About Us
Here is a little history of us:
Jaguars was founded in 1995 with support from Nottinghamshire County Council and played at Rushcliffe Arena in West Bridgford until moving to Magnus School, Newark in 2001
Jaguars celebrates their most successful season in their 30th year with all three team qualifying for the playoffs and then winning the Premiership National Cup for the 2024/2025 the second team came away with silver in the first division and the third team won bronze in the third division.
Jaguars 1 finished 2nd in the premiership league beating all teams at home. Jaguars 2 finished 2nd in first division North, Jaguars 3 finished 1st in third division central for the 2024/25 season.
Jaguars also entered the Euro Cup in January 2025 getting a wild card entry in to league one playing in the South of France against top professional teams form across Europe. losing 43-72, 58-64 and 75-79 and then winning the fourth game 67-42. It was a great learning experience and we are hopeful to gain entry in 2026 in to league three.
Jaguars Cubs (juniors) won the first ever junior league 2003/04
Jaguars juniors are the only team to win the junior league four years consecutively and the East Midlands Juniors also won the regional championships over the same four consecutive years.
The club at its largest had an u15s, u19s, a women’s, and three mixed national league teams.
The club has had several Paralympian’s play for us over the years that include, Lewis Edwards, Lucy Robinson, Matt Byrne, Jon Hall and Joe Bestwick for basketball, and in other sports, Phil Hogg, Kieran Tscherniawsky, Jamie Carter, Dave Phillipson Ply and Jayant Mistry. We have known a lot of impressive people!
Recent successes 2022/23 include 3rd division central undefeated champions missing out by 2 points to get into the final of the 3rd division national finals.
1st division South undefeated champions and winners of the 1st division national championship.
The 2023/24 season, Jaguars finished fourth in the Premiership, third in the Second division North and third in the Inspire a Generation competition and winners of the Master tournament.
The 2024/25 season will see the Jaguars competing in the Premiership, 1st Division North, 3rd Division Central, 3rd Division Women’s league, Masters and the Euro league.
Jaguars WBC have been a registered charity since 24th April 1997 no.1062064
We also have a sister club in Lincoln who also run a monthly session in Market Rasen that we signpost players to so they can training session closer to their home and to also develop new players.
We have fully qualified coaches, with safeguarding, first aid and drug awareness training to run all sessions.
Our Sponsor for the 2023/24 and 2024/25 seasons are Breheny Civil Engineering
