The Leicester Riders have announced the ninth name added to their roster for the 2023/24 British Basketball League season, as they confirm the signing of American guard, Xavier Pinson. The 6’2” hooper signs from New Mexico State University, following stints at LSU and Missouri over his five-year college career. The Chicago native averaged 13.3 points
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Leicester Riders have announced the signing of 6’8” forward Samuel Idowu. The former GB U20s star spent his three college years in NCAA Division One with Saint Peter’s University. Iwodu starred for the Peacocks in helping them win the program’s first ever national postseason tournament championship in 2017. Idowu averaged 16.1 pts in his first
Idowu is excited to bring his skills to British Basketball. At 6’7 and born in Brooklyn, New York, he is well-prepared for his fourth professional season. As a British passport holder, he is eager to contribute to the sport in the UK. With his height and experience, he will greatly impact the court. After suffering
The Mack is back! The Leicester Riders have announced their first acquisition of the summer as they’ve secured return of point guard Kimbal Mackenzie for the 2023/24 season. Mackenzie, who has signed a one-year deal, is entering his third consecutive campaign with the Riders and capped off a great campaign last time out with averages
It’s fitting that the British Basketball League’s final showdown of the season will be between the top two sides on the grandest stage in the British game. And even though previous results this have season have only gone one way, this is a game where the stakes could not be higher. The London Lions and
When you’re winning, everything feels good. But you might forget how to react when you get punched in the mouth, and with two of the top teams in the league going toe-to-toe this weekend, we’re going to be glued to the action waiting to see who lands the decisive blow. The Bristol Flyers and Leicester
BBL Play-Off, semi-final (2nd leg) Bristol Flyers (179) 82-81 (152) Manchester Giants (26-18, 47-42, 66-63)(Flyers: Miller, 17; Bell III, 16; King, 11 – Giants: Fletcher/Roberson, 19; Williams, 18; Lewis, 8) BBL Play-Off, semi-final (2nd leg) Leicester Riders (153) 74-70 (140) B. Braun Sheffield Sharks (22-17, 42-34, 57-53)(Riders: Jackson, 25; Nelson-Henry, 18; Whelan, 12 – Sharks:
Bristol Flyers 87-70 Surrey Scorchers (24-10, 24-22, 23-17, 16-21)Flyers – Watson-Gayle 21, Bell 19, Olison 15; Scorchers – McFolley 22, Steel 13, Carey/Johnson 10 London Lions 96-62 Plymouth City Patriots (21-16, 32-8, 18-25, 25-13)Lions – Hruban 25, Nelson 19, Zubcic 15; Patriots – Bissainthe 18, Hassan 16, Dang-Akodo 10 Leicester Riders 85-76 B Braun Sheffield
BBL Championship Leicester Riders 87-78 Newcastle Eagles (11-23, 39-49, 60-61)(Riders: Jackson, 29; MacKenzie, 12; Love, 9 — Eagles: Hamlet, 23; Cohn, 20; French/Defoe, 10) BBL Championship Plymouth City Patriots 80-85 Caledonia Gladiators (20-19, 43-40, 62-61)(Patriots: Hassan, 18; Dang Akodo, 16; Bissainthe, 15 — Gladiators: Durham, 24; Alihodzic, 15; Sloan, 14) BBL Championship B.Braun Sheffield Sharks
BBL Championship Manchester Giants 84-87 Cheshire Phoenix (28-20, 47-44, 71-73)(Giants: Williams, 20; Fletcher, 19; Green, 18 — Phoenix: Anderson, 19; Austin Jr.,/Archibald, 18; Jack, 13 ) BBL Championship Caledonia Gladiators 90-82 Bristol Flyers (24-18, 46-37, 62-59)(Gladiators: Alihodzic, 18; Sloan/Durham, 16; Bailey, 15– Flyers: Miller, 21; Bell III, 18; Olison, 13) BBL Championship London Lions 83-81
