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Sunday
5th February
UCP Marjon
Plymouth Raiders Vs Milton Keynes Lions
Jeremy Bell was the hero
for UCP Marjon Plymouth Raiders who punched their ticket for the
2012 BBL Trophy Final in dramatic fashion. |
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Friday 3rd February
Milton Keynes Lions Vs UCP Marjon
Plymouth Raiders
The Prestige Homes MK Lions will take a narrow six-point advantage
into the second leg of the BBL Trophy semi-finals after defeating
the UCP Marjon Plymouth Raiders 87-81 in a fiery game. |
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Sunday
29th
January
UCP Marjon
Plymouth Raiders
Vs Glasgow Rocks
UCP Marjon Plymouth Raiders moved themselves level on points with
the Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders in third position in the BBL
Championship thanks to a come-from-behind 85-78 victory over the
Glasgow Rocks at the Plymouth Pavilions on Sunday evening. |
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Friday
27th
January
Top Plymouth Restaurant Backs The Raiders
The UCP Marjon
Plymouth Raiders have struck up a sponsorship deal with one of
Plymouth’s top restaurants. The Steak and Omelette Bar in Cornwall
Street are sponsoring 6’10” American Paul Williams this season, and
have been delighted with how well their player has performed so far. |
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Wednesday
25th
January
Raiders Coach Cheerleaders of the Future
The UCP Marjon
Plymouth Raiders’ cheerleaders, sponsored by GHQ Training, are
launching a junior club for budding cheerleaders in the area. |
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Sunday
22nd
January
UCP Marjon
Plymouth Raiders
Vs
Cheshire Jets
Having cruised to a
commanding thirty point success against Guildford Heat 24 hours
earlier and with the struggling Jets going down by double-digits at
Worcester, fans at the Pavilions could have been forgiven for
expecting their team to post a comfortable win. |
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Saturday
21st
January
UCP Marjon
Plymouth Raiders
Vs Guildford Heat
The UCP Marjon Plymouth Raiders have bounced
back from last weekend's BBL Cup Final defeat, and won their sixth
straight league game, in beating the Guildford Heat 98-68 at the
Plymouth Pavilions. The defeat halted the Heat's resurrection as
they suffered their first defeat of 2012. |
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Sunday 15th
January
Newcastle
Eagles Vs UCP Marjon
Plymouth Raiders
An astonishing record-breaking performance by “Prince” Charles Smith and Newcastle Eagles lit up the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham as they were crowned 2012 BBL Cup winners. |
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14th January 2012
BBL Cup: 1 day to go
One day to go until the
BBL Cup Final. Today we have Raiders Captain, Anthony Rowe in
the interview hot seat, sponsors update and a big Thank You to all
our fans! |
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14th January 2012
Raiders
finalise travel plans
The UCP
Marjon
Plymouth
Raiders
have
signed a
sponsorship
deal
with
local
company
Courier
Force to
help
with the
cost of
accommodation
in
Birmingham
the
night
before
the BBL
Cup
Final. |
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13th January 2012
BBL Cup: 2 days to go
Today we have an
interview with James Jones and some other facts for you around the
final. There's also information for those of you who cant go to the
final, of how you can watch on Sky or listen to the game live on
Radio Devon. |
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13th January 2012
Raiders stay at Mint Hotel
The
UCP
Marjon
Plymouth
Raiders
would
like to
thank
the Mint
Hotel in
Birmingham
for
their
help and
support
this
week.
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12th January 2012
BBL Cup: 3 days to go
Its another day closer
to the Cup Final in Birmingham and today we have a couple of mini
features and questions and answers with Tomas Janusauskas. |
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11th January 2012
BBL Cup: 4 days to go
In today's countdown, we
have a short report from training last night, a focus on the media
attention that the Cup Final has generated so far, and an interview
with Paul Williams. |
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10th January 2012
BBL Cup: 5 days to go
Continuing our countdown
today to the BBL Cup Final we feature interviews with Mike Ojo and
Jermey Bell along with stats against Newcastle. |
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9th January 2012
BBL Cup: 6 days to go
Read an interview with
Anthony Martin and team information ahead of the BBL Cup Final
taking place on Sunday 15th January 2012 at the NIA in Birmingham. |
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22nd December 2011
Military Wives to Sing at
Raiders Game
The
UCP Marjon Plymouth Raiders have pulled off a massive coup with the
announcement that Christmas Chart Number 1 hopefuls, the Military
Wives, will be performing at the Raiders' home game with Mersey
Tigers on the 29th December (7.15pm, Plymouth Pavilions).
