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	\| name = Leicester Riders		\| name = Leicester Riders
	\| logo = ~~Leicester~~ Riders.png		\| logo = Riders logo.png
	\| imagesize = ~~240px~~		\| imagesize = 160px
	\| sponsor = Jelson Homes		\| sponsor = Jelson Homes
	\| league = ]~~<br>~~		\| league = ]
	\| established = {{Start date and age\|1967}}		\| established = {{Start date and age\|1967}}
	\| history = '''Loughborough All-Stars''' <br />(1967–1981)<br /> '''Leicester All-Stars''' <br />(1981–1986)<br /> '''Leicester City Riders''' <br />(1986–1997)<br /> '''Leicester Riders''' <br />(1997–present)		\| history = '''Loughborough All-Stars''' <br />(1967–1981)<br /> '''Leicester All-Stars''' <br />(1981–1986)<br /> '''Leicester City Riders''' <br />(1986–1997)<br /> '''Leicester Riders''' <br />(1997–present)
	\| arena = ]		\| arena = ]
	\| capacity = 2,400		\| capacity = 2,400
	\| location = ], ]		\| location = ], ]
	\| colours = Red, Black, White, ~~Grey~~		\| colours = Red, Black, White <br> {{Color box\|#E2424C}} {{Color box\|black}} {{Color box\|white}}
	\| coach = ]		\| coach = ]
	\| ownership = Kevin Routledge <br> Russell Levenston		\| ownership = Kevin Routledge <br> Russell Levenston
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	\| championships = '''Men:'''<br>'''6''' ]<br>'''5''' ]<br>'''3''' ]<br>'''3''' ]<br>'''1''' ]<br>'''Woman:'''<br>'''1''' ]<br>'''3''' ]		\| championships = '''Men:'''<br>'''6''' ]<br>'''6''' ]<br>'''3''' ]<br>'''3''' ]<br>'''1''' ]<br>'''Woman:'''<br>'''1''' ]<br>'''3''' ]
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	'''Leicester Riders''' are a British professional basketball team and the oldest club in the ] (BBL). Established in 1967, the club have played in various locations around ] before moving to their current purpose-built home venue, the ], in 2016.		'''Leicester Riders''' are a British professional basketball team and the oldest club in the ] (BBL). Riders compete in the ] (SLB). Established in 1967, the club have played in various locations around ] before moving to their current purpose-built home venue, the ], in 2016.

	==History==		==History==
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	The club moved from Loughborough to Leicester in 1981, backed by Leicester City Council and Leicester City Bus (hence the change in nickname to "Riders"), before moving back to play at Loughborough University in 2000, following the closure of Granby Halls, at a new venue barely a stone's throw from Victory Hall where the club played its first game.		The club moved from Loughborough to Leicester in 1981, backed by Leicester City Council and Leicester City Bus (hence the change in nickname to "Riders"), before moving back to play at Loughborough University in 2000, following the closure of Granby Halls, at a new venue barely a stone's throw from Victory Hall where the club played its first game.

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	In 2004 the Riders agreed a sponsorship deal with De Montfort University (DMU) and moved back to Leicester, where they played their games at the DMU's John Sandford Sports Centre.		In 2004 the Riders agreed a sponsorship deal with De Montfort University (DMU) and moved back to Leicester, where they played their games at the DMU's John Sandford Sports Centre.

