The Leicester Warriors are an English semi-professional basketball club from Leicester, Leicestershire. Founded in 2003, the Warriors play their home games at Braunstone Leisure Centre and compete in NBL Division 1, the second tier of the British basketball system. The club runs extensive community programmes and grass root teams in the Leicester area.
History The club were founded in 2003 by Leicester-born ex-England and Georgia Tech basketball player Karl Brown, with an emphasis on running community based programmes addressing social issues as well as encouraging participation in basketball.
The club won promotion to EBL Division Two after their first season, and spent the following years consolidating their position in the division. The Warriors claimed their first major trophy on 4 March 2007, when they won the Patrons Cup, beating the Bristol Flyers 61–55 in the final at the Newcastle Arena, and seeing former Leicester Riders player Drew Barrett named MVP. The 2008–09 season also saw another leap forward for the Warriors, claiming third place in the league and winning promotion to Division One for the following season, where the team has competed ever since.
In September 2015, the club confirmed that 2001-born Kareem Queeley had signed a 2-year contract with basketball powerhouse Real Madrid.Kareem Queeley - Leicester Warriors
Players Current squad
Notable former players
Kareem Queeley
Season-by-season records SeasonDivisionTierRegular SeasonPost-SeasonNational Cup Finish Played Wins Losses Points Win % Leicester Warriors2003-04D3 Sou42nd18153300.833Quarter-finals2004-05D237th20812160.400Quarter-finals2005-06D2310th22913180.409Did not qualify2006-07D236th221111220.500Quarter-finals2007-08D234th22139260.591Semi-finals2008-09D233rd22157300.682Quarter-finals2009-10D125th22139260.591Quarter-finals2010-11D129th18612120.333Did not qualify2011-12D125th24159300.625Semi-finals2012-13D128th261214240.462Quarter-finals2013-14D1214th2622440.077Did not qualify2014-15D129th24915180.429Did not qualify2015-16D129th261016200.385Did not qualify2016-17D129th261115220.423Did not qualify2017-18D129th24915180.375Did not qualify2018-19D128th261214240.462Quarter-finals2019-20D129th231013200.435No playoffs4th round2020-21D1212th19514100.2631st roundNo competition2021-22D1213th2642280.154Did not qualify3rd round2022-23D2 Nor37th22814160.354Did not qualify4th round
References
External links Official Leicester Warriors website