Olympic City Giants

Olympic City Giants
League National League 2 (1982–1983)
National League 1 (1983–1987)
British Basketball League (1987–1989)
Established 1982
Folded 1989, merged with Manchester Eagles to become Manchester Giants
History Bolton & Bury Lobos
1982–1987
Bolton & Bury Giants
1987–1988
Olympic City Giants
1988–1989
Location Oldham, Greater Manchester
Team colours Green, White and Gold
              
Ownership Mike Shaft
Uniforms
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Away

Olympic City Giants were a professional basketball team based in Oldham, England. Previously based in Bolton and Bury, the team were known as Bolton & Bury Hawks and then Bolton & Bury Giants, the team were founder members of the British Basketball League in 1987.

After an eighth-place finish in the 1988–89 Carlsberg League campaign, Giants qualified for their first and only BBL-era Play-off. They drew top seed Glasgow Rangers, and were soundly beaten in both games of the bet-of-three series by the regular season Champions.

In 1989 after encountering several financial difficulties, Olympic City Giants formally merged with Manchester Eagles (formerly Manchester United) to become Manchester Giants, marking a return of the famous name after a three-year absence, following a merger between the original Manchester Giants and Manchester United in 1986.[1]

Season-by-season records

Season Division Tier Regular Season Post-Season Trophy Cup Head Coach
Finish Played Wins Losses Points Win %
Bolton & Bury Giants
1987–1988 BBL I 10th 28 12 16 24 0.428 Did Not Qualify Quarter-final - -
Olympic City Giants
1988–1989 BBL I 8th 20 4 16 8 0.200 Lost in Quarter-finals to Glasgow Rangers, 0–2 Quarter-final - -

Notable former players

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Solent Stars Basketball Club - The Complete History: 1986". solentstars.blogspot.com.es. Retrieved 2014-09-22.


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