	Following a difficult period for the ~~Club~~ financially between 2005 and 2007, former director of the team, Mike Steptoe, and the supporters club formed a consortium which raised enough money to keep the side running. Then local business Jelson Homes stepped forward to sponsor the ~~Club~~ and the appointment of general manager Russell Levenston began a turning point for the club. Part of the sponsorship deal with Jelson Homes was to ensure the future of the club by investing in 'basketball in the community' schemes, providing the youth of Leicester with basketball coaching programmes, such as the "Shoot to the Future" programme, run with the support of the Police.		Following a difficult period for the club financially between 2005 and 2007, former director of the team, Mike Steptoe, and the supporters club formed a consortium which raised enough money to keep the side running. Then local business Jelson Homes stepped forward to sponsor the club and the appointment of general manager Russell Levenston began a turning point for the club. Part of the sponsorship deal with Jelson Homes was to ensure the future of the club by investing in 'basketball in the community' schemes, providing the youth of Leicester with basketball coaching programmes, such as the "Shoot to the Future" programme, run with the support of the Police.
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	Riders also now have an extensive youth programme for boys and girls, a Women's team near the top of England Basketball's Division One, one of the country's largest Basketball Apprentice schemes at Charnwood College, and a partnership with Loughborough University, led by the Great Britain men's captain Drew Sullivan, and which includes a GB Futures player, Jamell Anderson, two Great Britain Under 20 men's internationals and two Great Britain Under 20 women's internationals, as well as a number of boys and girls in England Under age international teams. Membership in the ~~Club~~ is expected to reach nearly 1,500 this season. The ~~Club~~'s community programmes reach nearly 15,000 young people in the City and County.		Riders also now have an extensive youth programme for boys and girls, a Women's team near the top of England Basketball's Division One, one of the country's largest Basketball Apprentice schemes at Charnwood College, and a partnership with Loughborough University, led by the Great Britain men's captain Drew Sullivan, and which includes a GB Futures player, Jamell Anderson, two Great Britain Under 20 men's internationals and two Great Britain Under 20 women's internationals, as well as a number of boys and girls in England Under age international teams. Membership in the club is expected to reach nearly 1,500 this season. The club's community programmes reach nearly 15,000 young people in the City and County.

	The Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders secured the BBL Cup in thrilling fashion as they defeated the Newcastle Eagles 80–85 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham on 13 January 2012, in front of a bumper 7,500 crowd, and live on Sky TV, their first piece of silverware since they won the Cup and the Playoff finals in 2001.		The Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders secured the BBL Cup in thrilling fashion as they defeated the Newcastle Eagles 80–85 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham on 13 January 2012, in front of a bumper 7,500 crowd, and live on Sky TV, their first piece of silverware since they won the Cup and the Playoff finals in 2001.

	After winning the treble in the 2016–17 and 2017–18 season, Leicester applied for the ] ] season.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.championsleague.basketball/17-18/news/winning-the-race-leicester-riders-on-the-verge-of-entering-the-basketball-champions-league\|title=Winning the race - Leicester Riders on the verge of entering the Basketball Champions League}}</ref> This ~~will mean~~ the first European participation of a British team since ] featured in the ] in 2007. In the first qualifying round, Leicester was eliminated by Danish side ], thus being demoted to the ] ].		After winning the treble in the 2016–17 and 2017–18 season, Leicester applied for the ] season.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.championsleague.basketball/17-18/news/winning-the-race-leicester-riders-on-the-verge-of-entering-the-basketball-champions-league\|title=Winning the race – Leicester Riders on the verge of entering the Basketball Champions League}}</ref> This marked the first European participation of a British team since ] featured in the ] in 2007. In the first qualifying round, Leicester was eliminated by Danish side ], thus being demoted to the ],<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Woods \|first1=Mark \|title=Europe Cup Next for Leicester \|url=https://www.mvp247.com/2018/09/blcl19q-bak-lei/ \|access-date=23 April 2022 \|work=mvp247 \|date=22 September 2018}}</ref> where they lost all six group stage games.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Final standings – FIBA Europe Cup 2018-19 \|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/europecup/18-19/groups#tab=round_300000000000000 \|website=FIBA basketball \|access-date=23 April 2022}}</ref>

	==Home arenas==		==Home arenas==
	], used since 2016]]		], used since 2016]]
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	The team has been based at the purpose-built ] since 2016. The £4.8 million arena, which is owned by the Leicester Riders Foundation, was officially opened in January 2016. It hosted its first game on 30 January 2016, in a quarter-final match between Leicester Riders and ] in the ], won by the Riders 77–60.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-35440454 \|title=Leicester Riders beat Surrey Scorchers in new arena \|date=31 January 2016 \|~~work~~=BBC}}</ref>		The team has been based at the purpose-built ] since 2016 (from 2018 to 2024, the arena was known as the Morningside Arena). The £4.8 million arena, which is owned by the Leicester Riders Foundation, was officially opened in January 2016. It hosted its first game on 30 January 2016, in a quarter-final match between Leicester Riders and ] in the ], won by the Riders 77–60.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-35440454 \|title=Leicester Riders beat Surrey Scorchers in new arena \|date=31 January 2016 \|publisher=BBC}}</ref>

