London Westside
London Westside B.C. are an English basketball club, based in the North Kensington area of West London, England.
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League | NBL D2 South |
Established | 2000 |
History | London Westside (2000–present) |
Arena | Kensington Leisure Centre |
Capacity | 500 |
Location | Kensington, West London |
Team colours | |
Website | Official website |
History
The club was founded in 2000, with strong links to the local community and to provide opportunity for talented local players to develop. [1] [2]
Westside had much early success in the regional leagues, and entered the English Basketball League for the first time in 2004. [3]
The club was severely disrupted by the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017, with their main home venue out of action for a considerable period as a hub for the relief effort. The club were later awarded funds from the Grenfell Young People's Fund, raised by readers who donated to the London Evening Standard's Dispossessed Fund Grenfell Appeal, to support their youth development work. [4]
Honours
Academy
The club is partnered with St Charles College, who compete in the Academies Basketball League. The ABL is the second-tier under 19's competition in the United Kingdom. St Charles were runners-up in the competition in 2019. [7]
Teams
For the 2019–20 season, Westside will field the following teams: [8]
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Home Venue
Westside are based at Kensington Leisure Centre and St Paul's School, London [9].
Season-by-season records
Season | Division | Tier | Regular Season | Post-Season | National Cup | |||||||
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Finish | Played | Wins | Losses | Points | Win % | |||||||
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2011–12 | D2 | 3 | 7th | 20 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 0.450 | Runners-Up | 2nd Round | ||
2012–13 | D2 | 3 | 9th | 22 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 0.318 | Did Not Qualify | 2nd Round | ||
2013–14 | D2 | 3 | 9th | 20 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 0.400 | Did Not Qualify | 2nd Round | ||
2014–15 | D2 | 3 | 8th | 22 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 0.364 | Quarter Finals | 3rd Round | ||
2015–16 | D2 | 3 | 10th | 22 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 0.227 | Did Not Qualify | 1st Round | ||
2016–17 | D2 | 3 | 5th | 22 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 0.500 | Quarter Finals | 4th Round | ||
2017–18 | D2 | 3 | 11th | 22 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 0.273 | Did Not Qualify | 2nd Round | ||
2018–19 | D2 | 3 | 8th | 20 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 0.350 | Quarter Finals | 3rd Round | ||
2019–20 | D2 Sou | 3 | 2nd | 16 | 11 | 5 | 24 | 0.688 | No Playoffs | 3rd Round |
References
- https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/contactsdirectory/az.aspx?searchletter=w&orgid=11707
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/london-westside-25556994/?originalSubdomain=uk
- <https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FLondonWestsideBC%2Fposts%2F2191331770897244%3A0&
- https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/grenfell-youth-group-first-to-get-45k-from-standards-young-peoples-fund-a4022441.html
- <https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FLondonWestsideBC%2Fposts%2F2189638134399941%3A0&
- <https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FLondonWestsideBC%2Fposts%2F2188367107860377%3A0&
- http://eabl.org/abl/2019/04/abl-final-haringey-6th-form-vs-st-charles-college/
- https://www.basketballengland.co.uk/competitions/nbl/scores-and-schedules/
- http://archive.stpaulsschool.org.uk/community-partnerships/extra-curricular-partnerships/westside-basketball
- https://www.basketballengland.co.uk/competitions/nbl/scores-and-schedules/