Oaklands Wolves vs Leicester Riders

Oaklands Wolves take on the Leicester Riders at the Oaklands College Sports Zone on Saturday 7 November, with tip-off at 19:00. It's a women's Super League Basketball home fixture, so the Wolves have the home-court advantage for this one.

If you're not familiar with the setup, the Wolves' SLBW programme launched in 2017 to give academy girls a chance to play at an elite level, after they went unbeaten in National Basketball League women's competitions. Since then, it's turned into a proper hub for player development. Academy athletes have gone on to US college basketball, European leagues, and the GB national team, with names like Tia Freeman, Kyla Nelson, Paige Robinson, Aliz Varga and Louise Rouse coming through the system.

The 2024/25 season was a big one for them: they were crowned SLBW Championship winners, lifted the SLB Cup, reached the Playoff Finals, and finished runners-up in the Betty Codona Trophy. It's a high bar to follow, and this fixture is part of the ongoing campaign.

The game is at the college's St Albans campus, where they combine education with elite sports coaching across their academies. The women's side competes in the SLBW, and there's a men's team playing in NBL Division 2, so the college runs both. Tickets start from £5.04, and the action kicks off at 19:00 on Saturday 7 November at the Oaklands College Sports Zone, South Drive, St Albans, AL4 0JA.