Free tickets for staff to watch Leicester Riders as part of their ongoing partnership with Loughborough Sport

Connor playing mid-match on a basketball court with the ball, wearing the Red Leicester Riders kit and looking away from the camera. There is a player on the opposite team in the background

Loughborough University is a key part of the history of Leicester Riders basketball club. The Riders men’s team were founded at the University in 1967 by a group of students and they played their home games on campus whilst their stadium, Mattioli Arena, was under construction.

Loughborough Sport and Leicester Riders enjoy a successful partnership, with Riders coaches Nick Moodey and Will Maynard (previous students) both coaching the women’s and men’s performance teams on campus.

As part of the ongoing relationship, Leicester Riders have gifted eight tickets to the University per game for the men’s performance team, and Loughborough Sport is therefore offering staff and student volunteers the opportunity to watch local elite basketball for free.

Rob Jarram, Head of Foundation and Player Pathway at Leicester Riders, said: “We have always worked very closely with the University and the pathway that we have created in partnership with Loughborough Sport for players, coaches and volunteers provides quality opportunities for students to help shape basketball locally.”

Ian Knott, Head of Sports Development at Loughborough University, added: “We not only want to encourage University staff and volunteers to go to the Mattioli Arena and support our students representing the Riders, but there is also lots of quality basketball on campus.”

If anyone is interested in watching basketball at Loughborough or at the Mattioli Arena, please contact Ian Knott, i.knott2@lboro.ac.uk.

View upcoming fixtures and tickets for the Leicester Riders teams on their website.