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Thames Valley Cavaliers

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Thames Valley Cavaliers
LeagueNBL Division 1
Established2011; 13 years ago (2011)
HistoryBracknell Cobras
(2011 - 2014)
Thames Valley Cavaliers
(2014 - present)
ArenaUxbridge College
LocationUxbridge, West London
Head coachBarbados Nigel Lloyd
WebsiteOfficial 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

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Formed in 2011, 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.

In 2024, the club was acquired by Vince Macaulay. [2]

Honours

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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

Players

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Thames Valley Cavaliers 23-24 roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
G 4 United States Roberts, AJ 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
G 5 United Kingdom Adeluola, Bode 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
6 United Kingdom Jaafaru, Ibrahim
F 7 United States McLemore, Martelle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
G 9 United Kingdom Quaisie, Gideon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
10 United Kingdom Hunter, Kamari
G 11 United Kingdom Afrikhanov, Omonitdin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
F 12 Republic of Ireland Ogunkoya, Timi Tolu 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
F 20 Albania Sokoli, Mergim 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
F 22 Serbia Stokic, Igor 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
F 24 United Kingdom Lewis, Shaquille 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
F 30 United Kingdom Adekunle, Deji 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
G 35 United Kingdom Wilson, Anthony 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Head coach

United States Robert Banks


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Season-by-season records

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Season [6] Division Tier Regular Season Post-Season National Cup Head Coach
Finish Played Wins Losses Points Win %
Bracknell Cobras
2012-13 D4 SW 5 1st 18 18 0 36 1.000 Winners 2nd round
2013-14 D3 Sou 4 6th 20 10 10 20 0.500 Did not qualify 1st round
Thames Valley Cavaliers
2014–15 D3 Sou 4 2nd 18 15 3 30 0.833 Semi-finals 2nd round Robert Banks
2015–16 D3 Sou 4 1st 21 21 0 42 1.000 Winners 2nd round Robert Banks
2016–17 D2 3 3rd 22 18 4 36 0.818 Winners 3rd round Robert Banks
2017–18 D2 3 2nd 22 18 4 36 0.818 Winners Quarter-finals Robert Banks
2018–19 D1 2 4th 26 16 10 32 0.615 Semi-finals Quarter-finals Robert Banks
2019–20 D1 2 2nd 23 18 5 39 0.783 No playoffs 3rd round Robert Banks
2020–21 D1 2 2nd 19 17 2 34 0.895 Quarter-finals No competition Robert Banks
2021–22 D1 2 2nd 26 20 6 40 0.769 Semi-finals Semi-finals Robert Banks
2022–23 D1 2 6th 26 13 13 26 0.500 Quarter-finals Quarter-finals Robert Banks
2023–24 D1 2 10th 24 8 16 16 0.333 Did not qualify Robert Banks

Record in BBL competitions

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Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away
2020-21 BBL Trophy R1 Surrey Scorchers L 100-101
2021-22 BBL Trophy R1 Hemel Storm W 86-78
QF Glasgow Rocks L 91-97 (OT)
2022-23 BBL Trophy R1 Sheffield Sharks L 66-98

References

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  1. ^ "Club Records".
  2. ^ Sam Neter. "Vince Macaulay and Nhamo Shire partner on acquisition of NBL D1 side TVC". Hoopsfix. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  3. ^ "Thames Valley Cavaliers Crowned NBL Division 2 Playoff Champions". 2018-04-29.
  4. ^ "Thames Valley Cavaliers Finish Undefeated with D3 Playoff Title". 2016-04-23.
  5. ^ "Scores and Schedules. | Basketball England".
  6. ^ "Standings | Basketball England".