Scottish Rocks
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The Glasgow Rocks is a basketball
team which competes in the British Basketball League
. Formerly known as Scottish Rocks and also Edinburgh Rocks, they are one of the leading franchises in the top-tier league, and the only team to be based outside of England, playing at the Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena
in Scotland
's biggest city Glasgow
. American veteran Sterling Davis
is the current player-coach of the senior team. Their traditional arch rivals are Newcastle Eagles
.
team to compete in the British Basketball League
(BBL), with both Murray Livingstone and Glasgow Rangers making successful but short-lived appearances in the top-flight during the late 1980s. The franchise was admitted directly into the top-tier league to fill the slot opened up following the merging of Crystal Palace and London Towers
. Despite being led on-court by veteran coach Brandon, the team encountered a tough rookie season, finishing 9th in the 13 team league with a 12-24 record. Though finishing only one place off the Play-off's, Rocks were well adrift of 8th placed Greater London Leopards, with a gap of 7 wins (14 points) between the two teams.
During the clubs’ second season, the Rocks effectively went bankrupt before being purchased by one of its existing directors, Ian Reid
. Off-court problems didn’t distract too much from the team's performance in the league, and the Rocks, bettered their inaugural season with a 19-17 record, finishing 3rd in the Northern Conference and qualifying for the postseason play-offs. They faced previous year's finalists Thames Valley Tigers
in the Quarter-final, and despite a late rally, Rocks edged out their opponents to a 68-64 win, with American guard Ted Berry
posting a team-high 16 points. Advancing on to the Semi-finals, the Scots came up against League champions and favourites Manchester Giants
and despite trailing 52-28 at half-time, several incredible scoring runs from Rocks brought them to within 2 points of the Giants, with 2 minutes left. However, experience prevailed and the Giants held out for an 84-82 victory and advanced to the finals which they eventually won.
Edinburgh's third campaign saw coach Brandon move on and controversial American coach Greg Lockridge take charge but he was fired after less than two months following a series of bust-ups with players and poor results. Scotland legend Iain MacLean stepped up as player-coach but saw the side finish bottom of the Northern Conference, with a dismal 5-31 record and 1st round exits in the National Cup and the Trophy
.
, was placed in charge and brought a mild turn in fortunes, finishing 4th (13-19). But it was another switch, in the summer of 2002, which proved more significant. Attracted by the opening of the brand-new 4,000-seat Braehead Arena
in Glasgow
, Rocks uprooted from their aging Meadowbank venue in Edinburgh and moved 45 miles west to Scotland's largest city, and rebranded as the Scottish Rocks. The move received a mixed response from fans, whilst many said that the move wouldn't work, the official supporters club backed the franchise's decision.
While few fans followed the club west, the first season in Glasgow provided the franchise with a sponsorship deal with Mitsubishi
and its most successful season to date, as coach Wall led the Rocks to their first ever trophy, the BBL Play-off Championship. Finishing 6th in the regular season standings, with a 22-18 record, the Rocks were outside shots at best to claim the Playoff title, but nail-biting victories against Chester Jets in the Quarter-final (94-98) and Sheffield Sharks
in the Semi-final (74-76) propelled the Scots into a Final showdown with Brighton Bears
at the National Indoor Arena
(NIA) in Birmingham
. The match was closely fought throughout, but Rocks’ Trinidadian star Shawn Myers
put in an MVP performance with 26 points and hoisted the new-look club into the history books with a 76-83 victory.
Returning to the USA, Wall's exit saw the arrival of former Brighton assistant Steve Swanson
as the new head coach and on the back of the Play-off win, ushered in a new era for the franchise. With a 23-14 record, the Rocks finished the 2003-2004 season
in 4th place, the franchise's highest place finish in its short history, whilst also reaching the Semi-final of the Trophy and appearing as finalists in the inaugural BBL Cup
, losing to Sheffield 70-83 in front of 6,000 people at Birmingham's NIA. The following season wasn’t quite as successful during the regular season, but the team did manage to reach the Cup final again, losing out this time to coach Swanson's former team Brighton in a 90-74 defeat.
