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Glasgow on the verge of history »

Glasgow destroy UWS to keep hopes alive

The University of Glasgow has edged one step closer to making student basketball history after a stunning win over the University of the West of Scotland bolstered their promotion bid. The men’s 2s comfortably saw off the UWS first team 82&ndash...

Thu 01 Mar 2012 by David Lyons | Read more »

A Linderella Story »

The term underdog derives from the blood sport of bear baiting, where the ‘top-dog’ was trained to attack the neck of the bear and the ‘underdog’ the bear’s underside. Frequently the ‘underdog’ would die and th...

Wed 29 Feb 2012 by Jamie Timson | Read more »

Basketball: Edinburgh set for relegation battle after narrow defeat »

Glasgow edge out Edinburgh 60-63 in overtime to win their first game of the season. Both teams still rooted at the bottom of BUCS Premier North Division with only one victory apiece. Given Edinburgh’s two-point win over Glasgow last November (th...

Sun 19 Feb 2012 by William Gael Pakianathan | Read more »

Basketball: Edinburgh run out of gas against Leeds Met Carnegie »

Basketball

Last Wednesday third-seeded Leeds Met Carnegie travelled to face fifth-ranked Edinburgh in the BUCS Basketball Premier League North. Leeds Met being a long established program in the league and 2010 BUCS champion, Edinburgh was never expected to win th...

Wed 15 Feb 2012 by Nicolas Gromotka | Read more »

Mixed Fortunes for Edinburgh Uni's Basketball Teams »

Yet to find form in the Premier League, EUBC Women’s 1sts enjoyed a comfortable win against one time Scottish rivals Strathclyde University to ensure their place at the BUSA Final 8s tournament. The game finished 99-27 and all eleven players that...

Wed 18 Jan 2012 by Cathy Mitchell, Jamie Timson | Read more »

Class Act »

Oakland, California's Golden State Warriors of the NBA

The Lockout is over - basketball will finally be played stateside. After 149 days and many very late nights, NBA owners and players finally agreed early Saturday morning - fittingly after a 16-hour meeting that finished as dawn approached - to a new la...

Wed 30 Nov 2011 by Jamie Timson | Read more »

Edinburgh Bounces Back »

Edinburgh University Basketball Club in action

How's the new season going so far? We’re 1:2 right now; one win and two disappointing losses. The losses are disappointing because the big points differential in the final score does not reflect the game and how well we’re able to compete with the team...

Wed 16 Nov 2011 by Jamie Timson | Read more »

Edinburgh Wins first Scottish Duel in Premier League »

For the first time there are two Scottish teams in the BUCS Premier League North this season. After Edinburgh made its debut in the league in 2009-10 they are joined by Glasgow this year. They face four English teams in the league; Durham, Northumbria,...

Wed 16 Nov 2011 by Nicolas Gromotka | Read more »

NBA (No Basketball Action) »

Could Bryant endure a pay-cut?

The world’s biggest basketball superstars appear to be without work for the foreseeable future. Following the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement between the owners and the players, the NBA has enforced what is termed a ‘locko...

Wed 05 Oct 2011 by Jamie Timson | Read more »

Men's Basketball: Scotland v England »

England needed victory to clinch a third successive Home Nations crown. With their women, who had earlier defeated Scotland to take the women’s championship, watching on, there was an element of pressure on the broad shoulders of the English, who...

Thu 15 Apr 2010 by Liam McCabe | Read more »

Women's Basketball: Scotland v England »

This game was to decide the women’s Home Nations championship, and both teams came out aggressively. The first quarter was very tight;  Scotland taking the lead at 7-2 with a 5-0 scoring run early on. The game was tied at 14 after five minut...

Thu 15 Apr 2010 by Liam McCabe | Read more »

Men's Basketball: Scotland v Wales »

Andrew Smith of the University of Edinburgh was a surprise starter for Scotland on Wednesday night, and he made excellent use of his time on court, scoring 8 points to go with six rebounds, three blocks and a steal, while shooting 100% from the floor...

Wed 14 Apr 2010 by Liam McCabe | Read more »

Women's Basketball: Scotland v Wales »

A routine victory for the Scottish women, behind a balanced offense that saw five players hit double figures, sets up a title clash with England in tomorrow’s match at Heriot-Watt (1:30pm, CSE). Scotland started poorly in this game, though, and l...

Wed 14 Apr 2010 by Liam McCabe | Read more »

Women's Basketball: Scotland v Northern Ireland »

Scotland, with Sarah O’Brien and Nicola McBrierty of the University of Edinburgh in the starting five, went into their match with Northern Ireland as favourites, and expecting to get their campaign off to a winning start. The victory came in the ...

Tue 13 Apr 2010 by Liam McCabe | Read more »

Women's Basketball: England v Wales »

The women of England got the defence of their Home Nations title off to a great start this morning, with an emphatic victory over an outmatched Welsh side. Behind the 23 points of Ellen Hall, who also grabbed 13 rebounds, the English simply steamroller...

Tue 13 Apr 2010 by Liam McCabe | Read more »

Men's Basketball: Scotland v Northern Ireland »

The power of the Irish front line of Dave Neal and Kevin Foley was simply too much for an undersized Scottish team at Riccarton this afternoon. The duo combined for 67 points and 27 rebounds, upstaging the returning Paul Cummins, back to represent Nort...

Tue 13 Apr 2010 by Liam McCabe | Read more »

Men's Basketball: England v Wales »

Wales came into this match against defending champions, England, missing two important players, and the height of ex-Edinburgh University player, 6’ 9”Duncan Rae, who was suffering from an ankle injury sustained in a training session only y...

Tue 13 Apr 2010 by Liam McCabe | Read more »

Varsity 2010: Basketball »

Premier league competitors, Edinburgh University Men’s 1sts, were subjected to a shock defeat in basketball’s inauguration to the Edinburgh Varsity. Heriot-Watt, who finished third in the Scottish Conference, approached the game with confid...

Fri 19 Mar 2010 by Lindsey Maclean | Read more »

Watt take care of Saints »

Heriot-Watt was drawn against St Andrews in the last-32 of the BUCS Trophy; a team that they had faced and beaten twice already in the league. With the previous results in mind, Heriot-Watt went into this game full of confidence that they could progres...

Wed 10 Feb 2010 by Liam Harper | Read more »

Watt take 3rd spot »

Heriot-Watt University

The men of Heriot-Watt took on a talented Strathclyde team last Wednesday night, in a match to decide third place in Scottish Conference 1A. The home side came out on top by a narrow margin, earning an 88-85 victory at Riccarton through inspired play f...

Wed 27 Jan 2010 by Liam McCabe | Read more »

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