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BBC News
21-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Paternostro hails 'true champions' Riders
Head coach Rob Paternostro says his Leicester Riders players proved themselves "true champions" by winning the Super League Basketball (SLB) play-off title after a season of near eased to a 105-74 victory against Newcastle Eagles in Sunday's SLB showpiece event at London's O2 Arena to end a three-year trophy was Leicester's last chance this term to end that barren run, having finished runners-up in the league table after crashing out of the SLB Cup and Trophy at the semi-final stages earlier this season."We played some great basketball this season but we weren't able to get over the hump in the other competitions," Paternostro told BBC East Midlands Today."So when we beat Sheffield in the second-leg classic play-off game, I felt like it was our time."I was so proud of the guys and happy for the guys because they deserved it, worked so hard this season and didn't let the losses in the semi-finals affect them."They always bounced back and that is what true champions do." Three years without silverware is the longest the club had gone without getting their hands on a trophy since Paternostro won his first with the club in SLB Championship trophy was the 18th major honour he has won in his 17 years as Riders Hunter, voted most valuable player in the play-offs, and Zach Johnson finished up as joint top-scorers with 23 points each in a final that Leicester dominated from the East Midlands club were 11 points up at half-time and by the time that was blown out to 20 in the third quarter, Paternostro saw his side "locked in" and in a "good position" to get the job done. "As we left Leicester, we felt the guys were really prepared and knew everything about the opponent," Paternostro added."When I look back at all these trophies, it's not just about the ball going in the basket, or the great assist or the slam dunk, it's about the people that we had that were hard workers and good team-mates who were able to shine on the big day."
BBC News
09-03-2025
- Business
- BBC News
London Lions plans 'world-class' basketball stadium in capital
The London Lions basketball club has announced it hopes to construct a purpose-built basketball stadium in the Balan, CEO of the club, which currently tops the Super League Basketball standings, said: "We want to create a world-class home for elite hoops and a place where the community can come together."Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan, who created a basketball taskforce last year, said he supported the proposal, adding that it would create positive opportunities for young club, which plays at the Copper Box Arena in Stratford, is due to announce a proposed stadium location in the coming months.
