Caledonia Pride
| Caledonia Pride | |||
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| League | Women's British Basketball League | ||
| Founded | 2016 | ||
| Arena | Oriam | ||
| Location | Edinburgh | ||
| Head coach | Bart Sengers | ||
| Website | https://www.facebook.com/CaledoniaPride/ | ||
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Caledonia Pride are a Scottish women's basketball team based in Edinburgh. They are the first women's pro basketball team in Scotland, competing in the Women's British Basketball League since September 2016.
History
In May 2016 the Women's British Basketball League awarded a franchise to basketballscotland.[1] They are the first Scottish team to play in the league.[2]
In August 2016, the name Caledonia Pride was chosen.[3]
The team have signed elite players Robyn Lewis,[4] Kirstin Simpson,[5] and Hilary Wood.[2]
The team is coached by Bart Sengers.[6]
The team play at the Oriam national performance centre in Riccarton in Edinburgh.
References
- ↑ Woods, Mark (13 May 2016). "Basketball: Capital side added to league". The National. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- 1 2 Egelstaff, Susan (16 September 2016). "Basketball: Wood full of pride as she fulfils her dream calling". The National. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ↑ Sutherland, Sandy (2 August 2016). "Scotland's new women's basketball team named Caledonia Pride". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ↑ Woods, Mark (9 October 2016). "Caledonia star Robyn Lewis to lead with pride". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ↑ Sutherland, Sandy (2 August 2016). "Basketball: Caledonia Pride sign Kirstin Simpson". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ↑ Sutherland, Sandy (2 June 2016). "Bart Sengers sets out holy trinity for basketball". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
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