Westminster Warriors

Westminster Warriors
Westminster Warriors logo
LeagueNBL Division 2
Established1987; 37 years ago (1987)
HistoryWestminster Warriors
1987–present
ArenaMoberly Sports Centre
LocationWestminster, London
Websitewestminsterwarriors.org

The Westminster Warriors are a basketball club based in the Westminster area of London. The club currently has a senior Men's team competing in the English Basketball League (EBL) Division 1, in addition to a senior Women's team playing in the local London league and junior teams at Under-14, Under-16 and Under-18 levels. The club are based at Moberly Sports Centre, and take pride in having developed 5 Senior Men's England Internationals from within a 3 miles (4.8 kilometres) radius of their home venue.[1]

History

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The club were originally formed in 1987 as a community basketball programme, focusing on using basketball as the core of a wider personal development mission, and developing a proud tradition of positively impacting the lives of young people from the local community. The club soon put out a competitive senior Men's team, and enjoyed a long and successful period in the former National Basketball League, working their way up to the pinnacle of Division One before the senior teams were disbanded in 2005 in order to focus on youth development.[2]

The senior Men's team was reinstated in 2007, and began the slow process of working their way back to the heights reached by the former team. Starting in English Basketball League (EBL) Division 4 (Midlands / South), the Warriors won the Division Four title at the first attempt and then followed this up with a victory in the Division 3 playoffs the following year, clinching back-to-back promotions in their first two seasons back in the league. While Division Two proved a sterner test, the Warriors claimed second place in the 2011 Division Two playoffs to claim a further promotion back to Division One, claiming a place once again among the elite of English basketball.[3]

Season-by-season records

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Season Division Tier Regular Season Post-Season National Cup
Finish Played Wins Losses Points Win %
Westminster Warriors
1994-95 D2
1995-96 D2
1996-97 D1 2 6th 26 15 11 41 0.578
1997-98 D1 2 9th 22 6 16 12 0.273 Did not qualify
1998-99 D1 2 9th 26 9 17 18 0.346 Did not qualify
1999-00 D1 2 10th 24 7 17 14 0.292 Did not qualify
2000-01 D1 3 3rd 18 10 8 20 0.556 Quarter-finals
2001-02 D1 3 6th 22 11 11 23 0.500 Quarter-finals
2002-03 D1 3 4th 16 9 7 18 0.563 Quarter-finals
2003-04 D2 3 6th 20 10 10 20 0.500 Semi-finals
2004-07 Withdrew from league
2007-08 D4 M/S 5
2008-09 D3 Sou 4
2009-10 D2 3 5th 20 12 8 24 0.600 Quarter-finals 2nd round
2010-11 D2 3 4th 20 13 7 26 0.650 Runners-up 3rd round
2011-12 D1 2 12th 24 3 21 6 0.125 Did not qualify 3rd round
2012-13 D1 2 12th 26 10 16 20 0.385 Did not qualify 3rd round
2013-14 D1 2 12th 26 7 19 14 0.269 Did not qualify 3rd round
2014-15 D1 2 12th 24 6 18 12 0.250 Did not qualify 2nd round
2015-16 D1 2 11th 26 6 20 12 0.231 Did not qualify 4th round
2016-17 D1 2 14th 26 2 24 4 0.077 Did not qualify Quarter-finals
2017-18 D2 3 5th 22 14 8 28 0.636 Semi-finals 4th round
2018-19 D2 3 2nd 20 14 6 28 0.700 Runners-up 3rd round
2019-20 D1 2 13th 24 3 21 8 0.125 Did not qualify 4th round

Notable players

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References

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  1. ^ "Westminster Warriors, About Us". Westminster Warriors Club History. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Westminster Warriors, Senior Men's Team History". Westminster Warriors Club History. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  3. ^ "England Basketball League Stats 2011/2012". England Basketball. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
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