Calderdale Explorers
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The Calderdale Explorers was a basketball
team based in Halifax, West Yorkshire
, which competed in the British Basketball League
's inaugural 1987-88 season.
The team was established as the Halifax Explorers in 1982, when they entered the National Basketball League Division 2
. They changed their name to Calderdale
after just one year, and in 1986 they won promotion to Division 1. In 1987, the Expolerers joined 14 other teams in the newly established British Basketball League
, however after just one season, the club withdrew from the professional league as they could not afford the court hire charge of just £14 at North Bridge Leisure Centre. The club returned a year later in 1989, returning to NBL Division 2, however they soon folded in 1992, a decade since the teams foundation.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
team based in Halifax, West Yorkshire
Halifax, West Yorkshire
Halifax is a minster town, within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. It has an urban area population of 82,056 in the 2001 Census. It is well-known as a centre of England's woollen manufacture from the 15th century onward, originally dealing through the Halifax Piece...
, which competed in the British Basketball League
British Basketball League
The British Basketball League, often abbreviated to the BBL, is the premier men's professional basketball league in the United Kingdom. The BBL runs two knockout competitions alongside the league championship; the BBL Cup and the BBL Trophy....
's inaugural 1987-88 season.
The team was established as the Halifax Explorers in 1982, when they entered the National Basketball League Division 2
National Basketball League (United Kingdom)
The National Basketball League, or NBL for short, is a British basketball league. The league started in 1972 and continued through to 2003 renamed the English Basketball League.-1972-1993:...
. They changed their name to Calderdale
Calderdale
The Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England, through which the upper part of the River Calder flows, and from which it takes its name...
after just one year, and in 1986 they won promotion to Division 1. In 1987, the Expolerers joined 14 other teams in the newly established British Basketball League
British Basketball League
The British Basketball League, often abbreviated to the BBL, is the premier men's professional basketball league in the United Kingdom. The BBL runs two knockout competitions alongside the league championship; the BBL Cup and the BBL Trophy....
, however after just one season, the club withdrew from the professional league as they could not afford the court hire charge of just £14 at North Bridge Leisure Centre. The club returned a year later in 1989, returning to NBL Division 2, however they soon folded in 1992, a decade since the teams foundation.