Preview: Riders v Lions
Season So Far – Riders After an opening day defeat to the Bristol Flyers, the Riders have won four on the spin to cruise through their BBL Cup group. Their most recent game, a 94-89 win away to the Surrey Scorchers, earned them qualification to the knockout stages in coach Rob Paternostro’s 400th career win. […]
RIDERS 74- 77 HATTERS
Leicester Riders slipped to a 74-77 defeat at home to the Sheffield Hatters in the WBBL Championship. For the second home game running the outcome wasn’t decided until the final seconds of yet another thrilling game. The encounter was only 8 seconds old when Georgia Gayle nailed a three as the visitors started brighter racing […]
Riders seal victory in Surrey
The Riders secured a win in Surrey, beating the Scorchers 94-89. They improved their record to 4-1 in the BBL Cup group stage, surviving a late Surrey surge to seal a victory. For the third straight game, dynamic duo Geno Crandall and Zack Jackson led the scoring column for Leicester. Crandall had 27 points, seven […]
Preview: Riders at Scorchers
Season So Far – Riders Having won their last three fixtures, the Riders enter this game brimming with confidence after dominating the Plymouth City Patriots 109-58. The win was their 10th biggest in the BBL and their biggest ever against Plymouth, leading from wire to wire in the 50 point blowout. Zack Jackson enjoyed a […]
RIDERS V HATTERS PREVIEW
Leicester Riders look to return to winning ways in the WBBL Championship as they host the high-flying Sheffield Hatters at Loughborough University this Sunday (4pm). Riders will be looking to build on their performance in the first three quarters against the London Lions last week. While the Hatters who have returned to the WBBL having […]
Riders on Sky Sports
Sky Sports have today announced their schedule for the new BBL championship season – games to be shown on Sky Sports Mix and Arena. Leicester Riders will feature in the very first Sky game of the season later this month when they host Newcastle Eagles on Friday 29 October 2021, 7.30pm tip. Riders will be […]
Jackson & Crandall named in weekly awards
Americans Zach Jackson & Geno Crandall have been named in this weeks’ BBL All-star 5 after a weekend that saw two wins in their South-West double-header. Jackson scored an impressive 38 points over the two games with general Geno putting up 30 points and 13 assists in the west-country. Zach also leads the votes in […]
RIDERS SUFFER LIONS DEFEAT
Leicester Riders suffered their first defeat of the WBBL season at the Copperbox on Sunday as they went down 85-53 to the London Lions. The Riders were highly competitive for the first three quarters of this game but were on the end of a Lions blitz in the final quarter as the hosts dominated the […]
Riders beat Patriots
The Riders dominated in Plymouth, leading the Patriots wire to wire to win 109-58. Zack Jackson’s hot form continued from his previous fixture, leading the team with 25 points and six rebounds, shooting a blistering 6/7 from three. For the second game running, dynamic duo Jackson and Geno Crandall topped the Riders box score. Crandall […]
Preview: Riders at Patriots
Season So Far – Riders In their previous fixture, the Riders beat the Flyers 75-67 in a close-fought affair to improve to 2-1 in their BBL Cup group. Geno Crandall and Zack Jackson led the way with 13 points each, as the Riders steadily build chemistry with the pair absent for preseason. The Riders sit […]