Promoted Brent Bulls appoint Tope Alli-Balogun as new head coach

By Bradley Gains on July 18, 2022

Brent Bulls have announced Tope Alli-Balogun as their new head coach ahead of their debut campaign in WNBL Division 1.

The club achieved promotion from Division 2 after going 13-1 in the South conference before losing to fellow promoted side Sheffield Hatters II in the semi-finals of the playoffs.

Join us in welcoming our new Women’s Head Coach to Brent for our @NBLengland Division 1 debut. Former @LondonLions & @AbbeyBasketball Coach Tope! 🐂🏀

Coach Tope will also leading and supporting our junior female development programme ⛹️‍♀️🧡#BrentNation #BrentBulls pic.twitter.com/R4Qyuuv4KD

— Brent Bulls (@BrentBulls) July 18, 2022

Alli-Balogun arrives following roles at Barking Abbey and London Lions – as well as with GB junior national teams – and takes over from Rick Buckner, who retired at the end of last season after a 30-year coaching career.

Several players from the Bulls’ 2021-22 roster featured during the recently concluded Hoopsfix Pro-Am including Kenisha Whyte, Josephine Maignomo and Marie-Lou Ries.

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