City of Edinburgh B.C.

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City of Edinburgh B.C.
LeagueMen: SBC Division 1
Women: SBC Division 1
Established1988;37 years ago (1988)
HistoryMen: Kings
Women: Kool Kats
Arena Portobello High School
Capacity200
Location Edinburgh, Scotland
Team colours  / Official website]

City of Edinburgh B.C. is an amateur basketball club based in the Portobello area of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Contents

The Kings (Men) and Kool Kats (Women) both compete in their respective Division 1s of the Scottish Basketball Championship, the national basketball league of Scotland.

Awards

In 2007, the City of Edinburgh Basketball Club Committee was awarded the Chairman's Award by basketballscotland. The award was given at the 2007 Volunteer Awards held in Perth, Scotland. [1]

The club also picked up four Scottish Cups in 2007: Cadet Women, Junior Men, Junior Women, and Senior Men. [2]

Kings (Men)

Honours

CompetitionNumber of titlesYears won
Scottish Cup82001, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2018
National League92003, [3] 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
National League Playoffs52011, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2019

Season-by-season records

SeasonDivisionRegular SeasonPost-SeasonScottish Cup
FinishPlayedWinsLossesPointsWin %
City of Edinburgh
1988–89 SNL D2
1989–90 SNL D1 3rd21147350.667Runners Up
1990–91 SNL Runners Up
1991–92 SNL Runners Up
1992–93 SNL Runners Up
1993–94 SNL
1994–95 SNL Semi-finals
1995–96 SNL Semi-finals
1996–97 SNL Runners Up
1997–98 SNL 3rd24204440.833No playoffsSemi-finals
1998–99 SNL 5th271413410.519No playoffsRunners Up
1999–00 SNL 3rd18135310.722Semi-finalsRunners Up
2000–01 SNL 2ndNo playoffsWinners
2001–02 SNL 2ndNo playoffsRunners Up
2002–03 SNL 1st18171350.944No playoffsRunners Up
2003–04 SNL 1st18180361.000No playoffsWinners
2004–05 SNL 1stNo playoffsRunners Up
2005–06 SNL 2ndNo playoffsRunners Up
2006–07 SNL 1st15141290.933No playoffsWinners
2007–08 SNL 1st16151310.938No playoffsWinners
2008–09 SNL 1st20182380.900No playoffsWinners
2009–10 SNL 1st20182380.900No playoffsRunners Up
2010–11 SNL 1st18171350.944WinnersWinners
2011–12 SNL 1st18171350.944WinnersSemi-finals
2012–13 SNL 2nd18162340.889WinnersWinners
2013–14 SNL 3rd18135310.722Semi-finalsSemi-finals
2014–15 SNL D1 5th22157370.682Quarter-finalsSemi-finals
2015–16 SBC D1 6th1899270.500Quarter-finals1st round
2016–17 SBC D1 4th18135310.722Quarter-finalsSemi-finals
2017–18 SBC D1 2nd18144320.778WinnersWinners
2018–19 SBC D1 4th18126300.667WinnersQuarter-finals
2019–20 SBC D1 5th1697250.563No playoffsSemi-finals

Record in BBL competitions

SeasonCompetitionHome TeamHAAway Team
2006–07 BBL Trophy Pool Stage3rd in group with 1–2 record
2012–13 BBL Trophy 1st round City of Edinburgh Kings 6172 Glasgow Rocks
2018–19 BBL Trophy 1st round Newcastle Eagles 12959 City of Edinburgh Kings

Kool Kats (Women)

Honours

CompetitionNumber of titlesYears won
Scottish Cup91994, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2019
National League81993, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018
National League Playoffs32011, 2013, 2014

References

  1. "the official website for basketballscotland, national governing body for basketball in Scotland". Archived from the original on 24 October 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2007.
  2. "clubbroadcast 2007 - Issue #8". Archived from the original on 24 October 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2007.
  3. Sutherland, Sandy (10 February 2003). "Basketball: Kings crowned for first time". The Telegraph. Retrieved 11 October 2019.