Wbbl Cup Final 2018

PRESS PACK WBBL CUP FINAL 2018 www.wbbl.org.uk #BRITISHBASKETBALL Contents SCHEDULE ………………………… PAGE 3 THE COMPETITION ………………………… PAGE 4 & 5 HISTORY OF THE FINAL ………………………… PAGE 6 THE ROAD TO THE FINAL ………………………… PAGE 7 NOTTINGHAM ROSTER ………………………… PAGE 8 CALEDONIA ROSTER ………………………… PAGE 9 TEAM STATISTICS ………………………… PAGE 10 & 11 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS ………………………… PAGE 12 CHAMPIONSHIP STATISTICS ………………………… PAGE 13 CLUB HISTORY: NOTTINGHAM ………………………… PAGE 14 CLUB HISTORY: CALEDONIA ………………………… PAGE 14 NOTTINGHAM FIXTURES ………………………… PAGE 15 CALEDONIA FIXTURES ………………………… PAGE 16 HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS ………………………… PAGE 17 PAST MEETINGS ………………………… PAGE 18 2 SCHEDULE 11:30PM: DOORS OPEN 12:06PM: WBBL CUP FINAL Nottingham Wildcats V Caledonia Pride 2:00PM: BBL SLAM DUNK COMPETITION 3:40PM BBL CUP FINAL Worcester Wolves V Cheshire Phoenix INCUDING A SPECIAL HALF TIME PERFORMANCE FROM PLANET JUMP ROPE 5:20PM (approx.): POST-GAME PRESENTATIONS 5:30PM (approx.): POST-GAME PRESS CONFERENCE 3 The competition The WBBL Cup is a straight knock-out competition comprising of the 11 WBBL teams. Prior to the 2016-17 season, the WBBL Trophy took place on the same day as the BBL Cup Final. This is only the second ever WBBL Cup Final. The 2017 WBBL Cup Final was the inaugural final with Manchester beating Nottingham to win the first ever WBBL Cup Final. This is the second WBBL Cup Final to take place at Arena Birmingham (formally Barclaycard Arena) and the fourth time a major WBBL final has been held in this Arena. Prior to the 2014-15 season, the venue was known as the National Indoor Arena before under-going a £26 million makeover, adding a high-class spectator experience to the amazing action-packed entertainment on court. This season saw a new addition to the league, Durham Palatinates, increasing the number of teams in the league to 11. This is the sixth WBBL Final that Nottingham Wildcats have made. They previously made the WBBL Trophy Final in 2015, the WBBL Cup Final in 2017, and the WBBL Play-Off Final in 2015, 2016, and 2017. In all finals, they have come runners-up and have yet to win their first ever major WBBL Final. This is the first ever WBBL Final that Caledonia Pride have made. This season marks only the second season Caledonia Pride have been in the WBBL, having joined as a new team for the 2016-17 season. History is guaranteed today as if either Nottingham or Caledonia win, it’ll be their first ever WBBL Final victory. The WBBL Cup competition commenced back in October, with three games in the First Round. Caledonia began their journey to the Cup Final with a 64-55 victory over Cardiff Met Archers. Oaklands Wolves defeated London Lions in a very close 73-71 victory, and Team Northumbria thumped to a 87-65 win over their Northern neighbours Durham Palatinates. Onto the Quarter Finals and Trophy 2017 runners-up Leicester ensured their Semi-Final placing with an empathic 90-74 victory over Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters. Northumbria sent Oaklands packing with a 72-58 win, and Caledonia continued their journey to the final with a big 86-76 win over Cup Final 2017 winners Manchester Mystics. Meanwhile, Nottingham Wildcats started their Cup Final journey with also a big win against Championship leaders Sevenoaks Suns, 67-58. 