Essex Rebels

Essex Rebels
League	Women: WBBL Men: NBL D2 South
Established	2018 (2018)
History	Essex Rebels (2018–present)
Arena	Essex Sport Arena
Capacity	1,655
Location	Colchester, Essex
Main sponsor	Whitehall Resources
Team manager	Susy Davies
Head coach	Tom Sadler
Championships	Basketball England National Women's Cup 2016 WNBL Division 1 2017-2018
Website	www.essex.ac.uk/sport/essex-rebels
Home Away

The Essex Rebels are a basketball club from Colchester, Essex.

The Rebels' women's team compete in the Women's British Basketball League (WBBL), the top-level women's basketball league in Great Britain. After competing in the Women's National Basketball League as the Essex Blades, the Rebels started life in the professional ranks of the WBBL at the start of the 2018-19 season.

Women's team

2016 Cup Final Winners

The Rebels are coached by Tom Sadler, who has been coaching the team since November 2018 and is now in a permanent position of Head of Basketball Performance for the University.

Players

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Essex Rebels roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. F 1 Small, Chelsea 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) F 5 Sinnott, Grace 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) PG 6 Sarson, Bethany 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) F 7 Shaxon, Ellie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) G 9 Tom, Charleene 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) G 10 Partridge, Olivia 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) PG 12 Ward, Jessy 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) PF 15 Belle-Mbaye, Yassin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) F 24 Rendle, Abigail 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) F 25 Kohlhaas, Andrea 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) G 35 Adeogun, Princess 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) G 44 Sadler, Catherine 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Head coach Tom Sadler Assistant coach(es) Ross Norfolk Justin Mills Legend (C) Team captain Injured

Season-by-season records

Season	Division	Tier	Regular Season						Post-Season	Trophy	Cup	Head Coach
			Finish	Played	Wins	Losses	Points	Win %
Essex Rebels
2018-19	WBBL	1	12th	22	3	19	6	0.136	Did Not Qualify	Pool Stage	1st Round	Tom Sadler
2019-20	WBBL	1	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic							Pool Stage	1st Round	Tom Sadler

Men's team

After a successful season in National League Division 3, finishing with a 10–6 record and reaching the semi-final of the play-offs, the Rebels are looking to progress further as they compete in Division 2 for the first time. The side will predominantly consist of Performance Sport students from the University of Essex and will be led by Ross Norfolk.

Essex Arena

External links

• Official website