| Oaklands Wolves | |
| Color1: | white |
| Color2: | navy |
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| Arena: | Oaklands College |
| Location: | St Albans, Hertfordshire |
| Coach: | Michael Ball |
| Website: | Official website |
The Oaklands Wolves are an English sports club and academy based in St Albans, Hertfordshire. Based at Oaklands College, the basketball academy has an official team which competes professionally in the National Basketball League and Women's British Basketball League. Students at Oaklands College can enrol on a number of different academies including basketball, football, rugby, hockey, athletics and cycling.
The Wolves compete in the Women's British Basketball League, the premier women's basketball competition in the United Kingdom. The Wolves entered the league in 2016, and finished 10th in their inaugural season. [1] The team qualified for the WBBL Playoffs for the first time during the 2018-19 season, finishing 8th in the league with a 9-13 record. [2]
| Season | Division | Tier | Regular Season | Post-Season | WBBL Trophy | WBBL Cup | Head Coach | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Played | Wins | Losses | Points | Win % | ||||||||
| Oaklands Wolves | |||||||||||||
| 2016-17 | WBBL | 1 | 10th | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0.000 | Did not qualify | Pool Stage | Quarter-finals | Kenrick Liburd | |
| 2017-18 | WBBL | 1 | 9th | 20 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 0.300 | Did not qualify | Pool Stage | Quarter-finals | Kenrick Liburd | |
| 2018-19 | WBBL | 1 | 8th | 22 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 0.409 | Quarter-finals | Pool Stage | Quarter-finals | Lee Ryan | |
| 2019-20 | WBBL | 1 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Pool Stage | Quarter-finals | Lee Ryan | |||||||
| 2020-21 | WBBL | 1 | 8th | 20 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 0.350 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Pool Stage | Lee Ryan | |
| 2021-22 | WBBL | 1 | 12th | 24 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 0.208 | Did not qualify | 1st round | Pool Stage | Lauren Milligan | |
| 2022-23 | WBBL | 1 | 10th | 22 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 0.227 | Did not qualify | 1st round | 1st round | Tor Freeman | |
| 2023-24 | WBBL | 1 | 10th | 20 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 0.200 | Did not qualify | 1st round | Lee Ryan | ||
In July 2020, the Wolves organisation merged with National Basketball League Division 1 side Essex & Herts Leopards, competing from the 2020-21 NBL D1 season as the Oaklands Wolves. The Wolves were in partnership with the Leopards from the 2018-19 season, providing opportunities for academy players to train and play with the team, as well as a home venue for training and matches. [3] [4]
| Season | Division | Tier | Regular Season | Post-Season | National Cup | Head Coach | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Played | Wins | Losses | Points | Win % | |||||||
| Oaklands Wolves | ||||||||||||
| 2020-21 | D1 | 2 | 13th | 19 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 0.211 | 1st round | No competition | Thomas Baker | |
| 2021-22 | D1 | 2 | 14th | 26 | 3 | 23 | 6 | 0.115 | Did not qualify | 4th round | Lee Ryan | |
| 2022-23 | D2 Sou | 3 | 10th | 22 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 0.273 | Did not qualify | 2nd round | Lee Ryan | |
| 2023-24 | D2 Sou | 3 | 12th | 22 | 3 | 19 | 6 | 0.136 | Did not qualify | Jozef Butor Faith Karahan | ||
The foundations of the whole Wolves programme are based around an elite-level academy formed at Oaklands College in 2009. [5] Oaklands compete in both the EABL and WEABL, the premier under-19s basketball competitions in the United Kingdom. [6]