Sponsorship deals with local Honda
dealer Phoenix and national newspaper the Daily Record
saw the team named as the Scottish Phoenix Honda Record Rocks for the 2005-2006 season
and also saw the franchise reach its best ever league placing of second (29-11) and a further second place in the play-off final. Eliminating both Chester and Sheffield convincingly in the Quarter-final and Semi-final respectively, Rocks came up against their traditional arch-rivals Newcastle in the final in Birmingham, and though finishing only 1 victory (2 points) behind the Eagles in the regular season, Rocks were brushed aside in the 83-68 loss. Following the loss, coach Swanson announced his departure, returning to US college basketball, and after three seasons at the club and a 0.614 winning average he left as the coach with the most wins record to date in Rocks' history.
The 2006-2007 season
saw the arrival of the British league's first ever German playcaller, Thorsten Leibenath
. The German continued Rocks' winning ways, and took the team to another Cup final, losing out once more to Guildford 82-79, whilst a 4th place finish and another appearance in the Final of the Play-off saw the seemingly annual rivalry with Eagles revived, Newcastle again triumphin in a 95-82 victory. On April 30, 2007, the Rocks announced Leibenath was leaving the club to take over head coaching duties at his previous club Giessen 46ers
in Germany. Player, and BBL veteran Sterling Davis
was named as his successor, assuming a player-coach role within the team. Davis' team performed amicably throughout the 2007-2008 season
, but a 1st Round exit in the Trophy and a 5th place finish in the league and a Quarter-final exit in the post-season Play-offs to eventual Runners-up Milton Keynes Lions
, 105-93, meant the Rocks had failed to appear in a major Final for the first time in 6 years.
With the costs of Braehead Arena mounting, Rocks were finding difficulty in coming to an agreement with the venue owners over a new deal, forcing them to consider other options. Ultimately, the Rocks agreed a deal with the 1,200-capacity Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena
, and although many fans considered it a downgrade, the clubs bosses were satisfied the move was helping the Rocks move forward. The move was announced on July 16, 2008, and would commence immediately, with a future plan to move into the new 5,000-capacity National Indoor Sports Arena
in 2011.
The Rocks' first season at their new home would turn out to be a very turbulent one indeed. After an excellent start in the league campaign, they found themselves top of the table in January, however, a series of key injuries and a reported lack of harmony in the roster jeopardised their season. In the end, with an 18-15 record, the Rocks just managed to scrape a 7th place finish and spot in the Play-offs, but again fell at the first hurdle, losing 84-64 to a dominating Everton Tigers
side.
In November 2009, it was announced that four Rocks players had caught Swine flu
, forcing the club to postpone a game with Guildford. All of the players made a full recovery.
A reorganisation of the Play-Offs, for the top eight teams in the BBL, saw the Rocks on 2 May 2010 win the chance, after a 3 year drought, to play in the BBL Finals. The reorganisation involved the usual head-to-head for the Quarter Finals with the Semi-Finals being decided over two legs, one Home and one Away, most points wins. Finals Weekend was reduced to one day as Semi-Final was played at teams own venues.
The start of the 2010-11 season brought more changes with the BBL Trophy group stage being played before the start of the BBL Championship League. Returning from the team that took them into the BBL Play-off Final were Mike Copeland, Sterling Davis and Scott Russell. With the departure of Michael Crowell, Gareth Murray, Mike MacGregor, Steve Parillon, Jessie Sapp, and Rob Yanders, there was a lot of rebuilding to do. This left little time for the much changed team to prepare properly before playing in competition.
2010-11 also saw a further change to the Play-off format with the introduction of a two leg Quarter Final. For the Rocks this meant one Away game, and an additional Home game.
Continuing delays on construction of the new National Indoor Sports Arena meant the postponement of the scheduled move and the Rocks remaining for at least one more season (2011-12) at Kelvin Hall.
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Mike Copeland Ajou Deng
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Nick Livas John McCord Iain MacLean Mike Martin
Scott Russell Jessie Sapp Billy Singleton
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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 which competes 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....
