| 2022–23 WBBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | WBBL |
| Season | 2022–23 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Regular season | |
| League | London Lions (2nd title) |
| WBBL Cup | London Lions (2nd title) |
| WBBL Trophy | London Lions (3rd title) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | London Lions (3rd title) |
| WBBL seasons | |
| ← 2021–222023-24 → | |
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.
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 |
(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 |
| Durham Palatinates | 84–65 | Manchester Met Mystics |
| 15 Oct 2022 |
| Essex Rebels | 20–0 | Newcastle Eagles |
| 15 Oct 2022 |
| Nottingham Wildcats | 96–61 | Oaklands Wolves |
| 16 Oct 2022 |
| Caledonia Gladiators | 72–68 | Cardiff Met Archers |
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 |
| 13 Nov 2022 |
| Nottingham Wildcats | 53–80 | Leicester Riders |
Semi-finals
| 18 Dec 2022 |
| Sevenoaks Suns | 69–84 | London Lions |
| 18 Dec 2022 |
| Leicester Riders | 83–69 | Essex Rebels |
Final
| Sky Sports |
| 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) |
| Arena Birmingham, Birmingham |
Betty Codona Trophy
First round
| 7 Jan 2023 |
| Brent Bulls | 42–98 | London Lions |
| 7 Jan 2023 |
| Durham Palatinates | 80–85 | Cardiff Met Archers |
| 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 |
| Newcastle Eagles | 90–82 | Nottingham Wildcats |
| 8 Jan 2023 |
| Sheffield Hatters | 137–72 | Ipswich |
Quarter-finals
| 15 Feb 2023 |
| Cardiff Met Archers | 55–104 | London Lions |
| 18 Feb 2023 |
| Manchester Met Mystics | 59–90 | Sheffield Hatters |
| 18 Feb 2023 |
| Leicester Riders | 54–44 | Caledonia Gladiators |
| 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
- "Fixtures announced for the 2022/23 WBBL Season". 11 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
External links
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