Leicester Riders (women)

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English women's basketball team

Leicester Riders

League| WBBL
Founded| 2011; 13 years ago (2011)
History| Loughborough Riders
2011-2014
Leicester Riders
2014-present
Arena| Loughborough University
Location| Loughborough, England
Website| Official website

The Leicester Riders are an English women's basketball team based in Loughborough, that compete in the WBBL, the top league of British women's basketball.

## History[edit]

The Riders' programme was founded in 2011 at Loughborough University, and entered the National Basketball League Division Two in its first season. In that inaugural season, the Riders finished second in the league and won the post-season playoffs, earning promotion to Division One which at the time was the highest level of women's basketball in the United Kingdom.[1]

In 2014, the Riders were founder members of the newly established Women's British Basketball League and the programme became known as the Leicester Riders, in closer partnership with the club. The Riders won their first WBBL title in 2018, winning the first of three consecutive WBBL Trophy titles. The Riders won their first WBBL Cup in 2021, defeating the Sevenoaks Suns in the final in Manchester.[2]

## Honours[edit]

* WBBL Trophy (3): 2017-18, 2018–19, 2019–20
* WBBL Cup (1): 2020-21
* NBL Division One Playoffs (1): 2013-14
* NBL Division Two Playoffs (1): 2011-12

## Season-by-season records[edit]

Season  | Division  | Tier  | Regular Season  | Post-Season  | WBBL Trophy  | WBBL Cup  | Head coach

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Finish  | Played  | Wins  | Losses  | Points  | Win %
Loughborough Riders
2011-12  | NBL D2 | 2  | 2nd  | 16  | 15  | 1  | 30  | 0.938  | Winners, beating Newham |  |  | Matt Harber
2012-13  | NBL D1 | 1  | 4th  | 18  | 12  | 6  | 24  | 0.667  | Semi-finals  |  |  | Matt Harber
2013-14  | NBL D1 | 1  | 4th  | 14  | 9  | 5  | 18  | 0.643  | Winners, beating Sheffield |  |  | Matt Harber
Leicester Riders
2014-15  | WBBL | 1  | 4th  | 18  | 11  | 7  | 22  | 0.611  | Semi-finals  | Semi-finals  |  | Matt Harber
2015-16  | WBBL | 1  | 6th  | 16  | 6  | 10  | 12  | 0.375  | Quarter-finals  | Quarter-finals  |  | Matt Harber
2016-17  | WBBL | 1  | 2nd  | 18  | 13  | 5  | 26  | 0.722  | Semi-finals  | Runners-Up  | Semi-finals  | Krumesh Patel
2017-18  | WBBL | 1  | 2nd  | 20  | 19  | 1  | 38  | 0.950  | Runners-Up  | Winners, beating Sevenoaks | Semi-finals  | Krumesh Patel
2018-19  | WBBL | 1  | 2nd  | 22  | 18  | 4  | 36  | 0.818  | Runners-Up  | Winners, beating Durham | Semi-finals  | Jesper Sundberg
2019-20  | WBBL | 1  | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Winners, beating Durham | Quarter-finals  | Jesper Sundberg
2020-21  | WBBL | 1  | 2nd  | 20  | 18  | 2  | 36  | 0.900  | Quarter-finals  | Semi-finals  | Winners, beating Sevenoaks | Jesper Sundberg
2021-22  | WBBL | 1  | 4th  | 24  | 14  | 10  | 28  | 0.583  | Quarter-finals  | Semi-finals  | Semi-finals  | Marg Jones

## Players[edit]

### Current roster[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team, as has been defined under FIBA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIBA nationality.

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3  |  GBR | G | Katie Januszewska
4  |  GBR | G | Erin Hikin
6  |  GBR | G | Robyn Ainge
8  |  USA | G | Chelsea Jennings
9  |  SCO | G | Hannah Robb
10  |  CAN | PG | Brooklyn McAlear-Fanus
11  |  MLT | SG | Sasha Lecuyer
12  |  GER | G | Anna Lappenkupper
16  |  GBR | F | Louise Rouse
23  |  USA | F | Makana Stone
25  |  IRL |  | Eimhear Morris
34  |  GBR | C | Oceana Hamilton

## References[edit]

1. ^ "About the WBBL - Leicester Riders Women". riders.basketball. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
2. ^ "WBBL Cup Final: Leicester Riders beat Sevenoaks Suns". bbc.com/sport. Retrieved 12 February 2021.

## See also[edit]

* Leicester Riders (men)

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Women's British Basketball League

* Caledonia Gladiators
* Cardiff Met Archers
* Durham Palatinates
* Essex Rebels
* Leicester Riders
* London Lions

* Manchester Giants
* Serios Group Newcastle Eagles
* Nottingham Wildcats
* Oaklands Wolves
* B Braun Sheffield Hatters

Competitions|

* WBBL Championship
* WBBL Playoffs
* Betty Codona Trophy

Seasons|

* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23

Other|

* British Basketball League (Men)
* English Basketball League (Men and women)

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