The Leicester Warriors is an English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 team from Leicester

Leicester

Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...

, Leicestershire

Leicestershire

Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...

, competing in the English Basketball League

English Basketball League

The English Basketball League is a semi-professional and amateur basketball league in England. It forms the second-tier of competition below the professional British Basketball League....

, Division 2.

Overview

Set up in 2004 by Leicester born basketball player Karl Brown the Warriors also run community based programmes addressing social issues as well as encouraging participation in basketball.

2007 saw the Warriors winning their first major trophy. The Leicester Warriors won the Patrons Cup Final at the Newcastle Arena on 4 March 2007. They beat the Bristol Flyers

Bristol Flyers

The Bristol Academy Flyers is a professional basketball team from the city of Bristol competing in the English Basketball League, Division 1. Formed from a merger between the Bristol Bombers and the Filton Flyers in 2006, the team play their home games at the WISE Arena at Filton College, where one...

 61-55 and the former Leicester Riders

Leicester Riders

The Leicester Riders, officially known as the Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders for sponsorship reasons, is a British professional basketball team that play in the British Basketball League...

 player Drew Barrett was named MVP

Most Valuable Player

In sports, a Most Valuable Player award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests...

The 2008-09 season saw a whole new team for the Leicester Warriors. They have signed a young new line up with up and coming players from Leicester, these included R O'Neal, J Munroe, M White, D Jones, D Sailbury, O Solomon, N Weaver, K Patel and a few players from the previous season. They play in the EBL division 2 league and are coached by ex-England team

England national basketball team

The England national basketball team represents England in international basketball competitions. The team is organized by England Basketball, the sport's governing body in England...

 player and Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represents the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in NCAA Division I basketball. The team plays its home games in Alexander Memorial Coliseum. Under the tenure of Bobby Cremins, Georgia Tech established itself as a national force in basketball...

player Karl Brown. This semi-pro club attracts fans and runs community coaching and grass root teams in the Leicester area. The venue is Braunstone Leisure Centre, which is a brand new facility, holds over 400 fans seated.