Richmond Knights | |
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League | NBL D2 South |
Established | 2009 |
History | Richmond Knights (2009–present) |
Location | Richmond, London |
Team colours | |
Website | Official website |
The Richmond Knights are an English basketball club, based in Richmond, south west London. Established in 2009, the Knights have grown rapidly to run one of the largest junior development basketball programmes in the United Kingdom, coaching over 1,500 players every week. [1] [2] The Knights entered the Men's National Basketball League in 2017, thereby completing the player pathway from junior to senior basketball. [3]
For the 2019–20 season, the Knights will field the following teams: [4]
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Finish | Played | Wins | Losses | Points | Win % | |||||||
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2017–18 | D4 SE | 5 | 3rd | 18 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 0.667 | Did not qualify | Did not compete | ||
2018–19 | D4 SE | 5 | 4th | 18 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 0.667 | Quarter-finals | 2nd round | ||
2019–20 | D3 SE | 4 | 1st | 14 | 11 | 3 | 24 | 0.786 | No playoffs | 1st round | ||
2020–21 | D2 Sou | 3 | No season due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||||
2021–22 | D2 Sou | 3 | 6th | 22 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 0.455 | Did not qualify | 2nd round | ||
2022–23 | D2 Sou | 3 | 5th | 22 | 13 | 9 | 26 | 0.591 | Did not qualify | 2nd round | ||
2023–24 | D2 Sou | 3 | 3rd | 22 | 16 | 6 | 32 | 0.727 | Quarter-finals |
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