. Formerly known as Scottish Rocks and also Edinburgh Rocks, they are one of the leading franchises in the top-tier league, and the only team to be based outside of England, playing at the Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena
Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena
The Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena is located within the Kelvin Hall in Glasgow, Scotland. It has hosted many athletics competitions including the 1990 European Athletics Indoor Championships and the Aviva International Match since 1988.- History :...
in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
's biggest city Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
. American veteran Sterling Davis
Sterling Davis
Sterling Davis is a professional basketball player, currently at British Basketball League club Glasgow Rocks, where he is currently player/head coach....
is the current player-coach of the senior team. Their traditional arch rivals are Newcastle Eagles
Newcastle Eagles
Newcastle Eagles is a British Basketball League team from Newcastle upon Tyne. Since 2010 they have played all home games at the 3,000 capacity Sport Central arena at Northumbria University in the city...
.
Edinburgh Rocks
Established as the Edinburgh Rocks in 1998 by a consortium of businessmen, the team debuted at Meadowbank Arena under the helm of American coach Jim Brandon. Rocks were not the first ScottishScotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
team to compete 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....
(BBL), with both Murray Livingstone and Glasgow Rangers making successful but short-lived appearances in the top-flight during the late 1980s. The franchise was admitted directly into the top-tier league to fill the slot opened up following the merging of Crystal Palace and London Towers
London Towers
London Towers was a professional basketball team based in London, England. They were one of the most successful and recognised British sports teams of the 1990s, collecting many titles in the British Basketball League as well as regularly competing in European competitions such as the Euroleague...
. Despite being led on-court by veteran coach Brandon, the team encountered a tough rookie season, finishing 9th in the 13 team league with a 12-24 record. Though finishing only one place off the Play-off's, Rocks were well adrift of 8th placed Greater London Leopards, with a gap of 7 wins (14 points) between the two teams.
During the clubs’ second season, the Rocks effectively went bankrupt before being purchased by one of its existing directors, Ian Reid
Ian Reid
Ian Reid may refer to:* Ian Reid , former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta* Ian Reid , Australian educator* Ian Reid , Scottish footballer...
. Off-court problems didn’t distract too much from the team's performance in the league, and the Rocks, bettered their inaugural season with a 19-17 record, finishing 3rd in the Northern Conference and qualifying for the postseason play-offs. They faced previous year's finalists Thames Valley Tigers
Thames Valley Tigers
Thames Valley Tigers was a British basketball team competing in the British Basketball League until 2005, when funding was ceased and the franchise folded. Based in Bracknell, Berkshire, the team's fans setup a new team to replace the Tigers and just a month later the Guildford Heat was born...
in the Quarter-final, and despite a late rally, Rocks edged out their opponents to a 68-64 win, with American guard Ted Berry
Ted Berry (basketball)
Ted Berry is a professional basketball player. The guard attended Christopher Newport University in Virginia....
posting a team-high 16 points. Advancing on to the Semi-finals, the Scots came up against League champions and favourites Manchester Giants
Manchester Giants
Manchester Giants was a team in the British Basketball League from 1990 to 2001.During its existence, the team won the Trophy in 1999 and the BBL Championship in 2000. The tenure of coach Nick Nurse, which included these two seasons, was the most successful period in the club's history...
and despite trailing 52-28 at half-time, several incredible scoring runs from Rocks brought them to within 2 points of the Giants, with 2 minutes left. However, experience prevailed and the Giants held out for an 84-82 victory and advanced to the finals which they eventually won.
Edinburgh's third campaign saw coach Brandon move on and controversial American coach Greg Lockridge take charge but he was fired after less than two months following a series of bust-ups with players and poor results. Scotland legend Iain MacLean stepped up as player-coach but saw the side finish bottom of the Northern Conference, with a dismal 5-31 record and 1st round exits in the National Cup and the Trophy
BBL Trophy
The BBL Trophy is one of three cup competitions operated by the British Basketball League. The competition begins with a regional group format and comprises the BBL clubs divided into four regional qualifying groups of three...
.
Scottish Rocks
In 2001-2002, another American, Kevin WallKevin Wall
Kevin Wall, born March 15, 1952 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, is a producer, digital entrepreneur and environmentalist who creates and produces global events often viewed by a billion or more people...
