{{short description|English women basketball club}} {{Infobox basketball club | name = Nottingham Wildcats | color1 = white | color2 = #00cc66 | color3 = | logo = | nickname = | league = SLB | founded = {{start date and age|1976}} | dissolved = | history = '''Nottingham Wildcats'''<br/>1976–present | arena = Nottingham Wildcats Arena | location = Nottingham, England | colors = {{colorbox|#00cc66}} {{colorbox|#ffff00}} {{colorbox|white}} | current = | president = | vice-presidents = | manager = | coach = Kenrick Liburd | ownership = | championships ='''2''' WBBL Championship | website = [https://nottinghamwildcatsbasketball.co.uk/ nottinghamwildcatsbasketball.co.uk] }}
The '''Nottingham Wildcats''' are an English basketball club based in Nottingham, England. The Wildcats' senior women's team compete in Super League Basketball.
==History== The Wildcats were established in 1976 and are the biggest women's basketball club in Nottingham.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nottinghamwildcatsbasketball.co.uk/about/nottingham-wildcats-history/|title=Nottingham Wildcats History Nottingham Wildcats History}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nottsbasketball.co.uk/leagues/national-league/nottingham-wildcats/|title=Nottinghamshire Basketball Association :: Nottingham Wildcats|website=www.nottsbasketball.co.uk}}</ref> The team is run by the Nottingham Wildcats Community Basketball and Sports Trust.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://beta.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regid=1084334&subid=0|title=Charity Details|website=beta.charitycommission.gov.uk}}</ref> The Wildcats are one of only a handful of British basketball clubs to administer and run their own facility, the Nottingham Wildcats Arena, which opened in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.360photosurvey.com/nottingham-wildcats-arena/|title=Nottingham Wildcats Arena|date=April 8, 2019}}</ref>
A perennially team in the English Women's Basketball League, the Wildcats were one of the founder members of the Women's British Basketball League in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mvp247.com/2014/06/wbbl-to-launch/|title=WBBL TO UPSCALE WOMEN'S TOP TIER}}</ref>
==Home venues== *Dayncourt School *Portland Leisure Centre *Nottingham Wildcats Arena (2001–present)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nottinghamwildcatsbasketball.co.uk/arena/facilities/sports-hall/|title=Nottingham Wildcats Sports Halls}}</ref>
==Season-by-season records== {|class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;" |- !rowspan="2"|Season <ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://www.wbbl.org.uk/nottingham-history/|title=Nottingham History – Women's British Basketball League}}</ref> !rowspan="2"|Division !rowspan="2"|Tier !colspan="6"|Regular season !rowspan="2"|Playoffs !rowspan="2"|WBBL Trophy !rowspan="2"|WBBL Cup !rowspan="2"|Head coach |- ! Finish ! Played ! Wins ! Losses ! Points ! Win % |- |colspan="13" align=center bgcolor="#00cc66" | <span style="color:white;">'''Nottingham Wildcats'''</span> |- |style="text-align:center;"|2014–15 |style="text-align:center;"|'''WBBL''' |style="text-align:center;"|1 |style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=silver|2nd |style="text-align:center;"|18 |style="text-align:center;"|16 |style="text-align:center;"|2 |style="text-align:center;"|32 |style="text-align:center;"|.889 |style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=silver|Runners up |style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=silver|Runners up |style="text-align:center;"|— |style="text-align:center;"|Dave Greenaway |- |style="text-align:center;"|2015–16 |style="text-align:center;"|'''WBBL''' |style="text-align:center;"|1 |style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=gold|1st |style="text-align:center;"|16 |style="text-align:center;"|15 |style="text-align:center;"|1 |style="text-align:center;"|30 |style="text-align:center;"|.938 |style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=silver|Runners up |style="text-align:center;"|Semi-finals |style="text-align:center;"|— |style="text-align:center;"|Dave Greenaway |- |style="text-align:center;"|2016–17 |style="text-align:center;"|'''WBBL''' |style="text-align:center;"|1 |style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=gold|1st |style="text-align:center;"|18 |style="text-align:center;"|14 |style="text-align:center;"|4 |style="text-align:center;"|28 |style="text-align:center;"|.778 |style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=silver|Runners up |style="text-align:center;"|Semi-finals |style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=silver|Runners up |style="text-align:center;"|Dave Greenaway |- |style="text-align:center;"|2017–18 |style="text-align:center;"|'''WBBL''' |style="text-align:center;"|1 |style="text-align:center;"|4th |style="text-align:center;"|20 |style="text-align:center;"|12 |style="text-align:center;"|8 |style="text-align:center;"|24 |style="text-align:center;"|.600 |style="text-align:center;"|Semi-finals |style="text-align:center;"|Pools stage |style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=gold|Winners |style="text-align:center;"|Dave Greenaway |- |style="text-align:center;"|2018–19 |style="text-align:center;"|'''WBBL''' |style="text-align:center;"|1 |style="text-align:center;"|6th |style="text-align:center;"|22 |style="text-align:center;"|11 |style="text-align:center;"|11 |style="text-align:center;"|22 |style="text-align:center;"|.500 |style="text-align:center;"|Quarter-finals |style="text-align:center;"|Pools stage |style="text-align:center;"|Quarter-finals |style="text-align:center;"|Kenrick Liburd |- |style="text-align:center;"|2019–20 |style="text-align:center;"|'''WBBL''' |style="text-align:center;"|1 |style="text-align:center;"|{{efn|name="COVID"|The 2019–20 season was cancelled in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Wildcats were in 5th at the time.