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Riders through to the WBBL Trophy Semifinal

A WBBL Trophy Semifinal awaits for the Leicester Riders, as they stormed to a 81-57 Quarter Final victory over the Oakland Wolves in an impressive display from start to finish. The Wolves were aggressive from the offset and pushed the Riders to a well-earned victory. They did a great job defending Oliver in the first quarter, […]

A commanding second half sees Riders conquer Giants

Corey Johnson went off for 24 points with five threes to lead the team to a 91-77 win against the Giants. Corey Johnson, Geno Crandall and Dairen Nelson-Henry each scored in double-digits, combining for 57 points. The trio have now scored 184 of the Riders 281 points over the last three games, to help Leicester […]

Preview: Riders at Giants

Season So Far – Riders A hard-fought victory at home to the Eagles in their last game put the Riders four points clear at the top of the BBL Championship table, with a 12-1 record. Holding their opponents to 75.8 points per game, their defence is the best in the league, and it was on […]

BBL has funding confirmed

The British Basketball League (BBL) have had significant funding confirmed in the latest round of funding from the Sports Winter Survival Package. This is the second tranche of funding to be announced from the Government’s £300 million Sport Winter Survival Package that is focused on helping those major spectator sports severely impacted by coronavirus restrictions […]

Strong fourth quarter leads Riders to victory over Eagles

The Riders continued their fine form in the BBL Championship with a 83-75 win against the second placed Newcastle Eagles. In a balanced team performance, Leicester had contributions from all over the court, with four players scoring in double-digits. Darien Nelson-Henry continued his hot form, with 20 points on his birthday.  The birthday boy was […]

Preview: Riders v Eagles

Season So Far – Riders Coming into this top of the table clash, the Riders’ offence has been on fire. Over the last four league games, Leicester have scored 106 points on averaging, failing to score in triple digits just once. They sit top of the BBL Championship, with an 11-1 record and the best […]

Coach Rob: I’m happy with our progress

It has been a very unusual season for the Riders this last 6 months or so, but I have been very pleased with the way the team has adopted. No professional sports Clubs are finding it easy, but the basketball has been to a high standard throughout the season, and the BBL is more competitive […]

Captains Log: I’m proud of our teams resilience

It has been an odd season thus far to say the least, and as the lockdown and uncertainty continues we wanted to find a way to connect with you on a more personal level. Speaking on behalf of the entire team, I would like to say that we miss the regular interaction dearly (although it is nice to […]

Riders breeze past hoods

Riders were looking to bounce back after their narrow 80 – 79 defeat against Bradford dragons the day before. They certainly put things right with a convincing 96 – 63 win over the Nottingham Hoods.  Riders used the depth of their bench well, rotating regularly, allowing them to maintain their high level of play and […]

Riders are the 2021 WBBL Cup Champions

Leicester Riders Women win their first WBBL Cup final after defeating Sevenoaks Suns 78-67. Riders put on a show in the first quarter, starting the game with 11 consecutive points before Sevenoaks touched the score sheet.  The Cup final MVP, Kate Oliver,  set the tone in the first quarter scoring 10 of her 18 points. […]