West Lothian Wolves B.C.
The West Lothian Wolves are a basketball club based in West Lothian, Scotland.
| West Lothian Wolves B.C. | |
|---|---|
| League | SBC Division 1 |
| Established | 2000 |
| History | West Lothian Wolves 2000–present |
| Arena | Bathgate Academy (Capacity: 200) |
| Location | Bathgate, West Lothian |
| Team colours | |
| Website | Official website |
History
The club was formed in 2000, with the formation of an under 14 boys team in order to compete in the BAA Millennium Games. This team would go on to compete in at U14, U16 and U18 regional level. Several of these players now turn out for the Senior Men's team at National League level.
The Wolves' first National League team would be an U16 boys team entering for the 2003-04 season, under the guidance of club founder Alan Hastie.
After a few years of steady growth, the senior team won Division 2 of the Lothian League in 2007 after going unbeaten all season. The team therefore achieved promotion to Division 1.
The team continued to post solid performances in Division 1 of the Lothian League, before claiming the league title in 2014. The year after, the team would enter the first full season of the newly reintroduced National League Division 2, where they have remained since.
Home Venues
The club uses various venues across the West Lothian council area.
- Bathgate Academy, Bathgate
- Inveralmond Community High School, Livingston
- St Margaret's Academy, Livingston
- Deans Community High School, Livingston
- Whitburn Academy, Whitburn
- Linlithgow Academy Sports Hall, Linlithgow
- James Young High School, Livingston
- West Calder High School, Livingston
Honours
- Senior Men
- Lothian League Division 2 Champions 2006/07
- Lothian League Division 1 Champions 2013/14
- Under 16 Boys
- Lothian League Champions 2007/08
- Under 16 Girls
- Lothian League Champions 2008/09
- Under 14 Girls
- East & Central Regional League Champions 2012/2013
Men's season-by-season records
| Season | Division | Tier | League | Playoffs | Scottish Cup | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Played | Wins | Losses | Points | Win % | |||||||
| West Lothian Wolves | ||||||||||||
| 2011–12 | Lothian Div 1 | 4 | 4th | 18 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 0.556 | ||||
| 2012–13 | Lothian Div 1 | 4 | 4th | 20 | 13 | 7 | 46 | 0.650 | ||||
| 2013–14 | Lothian Div 1 | 4 | 1st | 19 | 19 | 0 | 57 | 1.000 | ||||
| 2014–15 | Lothian Div 1 | 4 | 3rd | 20 | 15 | 5 | 50 | 0.750 | ||||
| 2015–16 | SBC D2 | 3 | 3rd | 15 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 0.467 | ||||
| 2016–17 | SBC D2 | 3 | 4th | 14 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 0.500 | Semi-finals | Round of 16 | ||
| 2017–18 | SBC D2 | 3 | 3rd | 14 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 0.643 | Semi-finals | 1st round | ||
| 2018–19 | SBC D2 | 3 | 2nd | 16 | 11 | 5 | 27 | 0.688 | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals | ||
| 2019–20 | SBC D2 | 3 | 3rd | 18 | 13 | 5 | 31 | 0.722 | Round of 16 | |||
| 2020-21 | SBC D1 | 2 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||||
| 2021–22 | SBC D1 | 2 | 9th | 16 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 0.125 | Did not qualify | 2nd round | ||
| 2022-23 | SBC D1 | 2 | 10th | 20 | 3 | 17 | 26 | 0.150 | Did not qualify | Runners Up | ||