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Leicester Riders guard Deanne Hayward has been crowned Molten WBBL Player of the Month. The Scot was part of the Riders team that had a perfect November. Hayward has been on fire with 18 points per game returning 60% from the field and was second in the WBBL from behind the three-point line. She was also the best free-throw shooter and recorded 3.7 assists and 5.7 rebounds per game. Riders’ coach Krumesh Patel was also named the Molten WBBL Coach of the Month.

My experience with Great Britain Women’s Basketball can only be described as a roller coaster ride to say the least.  When I was first asked to write this blog I was hesitant because I feel its not about me, an individual player. Basketball is a team sport, but then I thought to myself that a team is made up of individuals who need to individually perform and add their our significant touch to the team. Basketball to some extent is my life and it’s been a part of me since I was young. It's definitely one of the few constant things in my life, jobs, friends, etc come and go but I have always had basketball in my life to turn to. I can remember my first time being selected for GB in 2010 and I was so proud and so excited. It’s been a fun yet nerve wracking journey but all the hard work, dedication, blood, sweat, tears, sore body, aching joints have been well worth it and has finally paid off. Not many people can say they were cut from a team several times and now I am on ...