Essex Rebels

The Essex Rebels are a basketball club from Colchester, Essex.

Essex Rebels
LeagueWomen: WBBL
Men: NBL D2 South
Established2018 (2018)
HistoryEssex Rebels
(2018–present)
ArenaEssex Sport Arena
Capacity1,655
LocationColchester, Essex
Main sponsorWhitehall Resources
Team manager Susy Davies
Head coach Tom Sadler
ChampionshipsBasketball England National Women's Cup 2016
WNBL Division 1 2017-2018
Websitewww.essex.ac.uk/sport/essex-rebels

The Rebels' women's team compete in the Women's British Basketball League (WBBL), the top-level women's basketball league in Great Britain. After competing in the Women's National Basketball League as the Essex Blades, the Rebels started life in the professional ranks of the WBBL at the start of the 2018-19 season.[1]

Women's team
2016 Cup Final Winners

The Rebels are coached by Tom Sadler, who has been coaching the team since November 2018 and is now in a permanent position of Head of Basketball Performance for the University.[2]

Players

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Essex Rebels roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.
F 1 Small, Chelsea 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
F 5 Sinnott, Grace 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
PG 6 Sarson, Bethany 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
F 7 Shaxon, Ellie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
G 9 Tom, Charleene 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
G 10 Partridge, Olivia 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
PG 12 Ward, Jessy 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
PF 15 Belle-Mbaye, Yassin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
F 24 Rendle, Abigail 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
F 25 Kohlhaas, Andrea 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
G 35 Adeogun, Princess 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
G 44 Sadler, Catherine 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Head coach

Tom Sadler

Assistant coach(es)

Ross Norfolk Justin Mills

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Season-by-season records
Season Division Tier Regular Season Post-Season Trophy Cup Head Coach
Finish Played Wins Losses Points Win %
Essex Rebels
2018-19 WBBL 1 12th 22 3 19 6 0.136 Did Not Qualify Pool Stage 1st Round Tom Sadler
2019-20 WBBL 1 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic Pool Stage 1st Round Tom Sadler

Men's team

After a successful season in National League Division 3, finishing with a 10–6 record and reaching the semi-final of the play-offs, the Rebels are looking to progress further as they compete in Division 2 for the first time. The side will predominantly consist of Performance Sport students from the University of Essex and will be led by Ross Norfolk.

Essex Arena


References
  1. "Essex Rebels | University of Essex". Essex.ac.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  2. "Essex Rebels appoint new roles – Women's British Basketball League". Wbb1.web.geniussports.com. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
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