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Astute trans-Atlantic recruitment by coach and co-owner [[Mike Burton]] resulted in a highly competitive team, which finished fifth in the League table in 1997. They have remained highly competitive ever since, with best-ever performances in 2002 (Northern Conference Champions) and 2003 (3rd in the re-unified League), and a string of successes in the BBL trophy (4-times winners, from 2001 to 2004), culminating in the League Championship in 2005.
Astute trans-Atlantic recruitment by coach and co-owner [[Mike Burton]] resulted in a highly competitive team, which finished fifth in the League table in 1997. They have remained highly competitive ever since, with best-ever performances in 2002 (Northern Conference Champions) and 2003 (3rd in the re-unified League), and a string of successes in the BBL trophy (4-times winners, from 2001 to 2004), culminating in the League Championship in 2005.



===Future in doubt===
== FUCK ==
On [[April 7]], [[2007]], prior to the Jets' season finale at home to [[Guildford Heat]], an 81-102 defeat, club owner and head coach Mike Burton formally announced that he would be retiring from the franchise at the end of the [[British Basketball League 2006-07|2006-07 season]]. Burton's announcement, after 19 years at the helm, raised serious doubts of the clubs' future <ref>{{cite web| author = Richard Taylor | title = Jets' future in doubt after Burton quits | url = http://sport.independent.co.uk/general/article2430098.ece | year = 2007 | accessdate = 2007-04-07 | publisher = The Independent}} </ref>, with mounting debts and lack of financial backing. Shortly after the announcement, group of fans formed a committee to help save the club, while arranging several meetings and fund-raisers, the dedication and commitment publicly received the backing of players including Jets legend [[James Hamilton (basketball)|James Hamilton]] <ref>{{cite web| author = icChesire | title = Let's get on with it, says club legend Hamilton | url = http://iccheshireonline.icnetwork.co.uk/0200sport/chesterjets/tm_method=full%26objectid=19128764%26siteid=50020-name_page.html | year = 2007 | accessdate = 2007-05-19 | publisher = Chester Chronicle}} </ref>. Following a sponsorship deal agreed during the summer of 2007 with local firm BiG Storage to save the club and preserve their future, the Jets was renamed as the Cheshire Jets to cover the wider demographic of [[Cheshire]] county.


==Home arenas==
==Home arenas==

Revision as of 23:26, 22 January 2009

Cheshire Jets
Cheshire Jets logo
LeagueBritish Basketball League
Established1984
HistoryEllesmere Port Jets
1984-1988
Cheshire Jets
1988-1993
Chester Jets
1993-2007
Cheshire Jets
2007-present
ArenaNorthgate Arena
(Capacity: 1,300)
LocationChester, Cheshire
Team coloursBlack, Yellow and White
Main sponsorBiG Storage
Head coachUnited Kingdom Paul Smith
OwnershipUnknown
WebsiteJetsBasketball.co.uk

The Cheshire Jets, officially BiG Storage Cheshire Jets by sponsorship, is a British professional basketball team based in the city of Chester, in Cheshire, England. Formerly known as the Chester Jets, their home court is the Northgate Arena and they play in the top-tier British Basketball League.

Franchise history

Origin

The team was first formed from the ruins of the Ellesmere Port team, the St Saviours in 1984. The team was initially named after their sponsors 'Motocraft Centre Ellesmere Port'. However, after the loss of their sponsor, they renamed themselves Ellesmere Port Jets.

Moving to the BBL

The Jets were admitted to NBL Division 2 in 1986 and showed little sign of what was to come as they finished last in their first season, with just a single victory. Edging up to seventh in 1987-88, they then changed their name to Cheshire Jets, though still continuing to play in Ellesmere Port. They continued a steady mid-table development until, in 1991, they won the divisional title despite suffering five defeats. The same year, the Jets moved up into the BBL joining in with Britain's elite basketball teams. Later however, the arena in Ellesmere Port became unsuitable, and so in 1993 the Jets were forced to move to Chester, and into the Northgate Arena. The move was reflected in another name change to what is now the Chester Jets.

The real turning point for the Jets came in 1996, when the application of the Bosman ruling to basketball resulted in the departure of many of the top English players to European clubs, and the BBL changed its eligibility rule to entitle teams to use five non-national players.

