Bristol Hurricanes

Bristol Hurricanes B.C.
LeagueNBL D1
Established2017; 7 years ago (2017)
HistoryHengrove Park
(2017–2018)
Bristol Hurricanes
(2018–present)
LocationBristol, England
WebsiteOfficial website

The Bristol Hurricanes are a basketball club, based in the city of Bristol in the south-west of England.

History

The club was founded in 2017 as Hengrove Park, playing at the city's sports centre of the same name and entering into the local West of England League. Hengrove were immediately successful, winning Division 1 and the West of England Cup in their first season. [1] Following from this success, the club entered the English Basketball League the following season and rebranded as the Bristol Hurricanes. The new name did not hinder the club's continued success, sweeping the South West League with a perfect 14-0 record, and finishing as runners-up in the National Playoffs. Following the reorganisation of the league in 2019, the Hurricanes were placed in Division 2 North, effectively being promoted 2 levels after just one season in the national system. [2]

Honours

  • Men's Division 4 South West Champions (1): 2018-19 [3]
  • West of England Cup (2): 2017-18, 2018-19
  • European Amateur Basketball League Bristol Grand Prix (1): 2018-19 [4]

Current roster

Bristol Hurricanes roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
G 0 United Kingdom Akodo, Jules 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
F 1 United Kingdom Edozie, Daniel 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
G 2 United States Williams, Ibn 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
G 8 United Kingdom Morrell, Chester 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
G 11 Greece Mayindombe, Panos 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
G 13 Albania Dusha, Elvisi 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
F 14 United Kingdom Forsyth, David 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
G 24 United Kingdom Ubiaro, Denzel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
F 55 Lithuania Dilys, Vilmantas 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
F United Kingdom Taylor, Christopher 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
F United Kingdom Rolls-Tyson, Solomon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
G Wales Scotland, Lucas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
F United Kingdom Pearce, Ashley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
F Wales Farrell, Rhys 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Head coach

George Varney


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Season-by-season records

Season Division Tier Regular Season Post-Season National Cup
Finish Played Wins Losses Points Win %
Bristol Hurricanes
2018–19 D4 SW 5 1st 14 14 0 28 1.000 Runners Up 3rd round
2019–20 D2 Nor 3 10th 17 6 11 15 0.353 Did not qualify 3rd round
2020–21 D2 Nor 3 No season due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22 D2 Nor 3 8th 22 9 13 18 0.409 Did not qualify 3rd round
2022–23 D2 Nor 3 4th 22 14 8 28 0.636 Quarter-finals 3rd round
2023–24 D2 Nor 3 1st 22 20 2 40 0.909 Semi-finals
2024–25 D1 2

References

  1. ^ "WEBBA - West of England Basketball Association". www.webba-basketball.org.uk.
  2. ^ "Senior NBL structures announced for 2019/20 season | Basketball England". www.basketballengland.co.uk.
  3. ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com.
  4. ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com.