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Solent Kestrels

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{{Use British English|date=October 2019}}

{{BBL team

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| name = Solent Kestrels

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| league = Men NBL Division 2 South Women NBL Division 1

| established = {{start date and age|1998}}

| history = Solent Kestrels
1998-present

| arena = Solent Sports Complex

| capacity = 500

| location = Southampton, Hampshire

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| website = [https://www.solentkestrels.co.uk/ Official website]

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The Solent Kestrels are an English professional basketball club based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. Founded in 1998, the Kestrels play their home games at the Solent Sports Complex at Solent University.

History

=Junior roots=

The club was founded in 1998 by Jimmie and Bev Guymon, who wanted somewhere for their son and other youngsters in the area to play competitive basketball. Originally set up to offer junior basketball to boys teams from under-13's to under-18's, the club offers junior basketball to boys and girls from under-10 up to under-18 National League level.{{cite web|url=https://www.solent.ac.uk/solent-sport/teams-and-clubs/sport-clubs/solent-sport-clubs/basketball|title=Team Solent Basketball|website=www.solent.ac.uk}} The girls program was introduced in 2001, an initiative of Ollie Jerram and Bev Guymon, giving Ollie's daughter the opportunity to play with other girls, as mixed basketball was not allowed after the age of 15. In their first season, the team won the U16 National title.

=Elite academy=

The club is partnered with Itchen College, with whom they offer elite level, under-19 basketball development to some of the county's top male and female players.{{cite web|url=http://www.itchen.ac.uk/uk/academies/academy-sport/basketball-academy/|title=Itchen College :: Basketball Academy|website=www.itchen.ac.uk}}

=Senior teams=

The Kestrels offers senior basketball with two teams playing at National League level.

The men's senior team, established in 2012, are previous National Basketball League League and Playoffs champions, the second tier of British men's basketball.{{cite web|last=Neter |first=Sam |url=https://www.hoopsfix.com/2019/04/solent-kestrels-claim-nbl-d1-playoff-title/ |title=Solent Kestrels Claim NBL D1 Playoff Title |publisher=Hoopsfix.com |date=2019-04-28 |accessdate=2020-02-16}} In 2020, the Kestrels became the first-ever NBL team to reach the semi-finals of a top-tier British Basketball League competition, the BBL Trophy, and eventually finished as runners-up, losing to the Newcastle Eagles 96-94 after overtime in the final.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/basketball/51505402|title=BBL Trophy: Solent Kestrels aiming for Glasgow final|work=BBC Sport |date=14 February 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/sport/18142530.bbl-trophy-london-lions-82-team-solent-kestrels-92/|title=Team Solent Kestrels pull off big upset in BBL Trophy|website=Hampshire Chronicle|date=7 January 2020 }}{{cite web|last=Gains |first=Bradley |url=https://www.hoopsfix.com/2020/01/worthing-thunder-solent-kestrels-knock-out-bbl-opposition-in-bbl-trophy/ |title=Worthing Thunder, Solent Kestrels knock out BBL opposition in BBL Trophy |publisher=Hoopsfix.com |date=2020-01-06 |accessdate=2020-02-16}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/basketball/51900529| title=BBL Trophy: Newcastle Eagles beat Team Solent Kestrels 96-94 in overtime| work=BBC Sport| date=15 March 2020}}

Men's team

=Honours=

:: National Cup Champions (2): 2019-20 , 2021-22 {{cite web|last=Neter |first=Sam |url=https://www.hoopsfix.com/2020/02/solent-kestrels-end-national-cup-drought-as-perfect-season-continues/ |title=Solent Kestrels end National Cup drought as perfect season continues |publisher=Hoopsfix.com |date=2020-02-02 |accessdate=2020-02-16}}

:: National League Division 1 League Champions (4): 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22

:: National League Division 1 Playoffs Champions (3): 2018-19, 2020-21, 2021-22

:: National Trophy Champions (1): 2017-18 https://www.hoopsfix.com/2018/02/team-solent-kestrels-take-national-trophy/ }{{Dead link|date=February 2020}}

:: National League Division 2 League Champions (1): 2015-16

:: National League Division 3 South League Champions (1): 2014-15

:: L Lynch Trophy Champions (1): 2020-21

=Players=

Notable former players

{{Basketball notable players criteria}}

=Season-by-season records=

class="wikitable"
style="background:#efefef;"

!rowspan="2"|Season

!rowspan="2"|Division

!rowspan="2"|Tier

!colspan="6"|League

!rowspan="2"|Playoffs

!rowspan="2"|National Cup

Finish

! Played

! Wins

! Losses

! Points

! Win %

colspan="13" style="text-align:center; background:#000;"| Solent Kestrels
style="text-align:center;"|2012-13

