Scottish Rocks

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Scottish Rocks

League	British Basketball League
Founded	1998
Team History	Edinburgh Rocks 1998-2002 Scottish Rocks 2002-present
Arena	Braehead Arena
City	Glasgow, Scotland
Team Colours	Navy Blue, White
Ownership	Ian Reid
Head Coach	Thorsten Leibenath

The Scottish Rocks, officially the Scottish Phoenix Honda Rocks (By sponsorship), is a basketball team which plays in the British Basketball League.

The team is one of the leading sides in the 10-strong league, and the only team from outside of England. The Rocks play at the Braehead Arena in Glasgow, Scotland.

1 Franchise history
2 Home arenas
3 Season-by-season records
4 Players
- 4.1 Current roster
- 4.2 Squad changes during 2006/07 season
5 Scottish Rockettes
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Franchise history

Formed as the Edinburgh Rocks in 1998 by a consortia of businessmen, the team debuted at Meadowbank under the helm of American coach Jim Brandon. In its second season, it effectively went bust before it was purchased by one of its existing directors Ian Reid.

The club's third campaign saw controversial American coach Greg Lockridge take charge but he was fired after less than two months following a series of bust-ups with players and poor results. Scotland and Great Britain legend Iain MacLean stepped up as player-coach but saw the side finish bottom of the BBL.

In 2001-02, another American, Kevin Wall was placed in charge but it was another switch 12 months later which proved more significant, when the franchise moved to Glasgow's Braehead Arena, becoming the Scottish Rocks.

While few fans followed the club west, the first season there provided a high point as Wall led the Rocks to their first ever trophy, the BBL play-off crown.

Wall's exit saw the arrival of former Brighton Bears assistant Steve Swanson, who guided the club to three major finals. Twice they finished runners-up in the BBL Cup and in 2005-06, there was a best ever league placing of second and a further second place in the play-off final.

Swanson's departure to college basketball brought the arrival of the league's first ever German playcaller, Thorsten Leibenath.

[edit] Home arenas

Meadowbank (1998-2002)

Braehead Arena (2002-present)

[edit] Season-by-season records

Season	Div.	Pos.	Pld.	W	L	Pts.	Play Offs	Trophy	Cup
1998-1999	BBL	9th	36	12	24	24	DNQ	1st Round	1st Round
1999-2000	BBL	3rd	36	19	37	38	Semi-final	1st Round	Semi-final
2000-2001	BBL	7th	36	5	31	10	DNQ	1st Round	1st Round
2001-2002	BBL	4th	32	13	19	26	1st Round	1st Round	Quarter-final
2002-2003	BBL	6th	40	22	18	44	Winner	1st Round	Winner
2003-2004	BBL	4th	36	23	13	46	Quarter-final	Semi-final	Runner-up
2004-2005	BBL	6th	40	19	21	38	Semi-final	1st Round	Runner-up
2005-2006	BBL	2nd	40	29	11	58	Runner-up	Semi-final	Semi-final

[edit] Players

[edit] Current roster

The numbers are established according to the official websites of the team (www.scottishrocks.co.uk) and Britain's top professional league, the BBL (www.bbl.org.uk).

As of October 28, 2006

4	Sterling Davis	Forward
6	Moritz Wohlers	Forward/Centre
7	Ross Hutton	Centre
8	Hugo Sterk	Guard
10	Andy Pearson	Forward
11	Robert Yanders	Guard
12	Graham Hunter	Guard
14	Julius Joseph	Guard/Forward
15	Gareth Murray	Forward
21	Maurice Hampton	Guard

[edit] Squad changes during 2006/07 season

In:

Sterling Davis - Signed From Sheffield Sharks
Moritz Wohlers - Signed From Montana State University
Hugo Sterk - Signed From Euphony Bree
Andy Pearson - Signed From Troon Tornadoes
Hakeem Rollins - Signed From University of Washington
Maurice Hampton - Signed From Austin Peay
Roni Gordon - Signed From Casablanca

Out:

Chris Brown - Transferred To Guildford Heat
Paul Howard - Transferred To Theresianum Mainz
Joel Burns - Transferred To Sheffield Sharks
Germayne Forbes - Transferred To Albacomp
Jean Francois - Transferred To Giessen 46ers
Frank Bennett - Transferred To Geneve Devils
Roni Gordon - Transferred To Falkirk Fury
Hakeem Rollins - Transferred To Released

[edit] Scottish Rockettes

The Scottish Rockettes are the UK's top pro-sports dance team and support The Scottish Rocks. They also perform at home games for Edinburgh Rugby.

The dance team is made up of twenty-one women who are all over 18 years of age from backgrounds as diverse as IT, nursing, finance, dance and sales. Each year the dance team train in the USA alongside the NBA and NFL dancers, learning material from the world's best choreographers.

Every year the team release a charity swimsuit calendar^[1].