}} |style="text-align:center;"|18 |style="text-align:center;"|11 |style="text-align:center;"|7 |style="text-align:center;"|22 |style="text-align:center;"|.611 |style="text-align:center;"|{{efn|name="COVID"}} |style="text-align:center;"|Semi-finals |style="text-align:center;"|Quarter-finals |style="text-align:center;"|Kenrick Liburd |- |style="text-align:center;"|2020–21 |style="text-align:center;"|'''WBBL''' |style="text-align:center;"|1 |style="text-align:center;"|4th |style="text-align:center;"|20 |style="text-align:center;"|11 |style="text-align:center;"|9 |style="text-align:center;"|22 |style="text-align:center;"|.550 |style="text-align:center;"|Semi-finals |style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=silver|Runners up |style="text-align:center;"|Semi-finals |style="text-align:center;"|Kenrick Liburd |- |style="text-align:center;"|2021–22 |style="text-align:center;"|'''WBBL''' |style="text-align:center;"|1 |style="text-align:center;"|5th |style="text-align:center;"|24 |style="text-align:center;"|12 |style="text-align:center;"|12 |style="text-align:center;"|24 |style="text-align:center;"|.500 |style="text-align:center;"|Semi-finals |style="text-align:center;"|Semi-finals |style="text-align:center;"|Pools stage |style="text-align:center;"|Kenrick Liburd |- |style="text-align:center;"|2022–23 |style="text-align:center;"|'''WBBL''' |style="text-align:center;"|1 |style="text-align:center;"|11th |style="text-align:center;"|22 |style="text-align:center;"|3 |style="text-align:center;"|19 |style="text-align:center;"|6 |style="text-align:center;"|.136 |style="text-align:center;"|Did not qualify |style="text-align:center;"|1st Round |style="text-align:center;"|Quarter-finals |style="text-align:center;"|Kenrick Liburd |- |style="text-align:center;"|2023–24 |style="text-align:center;"|'''WBBL''' |style="text-align:center;"|1 |style="text-align:center;"|8th |style="text-align:center;"|20 |style="text-align:center;"|6 |style="text-align:center;"|14 |style="text-align:center;"|12 |style="text-align:center;"|.300 |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"|Quarter-finals |style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=grey| |style="text-align:center;"|Karen Burton |}
'''Notes:''' {{notelist}}
==Players== ===Current roster=== {{Basketball roster nationality note}} {{Basketball roster header|wt = n|age = n | team = Nottingham Wildcats }} <!-- list of players -->
{{player3 | num = 1| nat = GBR | first = Brahe | last = Ashton | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 5 }} {{player3 | num = 3| nat = USA | first = Shaunay | last = Edmonds | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 5 }} {{player3 | num = 5| nat = GBR | first = Maisie | last = Evison | pos = G | ft = | in = }} {{player3 | num = 6| nat = GBR | first = Dejanae | last = Casanova | pos = G | ft = | in = }} {{player3 | num = 9| nat = CAN | first = Jahnae | last = Gyles |pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 7 }} {{player3 | num = 11| nat = GBR | first = Natalie | last = Charity | pos = G | ft = | in = }} {{player3 | num = 14| nat = SPA | first = Isabel | last = Bueriberi | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 0 }} {{player3 | num = 15| nat = GBR | first = Grace | last = Ashton | pos = F | ft = | in = }} {{player3 | num = 21| nat = GER | first = Praise | last = Egharevba | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 2 }} {{player3 | num = 22| nat = GBR | first = Imani | last = Whittingham | pos = G / F | ft = 5 | in = 11 }} {{player3 | num = 23| nat = USA | first = Brooklyn | last = Pannell | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 9 }} {{player3 | num = 30| nat = USA | first = Kennedy | last = Nicholas | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 3 }}
<!-- end list of players --> {{Basketball roster footer | head_coach = * {{flagicon|UK}} Kenrick Liburd | asst_coach = }} <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nottinghamwildcatsbasketball.co.uk/basketball/wbbl-franchise/womens-1st-team/|title=Nottingham Wildcats Women's WBBL Team}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://basketball.eurobasket.com/teamDetails.asp?id=8242&SectionName=United-Kingdom&TeamName=Nottingham-Wildcats&Page=1|title=Nottingham Wildcats basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details - eurobasket|website=Eurobasket LLC}}</ref>
==Honours== *'''WBBL Championship (2):''' 2015-16, 2016-17 <ref name="auto"/> *'''WBBL Cup (1):''' 2017-18 <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tubpodcast.org/2018/01/nottingham-wildcats-delighted-to-share-cup-success-with-whole-club/|title=Nottingham Wildcats delighted to share Cup success with whole club|date=January 29, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://women.hoopsfix.com/2018/nottingham-wildcats-crowned-2018-wbbl-cup-champions/|title=Nottingham Wildcats Crowned 2018 WBBL Cup Champions|date=January 29, 2018}}</ref>
==See also== *Nottingham Hoods
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Women's British Basketball League teamlist}}
Category:Women's basketball teams in England Category:Women's sports clubs and teams in England Category:Women's British Basketball League teams Category:Sport in Nottingham Category:1976 establishments in England Category:Basketball teams established in 1976