Leicester Riders are delighted to announce the signing of Canadian guard Cara Misskey for the 2026/27 season.
Misskey joins the Riders following an outstanding five-year collegiate career with the University of Regina Cougars, where she established herself as one of the leading guards in Canada West.
The Warman, Saskatchewan native enjoyed a standout final season in 2025/26, earning U SPORTS Second-Team All-Canadian honours and being named a Canada West First-Team All-Star. She started all 20 Canada West games, averaging 14.9 points, 5.3 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game, while leading Canada West with 113 assists.
Misskey’s final collegiate campaign capped an impressive career at Regina. She finished as the university’s all-time leader in assists with 426, while also ranking fourth in school history in steals with 175 and 10th in points with 1,083.
Her list of individual honours also includes Canada West Third-Team All-Star (2024/25), Canada West Second-Team All-Star (2022/23) and three Academic All-Canadian selections. In 2022/23, she averaged 14.8 points and 5.5 assists per game en route to her Canada West Second-Team All-Star selection.
Misskey also leaves Regina having demonstrated her ability to impact games in a variety of ways. During her final season, she recorded two conference double-doubles, including a career-high 11 assists alongside 23 points against Mount Royal, while she also posted 25 points and 11 rebounds against Saskatchewan.
Now, Misskey will take the next step in her career on this side of the Atlantic, joining the Riders for the 2026/27 season.
Alongside her commitments with Leicester Riders, Misskey will study at Riders partners Loughborough University and will represent the university in the BUCS competition, combining her professional basketball ambitions with her studies.
Riders Head Coach Nick Moodey is excited about what the Canadian guard will bring to the team.
“We’re thrilled to have Cara join us, she had a great college career at Regina, a top quality programme in Canada.
“She will bring great leadership on and off the court as well as being a key contributor to how we want to play this season. She’s a well rounded player who can both score the ball and facilitate for her teammates well and is going to be a crucial part of our team this season.”
Misskey is equally excited to begin the next chapter of her career in Leicester.
“It feels great to sign with the Riders! I am excited to cross the Atlantic and start the next chapter of my life with an amazing group of people.
“Fun fact: my home town football team is the Riders as well, looks like it was meant to be!”
Welcome to Leicester, Cara!
