The Solent Stars is a basketball

Basketball

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 team from Southampton

Southampton

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, who until 2007 competed in the English Basketball League

English Basketball League

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, Division 1. From 1987-1990 they competed in the British Basketball League

British Basketball League

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, and were one of the founder teams.

However on August 31, 2007, it was announced that the club would no longer be fielding a senior men's team in the National Leagues due to a dispute with their home venue, Fleming Park Leisure Centre in Eastleigh

Eastleigh

Eastleigh is a railway town in Hampshire, England, and the main town in the Eastleigh borough which is part of Southampton Urban Area. The town lies between Southampton and Winchester, and is part of the South Hampshire conurbation...

. The club immediately withdrew from EBL Division 1 for the near-future, although owner Bob Paulley was keen to stress this was not the end for the club http://www.pawprint75.co.uk/News/solent_out.htm#03/09/07.

External links

• Solent Stars history website