Charleene Tom, Grace Sinnott, and Yasmin Belle-Mbaye have all committed to return to Essex Rebels ahead of the club’s second season in the WBBL. Charleene graduated from the University of Essex and will be staying on to study for her Master’s degree whilst competing for the Rebels. The 5’9″ guard has been part of the …
Cat Lutz will return to the Essex Rebels for the forthcoming 2019-20 WBBL season and is ready to lead her team to success. Lutz, who returns to the club after a summer of rehab following an injury at the back end of last season, played for Essex Blades in their NBL Division 1 winning season, …
Robyn Lewis is to return to the Cardiff Met Archers for the 2019-20 season, in what will be her sixth season in the WBBL. Lewis, who has played in all five WBBL seasons since the league’s inception in 2014, joined Archers last season following back-to-back seasons with Caledonia Pride. “I’m excited to return to Archers …
Essex Rebels have re-signed Jessy Ward for the next three years. Jessy, despite picking up an injury, made the top five in average points last season, as well as the top three for three-points made. Jessy played in the NCAA at the University of Tennessee at St Martin, where she averaged over 10 points per …
Persistence has paid off for Newcastle Eagles WBBL playcaller Chris Bunten after the experienced coach landed long-term target Anja Fuchs-Robetin. Bunten has been trailing the Austrian international for five years – and hosted the forward’s fact-finding trip to Tyneside in 2017. But Fuchs-Robetin has finally opted to pull on the black and white vest as …
One of the WBBL’s most consistent performers has committed her future to Newcastle Eagles despite a flurry of interest from the continent. Point guard Giulia Simioni skippered the team last season during a transitional campaign that saw Chris Bunten’s side move to the new Eagles Community Arena. And the coveted playmaker was crowned Newcastle’s WBBL Most …
Nottingham Wildcats today confirmed Siobhan Prior will return for the club in the 2019-20 season. Prior, who was also Team Captain for Wildcats last year, was impacted by injury last season but that did not stop her from shooting nearly 40% from the three-point line and becoming the third leading scorer on the team, averaging …
Nottingham Wildcats are excited to announce the addition of young British star Tia Freeman. Freeman was the third leading scorer with Oaklands Wolves last season and helped them to their first ever Play-Offs appearance. After representing GB at both U16 and U20 level, Freeman averaged 10ppg in the league last season, logging 15 starts and …
The University of Essex Rebels basketball programme has announced appointments to two new coaching positions. After the University’s most successful season in BUCS and a positive finish to the WBBL season, Tom Sadler has accepted the position of Head of Basketball Performance. Tom who took over coaching in early November, after a couple of heavy …
Nottingham Wildcats continue to build their squad for the 2019-20 WBBL season as they announced the signing of Portuguese combo guard, Simone Costa. Costa who has played for the Portuguese National teams at U16, U18 and U20 level has just graduated from the NCAA1 programme at the University of Georgia with a degree in Communication …