Essex & Herts Leopards | |
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League | NBL Division 1 |
Established | 1997 |
Folded | 2020 |
History | Ware Fire 1997–2000 Ware Rebels 2000–2004 Essex & Herts Leopards 2004–2006 London Leopards 2006–2012 Essex Leopards 2012–2019 Essex & Herts Leopards 2019-2020 |
Arena | Brentwood Centre |
Capacity | 1,200 |
Location | Essex and Hertfordshire |
Team colours | |
Website | Official website |
The Essex & Herts Leopards were an English semi-professional basketball club, based in Brentwood, Essex and St Albans, Hertfordshire. The Leopards competed in Division 1 of the English Basketball League. The team was established in 1997 as Ware Fire, but following the demise and eventual closure of the former British Basketball League franchise Essex Leopards in 2003, a supporters group known as 'Leopards Alive' merged with the Ware-based club and rebranded the team as Essex & Herts Leopards in 2004.