# 2023–24 Plymouth City Patriots season

The 2023–24 Plymouth City Patriots season is the 3rd season of the franchise in the British Basketball League (BBL).

## Notable occurrences

* A 94–70 home victory over London Lions on 5 November 2023 earned head coach Paul James his 500th career win as a Head Coach of a British Basketball League team.
* On 21 November the club announced that chairman Carl Heslop – a leading figure in the foundation of the club in 2021 – had resigned from his position due to other business commitments.
* On 13 January 2024, Patriots played their 100th competitive game since foundation in 2021. The team lost narrowly, 63–65, to the visiting Surrey Scorchers.

## Players
### Squad information

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
| C | Spencer Levi | | |
| PF | Jacob Wiley | Tyrell Bellot-Green | Will White |
| SF | T.J. Atwood | Joseph Hart | |
| SG | Mason Faulkner | Cameron Copeland | Briceny Lomeka |
| PG | Elvisi Dusha | Jules Dang-Akodo | |

### Transactions
#### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving from | Date |
| 11 | G | Taylor Johnson | 28 | Hemel Storm | 19 July 2023 |
| 9 | SG | Mason Faulkner | 25 | Free Agent | 19 July 2023 |
| 2 | F | D'Andre Johnson | 25 | Free Agent | 25 July 2023 |
| 4 | PF | Mekhii Noble | 23 | Florida Tech Panthers | 29 July 2023 |
| 15 | SF | T.J. Atwood | 25 | Iskra Svit | 31 July 2023 |
| 3 | F | Jacob Wiley | 24 | N.E. Megaridos | 20 August 2023 |
| 5 | F/C | Charles Yassi-Pepin | 26 | Free Agent | 14 September 2023 |
| 10 | F/C | Spencer Levi | 24 | BC Vienna | 23 October 2023 |
| 6 | G/F | Tyrell Bellot-Green | 28 | Brampton Honey Badgers | 27 October 2023 |
| 0 | G/F | Cameron Copeland | 23 | Imortal Albufeira | 15 January 2024 |

#### Out

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Date |
| 11 | PG | Ty Gadsden | 26 | Free Agent | May 2023 |
| 22 | F/C | Rashad Hassan | 33 | Free Agent | May 2023 |
| 2 | F | James Hawthorne Jr. | 26 | Free Agent | May 2023 |
| 13 | F | Otas Iyekekpolor | 26 | Free Agent | May 2023 |
| 15 | C | Samuel Keita | 23 | Free Agent | May 2023 |
| 9 | G | Patrick Lanipekun | 24 | CB Aridane | 5 August 2023 |
| 1 | SF | Ralph Bissainthe | 24 | KK Alkar | 16 September 2023 |
| 0 | SG | Isa Brandon | 26 | Solent Kestrels | 16 September 2023 |
| 4 | PF | Mekhii Noble | 24 | Free Agent | 18 October 2023 |
| 2 | F | D'Andre Johnson | 25 | Free Agent | 24 October 2023 |
| 11 | G | Taylor Johnson | 29 | Free Agent | 13 December 2023 |
| 5 | F/C | Charles Yassi-Pepin | 26 | Free Agent | 18 January 2024 |

## Competitions

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Win % |
| BBL Championship | 15 September 2023 | 20 April 2024 | Round 1 | | | | | | !— | |
| BBL Trophy | 7 January 2024 | 20 January 2024 | Group Stage | 5th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 298 | 325 | −27 | 025.00 |
| BBL Playoffs | | | | | | | | | !— | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 298 | 325 | −27 | 025.00 |
Source: Competitions

## BBL Championship
### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | London Lions (C) | 36 | 33 | 3 | 3376 | 2935 | +441 | 66 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Cheshire Phoenix | 36 | 23 | 13 | 3334 | 3148 | +186 | 46 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Caledonia Gladiators | 36 | 23 | 13 | 3152 | 3044 | +108 | 46 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Sheffield Sharks | 36 | 19 | 17 | 2930 | 2849 | +81 | 38 | Playoffs |
| 5 | Leicester Riders | 36 | 18 | 18 | 3281 | 3291 | −10 | 36 | Playoffs |
| 6 | Newcastle Eagles | 36 | 18 | 18 | 3256 | 3177 | +79 | 36 | Playoffs |
| 7 | Bristol Flyers | 36 | 16 | 20 | 2925 | 2918 | +7 | 32 | Playoffs |
| 8 | Surrey Scorchers | 36 | 14 | 22 | 2955 | 3092 | −137 | 28 | Playoffs |
| 9 | Manchester Giants | 36 | 9 | 27 | 2920 | 3311 | −391 | 18 | |
| 10 | Plymouth City Patriots | 36 | 7 | 29 | 2887 | 3251 | −364 | 14 | |
* Leader and qualification to playoffs
* Qualification to playoffs
* Last place
2023–24 BBL Championship :
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| Bristol Flyers | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Caledonia Gladiators | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Cheshire Phoenix | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Leicester Riders | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| London Lions | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Manchester Giants | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Newcastle Eagles | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Plymouth City Patriots | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Sheffield Sharks | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Surrey Scorchers | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |

### Matches
## BBL Trophy
### Group Stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | CHE | CAL | SUR | SHE | PLY |
| 1 | Cheshire Phoenix | 4 | 4 | 0 | 385 | 304 | +81 | 8 | Semifinals | — | — | — | 78–70 | 102–74 |
| 2 | Caledonia Gladiators | 4 | 2 | 2 | 357 | 334 | +23 | 4 | Semifinals | 97–100 | — | 99–74 | — | — |
| 3 | Surrey Scorchers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 293 | 338 | −45 | 4 | | 63–105 | — | — | 91–71 | — |
| 4 | Sheffield Sharks | 4 | 1 | 3 | 290 | 322 | −32 | 2 | | — | 72–80 | — | — | 77–73 |
| 5 | Plymouth City Patriots | 4 | 1 | 3 | 298 | 325 | −27 | 2 | | — | 88–81 | 63–65 | — | — |