Kularoos Plymouth Raiders

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Check out this seasons players in the Player Profiles section and read all about the History of Raiders by Keith Mollard in his Club History report.

Recent Honours

  • BBL Trophy Winners 2006/07

  • NBL Champions 2003/04

  • National Cup Winners 2003/04

  • NBL Conference Champions 2000/01

  • NBL Conference Play Off Champions 2000/01

  • NBL Division One Play Off Champions 1996/97, 1998/99

  • NBL Conference Runners Up 2001/02 & 2002/03

  • NBL Division One Runners Up 1996/97, 1997/98, 1998/99

  • National Trophy Finalists 1985/86, 1991/92, 1996/97, 1997/98 & 1998/99

Plymouth Raiders entered the English National Basketball League in 1983 and are now currently the longest serving team in the league. Since season 1996/97 they have been one of the top teams in NBL Division 1 and the Conference League and winners of both league and play-off titles. The Conference was the original Division 1 league for clubs who could meet the highest standards in English basketball but this league has now reverted to being called Division 1.

Season 1985/86 saw their first chance for a championship - reaching the final of the National Trophy, a feat that they also achieved in 1994, 1997, 1998 and 1999. Their best league position prior to winning the Conference league in 2000/01 was 2nd place in seasons 1996/97, 1997/98 and 1998/99 and winning through to the play off finals in each of these three seasons. More than 500 Plymouth fans travelled to Wembley to see them win the play-off championship in 1997 and again in Guildford in 1999. A feat which the Raiders repeated yet again at Wembley in 2001 when they added this trophy to the NBL Conference League Trophy.

BBLPlymouth Raiders joined the BBL - the British Basketball League in 2004 - this is the top flight of British Basketball.  After the first season in the BBL Raiders finished 9th.  Just missing out of a play off position in their first season.  Their second season in the BBL also saw them finish 9th, however improving on their first season with 4 more wins.

The Raiders' home court is at the Plymouth Pavilions, the premier leisure and entertainment venue in the South West of England. With its state-of-the-art technical facilities it provides the ideal environment for the basketball enthusiast. The result being that Raiders play their games to packed houses with in some instances games sold out weeks before the event.

Over the years Raiders have carried out considerable coaching and development programmes not only in the city of Plymouth but also throughout the counties of Devon and Cornwall. These culminated in the setting up of the Raidercoach Basketball Academy in September 1998 an extremely successful venture bringing top quality coaching to the children of the two counties.

Most recently Plymouth Raiders have won their piece of silver wear in the BBL.  During the 2006/07 season Plymouth Raiders were unbeaten in the Trophy group stages of the competition and beat Newcastle Eagles in the final.