, was placed in charge and brought a mild turn in fortunes, finishing 4th (13-19). But it was another switch, in the summer of 2002, which proved more significant. Attracted by the opening of the brand-new 4,000-seat Braehead Arena
Braehead Arena
The Braehead Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Renfrewshire, Scotland, in the western part of the Glasgow conurbation. The arena was built in 1999, and is located within the Braehead Complex....
in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, Rocks uprooted from their aging Meadowbank venue in Edinburgh and moved 45 miles west to Scotland's largest city, and rebranded as the Scottish Rocks. The move received a mixed response from fans, whilst many said that the move wouldn't work, the official supporters club backed the franchise's decision.
While few fans followed the club west, the first season in Glasgow provided the franchise with a sponsorship deal with Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi
The Mitsubishi Group , Mitsubishi Group of Companies, or Mitsubishi Companies is a Japanese multinational conglomerate company that consists of a range of autonomous businesses which share the Mitsubishi brand, trademark and legacy...
and its most successful season to date, as coach Wall led the Rocks to their first ever trophy, the BBL Play-off Championship. Finishing 6th in the regular season standings, with a 22-18 record, the Rocks were outside shots at best to claim the Playoff title, but nail-biting victories against Chester Jets in the Quarter-final (94-98) and Sheffield Sharks
Sheffield Sharks
Sheffield Sharks, officially named One Health Sheffield Sharks due to sponsorship, is a professional basketball team from the city of Sheffield, England. Sharks currently play in the British Basketball League and play their home fixtures at English Institute of Sport - Sheffield...
in the Semi-final (74-76) propelled the Scots into a Final showdown with Brighton Bears
Brighton Bears
Brighton Bears was a British basketball team based in Brighton, Sussex. From 1984 to 1999 the club was known as the Worthing Bears and was based in the town of Worthing, 12 miles west of Brighton. The Bears played in the top-flight British Basketball League until 2006 when the franchise folded...
at the National Indoor Arena
National Indoor Arena
The National Indoor Arena is a large indoor arena and is owned by the NEC Group. It is situated in central Birmingham, England and was opened in 1991, as the largest indoor arena at the time in the UK...
(NIA) in Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
. The match was closely fought throughout, but Rocks’ Trinidadian star Shawn Myers
Shawn Myers
Shawn Myers is a professional basketball player of Trinidad origin who currently plays for the Milton Keynes Lions.-Career: Silute, 1997–1998 Tampereen Pyrbasket, 1998–1999 Tindastoll, 1999–2001 Newcastle Eagles, 2001–2002 Chester Jets, 2002 Scottish Rocks, 2002–2003 Newcastle Eagles, 2003–2004...
put in an MVP performance with 26 points and hoisted the new-look club into the history books with a 76-83 victory.
Returning to the USA, Wall's exit saw the arrival of former Brighton assistant Steve Swanson
Steve Swanson
Steve Swanson, of Tampa, Florida, is the current lead guitarist for the death metal band, Six Feet Under. He took over guitar duties from Allen West . Allen left the band in late 1997. Before Steve joined he was in Massacre with Terry Butler on bass...
as the new head coach and on the back of the Play-off win, ushered in a new era for the franchise. With a 23-14 record, the Rocks finished the 2003-2004 season
British Basketball League 2003-04
The 2003-04 season was the 17th campaign in the history of the British Basketball League.-Teams:-Notable occurrences:*Due to uncertainty rearding the future of Aston Events Centre, the Birmingham Bullets were forced to relocate to a new home venue...
in 4th place, the franchise's highest place finish in its short history, whilst also reaching the Semi-final of the Trophy and appearing as finalists in the inaugural BBL Cup
BBL Cup
The BBL Cup is one of two peripheral competitions operated by the British Basketball League during the regular season, the other being the BBL Trophy...
, losing to Sheffield 70-83 in front of 6,000 people at Birmingham's NIA. The following season wasn’t quite as successful during the regular season, but the team did manage to reach the Cup final again, losing out this time to coach Swanson's former team Brighton in a 90-74 defeat.
