Olympic City Giants

(Redirected from Bolton & Bury Hawks)

Olympic City Giants were a professional basketball team based in Oldham, England. Previously based in Bolton and Bury, the team were known as Bolton & Bury Hawks and then Bolton & Bury Giants, the team were founder members of the British Basketball League in 1986.

Olympic City Giants
LeagueNational Basketball League (1981–1987)
British Basketball League (1987–1989)
Established1981
Folded1989, merged with Manchester Eagles to become Manchester Giants
HistoryBolton & Bury Lobos
1981–1986
Bolton & Bury Hawks
1986–1987
Bolton & Bury Giants
1987–1988
Olympic City Giants
1988–1989
LocationOldham, Greater Manchester
Team coloursGreen, White and Gold
     
OwnershipMike Shaft

After an eighth-place finish in the 1987–88 Carlsberg League campaign, Giants qualified for their first and only BBL-era Play-off. They drew top seed Glasgow Rangers, and were soundly beaten in both games of the bet-of-three series by the regular season Champions.

In 1989 after encountering several financial difficulties, Olympic City Giants formally merged with Manchester Eagles (formerly Manchester United) to become Manchester Giants, marking a return of the famous name after a three-year absence, following a merger between the original Manchester Giants and Manchester United in 1985.[1]

Season-by-season records

edit
Season Division Tier Regular Season Post-Season Trophy Cup Head Coach
Finish Played Wins Losses Points Win %
Bolton & Bury Giants
1987–1988 BBL I 10th 28 12 16 24 0.428 Did not qualify Quarter-final - -
Olympic City Giants
1988–1989 BBL I 8th 20 4 16 8 0.200 Lost in Quarter-finals to Glasgow Rangers, 0–2 Quarter-final - -

Notable former players

edit

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "Solent Stars Basketball Club - The Complete History: 1985". solentstars.blogspot.com.es. Retrieved 22 September 2014.