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Boroughmuir Blaze B.C.
Boroughmuir Blaze B.C. logo
LeagueSBC Division 1
Established1961; 65 years ago (1961)
HistoryBoroughmuir
1961-2004
Boroughmuir Blaze
2004-present
ArenaThe Crags Centre
LocationEdinburgh, Scotland
Team colours   
Websitewww.cragsedinburgh.com/background-blaze-basketball-club

Boroughmuir Blaze Basketball Club is a basketball club based in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland.

History

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Boroughmuir (1961-2004)

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The club was founded in 1961 with an initial nucleus of players from Edinburgh's Boroughmuir High School. The club's heyday came in the late 1960s when players like Tony Wilson, Mel Capaldi, John Tunnah, Brian Carmichael and Bill McInnes went on to form the backbone of the Scotland national basketball team.[1] A highlight of this period came in 1967 when Boroughmuir became the first British team to participate in a European cup competition. They were drawn against the mighty Real Madrid and played their home tie at Murrayfield Ice Rink before a crowd of nearly 1,000.

Blaze (2004-present)

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The Blaze moniker was introduced in 2004 and in recent years the club has rejuvenated its development program with the club now having over 100 members with teams at every age group from Under 12 through to Over 50s. The club's growth is reflected by entry in the U16 National League since 2005/06 and the U18 National League from 2006/07. The Senior Men's team re-entered the National League in 2011 after 3 years away, and won their first National League title in 38 years, and completed the league-playoffs double, in 2016. In season 2022/23 Blaze senior men won the domestic treble - league, cup and post season play-offs.

Bill McInnes

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Bill McInnes enjoyed a distinguished playing career with Boroughmuir in Edinburgh; he was a member of the team which dominated domestically in Scotland the 1960s and 1970s, and were British Rose Bowl champions in 1972. He also played on Boroughmuir teams that entered the FIBA European Champions Cup and FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup on five occasions in that time. He represented both Scotland and Great Britain on 176 occasions, starting all his 28 competitive GB games, and finishing as the leading scorer in eight of them. [2] He was the leading scorer in the 1968 European Pre-Olympic event with 119 points in seven games. He was the second top scorer in 3 other Olympic qualifying events, finishing with 354 points, for a 12.6ppg average. [3] Off the court, Bill was a founder member of Boroughmuir. Bill coached at all levels and was secretary to the club since 1961. He later served as Chair of the British Basketball Federation, was a member of the National Olympic Committee, Chair of the British Masters Basketball Association and was a director with Basketball Scotland, which he previously chaired from 1990 to 2008. He was awarded the FIBA Order of Merit posthumously after his death in 2017.

Season-by-season records

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Prior to the 1997–98 season, Boroughmuir competed in every National League season since its formation in 1969, winning 9 of their 10 league titles to date consecutively (1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78).

Seasons 1997-2008
Season Div. Pos. Pld. W L Pts. Play Offs Scottish Cup
Boroughmuir
1997–1998 SNBL 7th 24 6 18 30
1998–1999 SNBL 8th 27 7 20 34
1999–2000 SNBL 10th 18 2 16 20 Did not qualify
2000–2001 SNBL 8th
2001–2002 SNBL 8th 17 6 11 23
2002–2003 SNBL 8th 18 4 14 22
2003–2004 SNBL 7th 18 8 10 26
2004–2005 SNBL 8th
Boroughmuir Blaze
2005–2006 SNBL Semi-finals
2006–2007 SNBL 4th 16 10 6 26 Semi-finals
2007–2008 SNBL 8th 16 2 14 18
Season Division Tier Regular Season Post-Season Scottish Cup
Finish Played Wins Losses Points Win %
Boroughmuir Blaze
2011-12 SNBL 2 7th 18 7 11 25 0.389 Quarter-finals Semi-finals
2012-13 SNBL 2 6th 18 8 10 26 0.444 Quarter-finals Semi-finals
2013-14 SNBL 2 4th 18 10 8 28 0.556 Quarter-finals Quarter-finals
2014-15 SNBL 2 2nd 22 17 5 39 0.773 Runners Up Quarter-finals
2015–16 SBC Div 1 2 1st 18 15 3 33 0.833 Winners Quarter-finals
2016–17 SBC Div 1 2 3rd 18 14 4 32 0.778 Runners Up Runners Up
2017–18 SBC Div 1 2 4th 18 13 5 31 0.722 Semi-finals Runners Up
2018–19 SBC Div 1 2 5th 18 11 7 29 0.611 Quarter-finals Quarter-finals
2019–20 SBC Div 1 2 4th 16 10 6 26 0.625 Quarter-finals Winners
2020–21 SBC D1 2 No season
2021–22 SBC D1 2 4th 16 11 5 27 0.688 Semi-finals Quarter-finals
2022–23 SBC D1 2 1st 20 18 2 56 0.900 Winners Winners
2023–24 SBC D1 2 2nd 21 18 3 36 0.957 Semi-finals Semi-finals

Record in European competition

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  Win   Loss

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
1967-68 FIBA European Champions Cup First round Spain Real Madrid 69-108 126-43 112-234
1968-69 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup First round Belgium Anderlecht 75-109 103-52 127-212
1969-70 FIBA European Champions Cup First round Belgium Racing Mechelen 84-123 144-120 204-267
1970-71 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup First round Spain Juventud 77-92 106-64 141-198
1973-74 FIBA European Champions Cup First round Netherlands Haarlem 74-129 126-70 144-255
1976-77 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup First round Iceland Njarðvík 87-66 77-78 165-143
Round of 16 Spain Juventud 66-111 126-64 130-237

References

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  1. ^ "Lothian basketball Association". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
  2. ^ "British Basketball mourns loss of the legendary McInnes". FIBA. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  3. ^ "Bill McInnes OBE Passes Away". Hoopsfix. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
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