Sponsorship deals with local Honda
Honda
is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than...
dealer Phoenix and national newspaper the Daily Record
Daily Record (Scotland)
The Daily Record is a Scottish tabloid newspaper based in Glasgow. It had been the best-selling daily paper in Scotland for many years with a paid circulation in August 2011 of 307,794 . It is now outsold by its arch-rival the Scottish Sun which in September 2010 had a circulation of 339,586 in...
saw the team named as the Scottish Phoenix Honda Record Rocks for the 2005-2006 season
British Basketball League 2005-06
The 2005-06 season was the 19th season of the British Basketball League, which ran from September 23, 2005 through to April 11, 2006. The season started earlier than usual because of England's participation in the 2006 Commonwealth Games, which took place during the regular season.Eleven teams took...
and also saw the franchise reach its best ever league placing of second (29-11) and a further second place in the play-off final. Eliminating both Chester and Sheffield convincingly in the Quarter-final and Semi-final respectively, Rocks came up against their traditional arch-rivals Newcastle in the final in Birmingham, and though finishing only 1 victory (2 points) behind the Eagles in the regular season, Rocks were brushed aside in the 83-68 loss. Following the loss, coach Swanson announced his departure, returning to US college basketball, and after three seasons at the club and a 0.614 winning average he left as the coach with the most wins record to date in Rocks' history.
The 2006-2007 season
British Basketball League 2006-07
The 2006-07 season, the 20th since its establishment of the British Basketball League, started on September 29, 2006 when reigning champions Newcastle Eagles began with a 85-83 loss away to Sheffield Sharks....
saw the arrival of the British league's first ever German playcaller, Thorsten Leibenath
Thorsten Leibenath
Thorsten Leibenath is a German basketball coach and basketball player. He is the current head coach for ratiopharm Ulm in the German Basketball Bundesliga....
. The German continued Rocks' winning ways, and took the team to another Cup final, losing out once more to Guildford 82-79, whilst a 4th place finish and another appearance in the Final of the Play-off saw the seemingly annual rivalry with Eagles revived, Newcastle again triumphin in a 95-82 victory. On April 30, 2007, the Rocks announced Leibenath was leaving the club to take over head coaching duties at his previous club Giessen 46ers
Giessen 46ers
LTi Gießen 46ers is a basketball club based in Gießen, Germany that plays in the Basketball Bundesliga and the only team that never left the league since it was established in 1966. Their home arena is Sporthalle Gießen-Ost....
in Germany. Player, and BBL veteran Sterling Davis
Sterling Davis
Sterling Davis is a professional basketball player, currently at British Basketball League club Glasgow Rocks, where he is currently player/head coach....
was named as his successor, assuming a player-coach role within the team. Davis' team performed amicably throughout the 2007-2008 season
British Basketball League 2007-08
The 2007-08 season, the 21st since the establishment of the British Basketball League, commenced on September 9, 2007, when the Plymouth Raiders succumbed to the Guildford Heat in the inaugural Cup Winners' Cup competition...
, but a 1st Round exit in the Trophy and a 5th place finish in the league and a Quarter-final exit in the post-season Play-offs to eventual Runners-up Milton Keynes Lions
Milton Keynes Lions
The Milton Keynes Lions, officially called Prestige Homes Milton Keynes Lions due to sponsorship, is a basketball team which represents Milton Keynes in the British Basketball League, the top level men's basketball league in the United Kingdom. The franchise’s only trophy success to-date is the BBL...
, 105-93, meant the Rocks had failed to appear in a major Final for the first time in 6 years.
With the costs of Braehead Arena mounting, Rocks were finding difficulty in coming to an agreement with the venue owners over a new deal, forcing them to consider other options. Ultimately, the Rocks agreed a deal with the 1,200-capacity Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena
Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena
The Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena is located within the Kelvin Hall in Glasgow, Scotland. It has hosted many athletics competitions including the 1990 European Athletics Indoor Championships and the Aviva International Match since 1988.- History :...
, and although many fans considered it a downgrade, the clubs bosses were satisfied the move was helping the Rocks move forward. The move was announced on July 16, 2008, and would commence immediately, with a future plan to move into the new 5,000-capacity National Indoor Sports Arena
National Indoor Sports Arena and Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome
The National Indoor Sports Arena and Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome is an indoor arena and velodrome currently under construction in Parkhead, Glasgow, Scotland. Built for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, these venues will host the Badminton and Track cycling events...
in 2011.
