St Mirren B.C.

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St Mirren B.C.
League SBC Division 1
Established1997;27 years ago (1997)
HistorySt Mirren McDonalds
1997–2002
St Mirren RKC
2002–2013
St Mirren WCS
2013–2019
St Mirren
2019-present
ArenaLagoon Leisure Centre
Capacity360
Location Paisley, Scotland
Team colours  

St Mirren B.C. are a Scottish basketball club based in the town of Paisley. The club started as part of the Paisley & District Basketball Association in 1997, although the association had begun basketball-related activities in 1995. St Mirren McDonald's, as they were then known, was launched at a press conference in St Mirren Football Stadium. The team won the Scottish Cup for the first time in 1999, defeating Edinburgh 70–62, at the Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena. Their second Scottish Cup success came three years later against the same opposition, defeating the Kings 61-51 at Meadowbank. [1] The team won their first National League title in 2000 in front of 600 frenzied home fans at the Saints Arena.

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Honours

Scottish Cup (4): 1999-00, 2001-02, 2011-12, 2015-16
Scottish Men's National League (3): 1999-00, 2017-18, 2021-22
Scottish Men's National League Playoffs (2): 1999-00, 2021-22

Season-by-season records

SeasonDiv.Pos.Pld.WLPts.Play-offs Scottish Cup
St Mirren McDonalds
1997–98 SNBL 5th24101434
1998–99SNBL2nd2723473No playoffsWinners
1999–00SNBL1st1817135WinnersRunners-up
2000–01SNBL3rd
2001–02SNBL5th169725Winner
St Mirren Reid Kerr College
2002–03SNBL3rd1813531No playoffsSemi-finals
2003–04SNBL4th1812630No playoffsSemi-finals
2004–05SNBL5th169725No playoffs
2005–06SNBL6th
2006–07SNBL3rd1610626No playoffs
2007–08SNBL4th1611527No playoffsSemi-finals
2008–09SNBL3rd2013733No playoffsRunners-up
2009-10SNBL3rd2013733No playoffsQuarter-finals
2010–11SNBL3rd1813531Runners-upRunners-up
2011–12SNBL3rd1814432Semi-finalsWinners
2012–13SNBL5th1811729Quarter-finalsLast 16
St Mirren West College Scotland
2013–14 SNBL2nd1815333Runners-upRunners-up
2014–15 SNBL3rd2216638Semi-finalsRunners-up
2015–16 SBC Div 1 4th1812630Quarter-finalsWinners
2016–17 SBC Div 12nd1815333Semi-finalsQuarter-finals
2017–18 SBC Div 11st1816234Runners UpQuarter-finals
St Mirren
2018–19 SBC Div 13rd1813531Semi-finalsRunners Up
2019–20 SBC Div 12nd1613329No playoffsRunners Up
2021–22 SBC Div 11st1614230WinnersSemi-finals
2022–23 SBC Div 13rd2017334Semi-finalsSemi-finals
2023–24 SBC Div 13rd2114728Runners UpQuarter-finals

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References

  1. "Basketball: St Mirren end wait". 24 March 2002.