The Leicester Warriors are an English semi-professional basketball club from Leicester, Leicestershire. Founded in 2003, the Warriors play their home games at Braunstone Leisure Centre and compete in NBL Division 1, the second tier of the British basketball system. The club runs extensive community programmes and grass root teams in the Leicester area.
The club were founded in 2003 by Leicester-born ex-England and Georgia Tech basketball player Karl Brown, with an emphasis on running community based programmes addressing social issues as well as encouraging participation in basketball.
The club won promotion to EBL Division Two after their first season, and spent the following years consolidating their position in the division.[1] The Warriors claimed their first major trophy on 4 March 2007, when they won the Patrons Cup, beating the Bristol Flyers 61–55 in the final at the Newcastle Arena, and seeing former Leicester Riders player Drew Barrett named MVP. The 2008–09 season also saw another leap forward for the Warriors, claiming third place in the league and winning promotion to Division One for the following season, where the team has competed ever since.[2]
In September 2015, the club confirmed that 2001-born Kareem Queeley had signed a 2-year contract with basketball powerhouse Real Madrid.[3]
Playersedit
Current squadedit
Note: Flags indicate national team, as has been defined under FIBA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIBA nationality.
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template message The Leicester Warriors are an English semi professional basketball club from Leicester Leicestershire Founded in 2003 the Warriors play their home games at Braunstone Leisure Centre and compete in NBL Division 1 the second tier of the British basketball system The club runs extensive community programmes and grass root teams in the Leicester area Leicester WarriorsLeagueNBL Division 1Established2003 20 years ago 2003 HistoryLeicester Warriors 2003 presentArenaBraunstone Leisure CentreCapacity400LocationLeicester EnglandHead coachKarl BrownWebsiteOfficial website Contents 1 History 2 Players 2 1 Current squad 2 2 Notable former players 3 Season by season records 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe club were founded in 2003 by Leicester born ex England and Georgia Tech basketball player Karl Brown with an emphasis on running community based programmes addressing social issues as well as encouraging participation in basketball The club won promotion to EBL Division Two after their first season and spent the following years consolidating their position in the division 1 The Warriors claimed their first major trophy on 4 March 2007 when they won the Patrons Cup beating the Bristol Flyers 61 55 in the final at the Newcastle Arena and seeing former Leicester Riders player Drew Barrett named MVP The 2008 09 season also saw another leap forward for the Warriors claiming third place in the league and winning promotion to Division One for the following season where the team has competed ever since 2 In September 2015 the club confirmed that 2001 born Kareem Queeley had signed a 2 year contract with basketball powerhouse Real Madrid 3 Players editCurrent squad edit Note Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIBA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIBA nationality No Position Player5 nbsp ENG G Ayende Lewis7 nbsp ENG G Martyn Gayle9 nbsp ENG PG Carl Pearson10 nbsp ENG F Josh Pollock11 nbsp ENG F Al Amin Willan12 nbsp ENG G Akiel Dublin14 nbsp ENG F Henri Langton15 nbsp ENG F Ehlji Toure Jabby nbsp ENG G Alex WilsonNotable former players edit Note Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events Players may hold other non FIBA nationality not displayed CriteriaTo appear in this section a player must have either Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time nbsp Kareem QueeleySeason by season records editSeason Division Tier Regular Season Post Season National CupFinish Played Wins Losses Points Win Leicester Warriors2003 04 D3 Sou 4 2nd 18 15 3 30 0 833 Quarter finals2004 05 D2 3 7th 20 8 12 16 0 400 Quarter finals2005 06 D2 3 10th 22 9 13 18 0 409 Did not qualify2006 07 D2 3 6th 22 11 11 22 0 500 Quarter finals2007 08 D2 3 4th 22 13 9 26 0 591 Semi finals2008 09 D2 3 3rd 22 15 7 30 0 682 Quarter finals2009 10 D1 2 5th 22 13 9 26 0 591 Quarter finals2010 11 D1 2 9th 18 6 12 12 0 333 Did not qualify2011 12 D1 2 5th 24 15 9 30 0 625 Semi finals2012 13 D1 2 8th 26 12 14 24 0 462 Quarter finals2013 14 D1 2 14th 26 2 24 4 0 077 Did not qualify2014 15 D1 2 9th 24 9 15 18 0 429 Did not qualify2015 16 D1 2 9th 26 10 16 20 0 385 Did not qualify2016 17 D1 2 9th 26 11 15 22 0 423 Did not qualify2017 18 D1 2 9th 24 9 15 18 0 375 Did not qualify2018 19 D1 2 8th 26 12 14 24 0 462 Quarter finals2019 20 D1 2 9th 23 10 13 20 0 435 No playoffs 4th round2020 21 D1 2 12th 19 5 14 10 0 263 1st round No competition2021 22 D1 2 13th 26 4 22 8 0 154 Did not qualify 3rd round2022 23 D2 Nor 3 7th 22 8 14 16 0 354 Did not qualify 4th roundReferences edit England Basketball League Stats 2005 2006 England Basketball Archived from the original on 27 December 2013 Retrieved 5 January 2013 England Basketball League Stats 2008 2009 England Basketball Archived from the original on 27 December 2013 Retrieved 5 January 2013 Kareem Queeley Leicester WarriorsExternal links editOfficial Leicester Warriors website Official Leicester Warriors instagram account Official Leicester Warriors facebook page Official Leicester Warriors twitter page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leicester Warriors amp oldid 1180584079, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
