Derby Trailblazers

Derby Trailblazers Basketball Club
League EBL Division One
Established 2000
History Derby Trailblazers
2000-present
Arena Noel-Baker Sports Hall
(Capacity: 500)
Location Derby, Derbyshire
Team colours Black and Blue
Head coach United Kingdom Matt Shaw
Ownership Charlie Wright
Website DerbyTrailblazers.com
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The Derby Trailblazers are a basketball club from Derby, which operates several Men's teams in the English Basketball League, as well as Women's and Junior teams at a variety of levels. Their semi-professional Men's First Team compete in English Basketball League Division One, with a Second and Third team in Division Three (North) and Four (Midlands) respectively. The club were originally founded as a feeder club for the now-defunct Derby Storm, and wear the same Blue and White colours as their predecessor. The Trailblazers play their home games at the Noel-Baker Sports Hall.

Club History

The Trailblazers were originally founded in 2000 in order to give local players access to competitive Women's and Junior basketball teams after the town's professional outfit, Derby Storm, ended their equivalent programmes to focus on their professional team, which was then competing in the British Basketball League.[1] After the Storm closed down completely in 2002, the Trailblazers added Men's basketball to their offering, and started to gradually work their way up the English Basketball League. Only a few years after entering a Men's team in the National League, the Trailblazers were crowned Champions of Division Two in 2007, and were promoted to Division One for the 2007/2008 season, along with the Taunton Tigers and Bristol Academy Flyers.

Initially, the team were successful in the second tier of British basketball, with the Trailblazers crowned Champions of Division One in 2010 with a 17-5 record, and winning the EBL Men's Trophy in 2012, beating Bristol Academy Flyers 87-60 in the final.[2] This success was hard to sustain though, with the team winning only six league games in the 2012/2013 season, and suffering demotion back to Division Two as a result. However, 2013/2014 saw the Trailblazers win promotion back to Division One at the first attempt, winning Division Two with a game to spare.[3]

Club Honours

Year of Honour Team Honours
2015 D1 League runners-up
2015 U16 League Winners
2014 D2 Derbyshire Sports Awards, Team of the Year
2014 D2 Promotion to Division 1
2014 D2 League Champions
2014 D2 Play-off Winners
2014 Academy U17 National Champions
2014 Academy U19 East Midlands Champions
2013 Ladies Ladies Plate
2013 U16 Cup runners-up
2013 Academy U19 East Midlands Champions
2013 D3 Northern League runners-up
2012 D1 Men’s Trophy winners
2012 D1 Play-off runners-up
2012 Academy U19 National Champions
2012 Academy U19 Ladies East Midlands Champions
2012 Ladies Jubilee Shield Winners
2012 U15 Midlands Conference Champions
2011 Academy U19 East Midlands Champions
2011 U18 Midlands Conference Winners
2011 U16 Midlands Conference runners-up
2011 U14 Midlands Conference runners-up
2010 D1 League Champions
2010 D1 Play-off runners-up
2010 Academy U19 East Midlands Champions
2010 U16 Midlands Conference Winners
2009 U18 Northern Premier League Champions
2009 U18 Play-off Winners
2008 D4 Midlands South League Champions
2008 D4 Men’s Shield Winners
2008 U18 Midlands Premier League Champions
2007 D2 League Champions
2007 U16 Boys Premier runners-up
2007 U16 Boys Play-off runners-up
2006 U16 Boys Midlands Conference Champions
2006 U16 Boys Play-off runners-up
2005 D3 Men’s Northern League Champions
2005 D3 Men’s Play-off Winners

Season-by-season records

Season[4][5] Division Played Won Lost Points League Playoffs National Cup National Trophy Patron's Cup National Shield
Derby Trailblazers
2002-03NBL Division 2 (North)18711146thDNQDNEDNE
2003-04EBL Division 3 (North)22148283rdSemi-final1st RoundDNEDNE2nd Round
2004-05EBL Division 3 (North)16142281stWinnersDNEDNE
2005-06EBL Division 2221111224thSemi-finalDNESemi-finalDNE
2006-07EBL Division 222193381stSemi-finalDNEDNEDNE
2007-08EBL Division 118810166thSemi-final1st Round1st RoundDNEDNE
2008-09EBL Division 118513108thQuarter-finalQuarter-final1st RoundDNEDNE
2009-10EBL Division 122175341stRunner-upSemi-finalSemi-finalDNEDNE
2010-11EBL Division 118612128thQuarter-finalSemi-finalQuarter-finalDNEDNE
2011-12EBL Division 124168323rdRunner-upQuarter-finalWinnersDNEDNE
2012-13EBL Division 1266201213thDNQQuarter-finalQuarter-finalDNEDNE
2013-14EBL Division 220173341stWinnersQuarter-finalDNESemi-finalDNE

Logo history

Derby Trailblazers club logo V2
Derby Trailblazers club logo V3

See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ "Sport England Case Study" (PDF). Sport England.
  2. ↑ "Basketball England League Records". Basketball England.
  3. ↑ "Basketball: Derby Trailblazers promoted with a game to spare". Derby Telegraph.
  4. ↑ "Derby Trailblazers History". pawprint75.co.uk. Archived from the original on December 26, 2008.
  5. ↑ "Basketball England League Records". Basketball England.
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