Worcester Wolves
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| League | British Basketball League | ||
| Established | 2000 | ||
| History |
Worcester Wolves 2000–present |
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| Arena |
University of Worcester Arena (Capacity: 2,000) |
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| Location | Worcester, Worcestershire | ||
| Team colours | Navy Blue and Orange |
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| Main sponsor | Gtech | ||
| Head coach |
 Paul James
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| Ownership | The University of Worcester | ||
| Website | WorcesterWolves.org | ||
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Worcester Wolves is a basketball team from the city of Worcester which competes in the British Basketball League. From the start of the 2013–14 season they played their home games at the newly constructed 2,000-seat capacity Worcester Arena, moving away from their previous home at the University of Worcester, where they had previously been based since the team's establishment in 2000.
The historic city of Worcester has, until recent years, not had much of a basketball history. Worcester City Chiefs were an active lower league club during the mid-1990s before moving to Solihull in 1996, leaving the city without a major basketball club. This changed in May 2000 when Roger Clarke and Mick Donovan announced the formation of the Wolves franchise to play at the University of Worcester's brand new £2.5 million 'state of the art' Sports Hall.
In their first season of action (2000–01) in National Basketball League Division 3 the Wolves finished second in the 12 team league with an 18–3 record. Local rivals Bristol Bombers pipped them to the title, however luck would soon swing their way the following season.
Initially placed in the regionalised NBL Division 2 in the "clean sheet reorganisation" of 2001, the Wolves played only the first game of the season in that division before being elevated (ahead of Bristol) into NBL Division 1 when Doncaster withdrew at the start of the season.
University College Worcester Basketball Scholarships became available in September 2002 for talented players to study and play at the same time, and the club attracted a wealth of new talent including Ty Shaw (Idaho), Keith Jarrett and Rikki Prince (Both from Birmingham Bullets) that became the foundations of a strong first team.
The excellent facilities and organisation which earned them the promotion continued to stand them in good stead, and over the years they became firmly established in what has now been renamed EBL Division 2, and won promotion to EBL Division 1 following an excellent campaign in 2003–04. Despite finishing in second place, behind London Capital, they managed to straighten the record by beating them in the Playoff final at the National Indoor Arena, winning 95–87. The victory capped off an excellent season that saw the Wolves also lift the Patron's Cup, following a 111–100 win against Hackney White Heat in the final, which was played in front of a raucous and passionate home crowd at the University of Worcester.
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