The Nottingham Hoods were originally formed in 2009, with the Men's team first taking to the court as part of what was then branded as the English Basketball LeagueDivision 4 Midlands League. The team had an impressive first season in Division Four, recording thirteen wins in the league for a.813% win record and second place in the regular season. The end of season playoffs were to be an even greater success though, with the Hoods coming through the National Playoffs to make the final against the unbeaten Birmingham Mets. Despite the odds, the Hoods pulled off a 59-56 victory over the Mets to be crowned 2010 National Division Four Champions, and win promotion to Division Three in their first season. For the next three years, the club maintained a mid-table place in Division 3, avoiding entanglement with the annual relegation battle while falling short of the end-of-season playoffs. This period of relative safety almost came to a disastrous end in the 2013/2014 season, when an underachieving team won only 6 league games all season, and only avoided relegation by virtue of a final-day 58-60 win over fellow strugglers Derby Trailblazers II. The close brush with the spectre of relegation brought forward a renewed hunger for victory in the following year though, with the team pushing rivals Liverpool close all through the season, eventually finishing as runners-up in the league, and winning promotion to EBL Division 2 following an end-of-season review by Basketball England. The Hoods quickly established themselves in the third tier of the British Basketball pyramid, finishing their first two seasons in the playoff positions, and reaching the semi-finals of the playoffs and Patrons Cup. In the 2017/2018 season, the club took another step forward, with a strong Hoods team claiming 20 games out of a 22 game season, claiming the Division 2 League Championship with a.909% win record. Although the Hoods were denied the league/playoff double when they lost a nail-biting 80-77 playoff final against the Thames Valley Cavaliers at the National Basketball Performance Centre, both teams had already secured a place at the English game's top table for 2018/2019.
