Ayrshire Tornadoes

Ayrshire Tornadoes
League SBC Division 1
Established 1991
Arena Dalry Primary School
(Capacity: )
Location Ayrshire, Scotland
Team colours Red and White
Team manager Jordan Thomson
Head coach Andy Pearson
Website Official website

The Ayrshire Tornadoes are one of Scotland's leading amateur basketball clubs, based across Ayrshire, Scotland, and now playing their home games at Dalry Primary School. The Senior Men's team compete in Division 1 of the Scottish Men's National League.

History

The club was founded in 1991 as Troon Basketball Club, playing home games at Marr College, Troon. The club joined the Scottish Men's National League for the 1998-99 season, quickly establishing themselves as a very capable National League team.

Teams

Senior Men (National League Division 1)
U18 Men (National League Division 1)
U16 Men (National League Division 1)

The club field further men's teams in the Strathclyde Basketball League (Division 1 and Division 4).

Professional players

In the summer of 2006, several players formed part of a mass exodus towards professional basketball clubs including, Dan Wardrope (to Guildford Heat), Brian McCotter (to Newcastle Eagles), and Andy Pearson (to Scottish Rocks).

Season-by-season records

Season Div. Pos. Pld. W L Pts. Play Offs Scottish Cup Notes
Troon Tornadoes
1998–1999SNBL7th27101737No Playoffs
1999–2000SNBL6th18711251st Round
2000–2001SNBL7th No Playoffs-
2001–2002SNBL 1st1716133No Playoffs-League Champions
2002–2003SNBL 2nd1815333No Playoffs-
2003–2004SNBL 3rd1812630No Playoffs
2004–2005SNBL 2nd No Playoffs
2005–2006SNBL 1st No Playoffs-League Champions
2006–2007SNBL5th1710727No Playoffs-
2007–2008SNBL 3rd1612428No Playoffs-
2008–2009SNBL4th2081228No PlayoffsSemi Finals
2009–2010SNBL4th20101030No PlayoffsSemi Finals
2010–2011SNBL6th1881026DNQ-
2011–2012SNBL4th1810828Quarter FinalsQuarter Finals
2012–2013SNBL4th1811729Semi FinalsQuarter Finals
2013–2014SNBL6th1881026Quarter Finals2nd Round
2014–2015SNBL8th2271529Quarter Finals1st Round
Ayrshire Tornadoes
2015–2016SBC Div1-------

External links

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