| Olympic City Giants | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | National Basketball League (1981–1987) British Basketball League (1987–1989) | |
| Established | 1981 | |
| Folded | 1989, merged with Manchester Eagles to become Manchester Giants | |
| History | Bolton & Bury Lobos 1981–1986 Bolton & Bury Hawks 1986–1987 Bolton & Bury Giants 1987–1988 Olympic City Giants 1988–1989 | |
| Location | Oldham, Greater Manchester | |
| Team colours | Green, White and Gold | |
| Ownership | Mike Shaft | |
Olympic City Giants were a professional basketball team based in Oldham, England. Previously based in Bolton and Bury, the team were known as Bolton & Bury Hawks and then Bolton & Bury Giants, the team were founder members of the British Basketball League in 1986.
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After an eighth-place finish in the 1987–88 Carlsberg League campaign, Giants qualified for their first and only BBL-era Play-off. They drew top seed Glasgow Rangers, and were soundly beaten in both games of the bet-of-three series by the regular season Champions.
In 1989 after encountering several financial difficulties, Olympic City Giants formally merged with Manchester Eagles (formerly Manchester United) to become Manchester Giants, marking a return of the famous name after a three-year absence, following a merger between the original Manchester Giants and Manchester United in 1985. [1]
