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.
| 2021–22 WBBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | WBBL |
| Season | 2021–22 |
| Teams | 13 |
| Regular season | |
| League | London Lions (1st title) |
| WBBL Cup | London Lions (1st title) |
| WBBL Trophy | London Lions (2nd title) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | London Lions (2nd title) |
Teams
edit| Team | Location | Arena | Head Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
 Caledonia Pride
|
Edinburgh | The Crags Centre |  Bart Sengers
|
 Cardiff Met Archers
|
Cardiff | Archers Arena |  Stef Collins
|
 Durham Palatinates
|
Durham | Sports and Wellbeing Park | Lee Davie
|
| Essex Rebels
|
Colchester | Essex Sports Arena | Tom Sadler
|
| Gloucester City Queens
|
Gloucester | Oxstalls Arena | Jay Marriott
|
| Leicester Riders
|
Loughborough | Loughborough University |  Derrick Washington
|
| London Lions
|
London (Barking) | Barking Abbey School | Mark Clark
|
| Manchester Met Mystics
|
Manchester | National Basketball Centre | Jeff Jones
|
| Newcastle Eagles
|
Newcastle upon Tyne | Eagles Community Arena | Chris Bunten
|
| 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
editEach 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
edit| 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 |
WBBL Playoffs
editQuarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
WBBL Cup
editThe 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Semi-finals
Final
WBBL Trophy
editThe 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