Glasgow Rocks
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| League | British Basketball League | ||
| Established | 1998 | ||
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Edinburgh Rocks 1998–2002 Scottish Rocks 2002–2009 Glasgow Rocks 2009–present |
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Emirates Arena (Capacity: 6,500) |
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| Location | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Team colours | Navy Blue, White |
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| Main sponsor | Glasgow Kelvin College | ||
| Head coach |
  Sterling Davis
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| Ownership |
Ian Reid
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| Website | GlasgowRocks.co.uk | ||
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The Glasgow Rocks is a basketball team which competes in the British Basketball League (BBL). Formerly known as Scottish Rocks and Edinburgh Rocks, they are the only BBL team to be based in Scotland, playing at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow. American veteran Sterling Davis is the current player-coach of the senior team. Their traditional rivals are Newcastle Eagles.
Established as the Edinburgh Rocks in 1998 by a consortium of businessmen, the team debuted at Meadowbank Arena under the helm of American coach Jim Brandon. Rocks were not the first Scottish team to compete in the British Basketball League (BBL), with both Murray Livingston and Glasgow Rangers making successful but short-lived appearances in the top-flight during the late 1980s. The franchise was admitted directly into the top-tier league to fill the slot opened up following the merging of Crystal Palace and London Towers. Despite being led by veteran coach Brandon, the team encountered a tough rookie season, finishing 9th in the 13 team league with a 12–24 record. Though finishing only one place off the Play-offs, Rocks were well adrift of 8th-placed Greater London Leopards, with a gap of 7 wins (14 points) between the two teams.
During the clubs’ second season, the Rocks effectively went bankrupt before being purchased by one of its existing directors, Ian Reid. Off-court problems did not detract much from the team's performance in the league, and the Rocks, bettered their inaugural season with a 19–17 record, finishing 3rd in the Northern Conference and qualifying for the postseason play-offs. They faced previous year's finalists Thames Valley Tigers in the Quarter-final, and despite a late rally, Rocks edged out their opponents to a 68–64 win, with American guard Ted Berry posting a team-high 16 points. Advancing on to the Semi-finals, the Scots came up against League champions and favourites Manchester Giants and despite trailing 52–28 at half-time, several incredible scoring runs from Rocks brought them to within 2 points of the Giants, with 2 minutes left. However, experience prevailed and the Giants held out for an 84–82 victory and advanced to the finals which they eventually won.
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