Energetic, explosive and a running, jumping highlight reel, Shanice Beckford-Norton has made Birmingham her playground in the last 12 months, winning last year’s WBBL Cup Final with the London Lions and taking home silver from the Commonwealth Games in the summer. As intense as they come, Beckford-Norton is tough and she’ll have you on the …
It will be strange to say the least for many – no more so than for the Sevenoaks Suns themselves – to not see Cat Carr suiting up today to lead the Suns into battle as their Championship campaign begins, but with that new era that is beckoning comes a new opportunity, and it is …
One of the most exciting young talents in British Basketball played a starring role in one of the most incredible stories of the last WBBL season, but now Holly Winterburn wants even more for herself and the mighty London Lions as the new campaign approaches. London get their campaign underway with a double-header against the …
After a one-year hiatus, the Sheffield Hatters returned to the WBBL last year with a bang and stormed to third place in the Championship standings. Armed with a talented and committed British core, the Hatters turned heads from the get-go last season as their intense play on both ends of the floor saw them leave …
She’s one of the brightest young prospects in British Basketball and after a terrific 12 months of performances at both club and international level, 17-year-old Cardiff Met Archers talent Issy Bunyan is looking ahead to her third season in the WBBL. A 5’11” guard, Bunyan led the WBBL in blocks per game last season and …
After missing out on the play-offs last season for the first time in their history as a club, the Newcastle Eagles have some work to do this year to return to the site of some of their most successful moments. Having sampled those famous nights for the Tyneside club in the post-season herself over many …
With Chelsey Shumpert not returning for the Nottingham Wildcats last season after doing a superb job leading Kenrick Liburd’s side as a guard in previous seasons, there was quite the void to fill in the Nottingham Wildcats roster and the energetic and effective Jahnae Gyles certainly shouldered much of that responsibility in an impressive manner. …
Blink and you’ll miss her … Beth Sarson is set to suit up for Krumesh Patel’s Leicester Riders in the 2022/23 season, and boy have the Midlands franchise got a player on their hands! One of the most tireless, energetic players in the WBBL, Sarson has made a name for herself throughout her career in …
She’s an all-time great of the British game, having had incredible success across the world of basketball, but now London 2012 Olympian Chantelle Handy has her sights set on giving back to the WBBL and the Caledonia Gladiators as she gears up to take on the role of Player-Assistant Coach for the new-look Scottish side. …
It seems odd to label a relatively new team in the WBBL as looking to be resurgent this year, especially coming off the back of their second consecutive playoff appearance in only their third full season, but perhaps that’s a reflection of how excellent Tom Sadler’s Rebels have been in their brief time in the …