2021–22 Women's British Basketball League season

2021–22 WBBL season
LeagueWBBL
Season2021–22
Teams13
Regular season
LeagueLondon Lions (1st title)
WBBL CupLondon Lions (1st title)
WBBL TrophyLondon Lions (2nd title)
Finals
ChampionsLondon Lions (2nd title)
WBBL seasons

The 2021–22 WBBL season will be the 8th season of the Women's British Basketball League, the top British women's professional basketball league, since its establishment in 2014. The season featured 13 teams from across England, Scotland and Wales.

Teams

Team Location Arena Head Coach
Scotland Caledonia Pride Edinburgh The Crags Centre Netherlands Bart Sengers
Wales Cardiff Met Archers Cardiff Archers Arena United Kingdom Stef Collins
England Durham Palatinates Durham Sports and Wellbeing Park United Kingdom Lee Davie
England Essex Rebels Colchester Essex Sports Arena United Kingdom Tom Sadler
England Gloucester City Queens Gloucester Oxstalls Arena United Kingdom Jay Marriott
England Leicester Riders Loughborough Loughborough University United States Derrick Washington
England London Lions London (Barking) Barking Abbey School United Kingdom Mark Clark
England Manchester Met Mystics Manchester National Basketball Centre United States Jeff Jones
England Newcastle Eagles Newcastle upon Tyne Eagles Community Arena United Kingdom Chris Bunten
England Nottingham Wildcats Nottingham Nottingham Wildcats Arena United Kingdom Kenrick Liburd
England Oaklands Wolves St Albans Oaklands College United Kingdom Lauren Milligan
England Sevenoaks Suns Sevenoaks Sevenoaks Sports Centre United States Len Busch
England Sheffield Hatters Sheffield All Saints Sports Centre United Kingdom Vanessa Ellis

WBBL Championship

Each team will play each other once home and once away for a 24-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 24 24 0 2294 1305 +989 48 Qualification to playoffs
2 Sevenoaks Suns 24 21 3 1835 1349 +486 42
3 Sheffield Hatters 24 18 6 2029 1599 +430 36
4 Leicester Riders 24 14 10 1800 1667 +133 28
5 Nottingham Wildcats 24 12 12 1880 1873 +7 24
6 Caledonia Pride 24 12 12 1639 1721 −82 24
7 Essex Rebels 24 12 12 1862 1752 +110 24
8 Durham Palatinates 24 11 13 1610 1712 −102 22
9 Manchester Met Mystics 24 11 13 1573 1788 −215 22
10 Newcastle Eagles 24 7 17 1477 1731 −254 14
11 Cardiff Met Archers 24 6 18 1592 1865 −273 12
12 Oaklands Wolves 24 5 19 1390 1854 −464 10
13 Gloucester City Queens 24 3 21 1344 2109 −765 6
Source: WBBL

WBBL Playoffs

Quarter-finals

1 May 2022
Sheffield Hatters 77–86 Caledonia Pride
1 May 2022
Sevenoaks Suns 66–55 Essex Rebels
30 Apr 2022
London Lions 92–34 Durham Palatinates

Semi-finals

7 May 2022
Sevenoaks Suns 66–64 Nottingham Wildcats
8 May 2022
London Lions 104–59 Caledonia Pride

Final

15 May 2022
London Lions 70–45 Sevenoaks Suns

WBBL Cup

The 2021-22 WBBL Cup featured all 13 teams, split into four geographical groups. Each group was played at a central venue hosted by one of the teams in the group. The winner of each group would advance to the semi-finals.

Qualification Stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Newcastle Eagles 2 2 0 164 97 +67 4 Qualification to semi-finals
2 Durham Palatinates 2 1 1 124 122 +2 2
3 Caledonia Pride 2 0 2 92 161 −69 0
Source: WBBL

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Sheffield Hatters 2 2 0 193 105 +88 4 Qualification to semi-finals
2 Manchester Met Mystics 2 1 1 133 164 −31 2
3 Nottingham Wildcats 2 0 2 118 175 −57 0
Source: WBBL

Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Leicester Riders 3 3 0 215 140 +75 6 Qualification to semi-finals
2 Cardiff Met Archers 3 2 1 195 199 −4 4
3 Gloucester City Queens 3 1 2 188 228 −40 2
4 Oaklands Wolves 3 0 3 170 201 −31 0
Source: WBBL

Group D

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 London Lions 2 2 0 164 128 +36 4 Qualification to semi-finals
2 Sevenoaks Suns 2 1 1 155 140 +15 2
3 Essex Rebels 2 0 2 111 162 −51 0
Source: WBBL

Semi-finals

20 Nov 2021
Leicester Riders 66–100 London Lions
4 Dec 2021
Newcastle Eagles 50–45 Leicester Riders

Final

30 Jan 2022
London Lions 87–47 Newcastle Eagles

WBBL Trophy

The 2021-22 WBBL Trophy was a straight knockout competition featuring all thirteen clubs. The top 3 teams from the 2020-21 WBBL Championship (Sevenoaks Suns, Leicester Riders and London Lions) received a bye to the quarter-finals. The remaining teams were seeded based on their finishing positions in the 2020-21 WBBL Championship.[2]

First round

8 Jan 2022
Essex Rebels 87–84 Caledonia Pride
15 Jan 2022
Newcastle Eagles 59–73 Durham Palatinates
15 Jan 2022
Oaklands Wolves 66–76 Cardiff Met Archers

Quarter-finals

6 Feb 2022
Essex Rebels 71–86 Sevenoaks Suns
27 Feb 2022
London Lions 101–46 Manchester Met Mystics

Semi-finals

6 Mar 2022
Leicester Riders 57–74 Sevenoaks Suns
5 Mar 2022
London Lions 82–39 Nottingham Wildcats

Final

20 Mar 2022
Sevenoaks Suns 36–72 London Lions

References

  1. ^ "WBBL fixtures announced for 2021-22 season".
  2. ^ "Fixtures & dates confirmed for WBBL's eighth season".