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Falkirk Fury, currently known as Sony Centre Fury for sponsorship reasons, is a Scottish
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club based in the town of
Falkirk Falkirk ( gd, An Eaglais Bhreac, sco, Fawkirk) is a large town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow. Falkirk had a ...
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History

The club was established in 1992 by founders John Bunyan, Keith Bunyan and Gregor Gillies and originally consisted of players from Falkirk High School and local sports development players. The club now competes at all National League age groups, and supports an extensive and strong junior program. The under 23 team rose to join the Scottish Men's National League in 1997. After finishing 2nd in the league for six consecutive seasons between 2006 and 2012, the club then won the title in 4 of the following 5 seasons. The most illustrious player to come through the Fury program is former Great Britain international and co-captain
Kieron Achara Kieron Robert Nnamdi Achara MBE (born 3 July 1983) is a Scottish professional basketball player who last played for the Glasgow Rocks. He is a 6'10" (2.08 m) forward who played college basketball at Duquesne University and represented Scotland a ...
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Honours


Home arenas

:Mariner Centre (1992-2017) :Grangemouth Sports Complex (2017-present)


Players


Notable former players


Record in BBL competitions


Season-by-season records


See also

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Scottish Basketball Championship Men The Scottish Basketball Championship (SBC, former: ''Scottish National Basketball League'', SNBL) is the national basketball league of Scotland. The league forms the second and third tiers of British basketball (inline with the English Basketbal ...
* Glasgow Rocks


External links

* {{Scottish Men's National League Basketball teams in Scotland Sport in Falkirk Basketball teams established in 1992 1992 establishments in Scotland