	A list of all home arenas the club has had:		A list of all home arenas the club has had:
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	*John Sandford Centre (2004–2014)		*John Sandford Centre (2004–2014)
	*Sir David Wallace Centre (2014–2016)		*Sir David Wallace Centre (2014–2016)
	*] (2016–present)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://twitter.com/leicesterarena\|title=Leicester Arena (@LeicesterArena) {{!}} Twitter\|~~website~~=~~twitter.com\|language=en~~\|access-date=2017-02-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.leicester.gov.uk/news/news-story-details/?nId=88553 \|title=New sports arena opens with Riders' match this weekend \|date= 29 January 2016 \|~~work~~=Leicester City Council}}</ref>		*] (2016–present)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://twitter.com/leicesterarena\|title=Leicester Arena (@LeicesterArena) {{!}} Twitter\|via=Twitter\|access-date=2017-02-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.leicester.gov.uk/news/news-story-details/?nId=88553 \|title=New sports arena opens with Riders' match this weekend \|date= 29 January 2016 \|publisher=Leicester City Council}}</ref>
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	===Current roster===		===Current roster===
	{{Basketball roster nationality note}}		{{Basketball roster nationality note}}

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	{{player3 \| num = 0 \| nat = ~~USA~~ \| first = ~~Geno~~ \| last = ~~Crandall~~ \| pos = PG \| m = 1.91 \| kgs = 84 \| year = 1996 \| month = 10 \| date = ~~21 \| inj=~~}}		{{player3 \| num = 1 \| nat = GBR \| first = Kimbal \| last = Mackenzie \| pos = PG \| m = 1.86 \| kgs = 88 \| year = 1996 \| month = 09 \| date = 16}}
		⚫	{{player3 \| num = 3 \| nat = USA \| first = Miryne \| last = Thomas\| pos = F \| m = 2.03 \| kgs = 94 \| year = 1999 \| month = 09 \| date = 04}}

	{{player3 \| num = 1 \| nat = ~~CAN~~ \| first = ~~Kimbal~~ \| last = ~~Mackenzie~~ \| pos = PG \| m = 1.86 \| kgs = 88 \| year = ~~1996~~ \| month = 09 \| date = ~~16 \| inj=~~}}		{{player3 \| num = 6 \| nat = USA \| first = Teddy \| last = Allen \| dab = basketball \| pos = G \| m = 1.98 \| kgs = 97 \| year = 1998 \| month = 06 \| date = 07}}
		⚫	{{player3 \| num = 7 \| nat = GBR \| first = Blake \| last = Bowman \| pos = F \| m = 1.98 \| kgs = 93 \| year = 2001 \| month = 12 \| date = 08}}

	{{player3 \| num = 4 \| nat = ~~USA~~ \| first = ~~Marc~~ \| last = ~~Loving~~ \| pos = PF \| m = 2.03 \| kgs = ~~100~~ \| year = ~~1994~~ \| month = 09 \| date = ~~16 \| inj=~~}}		{{player3 \| num = 8 \| nat = CAN \| first = T.J. \| last = Lall \| pos = G \| m = 1.98 \| kgs = 92 \| year = 1996 \| month = 10 \| date = 27}}
		⚫	{{player3 \| num = 9 \| nat = CAN \| first = Maurice \| last = Walker \| pos = C \| m = 2.08 \| kgs = 116 \| year = 1991 \| month = 11 \| date = 21}}

