Scottish Basketball Championship Men

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Scottish Basketball Championship
Current season, competition or edition:
Sports current event.svg 2023–24 Scottish Basketball Championship Men season
Founded1969;55 years ago (1969)
No. of teams18
Country Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Most recent
champion(s)
Falkirk Fury
(7th title)
Most titlesBoroughmuir Blaze
(11 titles)
Level on pyramid2-3
Domestic cup(s) Scottish Cup
Official website Official website

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 Super League Basketball, where Scotland currently has one representative in the Caledonia Gladiators. [1] [2]

Contents

Teams

Listed below are all the teams competing in the 2023-24 Scottish Basketball Championship season.

Results

League

No.SeasonChampion
11969-70 Boroughmuir (1)
21970-71 Boroughmuir (2)
31971-72 Boroughmuir (3)
41972-73 Boroughmuir (4)
51973-74 Boroughmuir (5)
61974-75 Boroughmuir (6)
71975-76 Boroughmuir (7)
81976-77 Boroughmuir (8)
91977-78 Boroughmuir (9)
101978-79 Paisley (1)
111979-80 MIM Edinburgh (1)
121980-81 MIM Edinburgh (2)
131981-82 MIM Edinburgh (3)
141982-83 MIM Edinburgh (4)
151983-84 MIM Edinburgh (5)
161984-85Falkirk Team Solripe (1)
171985-86 MIM Edinburgh (6)
181986-87 MIM Livingston (7)
191987-88Cumnock Curries (1)
201988-89 MIM Livingston (8)
No.SeasonChampion
21 1989-90 MIM Livingston (9)
221990-91 MIM Livingston (10)
231991-92 Livingston Bulls (1)
241992-93 Livingston Bulls (2)
251993-94 Livingston Bulls (3)
261994-95 Livingston Bulls (4)
271995-96 Livingston Bulls (5)
281996-97 Livingston Bulls (6)
29 1997-98 Midlothian Bulls (7)
30 1998-99 Glasgow Sports Division (1)
31 1999-00 St Mirren (1)
32 2000-01 Falkirk Fury (1)
33 2001-02 Troon Tornadoes (1)
34 2002-03 City of Edinburgh Kings (1)
35 2003-04 City of Edinburgh Kings (2)
362004-05 City of Edinburgh Kings (3)
372005-06 Troon Tornadoes (2)
382006-07 City of Edinburgh Kings (4)
39 2007-08 City of Edinburgh Kings (5)
40 2008-09 City of Edinburgh Kings (6)
No.SeasonChampion
41 2009-10 City of Edinburgh Kings (7)
42 2010-11 City of Edinburgh Kings (8)
43 2011-12 City of Edinburgh Kings (9)
44 2012-13 Falkirk Fury (2)
45 2013-14 Falkirk Fury (3)
46 2014-15 Falkirk Fury (4)
47 2015-16 Boroughmuir Blaze (10)
48 2016-17 Falkirk Fury (5)
49 2017-18 St Mirren (2)
50 2018-19 Dunfermline Reign (1)
51 2019-20 Falkirk Fury (6)
2020-21No competition
52 2021-22 St Mirren (3)
53 2022-23 Boroughmuir Blaze (11)
54 2023-24 Falkirk Fury (7)

Playoffs

SeasonChampion
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
2020-21Not played
2021-22 St Mirren
2022-23 Boroughmuir Blaze
2023-24 Falkirk Fury

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