The Rocks' first season at their new home would turn out to be a very turbulent one indeed. After an excellent start in the league campaign, they found themselves top of the table in January, however, a series of key injuries and a reported lack of harmony in the roster jeopardised their season. In the end, with an 18-15 record, the Rocks just managed to scrape a 7th place finish and spot in the Play-offs, but again fell at the first hurdle, losing 84-64 to a dominating Everton Tigers
Everton Tigers
The Mersey Tigers are a professional basketball team based in the city of Liverpool, in England. The club was established in 2007 as a start-up franchise of the British Basketball League, the country's elite competition...
side.
Glasgow Rocks
During the summer 2008 the franchise also announced a new long-term agreement with Glasgow City Council. As part of the agreement the Scottish Rocks would be renamed as the Glasgow Rocks from the start of the 2009-2010 season.In November 2009, it was announced that four Rocks players had caught Swine flu
Swine flu
Swine influenza, also called pig influenza, swine flu, hog flu and pig flu, is an infection by any one of several types of swine influenza virus. Swine influenza virus or S-OIV is any strain of the influenza family of viruses that is endemic in pigs...
, forcing the club to postpone a game with Guildford. All of the players made a full recovery.
A reorganisation of the Play-Offs, for the top eight teams in the BBL, saw the Rocks on 2 May 2010 win the chance, after a 3 year drought, to play in the BBL Finals. The reorganisation involved the usual head-to-head for the Quarter Finals with the Semi-Finals being decided over two legs, one Home and one Away, most points wins. Finals Weekend was reduced to one day as Semi-Final was played at teams own venues.
The start of the 2010-11 season brought more changes with the BBL Trophy group stage being played before the start of the BBL Championship League. Returning from the team that took them into the BBL Play-off Final were Mike Copeland, Sterling Davis and Scott Russell. With the departure of Michael Crowell, Gareth Murray, Mike MacGregor, Steve Parillon, Jessie Sapp, and Rob Yanders, there was a lot of rebuilding to do. This left little time for the much changed team to prepare properly before playing in competition.
2010-11 also saw a further change to the Play-off format with the introduction of a two leg Quarter Final. For the Rocks this meant one Away game, and an additional Home game.
Continuing delays on construction of the new National Indoor Sports Arena meant the postponement of the scheduled move and the Rocks remaining for at least one more season (2011-12) at Kelvin Hall.
Home arenas
- Meadowbank Arena (1998-2002)
- Braehead ArenaBraehead ArenaThe Braehead Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Renfrewshire, Scotland, in the western part of the Glasgow conurbation. The arena was built in 1999, and is located within the Braehead Complex....
(2002-2008) - Kelvin HallKelvin HallThe Kelvin Hall in Glasgow, Scotland, is a mixed-use arts and sports venue that opened as an exhibition centre in 1927. It has been a music hall, indoor arena and barrage balloon factory, and is currently home to the Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena and from 1987 to 2010, Glasgow's Museum of...
(2008-present)
Season-by-season records
Correct as of 08/10/2011| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pld. | W | L | Pts. | Play Offs | Trophy | Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Rocks | |||||||||
| 1998–1999 | BBL 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.... |
|9th | 36 | 12 | 24 | 24 | DNQ | 1st Round | 1st Round |
| 1999–2000 | BBL N 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.... |
|3rd | 36 | 19 | 37 | 38 | Semi-final | 1st Round | Semi-final |
| 2000–2001 | BBL N 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.... |
|7th | 36 | 5 | 31 | 10 | DNQ | 1st Round | 1st Round |
| 2001–2002 | BBL N 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.... |
|4th | 32 | 13 | 19 | 26 | 1st Round | 1st Round | Quarter-final |
| Scottish Rocks | |||||||||
| 2002–2003 | BBL 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.... |
|6th | 40 | 22 | 18 | 44 | Winners | 1st Round | 1st Round |
| 2003–2004 | BBL 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.... |
|4th | 36 | 23 | 13 | 46 | Quarter-final | Semi-final | Runner-up |
| 2004–2005 | BBL 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.... |
|6th | 40 | 19 | 21 | 38 | Semi-final | 1st Round | Runner-up |
| 2005–2006 | BBL 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.... |
2nd | 40 | 29 | 11 | 58 | Runner-up | Semi-final | Semi-final |
| 2006–2007 | BBL 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.... |
|4th | 36 | 22 | 14 | 44 | Runner-up | 1st Round | Runner-up |
| 2007–2008 | BBL 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.... |
|5th | 33 | 18 | 15 | 36 | Quarter-final | Group Stage | Semi-final |
| 2008–2009 | BBL 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.... |
|7th | 33 | 16 | 17 | 32 | Quarter-final | Group Stage | 1st Round |
| Glasgow Rocks | |||||||||
| 2009–2010 | BBL 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.... |
|3rd | 36 | 23 | 13 | 46 | Runner-up | Quarter-final | 1st Round |
| 2010–2011 | BBL 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.... |
|6th | 33 | 18 | 15 | 36 | Quarter-final | Group Stage | Quarter-final |
Notes:
- From 1999-2002 the BBL operated a Conference system. Rocks competed in the Northern Conference.
