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Thames Valley Cavaliers

Basketball team in Uxbridge, West London

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

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

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.

Honours

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

Home venue

Uxbridge College (2011–present)

Players

Thames Valley Cavaliers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.
G	4	Roberts, AJ	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
G	5	Adeluola, Bode	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
	6	Jaafaru, Ibrahim
F	7	McLemore, Martelle	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
G	9	Quaisie, Gideon	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
	10	Hunter, Kamari
G	11	Afrikhanov, Omonitdin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
F	12	Ogunkoya, Timi Tolu	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
F	20	Sokoli, Mergim	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
F	22	Stokic, Igor	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
F	24	Lewis, Shaquille	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
F	30	Adekunle, Deji	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
G	35	Wilson, Anthony	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Season-by-season records

Season ^[6]	Division	Tier	Regular Season						Post-Season	National Cup
Season ^[6]	Division	Tier	Finish	Played	Wins	Losses	Points	Win %	Post-Season	National Cup
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
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

Record in BBL competitions

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
2021-22	BBL Trophy	QF	Glasgow Rocks	L 91-97 (OT)
2022-23	BBL Trophy	R1	Sheffield Sharks		L 66-98

References

^ "Club Records".
^ "Basketball Academy - Uxbridge College | Top London College".
^ "Thames Valley Cavaliers Crowned NBL Division 2 Playoff Champions". 2018-04-29.
^ "Thames Valley Cavaliers Finish Undefeated with D3 Playoff Title". 2016-04-23.
^ "Scores and Schedules. | Basketball England".
^ "Standings | Basketball England".