Nottingham Wildcats

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Nottingham Wildcats
League SLB
Founded1976;49 years ago (1976)
HistoryNottingham Wildcats
1976–present
ArenaNottingham Wildcats Arena
Location Nottingham, England
Team colors   
Head coachKenrick Liburd
Championships2 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.

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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 venues

Season-by-season records

Season [7] DivisionTierRegular seasonPlayoffsWBBL TrophyWBBL CupHead coach
FinishPlayedWinsLossesPointsWin %
Nottingham Wildcats
2014–15 WBBL 12nd1816232.889Runners upRunners upDave Greenaway
2015–16 WBBL 11st1615130.938Runners upSemi-finalsDave Greenaway
2016–17 WBBL 11st1814428.778Runners upSemi-finalsRunners upDave Greenaway
2017–18 WBBL 14th2012824.600Semi-finalsPools stageWinnersDave Greenaway
2018–19 WBBL 16th22111122.500Quarter-finalsPools stageQuarter-finalsKenrick Liburd
2019–20 WBBL 1 [a] 1811722.611 [a] Semi-finalsQuarter-finalsKenrick Liburd
2020–21 WBBL 14th2011922.550Semi-finalsRunners upSemi-finalsKenrick Liburd
2021–22 WBBL 15th24121224.500Semi-finalsSemi-finalsPools stageKenrick Liburd
2022–23 WBBL 111th223196.136Did not qualify1st RoundQuarter-finalsKenrick Liburd
2023–24 WBBL 18th2061412.300Quarter-finalsKaren Burton

Notes:

  1. 1 2 The 2019–20 season was cancelled in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Wildcats were in 5th at the time.

Players

Current roster

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

Nottingham Wildcats roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.
G 1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ashton, Brahe 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
G 3 Flag of the United States.svg Edmonds, Shaunay 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
G 5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Evison, Maisie
G 6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Casanova, Dejanae
G 9 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gyles, Jahnae 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
G 11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charity, Natalie
F 14 Flag of Spain.svg Bueriberi, Isabel 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
F 15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ashton, Grace
F 21 Flag of Germany.svg Egharevba, Praise 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
G / F22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Whittingham, Imani 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
G 23 Flag of the United States.svg Pannell, Brooklyn 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
F 30 Flag of the United States.svg Nicholas, Kennedy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Head coach
  • Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kenrick Liburd

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

[8] [9]

Honours

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. 1 2 "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.