Tayside Musketeers
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Tayside Musketeers BC | |
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Established | 1993 |
History | Arbroath Musketeers 1993-2014 Tayside Musketeers 2014-present |
Location | Arbroath, Scotland |
Team colours | Green, White and Black |
The Tayside Musketeers are a Scottish basketball club based in the town of Arbroath, Scotland.
Teams[]
The senior women's team compete in the Scottish Women's National League, the highest level in Scotland and the second highest in the United Kingdom, behind the professional Women's British Basketball League.
The club also fields teams in the U18 Men, U16 Men, U18 Women and U16 Women's National Leagues.
There is also a range of U14s, U12s, U10s and specific Girls basketball team sessions
History[]
Originally formed in 1993 by coach John Grant as Arbroath Musketeers, the club has gone through a range of changes and is now developing a range of teams under the direction of Steve Oakley (Director of Basketball) and a strong committee headed by Darren Logan (Chairman).
The Senior Men's team rejoined the Scottish Men's National League at the start of the 2014-2015 season for the first time since their only previous appearance, in 2002-03. The team resigned midway through the 2016-17 season.
The Senior Women's team joined the Women's National League at the start of the 2015-16 season.
Home arenas[]
- Brechin Community Campus
- Forfar Community Campus
- Salltire Sports & Fitness Centre
Honours[]
Junior Men (Under 18)
- Scottish Cup Winners (1996, 2002 )
- National League Division 1 Winners (2001, 2013)
- National League Division 2 Winners (1998, 2000)
Cadet Men (Under 16)
- Scottish Cup Winners (1995, 2000)
- National League Division 1 Winners (1994, 2000, 2011)
- National League Division 1 Playoffs Winners (2011)
- National League Division 2 Winners (2008)
Men's season-by-season records[]
Season | Div. | Pos. | Pld. | W | L | Pts. | Play Offs | Scottish Cup | |
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Arbroath Musketeers | |||||||||
2002–03 | SNBL | 10th | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18 | Did Not Qualify | ||
Tayside Musketeers | |||||||||
2014–15 | SNBL | 10th | 22 | 5 | 17 | 27 | Did Not Qualify | Quarter Finals | |
2015–16 | SBC Div 1 | 8th | 18 | 4 | 14 | 22 | Quarter Finals | 1st Round | |
2016–17 | SBC Div 1 | 10th | 18 | 2 | 16 | 13 | Did Not Qualify | 1st Round |
- The team withdrew from the 2016-17 season with seven games remaining.
- 1993 establishments in Scotland
- Basketball teams established in 1993
- Basketball teams in Scotland
- Sport in Dundee