West Yorkshire Hawks
The West Yorkshire Hawks are a basketball club based in the town of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. The club was founded in 2023 by Mark Mills and Greg Dolan, under the banner of WY Basketball, a not-for-profit community interest company to provide more opportunities for people in the local area to enjoy basketball and improve health outcomes. The Hawks entered the National Basketball League Division 3 North for the 2023–24 season, marking the return of professional basketball to the area for the first time since the demise of Huddersfield Heat in 2014.[1] [2] [3] [4]
| West Yorkshire Hawks | |
|---|---|
| League | NBL D3 North |
| Established | 2023 |
| Arena | University of Huddersfield |
| Location | Huddersfield, West Yorkshire |
| Team colours | |
| Website | Official website |
Season-by-season records
| Season | Division | Tier | Regular Season | Post-Season | National Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Played | Wins | Losses | Win % | |||||||
| West Yorkshire Hawks | |||||||||||
| 2023–24 | D3 Nor | 4 | 4th | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0.625 | Did not qualify | Did not compete | ||
References
- Andrew Robinson (2023-09-27). "Excitement as Huddersfield's new basketball team boasting 'rising star' set for first home game this weekend". Yorkshire Live. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- "WEST YORKSHIRE HAWKS SWOOP IN AS BASKETBALL RETURNS TO HUDDERSFIELD". Huddersfield Hub. 2023-09-30. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- Laura Batchelor (2023-10-05). "Paladin Marketing Support Local Basketball with West Yorkshire Hawks Tie Up". Bdaily News. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- James Quinn (2014-08-21). "Huddersfield Heat Basketball Club Folds After 23 Years". Hoopsfix. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
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