4 The Semi-Finals saw Nottingham defeat their East Midlands rivals Leicester Riders in a 75-66 victory, booking their sixth WBBL Final, and Caledonia narrowly saw off Team Northumbria with a 66-63 victory, booking their very first WBBL Final appearance. 5 HISTORY OF THE FINAL SEASON WINNERS RUNNERS-UP RESULT MVP 2016/2017 Manchester Mystics Nottingham Wildcats 60-71 Dominique Allen (Manchester) 6 ROAD TO THE FINAL FIRST ROUND Cardiff Met Archers 55 – 64 Caledonia Pride BA London Lions 71 – 73 Oaklands Wolves Team Northumbria 87 – 65 Durham Palatinates QUARTER-FINALS Leicester Riders 90 – 74 Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters Oaklands Wolves 58 – 72 Team Northumbria Manchester Mystics 76 – 86 Caledonia Pride Nottingham Wildcats 67 – 58 Sevenoaks Suns SEMI-FINALS Nottingham Wildcats 75 – 66 Leicester Riders Team Northumbria 63 – 66 Caledonia Pride FINAL Nottingham Wildcats v Caledonia Pride 7 Nottingham roster 8 Caledonia roster 9 TEAM statistics The following is a statistical comparison between the Finalists (highlighted in blue), based on their performances in the WBBL Championship this season: Scoring Avg Bench Scoring Avg Conceded Avg Sheffield Hatters 78.25 Leicester Riders 19.25 Durham Palatinates 81.50 Sevenoaks Suns 77.55 Oaklands Wolves 19.00 Oaklands Wolves 74.91 Leicester Riders 74.33 Sevenoaks Suns 17.00 Caledonia Pride 71.00 Nottingham Wildcats 71.64 Caledonia Pride 16.33 BA London Lions 69.09 Manchester Mystics 70.82 Nottingham Wildcats 14.73 Sheffield Hatters 68.17 Team Northumbria 69.31 Sheffield Hatters 12.08 Nottingham Wildcats 67.27 Caledonia Pride 64.08 Manchester Mystics 11.45 Cardiff Met Archers 66.60 Cardiff Met Archers 61.30 BA London Lions 11.00 Team Northumbria 65.00 Durham Palatinates 56.63 Team Northumbria 9.38 Manchester Mystics 61.00 Oaklands Wolves 56.55 Cardiff Met Archers 8.50 Leicester Riders 60.83 BA London Lions 51.18 Durham Palatinates 4.25 Sevenoaks Suns 55.82 Field Goal % % Field Goals Avg 3 Point % % 3 Point Goals Avg Sevenoaks Suns 47.84 Sheffield Hatters 24.00 Team Northumbria 34.52 Cardiff Met Archers 6.90 Leicester Riders 47.48 Sevenoaks Suns 23.18 Sheffield Hatters 32.60 Team Northumbria 6.69 Sheffield Hatters 45.43 Leicester Riders 22.00 Manchester Mystics 30.84 Nottingham Wildcats 6.45 Nottingham Wildcats 43.53 Nottingham Wildcats 20.18 Cardiff Met Archers 30.67 Manchester Mystics 6.36 Caledonia Pride 40.53 Caledonia Pride 19.08 Nottingham Wildcats 29.83 Leicester Riders 6.25 Cardiff Met Archers 38.33 Manchester Mystics 18.64 Sevenoaks Suns 29.33 Sheffield Hatters 6.17 Manchester Mystics 37.48 Durham Palatinates 18.13 Leicester Riders 28.52 Sevenoaks Suns 5.55 Oaklands Wolves 37.45 Team Northumbria 17.85 Oaklands Wolves 27.54 Caledonia Pride 5.17 Team Northumbria 36.94 Oaklands Wolves 16.55 Caledonia Pride 27.07 Oaklands Wolves 4.18 Durham Palatinates 36.62 Cardiff Met Archers 15.60 Durham Palatinates 24.60 BA London Lions 4.00 BA London Lions 36.57 BA London Lions 14.73 BA London Lions 21.57 Durham Palatinates 3.88 Free Throw % % Free Throws Avg Offensive Rebounds Avg Defensive Rebounds Avg Sevenoaks Suns 82.90 Sevenoaks