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WNBL D1 Restructure

Following the decision that WNBL D1 will be on pause until the 30th January when fixtures are due to restart, teams will now only play each other once, either home or away. Riders will travel to BA London Lion on the 30th January for their first game in 2021.  Once all teams have played their allocated remaining […]

BBL Trophy date confirmed

Leicester Riders will travel to London for their BBL Trophy game against the Lions on Thursday 11 February – 6pm tip. As a result the scheduled home game on the 10th against Bristol Flyers will now take place on Tuesday 30 March, an 8pm tip. It was also confirmed this morning that the home game […]

Rocks game now on Sky

We are delighted to confirm Leicester Riders game against Glasgow Rocks this Sunday will now be played in front of the Sky Sports cameras. Both teams will travel to Worcester to play the game ahead of the BBL Cup Final after it has been announced that the WBBL final has been postponed. The game will […]

Three All-Star Five Selections

Kate Oliver, Holly Winterburn and Sara Hinriksdottir have been selected to the week 7 WBBL All-Star Fives after two road wins against Caledonia Pride and Newcastle Eagles.  Kate Oliver’s made her presence known at Newcastle, earning a third All-Star 5 appearance,  after recording a double-double with 22 points and 12 rebounds. With her fifth All-Star […]

Back-to-back Wins on the Weekend

Leicester Riders remain undefeated after securing two wins up north against Caledonia Pride (91-61) and Newcastle Eagles (66-39).  In both games, Riders gained a double-digit lead in the first quarter and never looked back.  Against Pride, Riders made a statement with 54 points in the paint and early in the 4th had a 37 point […]

Riders lose to Thames Valley Cavaliers

An unfortunate loss to Loughborough Riders as Thames Valley Cavaliers started strong, ending the game undefeated in the league: 92-79. For the first three quarters the defensive play from the Cavs disrupted the riders’ offence giving them a lead. Although the Riders Men changed momentum after and saw a quick catch-up, it wasn’t enough to […]

Riders defeat Raiders to set new BBL record

Leicester Riders bounced back again, this time from Cup semi-final defeat to Newcastle Eagles, with a solid 82-70 win at the Plymouth Raiders in the BBL Championship.  In doing so, Riders set a new BBL record, with their 31st consecutive victory over Plymouth, the longest winning streak between two clubs. The last time Raiders beat the […]

TikTok X BBL

TikTok has today partnered with the British Basketball League and Basketball England to launch the #BritishBasketball hashtag challenge and showcase the best of British basketball. In what is the first ever basketball focused campaign on TikTok in the UK, the BBL and Basketball England are inviting basketball lovers to share their best basketball tricks, skills […]

Where to watch tonight…

With ongoing technical work at Plymouth Pavilions, a decision has been made not to live stream the game on BBL Player platform. Instead the game will be available for FREE on the Plymouth Raiders facebook page. We value the Riders support as ever and hopefully the solution agreed with Plymouth & the league allows for […]

Preview: Riders at Raiders

The Leicester Riders head down to the South West to take on the Plymouth Raiders for the second time in just over a week as the Riders look for a record breaking victory over the Raiders. Season So Far – Riders In their previous game, the Riders disappointingly exited the BBL Cup in the semi-final, […]