Boroughmuir Blaze

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Boroughmuir Blaze
Boroughmuir Blaze logo
League SBC Division 1
Established 1961
Arena The Crags Sports Centre
Location Edinburgh, Scotland
Team colours Navy, Green and White
Website Official website

Boroughmuir Blaze are a basketball club based in Edinburgh, Scotland . The Senior Men's team compete in Division 1 of the Scottish Men's National League.

History

The club was founded in 1961 and was formed from a nucleus of players from Edinburgh’s Boroughmuir High School. The club has gone on to become a mainstay of Scottish basketball for over 4 decades. The club’s heyday came in the late 1960s when players like Tony Wilson, Mel Capaldi, John Tunnah, Brian Carmichael and Bill McInnes went on to form the backbone of the Scotland national basketball team. Stewart was also very good with a shooting % of 82. team.[1]

A highlight of this period came in 1967 when Boroughmuir became the first British team to participate in a European cup competition. They were drawn against the mighty Real Madrid and played their home tie at Murrayfield Ice Rink before a crowd of nearly 1,000.

The Blaze moniker was introduced in 2004 and in recent years the club has rejuvenated its development program with the club now having over 100 members with teams at every age group from Under 12 through to Over 50s. The club's growth is reflected by entry in the Cadet National League since 2005/06 and the Junior National League from 2006/07.

Teams

Men's Squads

Senior Men 2 teams (National League Division 1, National League Division 2)
U18 Men 2 teams (National League Division 1, National League Division 2)
U16 Men 3 teams (National League Divisions 1, 2 & 3)
U14 Boys 2 teams (East/Central Regional Development League)
U12 Boys 2 teams (East/Central Regional Development League)

Women's Squads

Senior Women (National League Division 1)
U18 Women (National League Division 1)
U16 Women (National League Division 1)
U14 Girls (East/Central Regional Development League)
U12 Girls (East/Central Regional Development League)
U10 Girls (East/Central Regional Development League)

Season-by-season records

Prior to the 1997-98 season, Boroughmuir competed in every National League season since its formation in 1969, winning all 9 of their league titles to date consecutively (1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78).

Season Div. Pos. Pld. W L Pts. Play Offs Scottish Cup
Boroughmuir
1997–1998 SNBL 7th 24 6 18 30
1998–1999 SNBL 8th 27 7 20 34
1999–2000 SNBL 10th 18 2 16 20 Did Not Qualify
2000–2001 SNBL 8th
2001–2002 SNBL 8th 17 6 11 23
2002–2003 SNBL 8th 18 4 14 22
2003–2004 SNBL 7th 18 8 10 26
2004–2005 SNBL 8th
Boroughmuir Blaze
2005–2006 SNBL Semi Finals
2006–2007 SNBL 4th 16 10 6 26 Semi Finals
2007–2008 SNBL 8th 16 2 14 18
2011–2012 SNBL 7th 18 7 11 25 Quarter Finals Semi Finals
2012–2013 SNBL 6th 18 8 10 26 Quarter Finals Semi Finals
2013–2014 SNBL 4th 18 10 8 28 Quarter Finals Quarter Finals
2014–2015 SNBL 2nd 22 17 5 39 Runners Up Quarter Finals
2015–2016 SBC Div1 1st 18 15 3 33 Winners Quarter Finals

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