Suns 14.55 Manchester Mystics 12.82 Manchester Mystics 28.00 Leicester Riders 78.53 Manchester Mystics 14.45 Sheffield Hatters 12.58 Caledonia Pride 27.92 Manchester Mystics 74.30 Team Northumbria 13.54 Sevenoaks Suns 11.00 Leicester Riders 27.83 Sheffield Hatters 73.40 Nottingham Wildcats 11.91 Leicester Riders 10.33 Nottingham Wildcats 27.45 Team Northumbria 73.03 Leicester Riders 11.58 Nottingham Wildcats 10.27 Team Northumbria 26.92 Cardiff Met Archers 72.31 Sheffield Hatters 11.50 Team Northumbria 9.23 Durham Palatinates 26.38 Nottingham Wildcats 70.81 Oaklands Wolves 10.91 Durham Palatinates 9.13 Oaklands Wolves 26.09 Oaklands Wolves 69.77 Caledonia Pride 10.42 Caledonia Pride 9.08 BA London Lions 26.00 Caledonia Pride 66.49 BA London Lions 9.73 Oaklands Wolves 8.45 Sheffield Hatters 25.50 Durham Palatinates 61.40 Cardiff Met Archers 9.40 Cardiff Met Archers 8.30 Cardiff Met Archers 25.50 BA London Lions 59.44 Durham Palatinates 8.75 BA London Lions 8.00 Sevenoaks Suns 25.09 10 Total Rebounds Avg Assists Avg Steals Avg Blocks Avg Manchester Mystics 40.82 Leicester Riders 22.50 Leicester Riders 11.25 Caledonia Pride 3.17 Leicester Riders 38.17 Sheffield Hatters 21.17 Team Northumbria 9.77 Manchester Mystics 2.82 Sheffield Hatters 38.08 Manchester Mystics 18.91 Manchester Mystics 9.73 BA London Lions 2.73 Nottingham Wildcats 37.73 Cardiff Met Archers 17.70 Nottingham Wildcats 9.55 Oaklands Wolves 2.45 Caledonia Pride 37.00 Nottingham Wildcats 17.09 Sheffield Hatters 9.08 Leicester Riders 2.33 Team Northumbria 36.15 Sevenoaks Suns 16.73 Sevenoaks Suns 8.27 Nottingham Wildcats 2.27 Sevenoaks Suns 36.09 Team Northumbria 15.77 BA London Lions 7.36 Team Northumbria 2.08 Durham Palatinates 35.50 Caledonia Pride 15.50 Caledonia Pride 7.25 Sheffield Hatters 2.00 Oaklands Wolves 34.55 Durham Palatinates 12.88 Cardiff Met Archers 6.70 Durham Palatinates 1.63 BA London Lions 34.00 Oaklands Wolves 12.73 Durham Palatinates 6.63 Cardiff Met Archers 1.30 Cardiff Met Archers 33.80 BA London Lions 11.36 Oaklands Wolves 6.55 Sevenoaks Suns 1.00 Turn Overs Avg Fouls Avg Oaklands Wolves 20.45 Nottingham Wildcats 17.18 Durham Palatinates 18.38 BA London Lions 15.36 BA London Lions 16.82 Oaklands Wolves 14.73 Nottingham Wildcats 16.36 Team Northumbria 14.46 Caledonia Pride 16.33 Manchester Mystics 14.36 Cardiff Met Archers 15.40 Leicester Riders 13.50 Sheffield Hatters 14.50 Sheffield Hatters 13.33 Manchester Mystics 12.91 Caledonia Pride 13.33 Team Northumbria 12.85 Cardiff Met Archers 11.90 Leicester Riders 12.25 Sevenoaks Suns 10.00 Sevenoaks Suns 9.64 Durham Palatinates 9.25 11 individual statistics The following is a statistical comparison between the Finalists, based on their performances in the BBL Championship this season: Statistic Nottingham Caledonia League Leader Points Ashley Harris – 24.8 Rosanna Reynolds – 13.4 Ashley Harris (Nottingham) – Per Game 24.8 Rebounds Ashley Harris – 11.2 Tricia Oakes – 9.8 Ashley Harris (Nottingham) – Per Game 11.2 Assists Per Onayssa Sbahi – 5.1 Robyn Lewis – 4.7 Georgia Jones (Manchester) – Game 6.8 Blocks Per Ashley Harris – 0.7 Rosanna Reynolds – 0.6 Harriet Ottewill (Durham) – Game 1.1 Steals Per Alyesha Lovett – 2.2

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