Oaklands Wolves

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Oaklands Wolves
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Founded2009;15 years ago (2009)
Arena Oaklands College
Location St Albans, Hertfordshire
Team colors   
Head coachMichael Ball
Website Official website

The Oaklands Wolves are an English sports club and academy based in St Albans, Hertfordshire. Based at Oaklands College, the basketball academy has an official team which competes professionally in the National Basketball League and Women's British Basketball League. Students at Oaklands College can enrol on a number of different academies including basketball, football, rugby, hockey, athletics and cycling.

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Professional basketball teams

Women's team

History

The Wolves compete in the Women's British Basketball League, the premier women's basketball competition in the United Kingdom. The Wolves entered the league in 2016, and finished 10th in their inaugural season. [1] The team qualified for the WBBL Playoffs for the first time during the 2018-19 season, finishing 8th in the league with a 9-13 record. [2]

Season-by-season records

SeasonDivisionTierRegular SeasonPost-SeasonWBBL TrophyWBBL CupHead Coach
FinishPlayedWinsLossesPointsWin %
Oaklands Wolves
2016-17 WBBL 110th1801800.000Did not qualifyPool StageQuarter-finalsKenrick Liburd
2017-18 WBBL 19th20614120.300Did not qualifyPool StageQuarter-finalsKenrick Liburd
2018-19 WBBL 18th22913180.409Quarter-finalsPool StageQuarter-finalsLee Ryan
2019-20 WBBL 1Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemicPool StageQuarter-finalsLee Ryan
2020-21 WBBL 18th20713140.350Quarter-finalsQuarter-finalsPool StageLee Ryan
2021-22 WBBL 112th24519100.208Did not qualify1st roundPool StageLauren Milligan
2022-23 WBBL 110th22517100.227Did not qualify1st round1st roundTor Freeman

Men's team

History

In July 2020, the Wolves organisation merged with National Basketball League Division 1 side Essex & Herts Leopards, competing from the 2020-21 NBL D1 season as the Oaklands Wolves. The Wolves were in partnership with the Leopards from the 2018-19 season, providing opportunities for academy players to train and play with the team, as well as a home venue for training and matches. [3] [4]

Season-by-season records

SeasonDivisionTierRegular SeasonPost-SeasonNational CupHead Coach
FinishPlayedWinsLossesPointsWin %
Oaklands Wolves
2020-21 D1 213th1941580.2111st roundNo competitionThomas Baker
2021-22 D1 214th2632360.115Did not qualify4th roundLee Ryan
2022-23 D2 Sou 310th22616120.273Did not qualify2nd roundLee Ryan
2023-24 D2 Sou 312th2231960.136Did not qualify

Academy & Junior teams

The foundations of the whole Wolves programme are based around an elite-level academy formed at Oaklands College in 2009. [5] Oaklands compete in both the EABL and WEABL, the premier under-19s basketball competitions in the United Kingdom. [6]

Notable former players

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References

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  2. "Oaklands History - WBBL".
  3. "The Wolfpack Introduce A Division 1 Men's Side - Oaklands Wolves". 2020-07-22.
  4. "New Season, New Name - Essex Leopards". 2020-07-22.
  5. "Basketball Academy - Oaklands College".
  6. "Oaklands College - EABL".