City of Edinburgh B.C.
Basketball team in Edinburgh, Scotland
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City of Edinburgh B.C. is an amateur basketball club based in the Portobello area of Edinburgh, Scotland.
| City of Edinburgh B.C. | |
|---|---|
| League | Men: SBC Division 1 Women: SBC Division 1 |
| Established | 1988 |
| History | Men: Kings Women: Kool Kats |
| Arena | Portobello High School |
| Capacity | 200 |
| Location | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Team colours | / Official website] |
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 Basketball Scotland. 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 |
