The Derby Trailblazers are an English semi-professional

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club based in

Derby Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, which is in the East Midlands Region. It was traditionally the county town of Derbyshire. Derby g ...

Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southern end of the Pennine range of hills and part of the National Forest. It borders Greater Manchester to the nor ...

. The club was founded in 2000 as a feeder club for the now-defunct

Derby Storm Derby Storm was a former British Basketball League (BBL) franchise from the city of Derby, Derbyshire. The team took the decision to sit out the 2002–03 season after failing to find a suitable venue for home games. Despite early efforts for a ...

, and wear the same blue and white colours as their predecessor. The Trailblazers currently compete in NBL Division 1, the second tier of the British basketball system.

History

The Trailblazers were founded in 2000 to give local players access to competitive women's and junior basketball teams after the city's professional outfit,

, ended their equivalent programmes to focus on their professional team, which was then competing in the

British Basketball League The British Basketball League (BBL) is a men's professional basketball league in Great Britain and represents the highest level of play in the countries. The league is contested by 10 teams from England and Scotland. There are no clubs howeve ...

. After the Storm withdrew in 2002, the Trailblazers added men's basketball to their offering, and started to gradually work their way up the English Basketball League. Only a few years after entering the National League, the Trailblazers were crowned NBL Division Two champions in 2007, and were promoted to Division One for the 2007-08 season. The team were successful in the second tier of British basketball, with the Trailblazers crowned Division One champions in 2010, and winning the National Trophy in 2012, beating Bristol Academy Flyers 87-60 in the final. This success was hard to sustain though, with the team winning only six league games in the 2012-13 season, and suffering relegation back to Division Two as a result. The Trailblazers won promotion back to Division One at the first attempt as Division Two champions with a game to spare.

Honours

:Division 1 League Champions (1): 2009-10 :Division 2 League Champions (2): 2006-07, 2013-14 :Division 2 Playoff Champions (1): 2013-14 :National Trophy Champions (1): 2011-12 :Division 3 Playoff Champions (1): 2004-05 :Division 3 North League Champions (1): 2004-05

Players

Current squad

Notable former players

* David Attewell

Season-by-season records

Record in BBL competitions

Honours

External links

Official Derby Trailblazers websiteDerby Trailblazers Basketball Academy websiteDerby Wheelblazers Basketball Club website

References

{{English Basketball League Basketball teams in England Sport in Derby

History

Honours

Players

Current squad

Notable former players

Season-by-season records

Record in BBL competitions

Honours

See also

External links

References