Ipswich B.C.

Ipswich B.C.
Ipswich B.C.
League	Men: NBL D2 South ; Women: NBL D1
Established	1976; 48 years ago
History	Ipswich B.C. ; (1976–present)
Arena	Copleston High School
Capacity	200
Location	Ipswich, Suffolk
Team colours
Main sponsor	Turners Motor Group
Website	Official website

Ipswich Basketball Club are an English basketball club, based in the town of Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

Honours

Women's National Cup Champions: 2017-18 ^[1]

Women's National League Division 2 North League Champions: 2017-18

Women's National League Division 2 Playoff Champions: 2017-18 ^[2]

Academy

In partnership with Copleston High School, Ipswich run elite men's and women's under 19 academies, which compete in the Elite Academies Basketball League (EABL) and Women's Elite Academies Basketball League (WEABL) respectively. Both leagues are the top-tier leagues for under 19's basketball in the United Kingdom. Many players have graduated from the academies to further their education and basketball development in the NCAA system in the United States. ^[3]

Teams

For the 2019-20 season, Ipswich will field the following teams:

Senior Men - National League Division 2 South

Senior Women - National League Division 1 ^[4]

U18 Men - National League U18 Premier Central

U18 Men II - National League U18 Conference East

U16 Boys - National League U16 Premier Central

U16 Girls - National League U16 Premier North

U14 Boys - National League U14 Premier South East

U14 Girls - National League U14 Premier South

U12 Girls - National League Regional

U12 Mixed - National League Regional

Home Venue

Ipswich are based at Copleston High School in the town. ^[5]

Season-by-season records

Season	Division	Tier	Regular Season					Post-Season	National Cup
Season	Division	Tier	Finish	Played	Wins	Losses	Win %	Post-Season	National Cup
Ipswich Tomcats (Men)
2011–12	D4 Mid	5	2nd	22	20	2	0.909	Semi Finals	1st Round
2012–13	D3 Sou	4	2nd	18	14	4	0.778	Semi Finals	1st Round
2013–14	D2	3	3rd	20	14	6	0.700	Runners Up	3rd Round
2014–15	D2	3	3rd	22	15	7	0.682	Semi Finals	2nd Round
2015–16	D2	3	5th	22	13	9	0.591	Quarter Finals	2nd Round
2016–17	D2	3	4th	22	12	10	0.545	Semi Finals	Did Not Compete
2017–18	D2	3	9th	22	7	15	0.318	Did Not Qualify	3rd Round
2018–19	D2	3	11th	20	5	15	0.250	Did Not Qualify	3rd Round
2019–20	D2 Sou	3

Season	Division	Tier	Regular Season					Post-Season	National Cup
Season	Division	Tier	Finish	Played	Wins	Losses	Win %	Post-Season	National Cup
Ipswich Bobcats (Women)
2017–18	D2 Nor	3	1st	15	15	0	1.000	Winners	Winners
2018–19	D1	2	6th	18	9	9	0.500	Quarter Finals	Quarter Finals
2019–20	D1	2

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References

[1] ttps://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/ipswich-basketball-club-head-coach-drane-expects-more-silverware-1-5410330

[2] ttps://www.basketballengland.co.uk/news/ipswich-basketball-club-are-crowned-division-two-womens-playoff-champions/

[3] ttps://www.ipswichbasketball.co.uk/academy

[4] ttps://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/ipswich-basketball-club-relaunch-women-s-team-1-5017997

[5] ttps://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/ipswich-tomcats-are-on-the-prowl-for-glory-1-1428955

[6] ttps://www.basketballengland.co.uk/competitions/nbl/scores-and-schedules/

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