Nottingham Wildcats

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Nottingham Wildcats
LeagueWBBL
Founded1976; 45 years ago (1976)
HistoryNottingham Wildcats
1976-present
ArenaNottingham Wildcats Arena
LocationNottingham, England
Team colors     
Head coachKenrick Liburd
Championships2 WBBL Championship
WebsiteOfficial website

The Nottingham Wildcats are an English women's basketball club based in Nottingham, England. The Wildcats compete in the Women's British Basketball League (WBBL).

History[]

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 Venue[]

  • Dayncourt School
  • Portland Leisure Centre
  • Nottingham Wildcats Arena (2001-present) [6]

Season-by-season records[]

Season [7] Division Tier Regular Season Post-Season WBBL Trophy WBBL Cup Head Coach
Finish Played Wins Losses Points Win %
Nottingham Wildcats
2014-15 WBBL 1 2nd 18 16 2 32 0.889 Runners Up Runners Up - Dave Greenaway
2015-16 WBBL 1 1st 16 15 1 30 0.938 Runners Up Semi Finals - Dave Greenaway
2016-17 WBBL 1 1st 18 14 4 28 0.778 Runners Up Semi Finals Runners Up Dave Greenaway
2017-18 WBBL 1 4th 20 12 8 24 0.600 Semi Finals Pool Stage Winners Dave Greenaway
2018-19 WBBL 1 6th 22 11 11 22 0.500 Quarter Finals Pool Stage Quarter Finals Kenrick Liburd
2019-20 WBBL 1 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic Semi Finals Quarter Finals Kenrick Liburd
2020-21 WBBL 1 4th 20 11 9 22 0.550 Runners-Up Semi-finals Kenrick Liburd

Players[]

Current roster[]

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Nottingham Wildcats roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
G 1 United Kingdom 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
G 3 United States 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
G 5 United Kingdom
G 6 United Kingdom
G 9 Canada 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
G 11 United Kingdom
F 14 Spain 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
F 15 United Kingdom
F 21 Germany 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
G / F 22 United Kingdom 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
G 23 United States 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
F 30 United States 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Head coach
  • United Kingdom Kenrick Liburd
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

[8] [9]

Honours[]

  • WBBL Championship (2): 2015-16, 2016-17 [7]
  • WBBL Cup (1): 2017-18 [10] [11]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Nottingham Wildcats History Nottingham Wildcats History".
  2. ^ "Nottinghamshire Basketball Association :: Nottingham Wildcats". www.nottsbasketball.co.uk.
  3. ^ "Charity Details". beta.charitycommission.gov.uk.
  4. ^ "Nottingham Wildcats Arena". April 8, 2019.
  5. ^ "WBBL TO UPSCALE WOMEN'S TOP TIER".
  6. ^ "Nottingham Wildcats Sports Halls".
  7. ^ a b "Nottingham History – Women's British Basketball League".
  8. ^ "Nottingham Wildcats Women's WBBL Team".
  9. ^ "Nottingham Wildcats basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details - eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC.
  10. ^ "Nottingham Wildcats delighted to share Cup success with whole club". January 29, 2018.
  11. ^ "Nottingham Wildcats Crowned 2018 WBBL Cup Champions". January 29, 2018.
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