Sevenoaks Suns

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Sevenoaks Suns
LeagueWBBL
Established2005; 19 years ago (2005)
HistorySevenoaks Suns
2005-present (on hiatus)
ArenaSurrey Sports Park

Richard Meyjes Road Guildford

GU2 7AD
LocationSevenoaks, Kent
Head coachUnited States Len Busch
ChampionshipsMultiple, see Honours

The Sevenoaks Suns are a basketball club and women's professional team from Sevenoaks, Kent, England. The Suns compete in the WBBL, the premier women's basketball competition in the United Kingdom, and are one of the most dominant teams in the women's domestic game. The team is currently on hiatus as of the 2023-24 season due to financial problems.[1][2][3][4][5]

Season-by-season records[6][3][4][edit]

Season Division Tier Regular Season Playoffs National Cup
Finish Played Wins Losses Points Win %
Sevenoaks Suns
2009-10 NBL D1 1 7th 20 9 11 18 0.450
2010-11 NBL D1 1 6th 21 7 14 14 0.333
2011-12 NBL D1 1 6th 21 8 13 16 0.381
2012-13 NBL D1 1 7th 18 7 11 14 0.389
2013-14 NBL D1 1 5th 14 5 9 10 0.278
Season Division Tier Regular Season Playoffs WBBL Trophy WBBL Cup Head coach
Finish Played Wins Losses Points Win %
Sevenoaks Suns
2014-15 WBBL 1 8th 18 5 13 10 0.278 Quarter-finals Semi-finals - Len Busch
2015-16 WBBL 1 5th 16 7 9 14 0.438 Semi-finals Quarter-finals - Len Busch
2016-17 WBBL 1 3rd 18 12 6 24 0.667 Winners Winners Semi-finals Len Busch
2017-18 WBBL 1 1st 20 19 1 38 0.950 Winners Runners-up Quarter-finals Len Busch
2018-19 WBBL 1 1st 22 22 0 44 1.000 Winners Semi-finals Runners-up Len Busch
2019-20 WBBL 1 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic Semi-finals Winners Len Busch
2020-21 WBBL 1 1st 20 19 1 38 0.950 Quarter-finals Runners-up Len Busch
2021-22 WBBL 1 2nd 24 21 3 42 0.84 Runners-up Runners-up Pools Len Busch

Honours[edit]

Women's British Basketball League

  • Winners (3): 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2020-2021,

WBBL Playoffs

  • Winners (3): 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018–2019

WBBL Trophy

  • Winners (1): 2016-2017

WBBL Cup

  • Winners (1): 2019-2020

Girls' Junior National Titles

  • Winners (24)

Current roster[7][edit]

Shirt Number Player Name Position Height Age Date of Birth Nationality
3 Frankie Wurtz G 1996-05-25 United Kingdom
4 Julia Koppl F 190 31 1991-07-27 Austria
6 Alleke Allum G 1996-06-29 United Kingdom
8 Renee Busch G 180 30 1992-12-01 United Kingdom
11 Katie Richards G 192 23 2000-04-18 United Kingdom
12 Janice Monakana F 189 27 1995-08-06 United Kingdom
13 Zulieka Franklin G 1998-11-28 United Kingdom
14 Amelia Watkins F 188 37 1986-04-16 United Kingdom
15 Judit Fritz G 189 35 1987-12-27 Hungary
22 Catherine Carr G 2001-01-08 United States
35 Haylee Miller G 193 25 1998-04-18 United Kingdom
41 Jamila Thompson C 1999-09-10 United Kingdom
Team Averages
188.71 29.71

References[edit]

  1. ^ "HOME". Suns Basketball Club. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  2. ^ "London Lions 70-45 Sevenoaks Suns: Lions end season with WBBL play-off trophy win live on Sky Sports". Sky Sports. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Sheffield Hatters win first WBBL Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Sevenoaks Suns crowned WBBL league champions for third time". Sky Sports. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  5. ^ "SUNS WBBL TEAM UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE UPCOMING SEASON". Suns Basketball Club. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  6. ^ Gamble, Andrew (16 May 2022). "London Lions secure unbeaten season with WBBL Play-off Final win over Sevenoaks". mirror. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Competitions – Women's British Basketball League". Retrieved 9 May 2023.


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