Olympic City Giants were a professional
basketball team based in
Oldham,
England. Previously based in
Bolton and
Bury
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, the team were known as Bolton & Bury Hawks and then Bolton & Bury Giants, the team were founder members of the
British Basketball League in 1986.
After an eighth-place finish in the
1987–88 Carlsberg League campaign, Giants qualified for their first and only BBL-era Play-off. They drew top seed
Glasgow Rangers, and were soundly beaten in both games of the bet-of-three series by the regular season Champions.
In 1988 after encountering several financial difficulties, Olympic City Giants formally merged with
Manchester Eagles
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(formerly Manchester United) to become
Manchester Giants, marking a return of the famous name after a three-year absence, following a merger between the original Manchester Giants and Manchester United in 1985.
Season-by-season records
Notable former players
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Ed Bona
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Jimmy Brandon
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Terry Crosby
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Born ( ABA) and a 1975 graduate of DeVilbiss High School, he was selected by the Kansas City Kings in the 18th pick of the third rou ...
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Steve Nelson
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Robbie Peers
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Kenny Scott
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Cleveland Woods
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* Lee Martin
See also
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British Basketball League
References
Defunct basketball teams in the United Kingdom
1981 establishments in England
Basketball teams disestablished in 1989
Basketball teams established in 1981
1989 disestablishments in England
Sport in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury
Sport in Bolton
Sport in Oldham
Former British Basketball League teams
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