London Westside
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| London Westside | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
London Westside B.C. are an English basketball club, based in the North Kensington area of West London, England.
History[edit]
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[edit]
- Men's National League Division 3 South League Champions: 2010-11 [5]
- Men's National League Division 3 Playoffs Champions: 2010-11
- Men's National Founders Cup: 2002-03 [6]
Academy[edit]
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[edit]
For the 2019–20 season, Westside will field the following teams:[8]
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Home Venue[edit]
Westside are based at Kensington Leisure Centre and St Paul's School, London.[9]
Season-by-season records[edit]
| Season | Division | Tier | Regular Season | Post-Season | National Cup | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Played | Wins | Losses | Points | Win % | |||||||
| London Westside | ||||||||||||
| 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[edit]
- ^ "Westside Basketball Club".
- ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/london-westside-25556994/?originalSubdomain=uk [self-published source]
- ^ <https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FLondonWestsideBC%2Fposts%2F2191331770897244%3A0&
- ^ "Grenfell youth group first to get £45k from Standard's Young People's fund". 20 December 2018.
- ^ <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&
- ^ "Haringey use strong 4th quarter to pull away to 2018/19 ABL title". 3 April 2019.
- ^ "Scores and Schedules. | Basketball England".
- ^ http://archive.stpaulsschool.org.uk/community-partnerships/extra-curricular-partnerships/westside-basketball
- ^ "Scores and Schedules. | Basketball England".
