London BC Medelynas

London Stars
LeagueNBL D2 South
Established2012; 12 years ago (2012)
HistoryLondon BC Medelynas
(2012–2021)
Baltic Stars Medelynas
(2021–2023)
London Stars
(2023–present)
ArenaNewham Sixth Form College
LocationLondon, England
Main sponsorSAR Group
WebsiteOfficial website

London Stars are a British-Lithuanian basketball club, based in London, England.

History

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.

Teams

For the 2019–20 season, Medelynas / Baltic Stars will field the following national league teams: [2]

Honours

Men's National League Division 3 Playoffs Champions: 2018-19 [3] [4]
Men's National League Division 3 South League Champions: 2018-19
Men's National League Division 4 South East League Champions: 2017-18
Men's National League Division 4 South East League Champions: 2013-14
British Lithuanian Basketball League Division A Champions: 2012-13

Home Venue

Medelynas play their home games at Newham Sixth Form College in the east end of London. [5]

Season-by-season records

Season Division Tier Regular Season Post-Season National Cup
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

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References

  1. ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com.
  2. ^ a b "Scores and Schedules. | Basketball England". www.basketballengland.co.uk.
  3. ^ "BC Medelynas romp to D3 Playoff glory! | Basketball England". www.basketballengland.co.uk.
  4. ^ "London BC Medelynas Win D3 Playoff Title". 28 April 2019.
  5. ^ "ABOUT". 2019 2020 Bc Web.