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21st December
2011
BBL Cup Final Tickets
Go On Sale
The UCP
Marjon
Plymouth
Raiders
have
announced
that
tickets
for the
BBL Cup
Final on
January
15th
are now
on sale
through
the
club.
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Sunday 18th
December
UCP Marjon
Plymouth Raiders Vs Glasgow Rocks Review
The
game
plan was
to get
out and
run, and
this is
exactly
what the
UCP
Raiders
did,
leaving
behind
them a
battered
and
beaten
Rocks
outfit
who
suffered
their
second
heavy
defeat
in as
many
days. |
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Sunday 11th
December
UCP Marjon
Plymouth Raiders Vs Worcester Wolves
Review
The UCP Marjon Plymouth
Raiders will go up against the Newcastle Eagles in the battle for
the first piece of silverware of the season despite going down 82-89
in the second leg of their semi-final with the Worcester Wolves at
the Plymouth Pavilions on Sunday afternoon. |
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Saturday 10th December
Worcester
Wolves Vs UCP Marjon Plymouth Raiders ReviewA disastrous middle two quarters for Worcester Wolves proved costly as UCP Marjon Plymouth Raiders took a gigantic stride towards the BBL Cup Final next month. |
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Saturday 10th December
Raiders sign Jamal Williams
The UCP Marjon Plymouth Raiders have
strengthened their team ahead of this weekend’s BBL Cup semi finals,
with the news that Jamal Williams has signed for the team. |
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Sunday 4th December
UCP Marjon Plymouth Raiders Vs
Leicester Riders Review
UCP Marjon Plymouth
Raiders showed once again why they’re serious title contenders with
superb display to beat Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders 84-62. |
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Saturday 25th November
Durham
Wildcats Vs UCP Marjon
Plymouth Raiders Review
UCP Marjon Plymouth
Raiders shrugged off their nightmare loss to Newcastle Eagles by
bouncing back record an important and hard fought win at Durham
Wildcats to end their mini-tour of the North-East on a high. |
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Friday 25th November
Newcastle Eagles Vs UCP Marjon
Plymouth Raiders Review
The Newcastle Eagles
continue to set the pace in the BBL Championship as they remain top
with a 6-0 record after a 90-67 destruction of the UCP Marjon
Plymouth Raiders on Friday night. |
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25th November 2011
Discovery College scores, slam
dunks and drives home quadruple scholarship whammy
A well-executed game
plan promotes Plymouth YMCA's Discovery College as the area's lead
educational establishment providing student sports scholarship
programmes with the city's four major professional sports clubs. |
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Wednesday 23rd November
BBL Cup
Semi Final Tickets go on sale
UCP Marjon Plymouth Raiders fans can
now get their hands on tickets for both the home and away legs of
the BBL Cup Semi Final against Worcester Wolves. |
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Saturday 19th November
Worcester Wolves Vs UCP Marjon
Plymouth Raiders Review
The Worcester Wolves are
a perfect 4-0 in the BBL Championship after beating the UCP Marjon
Plymouth Raiders 77-76 in the Midlands, joining the Newcastle Eagles
and the Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders at the top of the table in
the process. |
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Wednesday 16th November
UCP Marjon
Plymouth Raiders Vs MK Lions Match Review
UCP Marjon Plymouth
Raiders began their BBL Championship campaign in style with a 92-76
victory over Prestige Homes MK Lions at the Pavilions. |
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Wednesday 16th November
Nuffield Health Links Up With Plymouth Raiders
Again
Nuffield Health Plymouth, part of the
UKs largest charitable organisation, are proud to continue the
sponsorship relationship they have with Plymouth Raiders, Plymouth’s
premiere sporting team. |
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Saturday 12th
November
Raiders Welcome The MarinesThe UCP Marjon Plymouth Raiders will be helping the Royal Marines raise money for the Royal Marines Charitable Trust during their game on Wednesday evening this week (16th November, 7.15pm start, Plymouth Pavilions), when they entertain the Milton Keynes Lions. |
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Wednesday 9th November
Club
