Nottingham_Wildcats
Nottingham Wildcats
English women basketball club
The Nottingham Wildcats are an English basketball club based in Nottingham, England. The Wildcats' senior women's team compete in the Women's British Basketball League (WBBL).
| Nottingham Wildcats | |
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| League | WBBL |
| Founded | 1976; 48 years ago (1976) |
| History | Nottingham Wildcats 1976–present |
| Arena | Nottingham Wildcats Arena |
| Location | Nottingham, England |
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| Head coach | Kenrick Liburd |
| Championships | 2 WBBL Championship |
| Website | nottinghamwildcatsbasketball.co.uk |
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]
- Dayncourt School
- Portland Leisure Centre
- Nottingham Wildcats Arena (2001–present)[6]
| Season [7] | Division | Tier | Regular season | Playoffs | WBBL Trophy | WBBL Cup | Head coach | |||||
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| Finish | Played | Wins | Losses | Points | Win % | |||||||
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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 | [lower-alpha 1] | 18 | 11 | 7 | 22 | .611 | [lower-alpha 1] | 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:
- The 2019–20 season was cancelled in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Wildcats were in 5th at the time.
Current roster
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- "Nottinghamshire Basketball Association :: Nottingham Wildcats". www.nottsbasketball.co.uk.
- "Charity Details". beta.charitycommission.gov.uk.
- "Nottingham Wildcats Arena". April 8, 2019.
- "Nottingham Wildcats delighted to share Cup success with whole club". January 29, 2018.
- "Nottingham Wildcats Crowned 2018 WBBL Cup Champions". January 29, 2018.