Scottish Basketball Championship Men


The Scottish Basketball Championship is the national basketball league of Scotland. The league forms the second and third tiers of British basketball after the professional setup of the British Basketball League, where Scotland currently has one representative in the Glasgow Rocks.

Teams

Listed below are all the teams competing in the 2019–20 Scottish Basketball Championship season.

Division 1

ClubLocationFounded
Ayrshire TornadoesDalry1991
Boroughmuir BlazeEdinburgh1961
City of Edinburgh KingsEdinburgh1988
Dunfermline ReignDunfermline1986
Edinburgh LionsEdinburgh2006
Falkirk FuryFalkirk1992
Glasgow UniversityGlasgow1947
Perth PhoenixPerth2003
St MirrenPaisley1997

Division 2

Results

League

Former Teams

This list includes teams who no longer play in the Scottish National League and have played in 3 or more National League seasons.
TeamSeasons
Paisleycompeted for 31 seasons between 1969 and 2000.
Livingstoncompeted for 23 seasons between 1978 and 2001.
Dalkeith Saintscompeted for 18 seasons between 1969 and 1992.
Glasgow Stormcompeted for 18 seasons between 2002 and 2019.
Cumnock Curriescompeted for 14 seasons between 1978 and 1994.
USN Edzell Enforcerscompeted for 11 seasons between 1969 and 1996.
East Lothian Peregrinescompeted for 10 seasons between 2001 and 2011.
Jordanhill Collegecompeted for 10 seasons between 1969 and 1979.
Edinburgh Hornetscompeted for 8 seasons between 1970 and 1978.
USN competed for 8 seasons between 1969 and 1986.
Pentlandcompeted for 8 seasons between 1969 and 1993.
Stirlingcompeted for 7 seasons between 1981 and 1988.
Falkirkcompeted for 7 seasons between 1981 and 1988.
Edinburgh Universitycompeted for 6 seasons between 2007 and 2019.
Perthcompeted for 6 seasons between 1969 and 1987.

TeamSeasons
Grampian Flyerscompeted for 6 seasons between 2001 and 2009.
Heriot's / Leithcompeted for 6 seasons between 1969 and 1975.
Cavalry Parkcompeted for 6 seasons between 1975 and 1981.
Glasgow Rocks IIcompeted for 5 seasons between 2010 and 2015.
Aberdeen Eaglescompeted for 4 seasons between 1970 and 1974.
Tayside Musketeerscompeted for 4 seasons between 2002 and 2017.
St Mirren Buddiescompeted for 4 seasons between 2001 and 2006.
Multi Metals Edinburghcompeted for 4 seasons between 1981 and 1985.
Glasgow Bruinscompeted for 3 seasons between 1993 and 1996.
Glasgow Bannerman Vikingscompeted for 3 seasons between 1978 and 1981.
Inverclyde Linwoodcompeted for 3 seasons between 1979 and 1994.
Dundeecompeted for 3 seasons between 1987 and 1990.
Team Glasgowcompeted for 3 seasons between 1983 and 1986.
Menzieshill Dundeecompeted for 3 seasons between 1974 and 1977.
Edinburgh KP Royalscompeted for 3 seasons between 1971 and 1974.

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, 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.
SeasonCompetitionHome TeamHAAway Team
2012–13BBL Trophy 1st RoundCity of Edinburgh Kings6172Glasgow Rocks
2014–15BBL Trophy 1st RoundFalkirk Fury46112Glasgow Rocks
2015–16BBL Trophy 1st RoundFalkirk Fury4291Glasgow Rocks
2016–17BBL Trophy 1st RoundBoroughmuir Blaze74108Plymouth Raiders
2017–18BBL Trophy 1st RoundFalkirk Fury5483Loughborough University
2018–19BBL Trophy 1st RoundNewcastle Eagles12959City of Edinburgh Kings
2019–20BBL Trophy 1st RoundNewcastle Eagles13361Dunfermline Reign