# 2021–22 Women's British Basketball League season

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 |
| 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

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.

### 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 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 3 | Sheffield Hatters | 24 | 18 | 6 | 2029 | 1599 | +430 | 36 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 4 | Leicester Riders | 24 | 14 | 10 | 1800 | 1667 | +133 | 28 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 5 | Nottingham Wildcats | 24 | 12 | 12 | 1880 | 1873 | +7 | 24 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 6 | Caledonia Pride | 24 | 12 | 12 | 1639 | 1721 | −82 | 24 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 7 | Essex Rebels | 24 | 12 | 12 | 1862 | 1752 | +110 | 24 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 8 | Durham Palatinates | 24 | 11 | 13 | 1610 | 1712 | −102 | 22 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 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

Quarter-finals
* 1 May 2022
| Leicester Riders | 69–81 | Nottingham Wildcats |
* 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 | |
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
* 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.
First round
* 15 Jan 2022
| Nottingham Wildcats | 90–83 | Gloucester City Queens |
* 15 Jan 2022
| Manchester Met Mystics | 74–73 | Sheffield Hatters |
* 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
* 5 Feb 2022
| Leicester Riders | 88–59 | Durham Palatinates |
* 6 Feb 2022
| Nottingham Wildcats | 117–82 | Cardiff Met Archers |
* 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 |