The London Cavaliers are a 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 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. 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. In 2024, the club was acquired by Vince Macaulay and Nhamo Shire. On 18 December 2024, Thames Valley Cavaliers announced that they had Rebranded to London Cavaliers.
Honours D2 Playoff Champions (2): 2016-17, 2017-18 D3 Playoff Champions (1): 2015-16 D3 South League Champions (1): 2015-16 D4 Playoff Champions (1): 2012-13 D4 South West League Champions (1): 2012-13
Players
Season-by-season records Season DivisionTierRegular SeasonPost-SeasonNational CupHead coach Finish Played Wins Losses Points Win % Bracknell Cobras2012-13D4 SW51st18180361.000Winners2nd round2013-14D3 Sou46th201010200.500Did not qualify1st round Thames Valley Cavaliers2014–15D3 Sou42nd18153300.833Semi-finals2nd roundRobert Banks2015–16D3 Sou41st21210421.000Winners2nd roundRobert Banks2016–17D233rd22184360.818Winners3rd roundRobert Banks2017–18D232nd22184360.818WinnersQuarter-finalsRobert Banks2018–19D124th261610320.615Semi-finalsQuarter-finalsRobert Banks2019–20D122nd23185390.783No playoffs3rd roundRobert Banks2020–21D122nd19172340.895Quarter-finalsNo competitionRobert Banks2021–22D122nd2620640 0.769Semi-finalsSemi-finalsRobert Banks2022–23D126th26131326 0.500Quarter-finalsQuarter-finalsRobert Banks2023–24D1210th2481616 0.333Did not qualifyRobert Banks London Cavaliers2024–25D12Nigel Lloyd
Record in BBL competitions Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away2020-21BBL TrophyR1Surrey ScorchersL 100-1012021-22BBL TrophyR1Hemel StormW 86-78QFGlasgow RocksL 91-97 (OT)2022-23BBL TrophyR1Sheffield SharksL 66-98
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