Caledonia Gladiators captain Erin McGarrachan will return to Miguel Ortega’s squad following a successful 22/23 campaign, where she, alongside Chantelle Handy, led the team – both earning a position in the league’s All-British Team of the Year. 

Also, in the summer, McGarrachan represented Great Britain in their EuroBasket ventures, seeing some court time in the continent’s biggest international competition.

Prior to the Gladiators’ debut WBBL campaign, when they finished second in the Championship, Erin featured for a handful of sides: Leicester Riders and Caledonia Pride in the WBBL, as well as Klosternauberg in Austria’s top division. Her professional career came after a four-year collegiate tenure at Houston Baptist. 

Last season, in WBBL action, the 6’0″ Scottish forward averaged 14.7 PPG, 5.3 RPG and 2.1 APG. However, perhaps the most important thing she brought to the side was her leadership, as one of the squad’s leading veterans alongside Robyn Lewis and Chantelle Handy.

Gladiators’ #14 has had a long history in association with the club, with her connection going back to the days of high school, where she attended St. Maurice’s in Cumbernauld, and made her start in the game for their Gladiators side in junior competitions in Scotland.