London Westside B.C. are an English

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club, based in the

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area of

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History

The club was founded in 2000, with strong links to the local community and to provide opportunity for talented local players to develop. Westside had much early success in the regional leagues, and entered the

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for the first time in 2004. The club was severely disrupted by the

Grenfell Tower fire On 14 June 2017, a high-rise fire broke out in the 24-storey Grenfell Tower block of flats in North Kensington, West London, at 00:54 BST and burned for 60 hours. 72 people died, two later in hospital, with more than 70 injured and 223 escapin ...

in 2017, with their main home venue out of action for a considerable period as a hub for the relief effort. The club were later awarded funds from the Grenfell Young People's Fund, raised by readers who donated to the

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's Dispossessed Fund Grenfell Appeal, to support their youth development work.

Honours

:Men's National League Division 3 South League Champions: 2010-11 :Men's National League Division 3 Playoffs Champions: 2010-11 :Men's National Founders Cup: 2002-03

Academy

The club is partnered with St Charles College, who compete in the Academies Basketball League. The ABL is the second-tier under 19's competition in the United Kingdom. St Charles were runners-up in the competition in 2019.

Teams

For the 2019–20 season, Westside will field the following teams: :Senior Men - National League Division 2 South :U18 Men - National League U18 Premier South :U16 Boys - National League U16 Premier South :U16 Girls - National League U16 Premier South :U14 Boys - National League U14 Premier South East

Home Venue

Westside are based at

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and

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Season-by-season records

References

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