The North Lanarkshire Chiefs are a Scottish

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club, based in the town of

Cumbernauld Cumbernauld (; gd, Comar nan Allt, meeting of the streams) is a large town in the historic county of Dunbartonshire and council area of North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is the tenth most-populous locality in Scotland and the most populated t ...

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Club

The club was founded as the Cumbernauld Chiefs in 1973. For many years, the Chiefs were relatively successful at local level, however their primary focus was the development of an extensive junior program which continues to this day. This program regularly engages with hundreds of local kids per week. In 2014, the club changed its name to the North Lanarkshire Chiefs. In 2018, the Chiefs entered the Men's National League Division 2, finishing 8th in their maiden season. The Chiefs are an incorporated charitable organisation (SC047704). They have been a recipient of Lottery funding.

Teams

For the 2019-20 season, the Chiefs will field the following teams: :Senior Men - National League Division 2 :Senior Men II - Strathclyde League Division 3 :U18 Men - National League U18 Division 2 :U16 Boys - National League U16 Division 2 :U14 Boys - National League NDL South :U14 Girls - National League NDL West

Home Venue

The Chiefs are based primarily at St. Maurice's High School and

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in Cumbernauld.

Season-by-season records

References

{{Scottish Basketball Championship Men Basketball teams in Scotland Sport in North Lanarkshire Cumbernauld 1973 establishments in Scotland Basketball teams established in 1973