The newest franchise in the WBBL have made their first roster move after it was confirmed that Jessy Ward has penned a deal to play for Essex Rebels during their inaugural campaign in the top flight. The combo guard is an outstanding shooter and expected to be a high-level, on-court leader for the league newcomers. …
Oaklands Wolves have moved ahead of the deadline to sign Meg Pritchard for the remainder of the WBBL season. The 5ft 11in Australian wing will add much needed firepower to the Wolves as they pursue a Play-Off berth in their second WBBL campaign. Pritchard, a native of Adelaide, South Australia, joins the Wolves from Australian …
Team Northumbria have signed Great Britain national team member Hannah Shaw and the centre will step out with the team this weekend against Oaklands Wolves. The north-east franchise have made a move for their new recruit after the departure of Chan Handy to Turkey, with Shaw available after leaving her hometown Nottingham Wildcats. “I am …
Manchester Mystics have added Australian/British forward Samantha Roscoe for the remainder of the 2017-18 WBBL season and she will make her debut this weekend. Graduating from the University of North Dakota earlier this year, she averaged a double-digit scoring return during her senior year with more than 10 points per game, as well as 5 …
BA London Lions have completed their roster for the 2017-18 season with the signing of American forward, Urysla Cotton. Standing at 6ft 1in tall, she graduated from NCAA Division 1 school Elon University in 2010, where she averaged 9.6 points and 7.2 rebounds as a Senior. Cotton has since had stints playing professionally in Portugal …
BA London Lions have announced the signing of Cassidy Glenn from NCAA Division 1 school Northern Illinois University for the 2017-18 WBBL season. Glenn, a multi-faced 5ft 11in forward, started 32 of her 33 games as a Senior at NIU, averaging 14.1 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. “London has always been a place that …
Oaklands Wolves have made a big move by adding rising Hungarian star Aliz Varga to their 2017-18 roster. The 6ft 1in forward, joins Oaklands College for academic study and will feature heavily in the WBBL during her debut season. The Budapest native arrives off the back of an exceptional summer of basketball, which started with …
Caledonia Pride are delighted to announce that five Scottish youngsters will join the programme for the upcoming 2017-18 season as Scotland’s only female professional basketball franchise stays true to its vision of developing home-grown talent. Shawnisay Millar and Hansine Marshall will return for their second season under Bart Sengers while three new players are set …
BA London Lions have announced the signings of top junior prospects Loren Christie, Macy Spinks, and Flora Durgerian for the 2017-18 WBBL season. It continues the programme’s tradition of using their WBBL squad to develop junior talent, and Head Coach Mark Clark is excited about this crop. “We’re extremely pleased to bring in these three …
Team Northumbria have pulled off one of the biggest signings in WBBL history after luring Great Britain star Chantelle Handy back to her native North East. The County Durham-born small forward has played professionally across Europe during a glittering club career. But after stellar stops in Greece, Turkey, France, Sweden and Slovakia, the 30-year-old is …