PAWS LONDON CAPITALS

 
             
   

 

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LEAGUE RECORD:
B.B.L: 2007-2008 P. 33 W. 12 L. 21 9th, 2008
E.B.L 1: 2004-2007 P. 70 W. 26 L. 44 5th, 2007
N.B.L. Div. 1 / EBL 2: 2001-2004 P. 58 W. 36 L. 22 Champions, 2004
  N.B.L. Div. 3 / 2: 1998-2001 P. 68  W. 30  L. 38  
HONOURS:
EBL Div. 2 Champions: 2004
  EBL Div. 2 Championship Final: 2003; 2004  

VENUE:

Capital City Academy, Doyle Gardens, LONDON, NW10 3ST                        Tel: 0208 838 8708

From north - A1or M1 to North Circular (A406). Head West towards Neasden and Wembley. At Neasden turn off towards Neasden/Willesden Green A4088 (approx. 1.5 miles after Staples Corner from M1)

From west - (M3), M4, A40 (South Circular A205) onto North Circular Road heading North towards Neasden/Wembley. At Neasden turn off towards Neasden/Willesden Green A4088 (approx. 3 miles after Hanger Lane Gyratory).

At Neasden one way system, take 2nd main exit towards Harlesden / Magistrates Court / Parish Church (after Willesden Green exit), down Neasden Lane , B453, past Neasden Tube Station to roundabout. Take left onto Willesden High Road, past Magistrates Court and after 0.5 mile take second exit at roundabout (at bus station), into Pound Lane,  towards Harlesden. After 0.5 mile signs are left to Willesden Green, bear right towards Harlesden; go straight ahead, past Willesden Community Hospital. After second roundabout turn left onto Doyle Gardens. The Academy is on the left.   

FACILITIES:

 

 

HISTORY:

North West London Wolverines were accepted into Division 3 of the NBL in 1998, but only after withdrawals from the originally accepted 12 teams meant that a replacement was required.

However, they quickly justified their inclusion, finishing that first season just behind Hull and North London, who were both promoted.

In 2000, they finished seventh (out of thirteen), and in the "clean-sheet" reorganisation of the League they were accepted into Division 2 (though this was still the third-ranked division, after the formation of the Conference), but once again only after withdrawals created extra vacancies.

Finishing ninth in 2001, they continued their "skin of the teeth" progress by gaining promotion to the expanded Division 1 ... after Birmingham Aces dropped out.

The next season was one of consolidation, as they finished ninth, but they continued their steady progression, finishing third (behind Team Bath Romans on countback), and reaching the Championship Final, but just missing out on promotion. That promotion, though, was won in fine style the following year (2004), when they took the newly-renamed EBL Division 2 title, though they once again fell at the final hurdle in the Championship.

During that season they had begun to draw together the various stands of the club's development work, and their entry into Division 1 came as the PAWS London Capitals.

After struggling for a couple of seasons, they consolidated to finish fifth in 2007, and were surprise additions to the BBL, which was attempting to rebuild its membership after a number of high-profile departures.

An interesting facet of their time in the EBL was that every time that they have met Worthing Thunder in a knock-out competition (regularly in the Cup, once in the Trophy semi-final and once in the Championship semi-final) they have lost!

They are currently (19th September '08) the only BBL team not to have made any formal announcements of player signings (just a week away from the season). The few in the roster below are simply listed in the BBL's players' page.

ALL-TIME COMPETITION RECORD

SEASON LEAGUE             CUP CHAMPS. TROPHY PATRON'S SHIELD NAME
  Div. Pos. / P. W. NR L.            
1998-99 NBL3 3 /11 20 12   8 x Semi Final x x x North West London Wolverines
1999-00 NBL3 7 /13 24 9   15 x 1/4 Final x x x North West London Wolverines
2000-01 NBL2 9 /13 24 9 1 14 x x x x   North West London Wolverines
2001-02 NBL1 8 /12 22 7   15 x 1/4 Final 5th Pool x x North West London
2002-03 NBL1 3 / 9 16 10   6 x Finalists 5th Pool x x North West London
2003-04 EBL2 1 /12 20 19   1 1st Round Finalists x Semi Final x North West London
2004-05 EBL1 9 /12 22 7   15 1/4 Final x 3rd Pool x x PAWs London Capitals
2005-06 EBL1 11 /14 26 6   20 3rd Round x 2nd Pool x x PAWs London Capitals
2006-07 EBL1 5 /12 22 13   9 Semi Final Semi Final Semi Final x x PAWs London Capitals
2007-08 BBL 9 /12 33 12   21 1/4 Final x 2 of 3 Pool x x PAWs London Capital
2008-09 BBL   /12               x x PAWs London Capital
                           

2008-9 Roster:

Names in bold have re-signed for new season.

Names in green are new signings.

Names in red have departed.

Non-bold names - played in 2007-8, but no information for '08-09

PLAYER   Height  
  J    AGODKA
  Bode ALELUOLA Guard 5' 9" Kingston University
  Pocme BI
  Oladeji BOLARIN Centre 6' 9" With PAWs since 2005.
  S    BUCKNOR
  Ryan CADOGAN Guard 6' 3" 2007. Previous: Ealing Tornadoes, TV Tigers, Milton Keynes, London United.
  Ibrahim GARIBA Forward 6' 9"
  D     HARRIS 6' 6"
  S    JAMES
  Marcus KNIGHT Guard 6' 2" From London United, 2007. Ex-Brighton Bears, Leicester Riders and Brixton.
  Charles MADIKE 6' 6"
  G     McCALLUMS 6' 6"
  Darren MILLS Forward 6' 5"

From Leicester Riders, after six seasons, 2008.
  Roman MIMS Guard 5' 11" USA. Mount Alotsius
  Tayo OGEDENGBE Forward 6' 4" From Towers (EBL3) 2007
  Thomas PEARSON
Lijah PERKINS Forward 6' 6" 2007.
  Lekan POPOOLA
10 Anthony ANDERSON Guard 5' 11" UMass. From Elkhart Express (IBL), 2007
5 Santa ATAHA Guard 6' 0" Rejoined 2006, after spells at London Utd, Milton Keynes and Bullets.
Sam BRADLEY 2007-8
6 James CHUTE 2007
Farid HAIF Forward 6' 7" Signed 2007. French. From London United. Previous: Saint Charles de Charenton, 2005-6.
8 Wes MILLER Point Guard 5' 11"