	{{player3 \| num = 6 \| nat = ~~CAN~~ \| first = ~~Maurice~~ \| last = ~~Walker~~ \| pos = C \| m = 2.08 \| kgs = ~~116~~ \| year = ~~1991~~ \| month = 11 \| date = ~~21 \| inj=~~}}		{{player3 \| num = 10 \| nat = GBR \| first = Samuel \| last = Idowu \| pos = F/C \| m = 2.03 \| kgs = 104 \| year = 1997 \| month = 04 \| date = 01}}
		⚫	{{player3 \| num = 11 \| nat = GBR \| first = Conner \| last = Washington \| pos = PG \| m = 1.85 \| kgs = 81 \| year = 1992 \| month = 06 \| date = 04}}

	{{player3 \| num = 8 \| nat = GB \| first = Victor \| last = ~~Ndouku~~ \| pos = PF \| m = 2.03 \| kgs = \| year = \| month = \| date = ~~\| inj=~~}}		{{player3 \| num = 12 \| nat = GBR \| first = Victor \| last = Ndoukou \| pos = F \| m = 2.03 \| kgs = 107 \| year = 1996 \| month = 08 \| date = 26}}
		⚫	{{player3 \| num = 14 \| nat = USA \| first = Jaren \| last = Holmes \| pos = G \| m = 1.93 \| kgs = 93 \| year = 1998 \| month = 11 \| date = 24}}

	{{player3 \| num = 9 \| nat = GB \| first = ~~Louie~~ \| last = ~~Jordan~~ \| pos = SF \| m = 2.03 \| kgs = \| year = \| month = \| date = ~~\| inj=~~}}		{{player3 \| num = 15 \| nat = USA \| first = Duke \| last = Shelton \| pos = F/C \| m = 2.03 \| kgs = 98 \| year = 1996 \| month = 11 \| date = 25}}
		⚫	{{player3 \| num = 24 \| nat = GBR \| first = Sesan \| last = Russell \| pos = G \| m = 1.88 \| kgs = 88 \| year = 1999 \| month = 04 \| date = 26}}

⚫	{{player3 \| num = 12 \| nat = GB \| first = ~~Patrick~~ \| last = ~~Whelan~~ ~~\| dab = basketball~~\| pos = SG \| m = 1.95 \| kgs = 93 \| year = ~~1996~~ \| month = 08 \| date = 26 ~~\| inj=~~}}

⚫	{{player3 \| num = 13 \| nat = GB \| first = ~~Conner~~ \| last = ~~Washington~~ \| pos = PG \| m = 1.85 \| kgs = 81 \| year = ~~1992~~ \| month = 06 \| date = ~~04 \| inj=~~}}

⚫	{{player3 \| num = 16 \| nat = GB \| first = ~~Justin~~ \| last = ~~Hedley~~ \| pos = PG \| m = 1.91 \| kgs = 90 \| year = ~~1996~~ \| month = 09 \| date = ~~12 \| inj= \| nat2= GER~~}}

⚫	{{player3 \| num = 21 \| nat = USA \| first = ~~Zach~~ \| last = ~~Jackson~~ ~~\| dab = basketball~~\| pos = SG \| m = 1.96 \| kgs = 84 \| year = ~~1997~~ \| month = 08 \| date = ~~13 \| inj=~~}}

⚫	{{player3 \| num = 50 \| nat = ~~USA~~ \| first = ~~Darien~~ \| last = ~~Nelson-Henry~~\| pos = C \| m = 2.11 \| kgs = ~~120~~ \| year = ~~1994~~ \| month = 02 \| date = ~~17 \| note = C~~ }}

⚫	{{player3 \| num = 99 \| nat = USA \| first = ~~Jubril~~ \| last = ~~Adekoya~~ \| pos = PF \| m = 2.01 \| kgs = ~~104~~ \| year = ~~1994~~ \| month = 12 \| date = ~~30 \| inj=~~}}

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	===Notable players===		===Notable players===
			{{See also\|Category:Leicester Riders players}}
	:'''To appear in this section a player must have either:'''

	- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.<br>
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	- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.
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	* {{flagicon\|UK~~}}-{{flagicon\|ENG~~}} ] <small>6 ~~seasons~~: '~~13–~~'19</small>		* {{flagicon\|UK}} ] <small>1 season: '06–'07</small>
	* {{flagicon\|UK}}~~-{{flagicon\|ENG}}~~ ] <small>1 season: '~~06–~~'07</small>		* {{flagicon\|UK}}] <small>1 season: '93–'94</small>
	* {{flagicon\|UK~~}}-{{flagicon\|ENG~~}} ] <small>1 ~~season~~: '~~93–~~'94</small>		* {{flagicon\|UK}} ] <small>2 seasons: '05–'07</small>
	* {{flagicon\|UK}}~~-{{flagicon\|ENG}}~~] <small>5 ~~seasons~~: '~~99–~~'03</small>		* {{flagicon\|UK}} ] <small>1 season: '06–'07</small>
	* {{flagicon\|UK}}-{{flagicon\|ENG}} ] <small>2 seasons: '05–'07</small>
	* {{flagicon\|UK}}-{{flagicon\|ENG}} ] <small>2 seasons: '97–'99</small>
	* {{flagicon\|UK}}-{{flagicon\|Wales}} ] <small>2 seasons: '00–'02</small>
	* {{flagicon\|UK}}-{{flagicon\|ENG}} ] <small>1 season: '06–'07</small>
	* {{flagicon\|UK}}-{{flagicon\|ENG}} ]
	* {{flagicon\|IRE}} ]		* {{flagicon\|IRE}} ]
	* {{flagicon\|Barbados}} ] <small>1 season: '06–'07</small>		* {{flagicon\|Barbados}} ] <small>1 season: '06–'07</small>
	* {{flagicon\|Trinidad and Tobago}} ] <small>1 season: '06–'07</small>		* {{flagicon\|Trinidad and Tobago}} ] <small>1 season: '06–'07</small>
	* {{flagicon\|USA}} ]		* {{flagicon\|USA}} ]
	* {{flagicon\|USA}} ]
	* {{flagicon\|USA}} ] <small>3 seasons: '00–'02, '04–'05</small>
	* {{flagicon\|USA}} ] <small>1 season: '05–'06</small>		* {{flagicon\|USA}} ] <small>1 season: '05–'06</small>
	* {{flagicon\|USA}} ]
	* {{flagicon\|USA}} ] <small>4 seasons: '97–'99, '00–'02</small>		* {{flagicon\|USA}} ] <small>4 seasons: '97–'99, '00–'02</small>
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	* {{flagicon\|USA}} ]		* {{flagicon\|USA}} ]
	* {{flagicon\|USA}} ] <small>3 seasons: '08–'11</small>		* {{flagicon\|USA}} ] <small>3 seasons: '08–'11</small>
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	* {{flagicon\|USA}} ] <small>1 season: '10–'11</small>		* {{flagicon\|USA}} ] <small>1 season: '10–'11</small>
	* {{flagicon\|Wales}} ] <small>1 season: ‘00-‘01</small>
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British professional basketball team

Leicester Riders

League

SLB

Established

1967; 57 years ago (1967)

History

Loughborough All-Stars
(1967–1981)
Leicester All-Stars
(1981–1986)
Leicester City Riders
(1986–1997)
Leicester Riders
(1997–present)

Arena

Mattioli Arena

Capacity

2,400

Location

Leicester, Leicestershire

Team colours

Red, Black, White

Main sponsor

Jelson Homes

Head coach

Rob Paternostro

Ownership

Kevin Routledge
Russell Levenston

Championships

Men:
6 BBL Championship
6 BBL Playoffs
3 BBL Cup
3 BBL Trophy
1 National Cup
Woman:
1 WBBL Cup
3 WBBL Trophy

Website

LeicesterRiders.co.uk

Home

Away

Leicester Riders are a British professional basketball team and the oldest club in the British Basketball League (BBL). Riders compete in the Super League Basketball (SLB). Established in 1967, the club have played in various locations around Leicestershire before moving to their current purpose-built home venue, the Mattioli Arena, in 2016.

