned 2016-17 WBBL MVP after she scooped her third Molten WBBL Player of the Month award. The Nottingham Wildcats’ star was handed the February edition after she was head and shoulders above any other player when it came to her stellar performance efficiency rating, …
It was a historic afternoon as both underdogs prevailed in the WBBL Trophy Semi-Finals to book a place in a major Final for the first time. Sevenoaks Suns were the first to book their spot with some great early work and a stellar 28 points from Cat Carr handing them a 67-82 success at 2016 …
Riders rack up two historic highs on a memorable day WBBL Trophy Semi-Finals Leicester Riders 94 (25,47,70) (McGarrachan 19, Winterburn 16, Livermore 13) Notingham Wildcats 83 (16,38,59) (Priro 29, Harris 29,Ferreira 16) There were scenes of jubilation as Leicester Riders clinched their first ever success in the WBBL era against neighbours Nottingham Wildcats, with the …