Bristol Flyers
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| League | British Basketball League | ||
| Established | 2006 | ||
| History |
Bristol Academy Flyers 2006–2014 Bristol Flyers 2014–present |
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| Arena |
WISE Arena (Capacity: 750) |
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| Location | Stoke Gifford, Gloucestershire | ||
| Team colours | Red, White and Royal Blue |
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| Main sponsor | RSG plc | ||
| Head coach |
 Andreas Kapoulas |
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| Ownership | Stephen Lansdown | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
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Bristol Flyers are a basketball team from the city of Bristol, England. They play their home games at the WISE Arena on the campus of South Gloucestershire and Stroud College and compete in the British Basketball League, after stepping up from the lower English Basketball League in 2014.
Part of the Bristol Academy of Sport, the Flyers are one of the largest basketball clubs in the United Kingdom and are a four star Accredited England Basketball and Sport England Clubmark Club. In 2013, the club was acquired by millionaire businessman Stephen Lansdown and became a part of the 'Bristol Sport Ltd' group, alongside Bristol City F.C. and Bristol Rugby, amongst others.
The club was established in 2006 through a merger between two Bristol-based teams, the Filton Flyers and Bristol Academy (who were formerly known as the Bristol Bombers). Both teams competed in English Basketball League Division 3 (South West), and were based at the WISE Basketball Arena at Filton College. Filton Flyers finished the 2005–06 season as Division 3 (South West) Champions and earned a promotion to Division 2 for the following season, whilst Bristol Academy had finished third in the league.
The newly formed Bristol Academy Flyers commenced play in the 2006–07 season, having assumed Filton's spot in Division 2. The Flyers played their first competitive game on 28 October 2006, marking the occasion with a 55–75 home defeat to Kent Crusaders. Flyers' Greg Streete top-scored for the débutantes with 14 points. The new-look team went on to have a very successful season, finishing Division 2 in second place with a 19–3 win record, and gained promoted to Division 1. Further success came in their inaugural appearance in the Patrons Cup. After topping their regional pool with 3 wins and just 1 defeat in the first round, Flyers marched on with a tight 75–74 victory over Team Northumbria in the Semi-final before losing out to Leicester Warriors in the Final on 4 March 2007. Warriors defeated the Flyers 61–55 at the show-piece event at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle upon Tyne.
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