History

The Loughborough All-Stars, as the Leicester Riders were originally known, were founded by students and lecturers at Loughborough University on 26 April 1967. They were founding members of the National Basketball League in 1972, and the British Basketball League (BBL) in 1987. They are the oldest club in the British Basketball League.

The club moved from Loughborough to Leicester in 1981, backed by Leicester City Council and Leicester City Bus (hence the change in nickname to "Riders"), before moving back to play at Loughborough University in 2000, following the closure of Granby Halls, at a new venue 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 (DMU) and moved back to Leicester, where they played their games at the DMU's John Sandford Sports Centre.

Following a difficult period for the club financially between 2005 and 2007, former director of the team, Mike Steptoe, and the supporters club formed a consortium which raised enough money to keep the side running. Then local business Jelson Homes stepped forward to sponsor the club and the appointment of general manager Russell Levenston began a turning point for the club. Part of the sponsorship deal with Jelson Homes was to ensure the future of the club by investing in 'basketball in the community' schemes, providing the youth of Leicester with basketball coaching programmes, such as the "Shoot to the Future" programme, run with the support of the Police.

Riders also now have an extensive youth programme for boys and girls, a Women's team near the top of England Basketball's Division One, one of the country's largest Basketball Apprentice schemes at Charnwood College, and a partnership with Loughborough University, led by the Great Britain men's captain Drew Sullivan, and which includes a GB Futures player, Jamell Anderson, two Great Britain Under 20 men's internationals and two Great Britain Under 20 women's internationals, as well as a number of boys and girls in England Under age international teams. Membership in the club is expected to reach nearly 1,500 this season. The club's community programmes reach nearly 15,000 young people in the City and County.

The Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders secured the BBL Cup in thrilling fashion as they defeated the Newcastle Eagles 80–85 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham on 13 January 2012, in front of a bumper 7,500 crowd, and live on Sky TV, their first piece of silverware since they won the Cup and the Playoff finals in 2001.

After winning the treble in the 2016–17 and 2017–18 season, Leicester applied for the following Basketball Champions League season. This marked the first European participation of a British team since Guildford Heat featured in the ULEB Cup in 2007. In the first qualifying round, Leicester was eliminated by Danish side Bakken Bears, thus being demoted to the season's FIBA Europe Cup, where they lost all six group stage games.

Home arenas

John Sandford Sport Centre, former home of the Leicester Riders.

The team has been based at the purpose-built Mattioli Arena since 2016 (from 2018 to 2024, the arena was known as the Morningside Arena). The £4.8 million arena, which is owned by the Leicester Riders Foundation, was officially opened in January 2016. It hosted its first game on 30 January 2016, in a quarter-final match between Leicester Riders and Surrey Scorchers in the British Basketball League Trophy, won by the Riders 77–60.

A list of all home arenas the club has had:

Victory Hall (1967–1981)
Granby Halls (1981–2000)
Sir David Wallace Centre (2000–2004)
John Sandford Centre (2004–2014)
Sir David Wallace Centre (2014–2016)
Mattioli Arena (2016–present)

Season-by-season records

Main article: List of Leicester Riders seasons

Honours

British Basketball League

Winners (6): 2012–13, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2020–21, 2021–22
Runners Up (4): 2011–12, 2014–15, 2018–19, 2022–23

BBL Play-offs

Winners (6): 2000–01, 2012–13, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22
Runners Up (3): 2011–12, 2015–16, 2022–23

Women's British Basketball League

Runners Up (4): 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21

WBBL Play-offs

Runners Up (3): 2017–18, 2018–19, 2022–23

BBL Cup

Winners (3): 2012–13, 2013–14, 2021–22
Runners Up (2): 2015–16, 2022–23

WBBL Cup

Winners (1): 2020–21
Runners Up (1): 2022–23

BBL Trophy

Winners (3): 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
Runners Up (4): 1991–92, 2005–06, 2012–13, 2014–15

WBBL Trophy

Winner's (3): 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
Runner's Up (2): 2016–17, 2022–23

National Cup (predecessor of the BBL Cup)

