London Westside

London Westside B.C. are an English basketball club, based in the North Kensington area of West London, England.

London Westside
LeagueNBL D2 South
Established2000 (2000)
HistoryLondon Westside
(2000–present)
ArenaKensington Leisure Centre
Capacity500
LocationKensington, West London
Team colours     
WebsiteOfficial website

History

The club was founded in 2000, with strong links to the local community and to provide opportunity for talented local players to develop. [1] [2]

Westside had much early success in the regional leagues, and entered the English Basketball League for the first time in 2004. [3]

The club was severely disrupted by the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017, with their main home venue out of action for a considerable period as a hub for the relief effort. The club were later awarded funds from the Grenfell Young People's Fund, raised by readers who donated to the London Evening Standard's Dispossessed Fund Grenfell Appeal, to support their youth development work. [4]

Honours
Men's National League Division 3 South League Champions: 2010-11 [5]
Men's National League Division 3 Playoffs Champions: 2010-11
Men's National Founders Cup: 2002-03 [6]

Academy

The club is partnered with St Charles College, who compete in the Academies Basketball League. The ABL is the second-tier under 19's competition in the United Kingdom. St Charles were runners-up in the competition in 2019. [7]

Teams

For the 2019–20 season, Westside will field the following teams: [8]

Home Venue

Westside are based at Kensington Leisure Centre and St Paul's School, London.[9]

Season-by-season records
Season Division Tier Regular Season Post-Season National Cup
Finish Played Wins Losses Points Win %
London Westside
2011–12 D2 3 7th 20 9 11 18 0.450 Runners-Up 2nd Round
2012–13 D2 3 9th 22 7 15 14 0.318 Did Not Qualify 2nd Round
2013–14 D2 3 9th 20 8 12 16 0.400 Did Not Qualify 2nd Round
2014–15 D2 3 8th 22 8 14 16 0.364 Quarter Finals 3rd Round
2015–16 D2 3 10th 22 5 17 10 0.227 Did Not Qualify 1st Round
2016–17 D2 3 5th 22 11 11 22 0.500 Quarter Finals 4th Round
2017–18 D2 3 11th 22 6 16 12 0.273 Did Not Qualify 2nd Round
2018–19 D2 3 8th 20 7 13 14 0.350 Quarter Finals 3rd Round
2019–20 D2 Sou 3 2nd 16 11 5 24 0.688 No Playoffs 3rd Round

[10]

References
  1. https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/contactsdirectory/az.aspx?searchletter=w&orgid=11707
  2. https://www.linkedin.com/in/london-westside-25556994/?originalSubdomain=uk
  3. <https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FLondonWestsideBC%2Fposts%2F2191331770897244%3A0&
  4. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/grenfell-youth-group-first-to-get-45k-from-standards-young-peoples-fund-a4022441.html
  5. <https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FLondonWestsideBC%2Fposts%2F2189638134399941%3A0&
  6. <https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FLondonWestsideBC%2Fposts%2F2188367107860377%3A0&
  7. http://eabl.org/abl/2019/04/abl-final-haringey-6th-form-vs-st-charles-college/
  8. https://www.basketballengland.co.uk/competitions/nbl/scores-and-schedules/
  9. http://archive.stpaulsschool.org.uk/community-partnerships/extra-curricular-partnerships/westside-basketball
  10. https://www.basketballengland.co.uk/competitions/nbl/scores-and-schedules/


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