Boroughmuir Blaze
| Boroughmuir Blaze | |
|---|---|
 | |
| League | SBC Division 1 |
| Established | 1961 |
| Arena | The Crags Sports Centre |
| Location | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Team colours | Navy, Green and White |
| Website | Official website |
Boroughmuir Blaze are a basketball club based in Edinburgh, Scotland . The Senior Men's team compete in Division 1 of the Scottish Men's National League.
History
The club was founded in 1961 and was formed from a nucleus of players from Edinburgh’s Boroughmuir High School. The club has gone on to become a mainstay of Scottish basketball for over 4 decades. 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. Stewart was also very good with a shooting % of 82. 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.
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 Cadet National League since 2005/06 and the Junior National League from 2006/07.
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)
Season-by-season records
Prior to the 1997-98 season, Boroughmuir competed in every National League season since its formation in 1969, winning all 9 of their league titles to date consecutively (1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78).
| 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 | |||
| 2011–2012 | SNBL | 7th | 18 | 7 | 11 | 25 | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | |
| 2012–2013 | SNBL | 6th | 18 | 8 | 10 | 26 | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | |
| 2013–2014 | SNBL | 4th | 18 | 10 | 8 | 28 | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | |
| 2014–2015 | SNBL | 2nd | 22 | 17 | 5 | 39 | Runners Up | Quarter Finals | |
| 2015–2016 | SBC Div1 | 1st | 18 | 15 | 3 | 33 | Winners | Quarter Finals | |
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-08-30.