2021–22 Women's British Basketball League season explained

2021–22 WBBL season
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League:WBBL
Season:2021–22
Teams:13
Champions:London Lions (2nd title)
Continentalcup1:League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:London Lions (1st title)
Continentalcup2:WBBL Cup
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:London Lions (1st title)
Continentalcup3:WBBL Trophy
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers:London Lions (2nd title)
Seasonslist:List of WBBL seasons
Seasonslistnames:WBBL
Prevseason Year:2020–21
Nextseason Year:2022–23

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

TeamLocationArenaHead Coach
Caledonia PrideEdinburghThe Crags Centre Bart Sengers
Cardiff Met ArchersCardiffArchers Arena Stef Collins
Durham PalatinatesDurhamSports and Wellbeing Park Lee Davie
Essex RebelsColchesterEssex Sports Arena Tom Sadler
Gloucester City QueensGloucesterOxstalls Arena Jay Marriott
Leicester RidersLoughboroughLoughborough University Derrick Washington
London LionsLondon (Barking)Barking Abbey School Mark Clark
Manchester Met MysticsManchesterNational Basketball Centre Jeff Jones
Newcastle EaglesNewcastle upon TyneEagles Community Arena Chris Bunten
Nottingham WildcatsNottinghamNottingham Wildcats Arena Kenrick Liburd
Oaklands WolvesSt AlbansOaklands College Lauren Milligan
Sevenoaks SunsSevenoaksSevenoaks Sports Centre Len Busch
Sheffield HattersSheffieldAll Saints Sports Centre 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

WBBL Playoffs

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

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

Group B

Group C

Group D

Semi-finals

Final

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

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WBBL fixtures announced for 2021-22 season.
  2. Web site: Fixtures & dates confirmed for WBBL’s eighth season.