Stirling Knights B.C.

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Stirling Knights
League SBC Division 1
Established2010;14 years ago (2010)
HistoryStirling Knights
2010–present
ArenaThe Peak Centre
Capacity400
Location Stirling, Scotland
Team colours   
Head coachPete Duncan
Website Official website

The Stirling Knights are a Scottish basketball club based in the city of Stirling.

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Club

The club was founded in April 2010 by among others Head Coach Pete Duncan, entering the Men's National League in September as one of four new clubs to the league in the following season. [1] The club received lottery funding - Awards4All late to help support capital costs of club equipment. The club is affiliated with Basketball Scotland, and fully supported by Active Stirling and sportscotland. The Knights have since developed a highly successful junior development program of over 500 members, as well as regularly producing players who represent Scotland. The success of the junior program is also a curse for the Senior team as often the best young players move onto the elite under-19 academies in England and abroad. [2] [3] In recent years, they have been one of the top clubs at U12, U14, U16 and U18 level with coaches Les McGlasson and Cory McCabe (National Team coach) enjoying success.

Club Structure

Junior Teams

Under 18 Men (U18 National League Division 1)
Under 16 Men (U16 National League Division 1)
Under 16 Women (U16 National League Division 1)
Under 10, 12 and 14 Boys and Girls Regional League squads

Senior Teams

Senior Men (National League Division 1)

Home arenas

The club are based at The Peak Sports Village in Stirling. It is a purpose built sports facility at Forthbank and was opened in 2008 following an investment of over £27 million, and has a capacity of 400. It has some of the best facilities for sports, including basketball, in the whole of Scotland.

Honours

Men's
Division 2 Champions (2): 2015-16, 2019-20

Season-by-season records

SeasonDivisionTierLeaguePlayoffsScottish Cup
FinishPlayedWinsLossesPointsWin %
Stirling Knights
2010–11 SNBL 25th18117290.611Did not qualify
2011–12 SNBL 26th18711250.389Quarter-finals
2012–13 SNBL 27th18513230.278Quarter-finalsQuarter-finals
2013–14 SNBL 29th18216200.111Did not qualify1st round
2014–15 SNBL 212th22418260.182Did not qualifyQuarter-finals
2015–16 SBC D2 31st15114260.733No playoffsQuarter-finals
2016–17 SBC D1 26th18711250.389Quarter-finals1st round
2017–18 SBC D1 27th18513230.278Quarter-finalsQuarter-finals
2018–19 SBC D1 29th18216200.111Did not qualifyQuarter-finals
2019–20 SBC D2 31st18162320.889No playoffsQuarter-finals
2020–21 SBC D1 2No season
2021–22 SBC D1 25th1679230.438Did not qualify2nd round
2022–23 SBC D1 26th20119420.550Did not qualify2nd round
2023–24 SBC D1 24th211110220.524Semi-finalsQuarter-finals

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References

  1. "Basketball: Fans invited to check out new club Stirling Knights - The Scotsman". Archived from the original on 2019-12-23.
  2. "Twenty Stirling Knights basketball stars set to star for Scotland teams this summer - Daily Record". 29 May 2015.
  3. "Stirling Knights 'Alive with Sport' thanks to funding boost from Stirling Council".