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.
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.
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.
Honours WBBL Trophy (3): 2017-18, 2018–19, 2019–20 WBBL Cup (1): 2020-21 NBL Division One Playoffs (1): 2013-14 NBL Division Two Playoffs (1): 2011-12
Season-by-season records SeasonDivisionTierRegular SeasonPost-SeasonWBBL TrophyWBBL CupHead coach Finish Played Wins Losses Points Win % Loughborough Riders2011-12NBL D222nd16151300.938Winners, beating NewhamMatt Harber2012-13NBL D114th18126240.667Semi-finalsMatt Harber2013-14NBL D114th1495180.643Winners, beating SheffieldMatt Harber Leicester Riders2014-15WBBL14th18117220.611Semi-finalsSemi-finalsMatt Harber2015-16WBBL16th16610120.375Quarter-finalsQuarter-finalsMatt Harber2016-17WBBL12nd18135260.722Semi-finalsRunners-UpSemi-finalsKrumesh Patel2017-18WBBL12nd20191380.950Runners-UpWinners, beating SevenoaksSemi-finalsKrumesh Patel2018-19WBBL12nd22184360.818Runners-UpWinners, beating DurhamSemi-finalsJesper Sundberg2019-20WBBL1Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemicWinners, beating DurhamQuarter-finalsJesper Sundberg2020-21WBBL12nd20182360.900Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsWinners, beating SevenoaksJesper Sundberg2021-22WBBL14th241410280.583Quarter-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 rosterNo.Pos.Nat.Name3FKatie Januszewska4GKaia Harrison7GJessica Eadsforth-Yates8GShae Sanchez10CElise Tweedie12GShahd Abboud20FBrooke Bigott21FEmma Dunsire
References
See also Leicester Riders (men)