Winners (1): 2000–01
Runner's Up (3): 1983–84, 1990–91, 1997–98

Players

Current roster

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Leicester Riders roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
PG	1	Mackenzie, Kimbal	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	28 – (1996-09-16)16 September 1996
F	3	Thomas, Miryne	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	25 – (1999-09-04)4 September 1999
G	6	Allen, Teddy	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	97 kg (214 lb)	26 – (1998-06-07)7 June 1998
F	7	Bowman, Blake	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	23 – (2001-12-08)8 December 2001
G	8	Lall, T.J.	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	28 – (1996-10-27)27 October 1996
C	9	Walker, Maurice	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	116 kg (256 lb)	33 – (1991-11-21)21 November 1991
F/C	10	Idowu, Samuel	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	104 kg (229 lb)	27 – (1997-04-01)1 April 1997
PG	11	Washington, Conner	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	81 kg (179 lb)	32 – (1992-06-04)4 June 1992
F	12	Ndoukou, Victor	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	107 kg (236 lb)	28 – (1996-08-26)26 August 1996
G	14	Holmes, Jaren	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	26 – (1998-11-24)24 November 1998
F/C	15	Shelton, Duke	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	28 – (1996-11-25)25 November 1996
G	24	Russell, Sesan	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	25 – (1999-04-26)26 April 1999

Head coach

Rob Paternostro

Assistant coach(es)

Pablo Vázquez

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: February 14, 2024

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

David Aliu 1 season: '06–'07
Andy Betts 1 season: '93–'94
Steve Bucknall 2 seasons: '05–'07
Nate Reinking 1 season: '06–'07
Aaron Westbrooks
Andrew Alleyne 1 season: '06–'07
Shawn Myers 1 season: '06–'07
Geno Crandall
Anthony McHenry 1 season: '05–'06
Billy Singleton 4 seasons: '97–'99, '00–'02
John Trezvant
Tony Windless 3 seasons: '08–'11
Ryan Zamroz 1 season: '10–'11

References

"Winning the race – Leicester Riders on the verge of entering the Basketball Champions League".
Woods, Mark (22 September 2018). "Europe Cup Next for Leicester". mvp247. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
"Final standings – FIBA Europe Cup 2018-19". FIBA basketball. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
"Leicester Riders beat Surrey Scorchers in new arena". BBC. 31 January 2016.
"Leicester Arena (@LeicesterArena) | Twitter". Retrieved 18 February 2017 – via Twitter.
"New sports arena opens with Riders' match this weekend". Leicester City Council. 29 January 2016.

External links

Official website

v t e Leicester Riders
Players Seasons
Home arenas	Victory Hall (1967–1981) Granby Halls (1981–2000) Sir David Wallace Centre (2000–2004) John Sandford Centre (2004–2014) Sir David Wallace Centre (2014–2016) Leicester Arena (2016–present)

v t e British Basketball League
Former Teams	Birmingham Bullets Birmingham Knights Birmingham Panthers Brighton Bears Bristol Flyers Calderdale Explorers Caledonia Gladiators Cheshire Phoenix Crystal Palace Derby Storm Doncaster Panthers Durham Wildcats Essex Leopards Essex Pirates Glasgow Rangers Guildford Kings Leeds Force Leicester Riders Livingston London Capital London City Royals London Lions London Towers London United Manchester Giants (1989) Manchester Giants (2012) Mersey Tigers Newcastle Eagles Oldham Celtics Olympic City Giants Plymouth City Patriots Plymouth Raiders Portsmouth Sheffield Sharks Solent Stars Surrey Scorchers Thames Valley Tigers Worthing Thunder Worcester Wolves
Competitions	BBL Championship (BBL Playoffs) BBL Trophy All-Star Game BBL Cup Cup Winners' Cup Women's British Basketball League
Seasons (List)	1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Awards	Coach of the Year Most Valuable Player
Other	BBL Player National Basketball League Scottish Basketball Championship National Cup Timeline of basketball on UK television

v t e National Basketball League
1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87

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Notable players

See also

References

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