Leicester Riders (women)

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Leicester Riders
League SLB
Founded2011;15 years ago (2011)
HistoryLoughborough 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 Super League Basketball, the top league of British women's basketball.

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History

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

Season-by-season records

SeasonDivisionTierRegular SeasonPost-SeasonWBBL TrophyWBBL CupHead coach
FinishPlayedWinsLossesPointsWin %
Loughborough Riders
2011-12 NBL D2 22nd16151300.938Winners, beating Newham Matt Harber
2012-13 NBL D1 14th18126240.667Semi-finalsMatt Harber
2013-14 NBL D1 14th1495180.643Winners, beating Sheffield Matt Harber
Leicester Riders
2014-15 WBBL 14th18117220.611Semi-finalsSemi-finalsMatt Harber
2015-16 WBBL 16th16610120.375Quarter-finalsQuarter-finalsMatt Harber
2016-17 WBBL 12nd18135260.722Semi-finalsRunners-UpSemi-finalsKrumesh Patel
2017-18 WBBL 12nd20191380.950Runners-UpWinners, beating Sevenoaks Semi-finalsKrumesh Patel
2018-19 WBBL 12nd22184360.818Runners-UpWinners, beating Durham Semi-finalsJesper Sundberg
2019-20 WBBL 1Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemicWinners, beating Durham Quarter-finalsJesper Sundberg
2020-21 WBBL 12nd20182360.900Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsWinners, beating Sevenoaks Jesper Sundberg
2021-22 WBBL 14th241410280.583Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsSemi-finalsMarg Jones

Players

Current roster

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

Leicester Riders Women 2024–25 roster [3]
No.Pos.Nat.Name
3FFlag of the United Kingdom.svg GBR Katie Januszewska
4GFlag of the United States.svg USA Kaia Harrison
7GFlag of the United Kingdom.svg GBR Jessica Eadsforth-Yates
8GFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg CAN Shae Sanchez
10CFlag of the United Kingdom.svg GBR Elise Tweedie
12GFlag of Israel.svg ISR Shahd Abboud
20FFlag of the United States.svg USA Brooke Bigott
21FFlag of the United Kingdom.svg GBR Emma Dunsire

References

  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.
  3. ↑ "Women's roster". Leicester Riders. Retrieved 31 July 2025.

See also

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