Millennium success

Astute trans-Atlantic recruitment by coach and co-owner Mike Burton resulted in a highly competitive team, which finished fifth in the League table in 1997. They have remained highly competitive ever since, with best-ever performances in 2002 (Northern Conference Champions) and 2003 (3rd in the re-unified League), and a string of successes in the BBL trophy (4-times winners, from 2001 to 2004), culminating in the League Championship in 2005.


FUCK

Home arenas

Ellesmere Port Leisure Centre (1984-1993)
Northgate Arena (1993-present)

Season-by-season records

Season Div. Pos. Pld. W L Pts. Play Offs Trophy Cup
Ellesmere Port Jets
1986-1987 NBL 2 10th 18 1 17 2 DNQ DNQ 1st Round
1987-1988 NBL 1 7th 18 7 11 14 DNQ DNQ 2nd Round
Cheshire Jets
1988-1989 NBL 1 8th 20 6 14 12 DNQ DNQ 2nd Round
1989-1990 NBL 1 6th 22 10 12 20 Quarter-final DNQ 1st Round
1990-1991 NBL 1 1st 22 17 5 34 Quarter-final DNQ Quarter-final
1991-1992 BBL 11th 30 2 28 4 DNQ 1st Round 3rd Round
1992-1993 BBL 10th 33 10 23 20 DNQ 1st Round Quarter-final
Chester Jets
1993-1994 BBL 11th 36 11 25 22 DNQ 1st Round Quarter-final
1994-1995 BBL 12th 36 6 30 12 DNQ 1st Round Quarter-final
1995-1996 BBL 12th 36 8 28 16 DNQ Quarter-final 4th Round
1996-1997 BBL 5th 36 24 12 48 Semi-final Runner-up 4th Round
1997-1998 BBL 10th 36 15 21 30 DNQ 1st Round 4th Round
1998-1999 BBL 11th 36 10 26 20 DNQ Quarter-final Quarter-final
1999-2000 BBL N 4th 36 17 19 34 Quarter-final Quarter-final 1st Round
2000-2001 BBL N 2nd 36 25 11 50 Quarter-final Winners 1st Round
2001-2002 BBL N 1st 32 24 8 48 Winners Winners Winners
2002-2003 BBL 3rd 40 28 12 56 Quarter-final Winners Runner-up
2003-2004 BBL 5th 36 22 14 44 Runner-up Winners 1st Round
2004-2005 BBL 1st 40 32 8 64 Runner-up Semi-final Semi-final
2005-2006 BBL 7th 40 17 32 34 Quarter-final 1st Round Semi-final
2006-2007 BBL 9th 36 10 26 20 DNQ Quarter-finals 1st Round

Notes:

  • From 1999-2002 the BBL operated a Conference system. Chester competed in the Northern Conference.
  • DNQ denotes Did Not Qualify.

Trophies

League

  • NBL Division One Winners: 1990/91 1
  • BBL Championship Winners: 2001/02, & 2004/05 2
  • BBL Championship Runners Up: 2000/01 1

Playoffs

  • BBL Championship Play Off Winners: 2001/02 1
  • BBL Championship Play Off Runners Up: 2003/04, & 2004/05 2

Trophy

  • BBL Trophy Winners: 2000/01, 2001/02, 2002/03, 2003/04 4
  • BBL Trophy Runners Up: 1996/97 1

Cup

  • National Cup Winners: 2001/02 1
  • National Cup Runners Up: 2000/01 1

Players

Current roster

The numbers are established according to the official websites of the team (www.jetsbasketball.co.uk) and Britain's top professional league, the BBL (www.bbl.org.uk).

As of March 24 2008

5 Italy Canada Gianni Costantiello Power Forward
6 United States Trey Moore Guard
10 United States Netherlands Matthew Otten Shooting Guard
13 United Kingdom Alan Duppa Forward/Centre
14 United Kingdom Richard Murphy Guard
20 United Kingdom Marc Pratt Forward
21 United States United Kingdom James Hamilton Forward
22 United States Nigeria Jayson Obazuaye Guard

Notable former players

Retired numbers

See also

Notes

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