Leicester Riders are thrilled to announce the addition of talented British guard Flynn Boardman-Raffet for the 2025-26 Super League Basketball season.
Boardman-Raffet joins the club following a strong four years in Canada where he played for Memorial University. During his first year at Memorial, he was named to the All-Rookie First team before going on to make back to back appearances in the AUS All-First team in his junior & senior years. In his final year with the Seahawks, Flynn posted strong averages of 21.2 points, 8.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game.
Prior to heading to Canada, Boardman-Raffet was a standout at Barking Abbey academy in the EABL. At Barking, Flynn was selected to be part of the prestigious 2021 Hoopsfix all-star classic, and represented the Barking team at the Euro League Adidas Next Generation Tournament.
This summer, Flynn represented the Great Britain U23 3×3 National team at the Nations League tournament, where he played alongside new Riders teammate Victor Ndoukou and was coached by Riders assistant & Loughborough Riders head coach Will Maynard.
.@FlynnRaffet is a hooper.
— Great Britain Basketball (@gbbasketball) July 30, 2025
Coming up clutch in game 2, 9 points personal to help GB U23 3×3 advance into tonight’s final, including 2 big free throws in overtime to secure the win! 😤
📺 Tune into tonight’s final at 8:55pm (BST) on the @fiba3x3 YouTube channel.#GBbasketball pic.twitter.com/u1C3fzocLk
Boardman-Raffet commented:
“I am beyond excited to officially join the Leicester Riders.”
“It has always been my dream to play professional basketball, and to start my career here in Leicester means the world to me. The journey to this point has required a great deal of hard work, dedication, and perseverance, which makes this opportunity even more meaningful. I’m extremely grateful for this opportunity and I can’t wait to start competing this upcoming season. Go Riders!”
Coach Rob Paternostro added:
“We’re very excited to welcome Flynn to our team. He’s a talented young British player coming off an impressive season in Canada.”
“Flynn is a physical guard with great size who can score the ball, create for others, and defend multiple positions. We are really looking forward to working with him this season.”
