London Stars | |
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League | NBL D2 South |
Established | 2012 |
History | London BC Medelynas (2012–2021) Baltic Stars Medelynas (2021–2023) London Stars (2023–present) |
Arena | Newham Sixth Form College |
Location | London, England |
Main sponsor | SAR Group |
Website | Official website |
London Stars are a British-Lithuanian basketball club, based in London, England.
The club was founded in 2012, initially entering the British Lithuanian Basketball League. Achieving early success in the competition, Medelynas joined the English Basketball League the following season, winning the Division 4 South East title and finishing as runners-up in the national Division 4 Playoffs.
Medelynas re-entered the NBL in 2017, achieving back-to-back promotions into the newly organised Division 2 South.
In 2019, the club merged with the Baltic Stars basketball club, an extensive junior basketball program founded in 2011. [1][ better source needed] The junior teams retained the Baltic Stars name.
For the 2019–20 season, Medelynas / Baltic Stars will field the following national league teams: [2]
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Medelynas play their home games at Newham Sixth Form College in the east end of London. [5]
Season | Division | Tier | Regular Season | Post-Season | National Cup | ||||||||
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Finish | Played | Wins | Losses | Points | Win % | ||||||||
London B.C. Medelynas | |||||||||||||
2013–14 | D4 SE | 5 | 1st | 22 | 18 | 4 | 36 | 0.818 | Runners Up | 2nd round | |||
2014–17 | Withdrew from league | ||||||||||||
2017–18 | D4 SE | 5 | 1st | 18 | 18 | 0 | 36 | 1.000 | Runners Up | 3rd round | |||
2018–19 | D3 Sou | 4 | 1st | 16 | 14 | 2 | 28 | 0.875 | Winners | 1st round | |||
2019–20 | D2 Sou | 3 | 3rd | 17 | 11 | 6 | 23 | 0.647 | No playoffs | 3rd round | |||
Baltic Stars Medelynas | |||||||||||||
2021–22 | D2 Sou | 3 | 7th | 22 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 0.364 | Did Not Qualify | ||||
2022–23 | D2 Sou | 3 | 8th | 22 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 0.500 | Did Not Qualify | ||||
London Stars | |||||||||||||
2023–24 | D2 Sou | 3 | 9th | 22 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 0.364 | Did Not Qualify |
London Stars | |
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League | NBL D2 South |
Established | 2012 |
History | London BC Medelynas (2012–2021) Baltic Stars Medelynas (2021–2023) London Stars (2023–present) |
Arena | Newham Sixth Form College |
Location | London, England |
Main sponsor | SAR Group |
Website | Official website |
London Stars are a British-Lithuanian basketball club, based in London, England.
The club was founded in 2012, initially entering the British Lithuanian Basketball League. Achieving early success in the competition, Medelynas joined the English Basketball League the following season, winning the Division 4 South East title and finishing as runners-up in the national Division 4 Playoffs.
Medelynas re-entered the NBL in 2017, achieving back-to-back promotions into the newly organised Division 2 South.
In 2019, the club merged with the Baltic Stars basketball club, an extensive junior basketball program founded in 2011. [1][ better source needed] The junior teams retained the Baltic Stars name.
For the 2019–20 season, Medelynas / Baltic Stars will field the following national league teams: [2]
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Medelynas play their home games at Newham Sixth Form College in the east end of London. [5]
Season | Division | Tier | Regular Season | Post-Season | National Cup | ||||||||
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Finish | Played | Wins | Losses | Points | Win % | ||||||||
London B.C. Medelynas | |||||||||||||
2013–14 | D4 SE | 5 | 1st | 22 | 18 | 4 | 36 | 0.818 | Runners Up | 2nd round | |||
2014–17 | Withdrew from league | ||||||||||||
2017–18 | D4 SE | 5 | 1st | 18 | 18 | 0 | 36 | 1.000 | Runners Up | 3rd round | |||
2018–19 | D3 Sou | 4 | 1st | 16 | 14 | 2 | 28 | 0.875 | Winners | 1st round | |||
2019–20 | D2 Sou | 3 | 3rd | 17 | 11 | 6 | 23 | 0.647 | No playoffs | 3rd round | |||
Baltic Stars Medelynas | |||||||||||||
2021–22 | D2 Sou | 3 | 7th | 22 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 0.364 | Did Not Qualify | ||||
2022–23 | D2 Sou | 3 | 8th | 22 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 0.500 | Did Not Qualify | ||||
London Stars | |||||||||||||
2023–24 | D2 Sou | 3 | 9th | 22 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 0.364 | Did Not Qualify |