St Helens Saints B.C. Explained

St Helens Saints are an English professional basketball club based in the town of St Helens in northwest England.

History

The club was founded in 2020, following a merger of the West Lancs Warriors (2013) and St Helens (2012) basketball clubs.^{[1] [2]}

The senior men's team entered the National Basketball League Division 3 North West for the 2021-22 season, achieving promotion to Division 2 North in their inaugural season with an unbeaten 20–0 league record.^{[3] [4]} In 2022-23, the team moved its home venue to Volair Huyton, the former home of the Mersey Tigers of the British Basketball League.^[5] They finished 2nd in Division 2 North, with a 20-2 record, and qualified for the Division 2 Playoffs final.^{[6] [7] [8]}

Season-by-season records

Season	Division	Tier	Regular Season						Post-Season	National Cup
			Finish	Played	Wins	Losses	Points	Win %
St Helens Saints
2021–22	D3 NW	4	1st	20	20	0	40	1.000	Semi-finals	Did Not Compete
2022–23	D2 Nor	3	2nd	22	20	2	40	0.909	Runners Up	3rd Round
2023–24	D2 Nor	3	2nd	22	17	5	34	0.773

Notes and References

1. News: Club History . 7 January 2023 . St Helens Saints .
2. News: Jumping Through Hoops for Our Local Community . 7 January 2023 . FPC . 9 November 2020.
3. News: Mike Parsons . Ormskirk St Helens Saints Basketball Club seeking sponsor . 7 January 2023 . St Helens Star . 5 June 2021.
4. News: Marcello Cossall-Francis . Worcester Wolves promoted to the NBL Division Two North . 7 January 2023 . Worcester News . 24 June 2022.
5. Web site: Club Announcement . . 17 April 2023 . 31 December 2022.
6. News: Marcello Cossall-Francis . Worcester Wolves end regular season with defeat to St Helens Saints . 17 April 2023 . Worcester News . 26 March 2023.
7. Web site: NBL Playoffs: Finalists confirmed for 2022/23 . 17 April 2023 . 16 April 2023.
8. News: Sam Neter . City of Birmingham Rockets take NBL D2 Playoff crown. 2023-04-26 . Hoopsfix . 2022-04-22.