basketball

An unlikely team of players have been brought together to play an exhibition basketball match.

The players come from all walks of life, a wide range of ages, and include a zoologist, a mum-of-three, a school teacher, two young men whose brother is an Olympic medallist, and a former ambulance driver.

Many of the players have never tried their hand at basketball before, but all...

Plymouth combined their flair and grit to overcome lowly Birmingham Knights on the weekend, but should they be aiming higher than just a second win in eight?

The season is far from over, with two trips and one home fixture of the regular campaign left before the possibility of play-offs. But in the spirit of Mystic Meg, let’s take a look ahead and see how the Raiders can raise their...

England and Scotland honours for Tom and Ashley

Two young basketball players, who are on the Elite Basketball Academy Programme at Ivybridge Community College, have been selected to play for their country.

Seventeen-year-old forward Tom Elliot-Smith, has been selected for the England Under 18 squad and fifteen year old Ashley Hall has been chosen for the Scotland Under 16 squad...

Podiatry students at Plymouth University have been given a foot up onto the career ladder after helping basketball star Matt Pressey with a new pair of orthotics.

Third year Podiatry students Jack Walker and Erica Knapp joined forces with Vasileios Lepesis, a Lecturer in the University’s School of Health Professions, to prescribe a pair of functional foot orthoses for the Plymouth...

Plymouth University Raiders have signed two new players ahead of their BBL season opener against London Lions at Plymouth Pavilions on Sunday (29 September).

The versatile 23-year-old, 6’8” Trevor Setty, arrives to replace Garrius Holloman. Setty played at Pikeville University in Kentucky last season. He can play shooting guard, small forward and power forward positions.

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The Plymouth University Raiders basketball team have announced the signing of forward Tom Woods ahead of the new season.

The 6’5” forward played in Italy for two seasons and is a graduate of the Solent junior development programme.

New coach David Brock told the Raiders website : “Tom is a player who is hungry to make a name for himself and takes pride in being the hardest...

Plymouth University Raiders have announced that they have dismissed coach Gavin Love.

The BBL Championship side made the announcement on Saturday 7 September, following a meeting of the club's board.

The decision comes just before the start of their pre-season round of games.

The club have released the following statement:

“The Board has carried out a pre-season...

The Plymouth University Raiders have announced the signing of American 6' 2" guard, Jarvis Jones, who joins from Eastern Tennessee State University.

The 23-year-old, comes to the Raiders with a great reputation. Jones told the Raiders' website: “I am so thankful that the birth of my professional career is starting with the Plymouth Raiders.

"It's like a dream come true that I...

Plymouth University has entered into a major new partnership with the South West’s premier basketball team, the Plymouth Raiders.

The three-year agreement will see the team named the Plymouth University Raiders as they compete in the UK’s premier competition, the British Basketball League.

The partnership will heighten the national profile of both organisations, opening up a...

Plymouth Raiders Academy has signed Ross and Shane McCann, two brothers from Dublin, to their ranks.

Following the signings of Dylan Costelloe and Charlie Coombes Academy's, the capture of the 6ft 7in siblings continues the team's summer raid on young Irish talent.

The four players will help swell the ranks of the Academy and boost their chances of adding to its remarkable haul...