City of Edinburgh B.C.

City of Edinburgh B.C.
LeagueMen: SBC Division 1
Women: SBC Division 1
Established1988; 36 years ago (1988)
HistoryMen: Kings
Women: Kool Kats
ArenaPortobello High School
Capacity200
LocationEdinburgh, Scotland
Team colours  / Official website]

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

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

Competition Number of titles Years won
Scottish Cup 8 2001, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2018
National League 9 2003,[3] 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
National League Playoffs 5 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2019

Season-by-season records

Season Division Regular Season Post-Season Scottish Cup
Finish Played Wins Losses Points Win %
City of Edinburgh
1988–89 SNL D2
1989–90 SNL D1 3rd 21 14 7 35 0.667 Runners 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 3rd 24 20 4 44 0.833 No playoffs Semi-finals
1998–99 SNL 5th 27 14 13 41 0.519 No playoffs Runners Up
1999–00 SNL 3rd 18 13 5 31 0.722 Semi-finals Runners Up
2000–01 SNL 2nd No playoffs Winners
2001–02 SNL 2nd No playoffs Runners Up
2002–03 SNL 1st 18 17 1 35 0.944 No playoffs Runners Up
2003–04 SNL 1st 18 18 0 36 1.000 No playoffs Winners
2004–05 SNL 1st No playoffs Runners Up
2005–06 SNL 2nd No playoffs Runners Up
2006–07 SNL 1st 15 14 1 29 0.933 No playoffs Winners
2007–08 SNL 1st 16 15 1 31 0.938 No playoffs Winners
2008–09 SNL 1st 20 18 2 38 0.900 No playoffs Winners
2009–10 SNL 1st 20 18 2 38 0.900 No playoffs Runners Up
2010–11 SNL 1st 18 17 1 35 0.944 Winners Winners
2011–12 SNL 1st 18 17 1 35 0.944 Winners Semi-finals
2012–13 SNL 2nd 18 16 2 34 0.889 Winners Winners
2013–14 SNL 3rd 18 13 5 31 0.722 Semi-finals Semi-finals
2014–15 SNL D1 5th 22 15 7 37 0.682 Quarter-finals Semi-finals
2015–16 SBC D1 6th 18 9 9 27 0.500 Quarter-finals 1st round
2016–17 SBC D1 4th 18 13 5 31 0.722 Quarter-finals Semi-finals
2017–18 SBC D1 2nd 18 14 4 32 0.778 Winners Winners
2018–19 SBC D1 4th 18 12 6 30 0.667 Winners Quarter-finals
2019–20 SBC D1 5th 16 9 7 25 0.563 No playoffs Semi-finals

Record in BBL competitions

Season Competition Home Team H A Away Team
2006–07 BBL Trophy Pool Stage 3rd in group with 1–2 record
2012–13 BBL Trophy 1st round City of Edinburgh Kings 61 72 Glasgow Rocks
2018–19 BBL Trophy 1st round Newcastle Eagles 129 59 City of Edinburgh Kings

Kool Kats (Women)

Honours

Competition Number of titles Years won
Scottish Cup 9 1994, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2019
National League 8 1993, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018
National League Playoffs 3 2011, 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.


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