Falkirk Fury

Sony Centre Fury
League SBC Division 1
Established 1992
History Falkirk Fury
1996-1998
Clark Eriksson Fury
1998-2015
Sony Centre Fury
2015-present
Arena Mariner Centre
(Capacity: 250)
Location Falkirk, Scotland
Team colours Red and White
Head coach John Bunyan
Website Official Facebook Page

The Falkirk Fury, currently known as Sony Centre Fury for sponsorship reasons, are a basketball team based in the town of Falkirk, Scotland.

History

The club was established in 1992 and originally consisted of players from Falkirk High School and local sports development players. The club now competes at all National League age groups, and supports an extensive and strong junior program.

The Senior Men's team joined the Scottish Men's National League in 1996, finishing 3rd in their first season. The team are one of the strongest in the league, they have had a winning record every season since 1998. After finishing 2nd in the league for six consecutive seasons between 2006 and 2012, the club then won the title in 4 of the following 5 seasons.

The most illustrious player to come through the Fury program is GB international co-captain Kieron Achara. After playing across mainland Europe he now turns out for British Basketball League side Glasgow Rocks.

Record in BBL Competitions

Season Compeitition Opponents Result Venue
2014-15BBL Trophy 1st RoundGlasgow RocksL 46 - 112Grangemouth Sports Complex
2015-16BBL Trophy 1st RoundGlasgow RocksL 42 - 91Grangemouth Sports Complex

Home arenas

Mariner Centre (1992-2017)
Grangemouth Sports Complex (2017-present)

Honours

Competition Number of titles Years won
Scottish Cup 4 2010, 2014, 2015, 2017
National League 5 2001, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017
National League Playoffs 1 2015

Season-by-season records

Season Division Tier League Playoffs Scottish Cup
Finish Played Wins Losses Points Win %
Falkirk Fury
1996-1997 SNBL II 5th 24 10 14 34 0.417
1997-1998 SNBL II 6th 24 7 17 31 0.292
Clark Eriksson Fury
1998-1999 SNBL II 4th 27 18 9 45 0.667 Semi Finals
1999-2000 SNBL II 4th 18 12 6 30 0.667
2000-2001 SNBL II 1st
2001-2002 SNBL II 3rd 17 14 3 31 0.824
2002-2003 SNBL II 4th 18 12 6 30 0.667 Semi Finals
2003-2004 SNBL II 2nd 18 13 5 31 0.722 Runners Up
2004-2005 SNBL II 3rd Semi Finals
2005-2006 SNBL II Semi Finals
2006-2007 SNBL II 2nd 15 11 4 26 0.733 Runners Up
2007-2008 SNBL II 2nd 16 12 4 26 0.750 Semi Finals
2008-2009 SNBL II 2nd 20 14 6 34 0.700 Semi Finals
2009-2010 SNBL II 2nd 20 14 6 34 0.700 Winners
2010-2011 SNBL II 2nd 18 16 2 34 0.889 Semi Finals
2011-2012 SNBL II 2nd 18 16 2 34 0.889 Lost in Final to City of Edinburgh Kings, 69-89 Runners Up
2012-2013 SNBL II 1st 18 17 1 35 0.944 Lost in Final to City of Edinburgh Kings, 66-68 Semi Finals
2013-2014 SNBL II 1st 18 18 0 36 1.000 Semi Finals Winners
2014-2015 SNBL II 1st 22 22 0 44 1.000 Winners, beating Boroughmuir Blaze, 76-61 Winners, beating St Mirren WCS, 99-96
Sony Centre Fury
2015-2016 SBC Div 1 II 5th 18 12 6 30 0.667 Semi Finals Quarter Finals
2016-2017 SBC Div 1 II 1st 18 16 2 34 0.889 Winners, beating Boroughmuir Blaze, 95-75 Winners, beating Boroughmuir Blaze, 59-54
2017-2018 SBC Div 1 II 3rd 18 13 5 31 0.722 Semi Finals

Players

Falkirk Fury roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.
G 4 Lithuania Leginus, Eddy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
PG 5 Scotland Tran, Daniel 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
PG 6 Scotland Munnoch, Bryan 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
F 7 Greece Foussas, Grigoris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
F 8 Scotland Martin, Connor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
G 9 Scotland Bunyan, Keith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
F 11 France Lubeigt, Walter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
F 12 Scotland Chok, Ben 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
C 13 Scotland Gibson, Ross 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
SF 14 Austria Hammerschmidt, Adam 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
F 15 Scotland Leitch, Darren 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
G 19 Scotland Munnoch, Ross 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Burksaitis, Evaldas
Scotland Nairn, Lewis
Dauksas, Zygimantas
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
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