Boroughmuir Blaze

Boroughmuir Blaze
League SBC Division 1
Established 1961
History Boroughmuir
1961-2004
Boroughmuir Blaze
2004-present
Arena The Crags Sports Centre
Location Edinburgh, Scotland
Team colours Navy 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
1997–1998SNBL7th2461830
1998–1999SNBL8th2772034
1999–2000SNBL10th1821620Did Not Qualify
2000–2001SNBL8th
2001–2002SNBL8th1761123
2002–2003SNBL8th1841422
2003–2004SNBL7th1881026
2004–2005SNBL8th
Boroughmuir Blaze
2005–2006SNBLSemi Finals
2006–2007SNBL4th1610626Semi Finals
2007–2008SNBL8th1621418
2011–2012SNBL7th1871125Quarter FinalsSemi Finals
2012–2013SNBL6th1881026Quarter FinalsSemi Finals
2013–2014SNBL4th1810828Quarter FinalsQuarter Finals
2014–2015SNBL2nd2217539Runners UpQuarter Finals
2015–2016SBC Div11st1815333WinnersQuarter Finals
2016–2017SBC Div13rd1814432Runners UpRunners Up

References

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


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