London Stars are a British-Lithuanian basketball club, based in London, England.
History The club was founded in 2012, initially entering the British Lithuanian Basketball League. Achieving early success in the competition, Medelynas joined the English Basketball League the following season, winning the Division 4 South East title and finishing as runners-up in the national Division 4 Playoffs.
Medelynas re-entered the NBL in 2017, achieving back-to-back promotions into the newly organised Division 2 South.
In 2019, the club merged with the Baltic Stars basketball club, an extensive junior basketball program founded in 2011. The junior teams retained the Baltic Stars name.
Teams For the 2019–20 season, Medelynas / Baltic Stars will field the following national league teams:
Senior Men: National League Division 2 South U16 Boys: National League U16 Premier South U14 Boys: National League U14 Premier South East
U14 Boys II: National League U14 Conference South U14 Boys III: National League U14 Conference South
Honours Men's National League Division 3 Playoffs Champions: 2018-19 Men's National League Division 3 South League Champions: 2018-19 Men's National League Division 4 South East League Champions: 2017-18 Men's National League Division 4 South East League Champions: 2013-14 British Lithuanian Basketball League Division A Champions: 2012-13
Home Venue Medelynas play their home games at Newham Sixth Form College in the east end of London.
Season-by-season records SeasonDivisionTierRegular SeasonPost-SeasonNational Cup Finish Played Wins Losses Points Win % London B.C. Medelynas2013–14D4 SE51st22184360.818Runners Up2nd round2014–17Withdrew from league2017–18D4 SE51st18180361.000Runners Up3rd round2018–19D3 Sou41st16142280.875Winners1st round2019–20D2 Sou33rd17116230.647No playoffs3rd round Baltic Stars Medelynas2021–22D2 Sou37th22814160.364Did Not Qualify2022–23D2 Sou38th221111220.500Did Not Qualify London Stars2023–24D2 Sou39th22814160.364Did Not Qualify
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