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Boroughmuir Blaze B.C.

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Boroughmuir Blaze B.C.
Boroughmuir Blaze B.C. logo
LeagueSBC Division 1
Established1961
HistoryBoroughmuir
1961-2004
Boroughmuir Blaze
2004-present
ArenaThe Crags Centre
LocationEdinburgh, Scotland
Team colours
WebsiteOfficial website

The Boroughmuir Blaze are a basketball club based in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland.

History

Boroughmuir (1961-2004)

The club was founded in 1961 with an initial nucleus of players from Edinburgh's Boroughmuir High School. The club's heyday came in the late 1960s when players like Tony Wilson, Mel Capaldi, John Tunnah, Brian Carmichael and Bill McInnes went on to form the backbone of the Scotland national basketball team.[1] A highlight of this period came in 1967 when Boroughmuir became the first British team to participate in a European cup competition. They were drawn against the mighty Real Madrid and played their home tie at Murrayfield Ice Rink before a crowd of nearly 1,000.

Blaze (2004-present)

The Blaze moniker was introduced in 2004 and in recent years the club has rejuvenated its development program with the club now having over 100 members with teams at every age group from Under 12 through to Over 50s. The club's growth is reflected by entry in the U16 National League since 2005/06 and the U18 National League from 2006/07. The Senior Men's team re-entered the National League in 2011 after 3 years away, and won their first National League title in 38 years, and completed the league-playoffs double, in 2016.

Teams

Men's Squads

Senior Men 2 teams (National League Division 1, National League Division 2)
U18 Men 2 teams (National League Division 1, National League Division 2)
U16 Men 3 teams (National League Divisions 1, 2 & 3)
U14 Boys 2 teams (East/Central Regional Development League)
U12 Boys 2 teams (East/Central Regional Development League)

Women's Squads

Senior Women (National League Division 1)
U18 Women (National League Division 1)
U16 Women (National League Division 1)
U14 Girls (East/Central Regional Development League)
U12 Girls (East/Central Regional Development League)
U10 Girls (East/Central Regional Development League)

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team, as has been defined under FIBA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIBA nationality.

No. Position Player
4 Spain PG K Moreno Caballero
5 Scotland PG E Dover
6 Scotland G J Browne
8 Scotland G S Stott
9 Switzerland G C Arazim
10 Scotland G B Mullan
11 Lithuania SF Z Valantiejus
12 Scotland F Y Onifade
14 Scotland F L Howden
15 Scotland F A Howden
23 Scotland F C O'Donnell
71 Poland F M Kruczynski

Season-by-season records

Prior to the 1997–98 season, Boroughmuir competed in every National League season since its formation in 1969, winning 9 of their 10 league titles to date consecutively (1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78).

Seasons 1997-2008
Season Div. Pos. Pld. W L Pts. Play Offs Scottish Cup
Boroughmuir
1997–1998 SNBL 7th 24 6 18 30
1998–1999 SNBL 8th 27 7 20 34
1999–2000 SNBL 10th 18 2 16 20 Did Not Qualify
2000–2001 SNBL 8th
2001–2002 SNBL 8th 17 6 11 23
2002–2003 SNBL 8th 18 4 14 22
2003–2004 SNBL 7th 18 8 10 26
2004–2005 SNBL 8th
Boroughmuir Blaze
2005–2006 SNBL Semi Finals
2006–2007 SNBL 4th 16 10 6 26 Semi Finals
2007–2008 SNBL 8th 16 2 14 18
Season Division Tier Regular Season Post-Season Scottish Cup
Finish Played Wins Losses Points Win %
Boroughmuir Blaze
2011-12 SNBL 2 7th 18 7 11 25 0.389 Quarter Finals Semi Finals
2012-13 SNBL 2 6th 18 8 10 26 0.444 Quarter Finals Semi Finals
2013-14 SNBL 2 4th 18 10 8 28 0.556 Quarter Finals Quarter Finals
2014-15 SNBL 2 2nd 22 17 5 39 0.773 Runners Up Quarter Finals
2015–16 SBC Div 1 2 1st 18 15 3 33 0.833 Winners Quarter Finals
2016–17 SBC Div 1 2 3rd 18 14 4 32 0.778 Runners Up Runners Up
2017–18 SBC Div 1 2 4th 18 13 5 31 0.722 Semi Finals Runners Up
2018–19 SBC Div 1 2 5th 18 11 7 29 0.611 Quarter Finals Quarter Finals
2019–20 SBC Div 1 2 4th 16 10 6 26 0.625 Quarter Finals Winners

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-08-30.

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