Thames_Valley_Cavaliers
Thames Valley Cavaliers
Basketball team in Uxbridge, West London
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.
| Thames Valley Cavaliers | |
|---|---|
| League | NBL Division 1 |
| Established | 2011; 13 years ago (2011) |
| History | Bracknell Cobras (2011 - 2014) Thames Valley Cavaliers (2014 - present) |
| Arena | Uxbridge College |
| Location | Uxbridge, West London |
| Head coach |  Robert Banks |
| Website | Official website |
Formed in 2011, the Cavaliers have rapidly ascended through the lower divisions of English basketball. 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.
The Club are partnered with Uxbridge College, with whom they run an ABL U-19 academy team [2] and Brunel University.
- Uxbridge College (2011–present)
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| Season [6] | Division | Tier | Regular Season | Post-Season | National Cup | |||||||
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| Finish | Played | Wins | Losses | Points | Win % | |||||||
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| 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 | ||
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| 2014–15 | D3 Sou | 4 | 2nd | 18 | 15 | 3 | 30 | 0.833 | Semi-finals | 2nd round | ||
| 2015–16 | D3 Sou | 4 | 1st | 21 | 21 | 0 | 42 | 1.000 | Winners | 2nd round | ||
| 2016–17 | D2 | 3 | 3rd | 22 | 18 | 4 | 36 | 0.818 | Winners | 3rd round | ||
| 2017–18 | D2 | 3 | 2nd | 22 | 18 | 4 | 36 | 0.818 | Winners | Quarter-finals | ||
| 2018–19 | D1 | 2 | 4th | 26 | 16 | 10 | 32 | 0.615 | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals | ||
| 2019–20 | D1 | 2 | 2nd | 23 | 18 | 5 | 39 | 0.783 | No playoffs | 3rd round | ||
| 2020–21 | D1 | 2 | 2nd | 19 | 17 | 2 | 34 | 0.895 | Quarter-finals | No competition | ||
| 2021–22 | D1 | 2 | 2nd | 26 | 20 | 6 | 40 | 0.769 | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | ||
| 2022–23 | D1 | 2 | 6th | 26 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 0.500 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | ||
| 2023–24 | D1 | 2 | 10th | 24 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 0.333 | Did not qualify | |||
| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away |
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| 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 | |