2022–23 Women's British Basketball League season

2022–23 WBBL season
LeagueWBBL
Season2022–23
Teams12
Regular season
LeagueLondon Lions (2nd title)
WBBL CupLondon Lions (2nd title)
WBBL TrophyLondon Lions (3rd title)
Finals
ChampionsLondon Lions (3rd title)

The 2022–23 WBBL season was the ninth season of the Women's British Basketball League, the top British women's professional basketball league, since its establishment in 2014. The season features 12 teams from across England, Scotland and Wales.

Teams

Team Location Arena Head Coach
Caledonia Gladiators Paisley Lagoon Centre Miguel Ángel Ortega Marco
Cardiff Met Archers Cardiff Archers Arena Stef Collins
Durham Palatinates Durham Sports and Wellbeing Park Matt Newby
Essex Rebels Colchester Essex Sports Arena Tom Sadler
Leicester Riders Loughborough Loughborough University Krumesh Patel
London Lions London (Barking) Barking Abbey School Styliani Kaltsidou
Manchester Met Mystics Manchester National Basketball Centre Jeff Jones
Newcastle Eagles Newcastle upon Tyne Eagles Community Arena Noelia Cacheiro
Nottingham Wildcats Nottingham Nottingham Wildcats Arena Kenrick Liburd
Oaklands Wolves St Albans Oaklands College Lauren Milligan
Sevenoaks Suns Sevenoaks Sevenoaks Sports Centre Len Busch
Sheffield Hatters Sheffield All Saints Sports Centre Vanessa Ellis

WBBL Championship

Each team will play each other once home and once away for a 22-game regular season. The top 8 teams will qualify for the post-season playoffs. [1]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 London Lions (C) 22 21 1 2060 1149 +911 42 Qualification to playoffs
2 Caledonia Gladiators 22 17 5 1562 1327 +235 34
3 Leicester Riders 22 17 5 1626 1293 +333 34
4 Sheffield Hatters 22 16 6 1707 1423 +284 32
5 Sevenoaks Suns 22 15 7 1635 1449 +186 30
6 Essex Rebels 22 10 12 1526 1626 −100 20
7 Cardiff Met Archers 22 9 13 1603 1755 −152 18
8 Newcastle Eagles 22 9 13 1451 1632 −181 18
9 Durham Palatinates 22 9 13 1539 1656 −117 18
10 Oaklands Wolves 22 5 17 1485 1998 −513 10
11 Nottingham Wildcats 22 3 19 1389 1835 −446 6
12 Manchester Met Mystics 22 1 21 1201 1641 −440 2
Source: WBBL
(C) Champions

WBBL Cup

The 2022–23 WBBL Cup will be a straight knockout competition featuring all twelve clubs. The top 4 teams from the 2021–22 WBBL Championship (London Lions, Sevenoaks Suns, Sheffield Hatters and Leicester Riders) received a bye to the quarter-finals. The remaining teams were seeded based on their finishing positions in the 2021–22 WBBL Championship.

First round

15 Oct 2022
Essex Rebels 20–0 Newcastle Eagles
15 Oct 2022
Nottingham Wildcats 96–61 Oaklands Wolves

Quarter-finals

12 Nov 2022
Essex Rebels 69–56 Durham Palatinates
12 Nov 2022
Caledonia Gladiators 64–67 Sevenoaks Suns
12 Nov 2022
London Lions 102–48 Sheffield Hatters

Semi-finals

18 Dec 2022
Sevenoaks Suns 69–84 London Lions
18 Dec 2022
Leicester Riders 83–69 Essex Rebels

Final

29 Jan 2023
Leicester Riders 42–95 London Lions
Pts: O. Squires (23)
Rebs: A. Arlen (7)
Asts: A. Arlen, H. Robb, K. Brown (2)
Pts: M. Herbert Harrigan (19)
Rebs: M. Herbert Harrigan (6)
Asts: H. Winterburn (9)

Betty Codona Trophy

First round

7 Jan 2023
Brent Bulls 42–98 London Lions
7 Jan 2023
Essex Rebels 79–64 Sevenoaks Suns
7 Jan 2023
Caledonia Gladiators 69–47 Thames Valley Cavaliers
8 Jan 2023
Oaklands Wolves 53–104 Leicester Riders
8 Jan 2023
Manchester Met Mystics 68–42 Southwark Pride
8 Jan 2023
Sheffield Hatters 137–72 Ipswich

Quarter-finals

15 Feb 2023
Cardiff Met Archers 55–104 London Lions
18 Feb 2023
Essex Rebels 67–68 Newcastle Eagles

Semi-finals

12 Mar 2023
London Lions 112–77 Sheffield Hatters
18 Mar 2023
Newcastle Eagles 63–91 Leicester Riders

Final

26 Mar 2023
London Lions 81–70 Leicester Riders

References

  1. ^ "Fixtures announced for the 2022/23 WBBL Season". 11 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.