BBL Championship London Lions 88-75 Surrey Scorchers (25-24, 18-21, 21-20, 24,10)(Lions – Hruban 17, Zubcic 15, Nelson/Ward-Hibbert 14; Scorchers – Mcfolley 13, Wang/Jacdonmi 11, Steel/Martin 10) BBL Championship Leicester Riders 106 – 89 Bristol Flyers (29-17, 27-22, 29-26, 21-24)(Riders – Jackson 28, Whelan 18, Mackenzie 17; Flyers – King 25, Watson-Gayle 15, Bell III 11)
BBL Championship (AOT) Surrey Scorchers 95-101 Plymouth City Patriots (26-18, 48-43, 63-64, 87-87)(Scorchers: Carey, 33; Wang, 16; Jacdonmi, 13 — Patriots: Gadsden, 32; Dusha, 19; Hassan, 16) BBL Championship Bristol Flyers 81-75 Newcastle Eagles (17-27, 38-38, 54-57)(Flyers: Watson-Gayle, 16; King/Olison, 13; Delpeche, 12 –- Eagles: Gordon, 21; Johnson, 19; Hamlet, 15) BBL Championship Caledonia Gladiators
BBL Championship Leicester Riders 100 vs 82 Cheshire Phoenix (28-21, 29-23, 20-21, 23-17) Riders – Whelan 20, Jackson 15, Loving 13; Lions – Austin 19, Neighbour 16, Anderson 14 Surrey Scorchers 67 vs 88 London Lions (18-21, 19-22, 10-25, 20-20) Scorchers – Taylor 18, Lawrence 16, Ray 9; Lions – Best 18, Nelson iii 17,
BBL ChampionshipCheshire Phoenix 103 – 99 Manchester Giants (32-19, 30-20, 15-23, 26-37)(Phoenix – Neighbour 21, Austin 20, Teague 18; Giants – Williams 32, Green 24, Roberson 14) BBL ChampionshipLondon Lions 87 – 63 Plymouth City Patriots (25-14, 22-9, 20-24, 20-16)(Lions – Nelson 19, Koufos 16, Komagum/Kaboza 9; Patriots – Williams 26, Dusha 13, Brandon 6)
BBL Cup Semi-FinalLeicester Riders 89 – 68 Caledonia Gladiators (30-13, 20-20, 16-23, 23-12)(Riders – Loving 18, Whelan 17, Jackson 14; Gladiators – Tape 21, Sloan 16, Bailey 10) Leicester Riders put on a dominant display at home against the Caledonia Gladiators, winning 89-69 and setting up a BBL Cup final showdown against the London Lions.
BBL Championship London Lions 95 vs 60 Bristol Flyers (23-5, 20-22, 27-15, 25-18) Lions – Dekker 25, Hruban 17, Best 14; Flyers – King 18, Bell III 11, Delpeche 10 It was a much anticipated clash between the league’s top two teams this season – the London Lions and Bristol Flyers. The Lions came into
BBL Cup Quarter FinalsBristol Flyers 95-76 Manchester Giants (27-21, 25-18, 24-21, 19-16)Flyers – Watson-Gayle 21, Delpeche 18, King 16; Giants – Green 19, Williams 17, Fletcher 14 Leicester Riders 94-73 Newcastle Eagles (24-20, 25-17, 29-13, 16-22)Riders – Loving 27, Thornton 21, Jackson 13; Eagles – Johnson 24, Hamlet 14, Defoe 9 The Cup is the
BBL Championship Caledonia Gladiators 92-66 Leicester Riders (31-12, 17-27, 19-14, 25-13) Gladiators – Bailey 23, Sloan 20, Tape 13; Riders – Loving 15, Thornton 12, Whelan 11 The Caledonia Gladiators put on an impressive display to defeat the Leicester Riders 92-66 at the Emirates Arena on Wednesday night. Playing at home for the first time in weeks, the Gladiators
BBL ChampionshipBristol Flyers 78-73 Cheshire Phoenix (21-21, 34-35, 52-57)(Flyers – King 32, Miller 14, Olison 10, Bell lii 10; Phoenix – Evans 19, Jack 19, Anderson 13) BBL ChampionshipNewcastle Eagles 79-95 Plymouth City Patriots (20-25, 41-52, 58-65)(Eagles – Johnson 25, Kennedy 17, Defoe 11; Patriots – Dusha 22, Williams 21, Hassan 15) BBL ChampionshipLeicester Riders 71-58
Leicester Riders have confirmed the signing of Great Britain International Aaron Menzies. The 7’3” big man will join Riders on a return from International duty after a buy-out deal was agreed with German side Dresden Titans for his services. Aaron, who spent his college career stateside with Seattle Redhawks and Saint Mary’s Gaels, started his
