Boroughmuir Blaze Basketball Club

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Basketball team in Edinburgh, Scotland

Boroughmuir Blaze B.C.

League| SBC Division 1
Established| 1961; 64 years ago (1961)
History| Boroughmuir
1961-2004
Boroughmuir Blaze
2004-present
Arena| The Crags Centre
Location| Edinburgh, Scotland
Team colours|
Website| Official website

Boroughmuir Blaze Basketball Club is a basketball club based in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland.

## History

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### Boroughmuir (1961-2004)

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The club was founded in 1961 with an initial nucleus of players from Edinburgh's Boroughmuir High School. The club's heyday came in the late 1960s when players like Tony Wilson, Mel Capaldi, John Tunnah, Brian Carmichael and Bill McInnes went on to form the backbone of the Scotland national basketball team.[1] A highlight of this period came in 1967 when Boroughmuir became the first British team to participate in a European cup competition. They were drawn against the mighty Real Madrid and played their home tie at Murrayfield Ice Rink before a crowd of nearly 1,000.

### Blaze (2004-present)

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The Blaze moniker was introduced in 2004 and in recent years the club has rejuvenated its development program with the club now having over 100 members with teams at every age group from Under 12 through to Over 50s. The club's growth is reflected by entry in the U16 National League since 2005/06 and the U18 National League from 2006/07. The Senior Men's team re-entered the National League in 2011 after 3 years away, and won their first National League title in 38 years, and completed the league-playoffs double, in 2016. In season 2022/23 Blaze senior men won the domestic treble - league, cup and post season play-offs.

## Teams

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### Men's Squads

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Senior Men 2 teams (National League Division 1, National League Division 2)
U18 Men 2 teams (National League Division 1, National League Division 2)
U16 Men 3 teams (National League Divisions 1, 2 & 3)
U14 Boys 2 teams (East/Central Regional Development League)
U12 Boys 2 teams (East/Central Regional Development League)

### Women's Squads

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Senior Women (National League Division 1)
U18 Women (National League Division 1)
U16 Women (National League Division 1)
U14 Girls (East/Central Regional Development League)
U12 Girls (East/Central Regional Development League)
U10 Girls (East/Central Regional Development League)

## Season-by-season records

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Prior to the 1997–98 season, Boroughmuir competed in every National League season since its formation in 1969, winning 9 of their 10 league titles to date consecutively (1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78).

Seasons 1997-2008  Season  | Div.  | Pos.  | Pld.  | W  | L  | Pts.  | Play Offs  | Scottish Cup

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Boroughmuir
1997–1998 | SNBL | 7th | 24 | 6 | 18 | 30 |  |
1998–1999 | SNBL | 8th | 27 | 7 | 20 | 34 |  |
1999–2000 | SNBL | 10th | 18 | 2 | 16 | 20 | Did not qualify |
2000–2001 | SNBL | 8th |  |  |  |  |  |
2001–2002 | SNBL | 8th | 17 | 6 | 11 | 23 |  |
2002–2003 | SNBL | 8th | 18 | 4 | 14 | 22 |  |
2003–2004 | SNBL | 7th | 18 | 8 | 10 | 26 |  |
2004–2005 | SNBL | 8th |  |  |  |  |  |
Boroughmuir Blaze
2005–2006 | SNBL |  |  |  |  |  |  | Semi-finals
2006–2007 | SNBL | 4th | 16 | 10 | 6 | 26 |  | Semi-finals
2007–2008 | SNBL | 8th | 16 | 2 | 14 | 18 |  |
Season  | Division  | Tier  | Regular Season  | Post-Season  | Scottish Cup

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Finish  | Played  | Wins  | Losses  | Points  | Win %
Boroughmuir Blaze
2011-12  | SNBL | 2  | 7th  | 18  | 7  | 11  | 25  | 0.389  | Quarter-finals  | Semi-finals
2012-13  | SNBL | 2  | 6th  | 18  | 8  | 10  | 26  | 0.444  | Quarter-finals  | Semi-finals
2013-14  | SNBL | 2  | 4th  | 18  | 10  | 8  | 28  | 0.556  | Quarter-finals  | Quarter-finals
2014-15  | SNBL | 2  | 2nd  | 22  | 17  | 5  | 39  | 0.773  | Runners Up  | Quarter-finals
2015–16 | SBC Div 1 | 2  | 1st  | 18  | 15  | 3  | 33  | 0.833  | Winners  | Quarter-finals
2016–17 | SBC Div 1 | 2  | 3rd  | 18  | 14  | 4  | 32  | 0.778  | Runners Up  | Runners Up
2017–18 | SBC Div 1 | 2  | 4th  | 18  | 13  | 5  | 31  | 0.722  | Semi-finals  | Runners Up
2018–19 | SBC Div 1 | 2  | 5th  | 18  | 11  | 7  | 29  | 0.611  | Quarter-finals  | Quarter-finals
2019–20 | SBC Div 1 | 2  | 4th  | 16  | 10  | 6  | 26  | 0.625  | Quarter-finals  | Winners
2020–21  | SBC D1 | 2  | No season
2021–22 | SBC D1 | 2  | 4th  | 16  | 11  | 5  | 27  | 0.688  | Semi-finals  | Quarter-finals
2022–23 | SBC D1 | 2  | 1st  | 20  | 18  | 2  | 56  | 0.900  | Winners  | Winners
2023–24 | SBC D1 | 2  | 2nd  | 21  | 18  | 3  | 36  | 0.957  | Semi-finals  | Semi-finals

## Record in European competition

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Season  | Competition  | Round  | Opponent  | 1st Leg  | 2nd Leg  | Aggregate

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1967-68 | FIBA European Champions Cup | First round  |  Real Madrid | 69-108  | 43-126  | 112-234
1968-69 | FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup | First round  |  Anderlecht | 52-103  | 75-109  | 127-212
1969-70 | FIBA European Champions Cup | First round  |  Racing Mechelen | 84-123  | 120-144  | 204-267
1970-71 | FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup | First round  |  Juventud | 64-106  | 77-92  | 141-198
1973-74 | FIBA European Champions Cup | First round  |  Haarlem | 74-129  | 70-126  | 144-255
1976-77 | FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup | First round  |  Juventud | 66-111  | 64-126  | 130-237

## References

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1. ^ "Lothian basketball Association". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2007.

## External links

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* Official site

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