Caledonia Pride

Caledonia Pride
League WBBL
Founded 2016
History Caledonia Pride
2016-present
Arena Oriam
Location Edinburgh, Scotland
Main sponsor Arnold Clark
Head coach Bart Sengers
Ownership basketballscotland
Website Official Facebook Page
Uniforms

Caledonia Pride are a Scottish women's basketball team based in Edinburgh. They are the first women's professional basketball team in Scotland, competing in the Women's British Basketball League (WBBL) since September 2016.

History

In May 2016 the Women's British Basketball League awarded a franchise to basketballscotland.[1] They are the first Scottish team to play in the league, established to help better prepare the Scottish national team for the upcoming 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.[2] In August 2016, the name Caledonia Pride was chosen.[3] The team's first coach was announced to be Edinburgh University women's head coach Bart Sengers,[4] and the team's first signings were Robyn Lewis,[5] Kirstin Simpson,[6] and Hilary Wood.[2]

Home Venue

The team play their home games at the Oriam National Performance Centre in Riccarton, Edinburgh.

In 2017, the team also played a home game at the University of Edinburgh's Pleasance Sports Centre.

Season-by-season records

Season Division Tier Regular Season Post-Season Trophy Cup Head Coach
Finish Played Wins Losses Points Win %
Caledonia Pride
2016-17 WBBL I 9th 18 5 13 10 0.278 Did Not Qualify Pool Stage 1st Round Bart Sengers

players

Current Roster

Caledonia Pride roster
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Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.
SG 8 Scotland Robb, Hannah 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
G/F 21 Scotland Marshall, Hansine 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
F 16 Scotland Millar, Shawnisay 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
C 14 Scotland Phillips, Sian 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
C Estonia Kalda, Kai- Birth 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
F/C 10 United Kingdom Storie, Pollyanna 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Cameroon United States Weledji, Tia 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
G United Kingdom Doherty, Ella 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
PG Scotland Faleu, Maela 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
United Kingdom Kirsop, katrina
SF Scotland Ross, Iona 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
SG Scotland Harvey, Rose 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Head coach
  • Vacant
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

References

  1. ↑ Woods, Mark (13 May 2016). "Basketball: Capital side added to league". The National. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 Egelstaff, Susan (16 September 2016). "Basketball: Wood full of pride as she fulfils her dream calling". The National. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  3. ↑ Sutherland, Sandy (2 August 2016). "Scotland's new women's basketball team named Caledonia Pride". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  4. ↑ Sutherland, Sandy (2 June 2016). "Bart Sengers sets out holy trinity for basketball". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  5. ↑ Woods, Mark (9 October 2016). "Caledonia star Robyn Lewis to lead with pride". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  6. ↑ Sutherland, Sandy (2 August 2016). "Basketball: Caledonia Pride sign Kirstin Simpson". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
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