Thames Valley Cavaliers

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Thames Valley Cavaliers
League NBL Division 1
Established2011;13 years ago (2011)
HistoryBracknell Cobras
(2011 - 2014)
Thames Valley Cavaliers
(2014 - present)
Arena Uxbridge College
Location Uxbridge, West London
Head coach Flag of Barbados.svg Nigel Lloyd
Website Official website

The Thames Valley Cavaliers are a semi-professional basketball club, based in the Uxbridge area of West London, England. The Cavaliers, formed in 2011, play their home games at Uxbridge College and compete in NBL Division 1, the second tier of the British basketball system.

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History

Formed in 2011, the club, which started life as the senior team for the Bracknell Cobras junior basketball club, entered National League competition for the first time in 2012. [1] The men's team split from the junior club to form the Cavaliers in 2014, and with an focus on elite player development, the team was promoted to the National Basketball League Division 1 in 2018. In their first season in Division 1, they secured a top 4 finish and reached the semi-finals of the end-of-season Playoffs.

In 2024, the club was acquired by Vince Macaulay. [2]

Honours

D2 Playoff Champions (2): 2016-17, 2017-18 [3]
D3 Playoff Champions (1): 2015-16 [4]
D3 South League Champions (1): 2015-16
D4 Playoff Champions (1): 2012-13 [5]
D4 South West League Champions (1): 2012-13

Players

Thames Valley Cavaliers 23-24 roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.
G 4 Flag of the United States.svg Roberts, AJ 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
G 5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adeluola, Bode 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jaafaru, Ibrahim
F 7 Flag of the United States.svg McLemore, Martelle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
G 9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Quaisie, Gideon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Hunter, Kamari
G 11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Afrikhanov, Omonitdin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
F 12 Flag of Ireland.svg Ogunkoya, Timi Tolu 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
F 20 Flag of Albania.svg Sokoli, Mergim 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
F 22 Flag of Serbia.svg Stokic, Igor 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
F 24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis, Shaquille 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
F 30 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adekunle, Deji 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
G 35 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wilson, Anthony 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Head coach

Flag of the United States.svg Robert Banks

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

Season-by-season records

Season [6] DivisionTierRegular SeasonPost-SeasonNational CupHead Coach
FinishPlayedWinsLossesPointsWin %
Bracknell Cobras
2012-13 D4 SW 51st18180361.000Winners2nd round
2013-14 D3 Sou 46th201010200.500Did not qualify1st round
Thames Valley Cavaliers
2014–15 D3 Sou 42nd18153300.833Semi-finals2nd roundRobert Banks
2015–16 D3 Sou 41st21210421.000Winners2nd roundRobert Banks
2016–17 D2 33rd22184360.818Winners3rd roundRobert Banks
2017–18 D2 32nd22184360.818WinnersQuarter-finalsRobert Banks
2018–19 D1 24th261610320.615Semi-finalsQuarter-finalsRobert Banks
2019–20 D1 22nd23185390.783No playoffs3rd roundRobert Banks
2020–21 D1 22nd19172340.895Quarter-finalsNo competitionRobert Banks
2021–22 D1 22nd26206400.769Semi-finalsSemi-finalsRobert Banks
2022–23 D1 26th261313260.500Quarter-finalsQuarter-finalsRobert Banks
2023–24 D1 210th24816160.333Did not qualifyRobert Banks

Record in BBL competitions

SeasonCompetitionRoundOpponentHomeAway
2020-21 BBL Trophy R1 Surrey Scorchers L 100-101
2021-22 BBL Trophy R1 Hemel Storm W 86-78
QF Glasgow Rocks L 91-97 (OT)
2022-23 BBL Trophy R1 Sheffield Sharks L 66-98

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References

  1. ↑ "Club Records".
  2. ↑ Sam Neter. "Vince Macaulay and Nhamo Shire partner on acquisition of NBL D1 side TVC". Hoopsfix. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  3. ↑ "Thames Valley Cavaliers Crowned NBL Division 2 Playoff Champions". 2018-04-29.
  4. ↑ "Thames Valley Cavaliers Finish Undefeated with D3 Playoff Title". 2016-04-23.
  5. ↑ "Scores and Schedules. | Basketball England".
  6. ↑ "Standings | Basketball England".
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