Squires and Johnston lead Leicester to The Big Win... WBBL Championship Newcastle Eagles 60-82 Leicester Riders (15-20, 17-23, 14-22, 14-17)Eagles – Lewis 15, Justinak 13, multiple 7; Riders – Squires 19, Fee 14, Johnston 10 The Big One lived up to its name at Vertu Motors Arena when the Newcastle Eagles played the Leicester Riders in front of a … [Read more...]
Canadian guard Devonte Bandoo joins Leicester…
The Leicester Riders have moved quickly to acquire a new point guard following the departure of Derryck Thornton by announcing the signing of Canadian point guard Devonte Bandoo. The former Baylor Bear competed in his home country last summer, averaging 16.1 points for the Saskatchewan Rattlers. “We are looking forward to working with Devante, he is an exciting, … [Read more...]
Leicester gallop through to WBBL Cup Semis –…
Leicester gallop through to WBBL Cup Semis –... WBBL Cup Nottingham Wildcats 53-80 Leicester Riders (14-17, 30-42, 43,56) (Wildcats: Nicholas, 13; Shaw, 10; Gyles, 8 – Riders: Arlen, 22; Robb/Squires, 13; Johnston, 10) Following an energetic WBBL Cup Saturday, the anticipation continued with Nottingham Wildcats playing host to Leicester … [Read more...]
History Makers – London Lions and Leicester Riders…
Two BBL clubs to compete in Europe for first time in 20 years! The British Basketball League (BBL) is thrilled to announce that for the first time in twenty years, two of its clubs will compete in European competition in the same season. The London Lions will once again take on some of Europe’s elite basketball sides as they enter the 7DAYS EuroCup, becoming the first BBL side … [Read more...]
In his word – Leicester Riders talisman Geno…
Ahead of the season-ending BBL Play-off Finals, we caught up with Leicester Riders star Geno Crandall who contributed this special column looking ahead to the event. Our State Championship games when I was in high school were held at the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Arena and we always used to get big crowds there, so I’ve had that experience and it is always really exciting. … [Read more...]
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