Ipswich B.C.

This article is about the basketball club. For the council, see Ipswich Borough Council.

Ipswich Basketball Club are an English basketball club, based in the town of Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

Ipswich B.C.
League	Men: NBL D2 South Women: NBL D1
Established	1976; 47 years ago (1976)
History	Ipswich B.C. (1976–present)
Arena	Copleston High School
Capacity	200
Location	Ipswich, Suffolk
Team colours
Main sponsor	Turners Motor Group
Website	Official website

Honours

Women's National Cup Champions: 2017-18 ^[1]

Women's National League Division 2 North League Champions: 2017-18

Women's National League Division 2 Playoff Champions: 2017-18 ^[2]

Academy

In partnership with Copleston High School, Ipswich run elite men's and women's under 19 academies, which compete in the Elite Academies Basketball League (EABL) and Women's Elite Academies Basketball League (WEABL) respectively. Both leagues are the top-tier leagues for under 19's basketball in the United Kingdom. Many players have graduated from the academies to further their education and basketball development in the NCAA system in the United States.^[3]

Teams

For the 2019-20 season, Ipswich will field the following teams:

Senior Men - National League Division 2 South Senior Women - National League Division 1 ^[4] U18 Men - National League U18 Premier Central U18 Men II - National League U18 Conference East

U16 Boys - National League U16 Premier Central U16 Girls - National League U16 Premier North U14 Boys - National League U14 Premier South East

U14 Girls - National League U14 Premier South U12 Girls - National League Regional U12 Mixed - National League Regional

Home Venue

Ipswich are based at Copleston High School in the town.^[5]

Season-by-season records

Season Division Tier Regular Season Post-Season National Cup Finish Played Wins Losses Win % Ipswich Tomcats (Men) 2011–12 D4 Mid 5 2nd 22 20 2 0.909 Semi-finals 1st round 2012–13 D3 Sou 4 2nd 18 14 4 0.778 Semi-finals 1st round 2013–14 D2 3 3rd 20 14 6 0.700 Runners Up 3rd round 2014–15 D2 3 3rd 22 15 7 0.682 Semi-finals 2nd round 2015–16 D2 3 5th 22 13 9 0.591 Quarter-finals 2nd round 2016–17 D2 3 4th 22 12 10 0.545 Semi-finals Did not compete 2017–18 D2 3 9th 22 7 15 0.318 Did not qualify 3rd round 2018–19 D2 3 11th 20 5 15 0.250 Did not qualify 3rd round 2019–20 D2 Sou 3

Season Division Tier Regular Season Post-Season National Cup Finish Played Wins Losses Win % Ipswich Bobcats (Women) 2017–18 D2 Nor 3 1st 15 15 0 1.000 Winners Winners 2018–19 D1 2 6th 18 9 9 0.500 Quarter-finals Quarter-finals 2019–20 D1 2

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References

1. "Drane expects more silverware in historic season for Ipswich Basketball Club". 26 February 2018.
2. . www.basketballengland.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019.
3. "Academy".
4. "Ipswich Basketball Club relaunch women's team". 15 May 2017.
5. "Ipswich Tomcats are on the prowl for glory". 2 July 2012.
6. "Scores and Schedules. | Basketball England".