The Renfrew Rocks are a basketball club based in the town of Renfrew, Scotland. The club was founded in 1989 by Donny Henderson and Robert Taft, with players from the local Renfrew High School, where the club, consisting of several senior and junior teams, is still based.[1][2][3] The senior men's team entered the Scottish National League Division 2 for the 2021–22 season, winning the league with an unbeaten record and reaching the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup. [4] Following their undefeated season, the club gained a historic promotion to the Scottish Basketball top flight for the 2022-23 season. The club have a close partnership with the University of the West of Scotland, who compete in the British Universities and Colleges Sport Scottish Tier 1 League.[5]
| Renfrew Rocks | |
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| League | SBC Division 1 |
| Established | 1989 |
| Location | Renfrew, Scotland |
| Team colours | |
| Head coach |  Johnathan MacLeod |
| Website | Official website |
Honours
edit- Scottish National League Division 2 (1): 2021-22
- Strathclyde League Basketball Association (3): 2016-17, 2018-19, 2021-22
- Anderson Cup (2): 2017-18, 2018-19
- Executive Cup (2): 2015-16, 2016-17
Junior Titles
Strathclyde League Basketball Association (1): 2014-15
SLBA Cup (2): 2017-18, 2018-19
Season-by-season records
edit| Season | Division | Tier | Regular Season | Post-Season | Scottish Cup | ||||||
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| 2021–22 | SBC Div 2 | 3 | 1st | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1.000 | No competition | Semi-finals | ||
| 2022–23 | SBC Div 1 | 2 | 7th | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0.400 | Did not qualify | 1st round | ||
| 2023–24 | SBC Div 1 | 2 | 7th | 21 | 4 | 17 | 0.190 | Did not qualify | 2nd Round | ||
Roster
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References
edit- ^ Ben Ramage (2019-12-03). "The Paisley Daily Express Club of the Week: Renfrew Rocks". Daily Record. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
- ^ Norman Silvester (2022-02-16). "Robert Taft: Tributes to Renfrewshire basketball coach". The Gazette. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
- ^ Matt Vallance (2022-03-06). "Bob Taft, gifted basketball coach who formed crusading partnership". The Herald. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
- ^ William Brown (2022-05-04). "Renfrew Rocks coach dedicates title success to Robert Taft". The Gazette. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
- ^ "Team UWS returns to live basketball in Emirates Arena match". UWS. 2021-09-10. Retrieved 2022-04-16.