- DNQ denotes Did Not Qualify.
- NYP denotes Not Yet Played.
Playoffs
- BBL Championship Play Off Winners: 2002/01 (1)
- BBL Championship Play Off Runners Up: 2005/06, 2006/07 & 2009/10 (3)
Cup
- National Cup Runners Up: 2003/04 (1)
- BBL Cup Runners Up: 2004/05 & 2006/07 (2)
Current roster
The following information is established according to the official websites of the team (www.glasgowrocks.co.uk) and Britain's top professional league, the BBLBritish 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....
(www.bbl.org.uk)
Notable former players
Kieron AcharaKieron Achara
Kieron Achara is a professional basketball player, who has representes the Great Britain team. He is a 6-10 forward who played collegiately at Duquesne University...
Niki Arinze Ted Berry
Ted Berry (basketball)
Ted Berry is a professional basketball player. The guard attended Christopher Newport University in Virginia....
Mike Copeland Ajou Deng
Ajou Deng
Ajou Ajou Deng is a British-South Sudanese professional basketball player. He is the son of Aldo Deng, a former Sudanese politician and is the brother of Luol Deng, an NBA player who is also his teammate on Great Britain's national team....
Julius Joseph
Julius Joseph (basketball)
Julius Joseph is a British professional basketball player, and currently plays for the Guildford Heat in the British Basketball League....
Nick Livas John McCord Iain MacLean Mike MartinMike Martin (basketball)
Mike Martin is a British professional basketball player, and currently plays for the Guildford Heat in the British Basketball League....
Scott Russell Jessie Sapp Billy Singleton
Billy Singleton
Billy Singleton is a former professional basketball player, most notable for his career in the British Basketball League...
Charles Smith Jerry Williams Tony Windless
Tony Windless
Tony Windless is an American retired professional basketball player with a notable career stretching over a decade in the British Basketball League....
Robert Yanders
Retired numbers
- 5 Ted BerryTed Berry (basketball)Ted Berry is a professional basketball player. The guard attended Christopher Newport University in Virginia....
, G, 1998–2003 - 13 Iain MacLean, 1998–2001
Scottish Rockettes
The Scottish Rockettes are the UK's top pro-sports dance team and the official dance team of the Glasgow Rocks. Amongst other events they also perform at BBL competition finals and home games for Glasgow Rugby.The dance team is made up of twenty-one women who are all over 18 years of age from backgrounds as diverse as IT, nursing, finance, dance and sales. Each year the dance team train in the USA alongside the NBA
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
and NFL
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
dancers, learning material from the world's best choreographers.
Every year the team release a charity swimsuit
Swimsuit
A swimsuit, bathing suit, or swimming costume is an item of clothing designed to be worn by men, women or children while they are engaging in a water-based activity or water sports, such as swimming, water polo, diving, surfing, water skiing, or during activities in the sun, such as sun bathing.A...
calendar.
External links
- Official Glasgow Rocks website
- Glasgow Rocks on FacebookFacebookFacebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
- Glasgow Rocks on TwitterTwitterTwitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
- Glasgow Rocks news from The Glaswegian
- Official Scottish Rockettes website, dance team of the Glasgow Rocks
- The Cutlery Drawer, an unofficial Glasgow Rocks fan club