The former British Wheelchair Basketball Academy Lead and Interim Women’s Coach for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games has been appointed as the Head Coach of the Worcester Wolves’ new women’s wheelchair basketball premier league team. Simon Fisher, a qualified wheelchair basketball and basketball (running game) coach, has a rich basketball pedigree, working with Basketball … [Read more...]
Coach Rob racks up 400 wins as Riders see out…
BBL Cup South Group Surrey Scorchers 89-94 Leicester Riders (17-16, 37-48, 64-73)(Scorchers – Ogedengbe 19, Lawrence 17, Davis Jr. 12; Riders – Crandall 27, Jackson 15, Whelan 14) You’d think there wouldn’t be much more history the Leicester Riders and their legendary Head Coach Rob Paternostro could make by now given their incredible success in recent years, but the … [Read more...]
Introducing the WBBL’s newest Head Coach, Lauren…
Introducing the WBBL’s newest Head Coach, Lauren... By Jamie Thomas We’ve grown quite accustomed in recent years to young female players taking their chances to shine in the WBBL and put themselves, their teams and their communities on the map, and each time a player can rise to that level, it is very special to watch. To see a young female … [Read more...]
Marriott confirmed as Queens Head Coach – Women’s…
Marriott confirmed as Queens Head Coach – Women's... Jay Marriott will take charge of the Gloucester City Queens in their debut season in the WBBL. Marriott who has previously coached the Plymouth Raiders in the BBL, in Utah and the Middle East, returns to the frontline of British Basketball with the South West side. “I’m thrilled to be taking … [Read more...]
Paternostro Wins Sixth Coach of the Year Award
Rob Paternostro of the BBL Championship-winning Leicester Riders has won the 2020-21 Ed Percival Molten BBL Coach of the Year award, voted by his peers, after leading his team to a 24-6 BBL Championship record in one of the most competitive seasons in BBL history. This is the sixth time that he has won the award – and fourth in the last five years – which itself leads to … [Read more...]