Statement: FoxyThe UCP Marjon Plymouth Raiders issue the following statement, with regards to an incident that took part during the BBL Trophy game on October 22nd, against Guildford Heat. |
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Friday 4th November
Sheffield Sharks v UCP Marjon
Plymouth Raiders Match Review
Paul Williams returned
to haunt his former team as he claimed a great double-double and the
game winning basket to put Raiders into the semi-final of the BBL
Cup. |
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Sunday 29th October
Durham Wildcats v UCP
Marjon Plymouth Raiders Match ReviewDurham Wildcats were hoping their first game in the BBL Cup as a fully-fledged top flight team would be one to remember but having made the mammoth trek to the north-east, UCP Marjon Plymouth Raiders weren’t going to allow it to be a wasted one. |
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26th October 2011
BBL MVP Bell Joins
Raiders
The UCP Marjon Plymouth Raiders have signed last year’s BBL MVP
Jeremy Bell. The 6’ point guard won the MVP award with Cheshire Jets
last season. |
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Saturday 22nd October
UCP Marjon Plymouth
Raiders Vs Guildford Heat Match Review
The UCP
Marjon Raiders displayed all the
characteristics of a
championship calibre team as
they battled their way past the
Guildford Heat and claimed a BBL
Trophy Semi Final birth. |
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Sunday 16th October
UCP
Marjon Plymouth Raiders Vs Worcester Wolves
Match Review
Worcester Wolves kept
themselves in the mix to qualify for the semi-finals of the BBL
Trophy thanks to an 85-96 victory over the UCP Marjon Plymouth
Raiders at the Plymouth Pavilions on Sunday afternoon. |
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Saturday 8th October
Worcester Wolves v UCP
Marjon Plymouth Raiders
Match Review
The UCP Marjon Plymouth
Raiders are in control of BBL Trophy Group 4 after defeating the
Worcester Wolves 62-85 in the Midlands on Saturday night. They now
have two wins in the group, with the Raiders - BBL Trophy winners in
2007 - on a win and a defeat, each with two games to play. |
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Sunday 2nd October
Guildford Heat v UCP
Marjon Plymouth Raiders
Match Review
UCP Marjon
Plymouth Raiders got their campaign off
to a flying start with a road victory at
Guildford Heat in the BBL Trophy. |
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28th September 2011
Team GB Guard Joins Raiders
The
UCP Marjon Plymouth Raiders have announced the exciting signing of
shooting guard James Jones, who has been one of the BBL’s hottest
shooting players in recent years. Jones was also a member of the
Team GB squad earlier this summer. |
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7th September 2011
Martin Is Final Piece Of The
Puzzle
UCP
Marjon Plymouth Raiders have announced what is likely to be their
final player for the 2011/12 season, and the announcement sees a fan
favourite, Anthony Martin, return to the team. |
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3rd September 2011
Read Next For Raiders
The
UCP Marjon Plymouth Raiders have announced the signing of shooting
guard Ryan Read, to further strengthen the team for the 2011/12
season. |
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17th August 2011
Pre Game Coaching at Raiders
The UCP Marjon Plymouth Raiders are
delighted to announce the launch of pre-game packages and discount
tickets for the forthcoming 2011/12 BBL season. |
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16th August 2011
Janusauskas Makes It Six
The
UCP Marjon Plymouth Raiders have announced the signing of 7’0”
Lithuanian centre Tomas Janusauskas. He played last season for the
Guildford Heat in the BBL. |
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5th August 2011
Williams is Significant Signing
for Raiders
The
UCP Marjon Plymouth Raiders have pulled off one of the signings of
the summer, by signing 6’10” American centre, Paul Williams, who
last season played with BBL rivals, the Sheffield Sharks. |
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30th July 2011
Anthony Rowe Returns!
The UCP Marjon Plymouth
Raiders are delighted to announce that team captain Anthony Rowe
will be returning to the team for the 2011/12 season. |
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29th July 2011
New Rules for the BBL
Teams throughout Britain will this season, be changing the line
markings on their court to keep up to date with changes made by
FIBA, the world governing body of basketball. Shot clocks must also
change to allow a specific new rule. |