City of London Academy Archives

CoLA Southwark Pride defend U18 National Cup
By Sam Neter on January 25, 2026
CoLA Southwark Pride defended their U18 Men’s National Cup with a dominant 93-57 victory over Derby Trailblazers on Saturday at University of Worcester Arena. The...
Ipswich hold off CoLA for U18 national crown
By Sam Neter on May 5, 2025
Ipswich held off a furious late rally from CoLA to secure a first U18 Playoff crown since 2022/23 in nail-biting fashion. The Londoners, who triumphed...
CoLA defend WNBL D1 Playoff title in finals repeat
By Sam Neter on April 27, 2025
City of London Academy defended their Division 1 Playoff title with a 62-50 win over Ipswich in the final on Sunday at the NBPC in...
CoLA get greenlight on £3.2m basketball facility
By Sam Neter on February 6, 2025
City of London Academy Southwark are going to have a new purpose built basketball facility added to the school within the next 12 months the...
CoLA come from behind for U18 Men’s National Cup win
By Sam Neter on January 18, 2025
CoLA overturned a double digit deficit to win the U18 Men’s National Cup 67-62 over Charnwood on Saturday afternoon at the NBPC in Manchester. Charnwood...
CoLA defend Under-18 Women’s National Cup title
By Sam Neter on January 18, 2025
CoLA made it three Under 18 Cups in the last four years, and back-to-back titles, as they beat long-standing rivals Ipswich, 65-46, in the final...
Jackson Gibbons awarded BEM in King’s New Year Honours list
By Sam Neter on December 31, 2024
City of London Academy’s Jackson Gibbons has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) for “services to Young People and to Basketball” in HM The...
CoLA Southwark Pride continue dominance with U18 Women’s Playoff Title
By Sam Neter on May 5, 2024
CoLA Southwark Pride won their sixth Under-18 Women’s Playoff Title in the last seven years* with a 62-45 rout of Manchester Mystics in the final...
LIVE STREAM: Manchester Mystics vs CoLA Southwark Pride – U18 Women Playoff Final (2:30pm)
By Sam Neter on May 5, 2024
Watch live as Manchester Mystics take on CoLA Southwark Pride in the U18 Women’s Playoff Final from the NBPC in Manchester at 2:30pm. Live stats.
CoLA claim WNBL D1 Playoff title with dominant finals performance
By Sam Neter on April 28, 2024
City of London Academy reclaimed the WNBL Division 1 Playoff title with a 72-56 win over Ipswich on Sunday at the NBPC in Manchester. It...