|style="text-align:center;"|D3 Sou

|style="text-align:center;"|4

|style="text-align:center;"|7th

|style="text-align:center;"|18

|style="text-align:center;"|7

|style="text-align:center;"|11

|style="text-align:center;"|14

|style="text-align:center;"|0.389

|style="text-align:center;"|Did not qualify

|style="text-align:center;"|1st round

style="text-align:center;"|2013-14

|style="text-align:center;"|D3 Sou

|style="text-align:center;"|4

|style="text-align:center;"|3rd

|style="text-align:center;"|20

|style="text-align:center;"|17

|style="text-align:center;"|3

|style="text-align:center;"|26

|style="text-align:center;"|0.650

|style="text-align:center;"|Semi-finals

|style="text-align:center;"|1st round

style="text-align:center;"|2014-15

|style="text-align:center;"|D3 Sou

|style="text-align:center;"|4

|style="text-align:center; |1st

|style="text-align:center;"|18

|style="text-align:center;"|15

|style="text-align:center;"|3

|style="text-align:center;"|30

|style="text-align:center;"|0.833

| style="text-align:center; background:silver;"|Runners-Up

|style="text-align:center;"|1st round

style="text-align:center;"|2015-16

|style="text-align:center;"|D2

|style="text-align:center;"|3

|style="text-align:center; |1st

|style="text-align:center;"|22

|style="text-align:center;"|18

|style="text-align:center;"|4

|style="text-align:center;"|36

|style="text-align:center;"|0.818

| style="text-align:center; background:silver;"|Runners-Up

|style="text-align:center;"|1st round

style="text-align:center;"|2016-17

|style="text-align:center;"|D1

|style="text-align:center;"|2

|style="text-align:center;"|6th

|style="text-align:center;"|26

|style="text-align:center;"|15

|style="text-align:center;"|11

|style="text-align:center;"|30

|style="text-align:center;"|0.577

|style="text-align:center;"|Semi-finals

| style="text-align:center; background:silver;"|Runners-Up

style="text-align:center;"|2017-18

|style="text-align:center;"|D1

|style="text-align:center;"|2

| style="text-align:center; background:silver;"|2nd

|style="text-align:center;"|24

|style="text-align:center;"|20

|style="text-align:center;"|4

|style="text-align:center;"|40

|style="text-align:center;"|0.833

|style="text-align:center;"|Quarter-finals

|style="text-align:center;"|Semi-finals

style="text-align:center;"|2018-19

|style="text-align:center;"|D1

|style="text-align:center;"|2

| style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|1st

|style="text-align:center;"|26

|style="text-align:center;"|22

|style="text-align:center;"|4

|style="text-align:center;"|44

|style="text-align:center;"|0.846

| style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|Winners, beating Worthing

| style="text-align:center; background:silver;"|Runners-Up

style="text-align:center;"|2019-20

|style="text-align:center;"|D1

|style="text-align:center;"|2

|style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=gold|1st

|style="text-align:center;"|23

|style="text-align:center;"|22

|style="text-align:center;"|1

|style="text-align:center;"|47

|style="text-align:center;"|0.957

|style="text-align:center;"|No playoffs

|style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|Winners, beating Reading

style="text-align:center;"|2020-21

|style="text-align:center;"|D1

|style="text-align:center;"|2

|style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=gold|1st

|style="text-align:center;"|19

|style="text-align:center;"|17

|style="text-align:center;"|2

|style="text-align:center;"|34

|style="text-align:center;"|0.895

|style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=gold|Winners, beating Hemel

|style="text-align:center;"|No competition

style="text-align:center;"|2021-22

|style="text-align:center;"|D1

|style="text-align:center;"|2

|style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=gold|1st

|style="text-align:center;"|26

|style="text-align:center;"|24

|style="text-align:center;"|2

|style="text-align:center;"|48

|style="text-align:center;"|0.923

|style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=gold|Winners, beating Hemel

|style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=gold|Winners, beating Newcastle

style="text-align:center;"|2022-23

|style="text-align:center;"|D1

|style="text-align:center;"|2

|style="text-align:center;"|8th

|style="text-align:center;"|26

|style="text-align:center;"|12

|style="text-align:center;"|14

|style="text-align:center;"|24

|style="text-align:center;"|0.462

|style="text-align:center;"|Quarter-finals

|style="text-align:center;"|5th round

style="text-align:center;"|2023-24

|style="text-align:center;"|D2 Sou

|style="text-align:center;"|3

|style="text-align:center;"|2nd

|style="text-align:center;"|22

|style="text-align:center;"|21

|style="text-align:center;"|1

|style="text-align:center;"|42

|style="text-align:center;"|0.955

|style="text-align:center;"|

|style="text-align:center;"|

=Record in BBL competitions=

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Season

! Competition

! Round

! Opponent

! Home

! Away

rowspan=1|2018–19

|rowspan=1|BBL Trophy

|align=center|R1

|align=left|Cheshire Phoenix

|align=center|

|align=center|L 86-75

rowspan=4|2019–20

|rowspan=4|BBL Trophy

|align=center|R1

|align=left|London Lions

|align=center|

|align=center|W 82-92

align=center|QF

|align=left|Worthing Thunder

|align=center|

|align=center|W 81-94

align=center|SF

|align=left|Bristol Flyers

|align=center|W 103-67

|align=center|L 92-73

align=center|F

|align=left|Newcastle Eagles

|align=center|

|align=center|L 96-94 (OT)

rowspan=2|2020–21

|rowspan=2|BBL Trophy

|align=center|R1

|align=left|Derby Trailblazers

|align=center|

|align=center|W 73-101

align=center|QF

|align=left|Surrey Scorchers

|align=center|

|align=center|L 82-73

rowspan=1|2021–22

|rowspan=1|BBL Trophy

|align=center|R1

|align=left|Glasgow Rocks

|align=center|

|align=center|L 82-91

Women's team

Honours

:: National League Division 1 League Champions (1): 2016-17 {{cite web|url=http://www.solentkestrels.co.uk/about.html|title=About|website=Team Solent Kestrels Basketball Club}}

:: National League Division 1 League Champions (1): 2022-23 {{cite web|url=https://www.solentkestrels.co.uk/post/wnbl-mop-up-end-of-season-awards |title=WNBL Mop up End of Season Awards |date=25 April 2023 }}

See also

  • {{official website|http://www.solentkestrels.co.uk}}

References

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Category:Basketball teams in England

Category:Sport in Southampton

Category:Basketball teams established in 1998

Category:1998 establishments in England