BBL ChampionshipBristol Flyers 89-79 Caledonia Gladiators (23-10, 46-26, 70-55)(Flyers – Mahan 19, Olison 18, King 16; Gladiators – Sloan 37, Onwas 15, Tape 11) BBL ChampionshipNewcastle Eagles 74-79 Surrey Scorchers (16-18, 31-38, 51-50)(Eagles – Hamlet 18, Johnson 16, Everett 13; Scorchers – Martin 20, Wang 19, Taylor 15) BBL ChampionshipLeicester Riders 89-85 Cheshire Phoenix (17-17, 38-40, 67-61)(Riders – Whelan
BBL Championship London Lions 75-60 Cheshire Phoenix (18-12, 33-32, 50-48)(Lions: Hruban, 17; Nelson, 11; Soko/Zubcic, 9 — Phoenix: Teague/Anderson, 11; Neighbour, 10; Evans, 9) BBL Championship Leicester Riders 102-89 Manchester Giants (27-23, 53-49, 83-67)(Riders: Whelan/Jackson, 20; Nelson-Henry, 14; Walker, 11 — Giants: Lee, 23; Green, 21; Johnson, 11) BBL Championship Newcastle Eagles 89-78 Bristol Flyers
BBL Championship Surrey Scorchers 64-83 London Lions (16-11, 17-26, 16-19, 15-27)Scorchers – Wang 15, Ray 13, Johnson 10; Lions – Nelson 18, Soko 17, Best 14 Bristol Flyers 91-85 Leicester Riders (25-17, 25-26, 21-23, 20-19)Flyers – Watson-Gayle 18, Bell 17, Miller 12; Riders 16, Walker 16, Whelan 15 When hopes are high for a great
How lucky are we to have two of the BBL Championship favourites facing off LIVE on Sky Sports in just the second weekend of the season!? The London Lions and the Leicester Riders will take to the floor at the Copper Box Arena tonight for a 7:45pm tip-off, live on Sky Sports Arena and YouTube,
FIBA Champions League Qualifier Leicester Riders 61-70 CSO Voluntari (20-16, 33-34, 46-53) (Riders – Washington 14, Walker 13, Nelson-Henry 10; Voluntari – Cotton 19, Torok 14, Moore 9) Leicester Riders suffered a heartbreaking loss in the FIBA Champions League Qualifier in Skopje, North Macedonia, against Romanian side CSO Voluntari. It means Riders’ European journey ends here, as the
Leicester Riders last night announced the signing of talented point guard CJ Jackson for the 2022-23 season. Georgia-born Jackson has played three pro seasons in Scandinavia, averaging 17 points and 10 rebounds per game for Bisons Loimaa in the Finnish first division last season. Jackson is a graduate of Ohio State, playing three seasons with
Leicester Riders have announced that Jubril Adekoya has signed a new contract for the 2022/23 season. The American/Brit was central to the Riders’ BBL best defensive record last season, the versatile power forward playing with intensity and hustle all season. Adekoya scored a season-high of 18 points against the Glasgow Rocks last season, and his
Two BBL clubs to compete in Europe for first time in 20 years! The British Basketball League (BBL) is thrilled to announce that for the first time in twenty years, two of its clubs will compete in European competition in the same season. The London Lions will once again take on some of Europe’s elite
The 2021/22 BBL Championship, Play-offs and Cup winners, the Leicester Riders, have been drawn against CSO Voluntari of Romania in the first game of the Champions League Qualifying Rounds. The game will be played on 21 September with the central venue being confirmed on 20 July. Should the Riders make it past CSO Voluntari, Rob
The Leicester Riders have signed exciting young British star Blake Bowman on a multi-year deal, signifying his first professional contract. The 20-year-old Derby native has played his last three seasons with his hometown Trailblazers in the NBL, before setting his sights on turning professional. Bowman averaged 19 points, six rebounds and three assists in the