Nottingham Wildcats
| Nottingham Wildcats | |
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| League | SLB |
| Founded | 1976 |
| History | Nottingham Wildcats 1976–present |
| Arena | Nottingham Wildcats Arena |
| Location | Nottingham, England |
| Team colors | |
| Head coach | Kenrick Liburd |
| Championships | 2 WBBL Championship |
| Website | nottinghamwildcatsbasketball.co.uk |
The Nottingham Wildcats are an English basketball club based in Nottingham, England. The Wildcats' senior women's team compete in Super League Basketball.
History
[edit]The Wildcats were established in 1976 and are the biggest women's basketball club in Nottingham.[1][2] The team is run by the Nottingham Wildcats Community Basketball and Sports Trust.[3] The Wildcats are one of only a handful of British basketball clubs to administer and run their own facility, the Nottingham Wildcats Arena, which opened in 2001.[4]
A perennially successful team in the English Women's Basketball League, the Wildcats were one of the founder members of the Women's British Basketball League in 2014.[5]
Home venues
[edit]- Dayncourt School
- Portland Leisure Centre
- Nottingham Wildcats Arena (2001–present)[6]
Season-by-season records
[edit]| Season [7] | Division | Tier | Regular season | Playoffs | WBBL Trophy | WBBL Cup | Head coach | |||||
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| 2014–15 | WBBL | 1 | 2nd | 18 | 16 | 2 | 32 | .889 | Runners up | Runners up | — | Dave Greenaway |
| 2015–16 | WBBL | 1 | 1st | 16 | 15 | 1 | 30 | .938 | Runners up | Semi-finals | — | Dave Greenaway |
| 2016–17 | WBBL | 1 | 1st | 18 | 14 | 4 | 28 | .778 | Runners up | Semi-finals | Runners up | Dave Greenaway |
| 2017–18 | WBBL | 1 | 4th | 20 | 12 | 8 | 24 | .600 | Semi-finals | Pools stage | Winners | Dave Greenaway |
| 2018–19 | WBBL | 1 | 6th | 22 | 11 | 11 | 22 | .500 | Quarter-finals | Pools stage | Quarter-finals | Kenrick Liburd |
| 2019–20 | WBBL | 1 | [a] | 18 | 11 | 7 | 22 | .611 | [a] | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals | Kenrick Liburd |
| 2020–21 | WBBL | 1 | 4th | 20 | 11 | 9 | 22 | .550 | Semi-finals | Runners up | Semi-finals | Kenrick Liburd |
| 2021–22 | WBBL | 1 | 5th | 24 | 12 | 12 | 24 | .500 | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Pools stage | Kenrick Liburd |
| 2022–23 | WBBL | 1 | 11th | 22 | 3 | 19 | 6 | .136 | Did not qualify | 1st Round | Quarter-finals | Kenrick Liburd |
| 2023–24 | WBBL | 1 | 8th | 20 | 6 | 14 | 12 | .300 | Quarter-finals | Karen Burton | ||
Notes:
- ^ a b The 2019–20 season was cancelled in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Wildcats were in 5th at the time.
Players
[edit]Current roster
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Honours
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Nottingham Wildcats History Nottingham Wildcats History".
- ^ "Nottinghamshire Basketball Association :: Nottingham Wildcats". www.nottsbasketball.co.uk.
- ^ "Charity Details". beta.charitycommission.gov.uk.
- ^ "Nottingham Wildcats Arena". April 8, 2019.
- ^ "WBBL TO UPSCALE WOMEN'S TOP TIER".
- ^ "Nottingham Wildcats Sports Halls".
- ^ a b "Nottingham History – Women's British Basketball League".
- ^ "Nottingham Wildcats Women's WBBL Team".
- ^ "Nottingham Wildcats basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details - eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC.
- ^ "Nottingham Wildcats delighted to share Cup success with whole club". January 29, 2018.
- ^ "Nottingham Wildcats Crowned 2018 WBBL Cup Champions". January 29, 2018.
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