Westminster Warriors Explained

The Westminster Warriors are a basketball club based in the Westminster area of London. The club currently has a senior Men's team competing in the English Basketball League (EBL) Division 1, in addition to a senior Women's team playing in the local London league and junior teams at Under-14, Under-16 and Under-18 levels. The club are based at Moberly Sports Centre, and take pride in having developed 5 Senior Men's England Internationals from within a 3miles radius of their home venue.[1]

History

The club were originally formed in 1987 as a community basketball programme, focusing on using basketball as the core of a wider personal development mission, and developing a proud tradition of positively impacting the lives of young people from the local community. The club soon put out a competitive senior Men's team, and enjoyed a long and successful period in the former National Basketball League, working their way up to the pinnacle of Division One before the senior teams were disbanded in 2005 in order to focus on youth development.[2]

The senior Men's team was reinstated in 2007, and began the slow process of working their way back to the heights reached by the former team. Starting in English Basketball League (EBL) Division 4 (Midlands / South), the Warriors won the Division Four title at the first attempt and then followed this up with a victory in the Division 3 playoffs the following year, clinching back-to-back promotions in their first two seasons back in the league. While Division Two proved a sterner test, the Warriors claimed second place in the 2011 Division Two playoffs to claim a further promotion back to Division One, claiming a place once again among the elite of English basketball.[3]

Season-by-season records

SeasonDivisionTierRegular SeasonPost-SeasonNational Cup
FinishPlayedWinsLossesPointsWin %
Westminster Warriors
1994-95D2
1995-96D2
1996-97D126th261511410.578
1997-98D129th22616120.273Did not qualify
1998-99D129th26917180.346Did not qualify
1999-00D1210th24717140.292Did not qualify
2000-01D133rd18108200.556Quarter-finals
2001-02D136th221111230.500Quarter-finals
2002-03D134th1697180.563Quarter-finals
2003-04D236th201010200.500Semi-finals
2004-07Withdrew from league
2007-08D4 M/S5
2008-09D3 Sou4
2009-10D235th20128240.600Quarter-finals2nd round
2010-11D234th20137260.650Runners-up3rd round
2011-12D1212th2432160.125Did not qualify3rd round
2012-13D1212th261016200.385Did not qualify3rd round
2013-14D1212th26719140.269Did not qualify3rd round
2014-15D1212th24618120.250Did not qualify2nd round
2015-16D1211th26620120.231Did not qualify4th round
2016-17D1214th2622440.077Did not qualifyQuarter-finals
2017-18D235th22148280.636Semi-finals4th round
2018-19D232nd20146280.700Runners-up3rd round
2019-20D1213th2432180.125Did not qualify4th round

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Westminster Warriors, About Us . Westminster Warriors Club History . 4 January 2013.
  2. Web site: Westminster Warriors, Senior Men's Team History . Westminster Warriors Club History . 4 January 2013.
  3. Web site: England Basketball League Stats 2011/2012 . England Basketball . 4 January 2013.