COLLEGE OF WEST ANGLIA FURY
             
   

 

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League Record Honours Venue Facilities History Competition Record Roster
             

 

LEAGUE RECORD:
  E.B.L. Div. 1: 2005-2008 P. 66 W.   9 L. 57 10th, 2007, 2008
  E.B.L. Div. 2: 2004-2005 P. 20 W. 13 L.   7 4th, 2004-5
E.B.L. Div. 3(S): 2003-2004 P. 18 W. 12 L.   6 3rd, 2003-4
HONOURS:
Patron's Cup Final 2005

 

VENUE:

LYNNSPORT, Greenpark Avenue, Colombia Way, Kings Lynn.    Tel.: 01553 818 001                           

From North: - A17 to Kings Lynn. exit the A17 / A47 roundabout onto the A149 you turn left at the next roundabout (QE Hospital) onto A1076 and follow this road to the end (opposite Gaywood clock). Turn left at the lights (A148) and go past King Edwards the 7th school and Gaywood Tescos. Go straight through the next lights (with College on left) and at the next lights turn right onto B1148 (if you get onto the 1 way system with the train station you've gone too far). After turning right you come to a mini roundabout turn right. The road to Lynnsport is 300 yards on your right.
FACILITIES:

Space for 500 spectators. 

 

HISTORY:

The original Kings Lynn club merged with Downham Magics to become Kings Lynn Magics, which eventually became Kings Lynn Fury.

Accepted for membership of EBL Division 3 South in 2003. Finished third in first season, and promoted to EBL 2.

Finished fourth in Division 2, and reached Patron's Cup Final; promoted to expanded EBL1.

Ended the season in 13th place (out of 14), but retained their status when Mansfield declined promotion, and managed a tenth place finish, to avoid relegation again, in 2007.

A tie-up with the College of West Anglia prompted a name change for 2007-8.

The team struggled in the early part of the season, and eventually released their import players, claiming that they could not do much worse without them. They did! Finished last, without a single victory - the first team to do so, in the top EBL division, for eleven seasons.

 

ALL-TIME COMPETITION RECORD

SEASON LEAGUE           CUP CHAMPS. TROPHY PATRON'S SHIELD NAME
  Div. Pos. / P. W. L.            
                         
2003-04 EBL3 South 3 /10 18 12 6 1st Round 1/4 Final x x 1/4 Final Kings Lynn Fury
2004-05 EBL2 4 /11 20 13 7 1st Round 1/4 Final x Final x Kings Lynn Fury
2005-06 EBL1 13 /14 26 4 22 2nd Round x 3 of 3 Pool x x Kings Lynn Fury
2006-07 EBL1 10 /12 22 5 17 3rd Round x 5 of 5 Pool x x Kings Lynn Fury
2007-08 EBL1 10 /10 18 0 18 3rd Round   3 of 5 Pool x x College of West Anglia Fury
                         

 

2007-8 Roster:

Names in bold have re-signed for new season.

Names in green are new signings.

Names in red have departed.

  PLAYER   Height  
13 James BAMFIELD (Capt) Guard 6' 0"  
Mike COMMAINE     Stonehill College NCAA Division 2. From Plymouth Raiders, Dec. 07
Wayne GIBBS      
Lamar HULL Point guard   USA. Davidson College
  Patrick MANIFOLD Forward  6' 8" Returned Jan. 06
Richard MILBOURNE Shooting guard 6' 3" From Team Bath, 2006
Semi OSEMWEGIE     From Scottish league, former Manchester Magic
Ryan PLAICE Guard 5' 10" COWA academy program. Member of East of England U17
Carlos RODRIGUEZ   6' 8" COWA basketball academy
Luke SIMON   6' 5" COWA academy program. Member of East of England U17
Dan SMITH      
Emerson WESTERBY Guard   Returns, 2007, from Lincolnshire Wildcats
Charles WHITFIELD     From Orlando Aces ABA
Alex MARAGOUKAKIS Guard 5' 9"  
SASHA LARIN   6' 4" Lithuanian player who played regionally in home country. Joined Sept. 07. Departed '07
Chris NELSON Guard 6' 1" Lincoln under 18. Moved to FURY, Sept. 07, to play both Division 1 and 4. Departed '07
Craig WILLIAMS Forward 6' 7" USA. Erskine College. Joined Sept. 07. Departed '07
  Luke FISHER Guard 6' 4" Academy. Joined squad Jan 06
Luke HUCHERSON Guard 5' 9" Returned to Wellingborough Phoenix, 2007
Sam LUONG Guard   Joined late 2005.
  Steve PILKINGTON Forward/Centre 6' 7" Australian. Ex-Newcatle & Teesside. Joined Jan 05
  Craig PURCIVAL Centre 6' 8"  
Ben SANDLE Guard 6' 6" Through development squad
Lawrence SUMMERS Guard   USA. To Merry Monk Bellina in Irish Superleague
  Michael WILLIAMSON Guard 6' 3" Oklahoma. Ware, 2003-4. Kingston, Jan. 06. Reading, 2006. K. Lynn, Oct. 06
Conrad BUCKLE Centre 6' 5"  
Matt ELLIS Guard / Forward

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Chris McLEOD Guard 6' 2"  
Hank RIVERS     USA
         
  James BAMFIELD Coach   Stepped back in as coach after departure of Taylor 
Emerson WESTERBY Ass Coach   Returns, 2007, from Lincolnshire Wildcats
  Andy HILL Assistant Coach    
  Andy MILBOURNE Assistant Coach    30 years experience of County coaching 
         

COLLEGE OF WEST ANGLIA FURY II
LEAGUE RECORD:
  E.B.L. Div. 4: 2007-2008 P. 18 W.   0 L. 18 10th, 2008
HONOURS:
   

VENUE:

KINGS LYNN SC, The College of West Anglia, Tennyson Ave., Kings Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 2QW.    Tel.: 01553 815 490                           

From A47/A10 at Hardwick roundabout, follow A149 (Hunstanton). Turn left at the next roundabout, past (QE Hospital) onto A1076. At traffic lights, stay in left hand lane and turn left (A148) and go past King Edwards the 7th school and at lights turn left into Tennyson Avenue. Entrance to College is on right.
FACILITIES:

Space for 500 spectators. 

HISTORY:

With Kings Lynn, in EBL1, becoming College of West Anglia Fury in 2007-8, they entered a second team, based at the College, into EBL4 Midlands/South.

This team also struggled and completed an unenviable "double" as the only club in living memory to fail to record a victory with both its teams.

 

ALL-TIME COMPETITION RECORD

SEASON LEAGUE           CUP CHAMPS. SHIELD TEAM NAME
  Div. Pos. / P. W. L.        
                     
2007-08 EBL 4 Midlands/South 10 /10 18 0 18 dne x 1st Round College of West Anglia Fury II