They’re the youngest franchise in the Women’s British Basketball League, with just six years of history behind them at this level, but they have ambitions as big as anybody and one of those was realised last weekend as the Essex Rebels reached their first-ever Final. Having not passed the Quarter-Final stage in the Betty Codona …
In this new era of London Lions basketball, they’ve not been shy about wanting to bring the very best British talent back home to the UK to ball out. They certainly went some way to living up to that mantra this summer as they acquired several new British National Team stars to join the Pride. …
Even though she’s still only 22 years old, Holly Winterburn’s list of accomplishments in the game is ridiculously impressive. An eight-time title winner in the WBBL, three-time WBBL Young Player of the Year and a Great Britain Women’s International, Holly is a hooper and she’s only just getting started. “We’re really excited for another final.” …
A legend of the WBBL after a very successful stint with the Nottingham Wildcats previously, eyebrows were certainly raised when Ashley Arlen returned to the league with her former team’s fierce rivals, the Leicester Riders, this past summer. “It was definitely a fun decision for me to make to come back to the WBBL, and …
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 …