THE London Lions team that makes history as the first from this country to play in a European final on Wednesday are standard bearers not just for women’s basketball, but for women’s sport in this country.
That is the verdict of Matt Newby, head coach of one of their rivals in the Women’s British Basketball League, the Newcastle Eagles, and the man behind a leading junior basketball club in West Yorkshire. Newby helped launch City of Leeds Basketball Club nearly two decades ago and this season has seen them win multiple titles.
“There’s a lot happening in terms of the club’s infrastructure itself, but the cherry on the cake is winning. “The girls programme has taken their respective conference titles at Under-16s and Under-18s, which is a really strong endorsement of the effort that’s gone into the women’s team and the work our women and girls officer, Katie Lemond, has been doing since she came into post in January having spent a long time playing and coaching in the programme.
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