Leicester Riders

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Leicester Riders

League	British Basketball League
Founded	1967
Team History	Loughborough All-Stars 1967-1981 Leicester All-Stars 1981-1986 Leicester Riders 1986-present
Arena	De Montfort University
City	Leicester, Leicestershire
Team Colours	Red, Green, White
Ownership	Basketball Leicester Ltd.
Head Coach	Karl Brown

DMU Leicester Riders are a British basketball team that play in the British Basketball League (BBL).

1 Franchise history
2 Season-by-season records
3 Players
4 External links

[edit] Franchise history

Founded on 26th April 1967 and then known as the Loughborough All Stars, the Leicester Riders are the oldest club in British basketball.

They were founder members of the National Basketball League in 1972 and the BBL in 1987.

The club moved from Loughborough to Leicester in 1980 before moving back to play at Loughborough University in 1999, barely a stone's throw from Victory Hall where the club played its first game.

In 2004 the Riders agreed a sponsorship deal with De Montfort University and moved back to Leicester. The Riders now play their games at the DMU's John Sanford Sports Centre.

[edit] Season-by-season records

Season	Div.	Pos.	Pld.	W	L	Pts.	Play Offs	Trophy	Cup
1987-1988	BBL	9th	28	14	14	28	DNQ	1st Round	Semi-final
1988-1989	BBL	4h	20	14	6	28	Semi-final	Semi-final	2nd Round
1989-1990	BBL	6th	28	7	21	14	DNQ	1st Round	2nd Round
1990-1991	BBL	4th	24	14	10	28	Semi-final	Semi-final	Runner-up
1991-1992	BBL	6th	30	14	16	28	Quarter-final	Runner-up	Semi-final
1992-1993	BBL	8th	33	12	21	24	Quarter-final	Semi-final	Semi-final
1993-1994	BBL	7th	36	20	16	40	Quarter-final	Semi-final	Quarter-final
1994-1995	BBL	11th	36	8	28	16	DNQ	1st Round	Quarter-final
1995-1996	BBL	9th	36	11	25	22	DNQ	1st Round	4th Round
1996-1997	BBL	8th	36	15	21	30	Quarter-final	Semi-final	Quarter-final
1997-1998	BBL	9th	36	15	21	30	DNQ	Quarter-final	Runner-up
1998-1999	BBL	12th	36	9	27	18	DNQ	Semi-final	1st Round
1999-2000	BBL N	7th	36	10	26	20	DNQ	1st Round	Quarter-final
2000-2001	BBL N	4th	36	17	19	34	Winners	1st Round	Winners
2001-2002	BBL N	5th	32	11	21	22	DNQ	1st Round	1st Round
2002-2003	BBL	11th	40	3	37	6	DNQ	1st Round	1st Round
2003-2004	BBL	9th	36	5	31	10	DNQ	1st Round	Quarter Final
2004-2005	BBL	10th	40	11	29	22	DNQ	1st Round	1st Round
2005-2006	BBL	6th	40	18	22	36	Quarter-final	Runner-up	1st Round

Notes:

From 1999-2002 the BBL operated a Conference system. Leicester competed in the Northern Conference.
DNQ denotes Did Not Qualify.

[edit] Players

[edit] Current roster

The numbers are established according to the official websites of the team (www.leicesterriders.co.uk) and Britain's top professional league, the BBL (www.bbl.org.uk).

As of March 24, 2007

4	Rob Paternostro	Guard
5	Yorrick Williams	Guard
6	Adam Williams	Guard
7	Terrence McGee	Guard
8	Delme Herriman	Guard/Forward
9	Darren Mills	Forward
10	Carl Pearson	Guard
12	Barry Lamble	Centre
13	Andrew Alleyne	Forward/Centre