Scottish Basketball Championship Men
The Scottish Basketball Championship (SBC, former: Scottish National Basketball League, SNBL) is the national basketball league of Scotland. The league forms the second and third tiers of British basketball (inline with the National Basketball League) after the professional setup of the British Basketball League, where Scotland currently has one representative in the Caledonia Gladiators. [1][2]
Current season, competition or edition: 2023–24 Scottish Basketball Championship Men season | |
| Founded | 1969 |
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| No. of teams | 18 |
| Country |  Scotland |
| Most recent champion(s) | Boroughmuir Blaze (11th title) |
| Most titles | Boroughmuir Blaze (11 titles) |
| Level on pyramid | 2-3 |
| Domestic cup(s) | Scottish Cup |
| Official website | Official website |
Teams
Listed below are all the teams competing in the 2023-24 Scottish Basketball Championship season.
Division 1
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Division 2
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Results
League
Playoffs
| Season | Champion |
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| 2010-11 | City of Edinburgh Kings |
| 2011-12 | City of Edinburgh Kings |
| 2012-13 | City of Edinburgh Kings |
| 2013-14 | Glasgow University |
| 2014-15 | Falkirk Fury |
| 2015-16 | Boroughmuir Blaze |
| 2016-17 | Falkirk Fury |
| 2017-18 | City of Edinburgh Kings |
| 2018-19 | City of Edinburgh Kings |
| 2019-20 | Not played |
| 2020-21 | Not played |
| 2021-22 | St Mirren |
| 2022-23 | Boroughmuir Blaze |
BBL Competitions
Scottish National League champions Livingston were founder members of the British Basketball League when the newly-formed professional league started in 1987. The following season (1988-89), both Livingston and Glasgow Rangers finished in the top 2 of the league, with Rangers defeating Livingston 89-86 in the Playoff Final at the NEC in Birmingham. Both teams at this point were owned by David Murray. However, by the start of the 1989-90 season, neither team was based in Scotland; Livingston had folded and the Rangers franchise had returned to Kingston upon Thames.
Since 2006, several Scottish National League teams have been invited to take part in British Basketball League competitions.
For the 2006/07 BBL Trophy, the teams were split into regional groups of 4 for the first round. In that year, the North group consisted of the Newcastle Eagles, the Scottish Rocks, the City of Edinburgh Kings and the Troon Tornadoes. City of Edinburgh Kings finished 3rd in the group with a 1-2 record. Troon Tornadoes finished 4th with a 0-3 record.
Since the 2009/10 season, the BBL Trophy has been a straight knockout competition.
| Season | Competition | Home Team | H | A | Away Team |
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| 2012–13 | BBL Trophy 1st Round | City of Edinburgh Kings | 61 | 72 | Glasgow Rocks |
| 2014–15 | BBL Trophy 1st Round | Falkirk Fury | 46 | 112 | Glasgow Rocks |
| 2015–16 | BBL Trophy 1st Round | Falkirk Fury | 42 | 91 | Glasgow Rocks |
| 2016–17 | BBL Trophy 1st Round | Boroughmuir Blaze | 74 | 108 | Plymouth Raiders |
| 2017–18 | BBL Trophy 1st Round | Falkirk Fury | 54 | 83 | Loughborough University |
| 2018–19 | BBL Trophy 1st Round | Newcastle Eagles | 129 | 59 | City of Edinburgh Kings |
| 2019–20 | BBL Trophy 1st Round | Newcastle Eagles | 133 | 61 | Dunfermline Reign |
| 2021–22 | BBL Trophy 1st Round | Cheshire Phoenix | 123 | 64 | Falkirk Fury |
| 2022–23 | BBL Trophy 1st Round | Plymouth City Patriots | 105 | 52 | St Mirren |
References
- Scottish Basketball Championships basketballscotland.co.uk
- Scottish Basketball Championship (SBC) Preview! tubpodcast.org
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