The Essex Rebels are a basketball club from Colchester, Essex. The Rebels' women's team compete in the Super League Basketball, the top-level women's basketball league in Great Britain. After competing in the NBL as the Essex Blades, the Rebels moved into the professional ranks of the WBBL at the start of the 2018-19 season.
Women's team
The Rebels are coached by Tom Sadler, who has been coaching the team since November 2018 and is now in a permanent position of Head of Basketball Performance for the University.
Current roster
Season-by-season records SeasonDivisionTierRegular SeasonPost-SeasonNational CupHead coach Finish Played Wins Losses Points Win % Essex Blades2015-16D1 SE22nd1293180.750Semi-finalsWinnersMark Lloyd 2016-17D126th201010200.500Quarter-finalsQuarter-finalsMark Lloyd2017-18D121st22202400.909Runners-UpRunners-UpMark Lloyd
SeasonDivisionTierRegular SeasonPost-SeasonWBBL TrophyWBBL CupHead coach Finish Played Wins Losses Points Win % Essex Rebels2018-19WBBL112th2231960.136Did not qualifyPool Stage1st roundTom Sadler2019-20WBBL1Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemicPool Stage1st roundTom Sadler2020-21WBBL16th201010200.500Quarter-finals1st roundDid not competeTom Sadler2021-22WBBL17th241212240.500Quarter-finalsQuarter-finalsPool StageTom Sadler2022-23WBBL16th221012200.455Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsQuarter-finalsTom Sadler Ross Norfolk2023-24WBBL15th20119220.550Runners-upAshley Cookson
Men's team Current roster
Season-by-season records SeasonDivisionTierRegular SeasonPost-SeasonNational CupHead coach Finish Played Wins Losses Points Win % University of Essex2015-16Dev SE54th18108200.556Did not qualify1st round2016-17D4 SE51st18144280.778Quarter-finals1st round2017-18D3 Sou46th1899180.500Did not qualify1st round2018-19D3 Sou44th16106200.625Semi-finals1st round Essex Rebels2019-20D2 Sou31st17152310.882No playoffs4th roundRoss Norfolk2020-21D126th19910180.4741st roundNo competitionRoss Norfolk2021-22D1212th2642280.154Did not qualify4th roundRoss Norfolk2022-23D1211th26818160.308Did not qualify5th roundRoss Norfolk2023-24D122nd24204400.833Ross Norfolk
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