The Durham Palatinates are an English women's basketball team based in Durham, England. The Palatinates compete in the Women's British Basketball League (WBBL), the premier women's basketball competition in the United Kingdom.
| Durham Palatinates | |
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| League | WBBL |
| Founded | 2017 |
| History | Durham Palatinates 2017-present |
| Arena | Sports and Wellbeing Park |
| Location | Durham, England |
| Ownership | Durham University |
| Website | Official website |
History edit
The Palatinates officially joined the Women's British Basketball League in May 2017. [1] [2] The Durham University-backed team is a relaunch from the men's Wildcats team that competed in the British Basketball League between 2011 and 2015. Women's university team and former Wildcats head coach Lee Davie was retained as the Palatinates' first head coach. [3]
Home Venue edit
- Queen's Sports Centre (2017-2019)
- Sports and Wellbeing Park (2019-present) [4]
Season-by-season records edit
| Season | Division | Tier | Regular Season | Post-Season | WBBL Trophy | WBBL Cup | Head Coach | |||||
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| Durham Palatinates | ||||||||||||
| 2017-18 | WBBL | 1 | 10th | 20 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 0.250 | Did not qualify | Pool stage | 1st round | Lee Davie |
| 2018-19 | WBBL | 1 | 5th | 22 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 0.545 | Semi-finals | Runners Up | 1st round | Lee Davie |
| 2019-20 | WBBL | 1 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Runners Up | Runners Up | Lee Davie | ||||||
| 2020-21 | WBBL | 1 | 10th | 20 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 0.200 | Did not qualify | Quarter-finals | Did not compete | Lee Davie |
| 2021-22 | WBBL | 1 | 8th | 24 | 11 | 13 | 23 | 0.458 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Group Stage | Lee Davie |
| 2022-23 | WBBL | 1 | 9th | 22 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 0.409 | Did not qualify | 1st round | Quarter-finals | Matthew Newby |
| 2023-24 | WBBL | 1 | 7th | 20 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 0.400 | Quarter-finals | Lee Davie | ||
Players edit
Current roster edit
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Honours edit
- WBBL Trophy Runners Up (1): 2018-19 [5]
- WBBL Cup Runners Up (1): 2019-20
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Durham Palatinates to Join WBBL for 2017-18 Season". May 17, 2017.
- ^ "Durham Palatinates to join Women's British Basketball League". May 17, 2017.
- ^ Hobbs, John (July 2, 2017). "Professional team for Durham the final piece of jigsaw in becoming number one university for women's basketball in the UK".
- ^ "seeing @23Leedavie @nicoletteflq & Kara Elderkin on BBC on @WBBLofficial #BritishBasketball @DU_Palatinates #BleedPalatinate Exciting times with refurb of venue, opportunities to play in North East for everyone, shout-out from Kara to @NewcastleEagle for their new arena too!pic.twitter.com/AP0BCDenyk". October 3, 2019.
- ^ "Palatinates make history with first Final | Basketball England". www.basketballengland.co.uk.