Thames Valley Cavaliers Explained

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Thames Valley Cavaliers
League:NBL Division 1
History:Bracknell Cobras
(2011 - 2014)
Thames Valley Cavaliers
(2014 - present)
Arena:Uxbridge College
Location:Uxbridge, West London
Coach: Robert Banks
Website:Official website

The Thames Valley Cavaliers are a semi-professional basketball club, based in the Uxbridge area of West London, England. The Cavaliers, formed in 2011, play their home games at Uxbridge College and compete in NBL Division 1, the second tier of the British basketball system.

History

Formed in 2011, the Cavaliers have rapidly ascended through the lower divisions of English basketball. The club, which started life as the senior team for the Bracknell Cobras junior basketball club, entered National League competition for the first time in 2012.[1] The men's team split from the junior club to form the Cavaliers in 2014, and with an focus on elite player development, the team was promoted to the National Basketball League Division 1 in 2018. In their first season in Division 1, they secured a top 4 finish and reached the semi-finals of the end-of-season Playoffs.

The Club are partnered with Uxbridge College, with whom they run an ABL U-19 academy team [2] and Brunel University.

Honours

D2 Playoff Champions (2): 2016-17, 2017-18[3]

D3 Playoff Champions (1): 2015-16[4]

D3 South League Champions (1): 2015-16

D4 Playoff Champions (1): 2012-13[5]

D4 South West League Champions (1): 2012-13

Home venue

Season-by-season records

Season [6] DivisionTierRegular SeasonPost-SeasonNational Cup
FinishPlayedWinsLossesPointsWin %
Bracknell Cobras
2012-13D4 SW51st18180361.000Winners2nd round
2013-14D3 Sou46th201010200.500Did not qualify1st round
Thames Valley Cavaliers
2014–15D3 Sou42nd18153300.833Semi-finals2nd round
2015–16D3 Sou41st21210421.000Winners2nd round
2016–17D233rd22184360.818Winners3rd round
2017–18D232nd22184360.818WinnersQuarter-finals
2018–19D124th261610320.615Semi-finalsQuarter-finals
2019–20D122nd23185390.783No playoffs3rd round
2020–21D122nd19172340.895Quarter-finalsNo competition
2021–22D122nd2620640 0.769Semi-finalsSemi-finals
2022–23D126th26131326 0.500Quarter-finalsQuarter-finals
2023–24D1210th2481616 0.333Did not qualify

Record in BBL competitions

SeasonCompetitionRoundOpponentHomeAway
2020-21BBL TrophyR1Surrey ScorchersL 100-101
2021-22BBL TrophyR1Hemel StormW 86-78
QFGlasgow RocksL 91-97 (OT)
2022-23BBL TrophyR1Sheffield SharksL 66-98

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Club Records.
  2. Web site: Basketball Academy - Uxbridge College | Top London College.
  3. Web site: Thames Valley Cavaliers Crowned NBL Division 2 Playoff Champions. 2018-04-29.
  4. Web site: Thames Valley Cavaliers Finish Undefeated with D3 Playoff Title. 2016-04-23.
  5. Web site: Scores and Schedules. | Basketball England.
  6. Web site: Standings | Basketball England.

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