The raffle ticket draw was made on Saturday. The winner of the weekend passes for the Cup Finals is Carolyn Brady, whilst Nicole Marshall is now the owner of the signed GB strip.
Also, the lucky winner of the 200 Club for January is number 265 - Blair Stobbart (from the Under 12s squad).
This weekend sees a full programme of league action at Portobello as all six National League teams take on their counterparts from St Mirren Reid Kerr College.
The Senior Men kick-off the proceedings with a Friday night game at 8:00pm. With St Mirren the only team to have beaten the Kings in the league this season, the game could prove to be interesting!
The ladies take to the court first thing on Saturday with both the Cadette Women and Junior Women having tough match ups against top-of-the-league opposition. They are followed by the Senior Women at 3:00pm, who already have two wins under their belts againt St Mirren this season.
The Cadet Men, who are still unbeaten this season, should pull through unscathed. They tip off at 5:00pm. The shoe is on the other foot however for the Junior Men as they take on an unbeaten St Mirren team in the final game of the day.
There are a lot of challenging games for the club this weekend so lets get out in numbers and give them the home advantage.
The tuck shop will be open as usual and it will be your last chance to buy raffle tickets for our Cup Final passes and signed GB strip. The draw for the raffle will be taking place during the latter stages of the day.
There will also be a 200 Club draw taking place during the day, with the chance to win £150. Hope you can join us.
Friday 27th January 2012 @ Portobello:
Saturday 28th January 2012 @ Portobello:
Last Saturday saw the club make it four wins out of four against Falkirk Fury!
Particularly impressive was the turnaround by the Senior Men after their disastrous Cup semi-final against Fury before Christmas. The men started strongly with a well controlled first quarter lead of 23-11. It was more of the same in the second quarter, with sharp 3-point shooting from Paddy, Craig and Lee contributing to a 42-30 lead at half time.
However Fury fought back in the third and then the fourth bringing the score back to 62-60 with 4:30 still on the clock. However, excellent work from Lee, Edgars and Simon stretched the lead back to 10, leading to a final 79-61 win.
Top scorer was Paddy with 24, with Edgars on 17 and Simon on 15. See Sandy Sutherland’s full review of the game here.
Meanwhile, earlier in the day, the Senior Women also came away with the spoils against Falkirk. In a closely contested game over the first three quarters, the scores were still close at 35-34 with seven minutes to go. The women pulled away in the last part of the game to record a 51-40 victory, with Emma top scoring on 22 points.
The Cadet Men also maintained their unbeaten record this season with a 59-42 win over Fury. The first half was closely contested with Kings going in 21-24 down. In the third quarter, the boys were down by 7 at one point but fought back strongly to lead by 5 at the end of the quarter. The final quarter proved decisive - with the boys winning the quarter 18-6. Top scorer was Rian Neill with 20 points.
Lastly, the Junior Men also won against Fury, who had beaten them twice previously this season. Going down 0-10 at the start it didn’t look good but the boys battled back to end the first half down only 24-28. The start of the third saw a different performance from the boys as they built a lead of 52-41, with Matt taking control on the offence.
With some ill-discipline and some foul trouble from Fury, the Kings easily held out for a 62-50 win. Top scorer was Matt on 30 points with all players contributing well.
Let’s hope the Cadette Women can keep up the winning streak tonight against Falkirk (6:45 pm Tuesday 24th at Portobello).
It's also a busy weekend for our junior club members as Sunday 22nd January 2012 sees the return of the East and Central Regional Development Leagues.
Teams from our Under 12 Boys and Girls, Under 14 Boys and Girls and U16 Boys are playing at St.Augustine’s RC HS, Stevenson College and The Crags. Make sure you are aware of the correct venue for your team! The full list of Sunday's fixtures can be viewed here.
City of Edinburgh are involved in no less than five games with Clark Eriksson Fury Basketball Club, over the next few days at Portobello.
First up on Saturday, with an 11:00am tip off, are the Cadet Men, who are looking to maintain their impressive unbeaten record in the league this season. The boys will be looking to improve though on their performance in the previous meeting with Fury in the Scottish Cup, which the Kings won by only 5 points.
The Senior Women are next up at 13:00 and they should be strong enough to see off bottom-placed Falkirk and maintain their challenge at the top of the table.
Next to take to the floor are the Junior Men, who have something to prove against Fury having lost twice at the Mariner this season (by only one and two points in Cup and League respectively). Expect a close game!
In the last game on Saturday, in a crunch top of the league clash, the Senior Men are aiming to put their poor performance in the Scottish Cup behind them and show their true potential. With both teams locked on 21 points at the top of the table, this could well decide the final league positions for the season.
Don't forget the tuck shop is open all day and we are still selling raffle tickets for our Cup Final passes and signed GB strip. Hope to see you on Saturday!
The Cadette Women's game has been re-scheduled to Tuesday evening at 18:45. The girls will be aiming to make it three wins in row against Falkirk after two close encounters already this season.
Saturday 21st January 2012:
Tuesday 24th January 2012:
The Junior Women's squad lost by 5 points to Arbroath on Sat 14th Jan - 51 to 56
A poor 2nd quarter saw them down by 16 at the half. Despite a great comeback and even taking the lead the girls could not sustain the effort and take the win.
Double figure points from Hannah, Kirsten and Kirsty were encouraging and some good effort from Amelia, Geraldine and Nicolle show that the squad have the ability. Consistency has to be improved, with no unproductive quarters which has happened 2 or 3 times this season, and cost us games.
A week off followed by a tester at home to St Mirren is the Junior Women programme for the rest of the month.
All clubs have been asked by basketballscotland to ensure that their members are aware of an addition to the regulations regarding National Competitions.
The regulations can be found here and Section 23.6 is the new addition.
We will be running a raffle over the next three Saturdays at Portobello High School, to win two weekend passes to the Scottish Cup Finals on 4th/5th February 2012.
Tickets cost £1 a strip and will be available at the tuck shop area on these match days. The winner will be announced at the end of Saturday 28th January.
There are three exciting weekends of basketball at Portobello coming up, starting this Saturday 14th when we host teams from Tayside and Troon. Following that, on Saturday 21st, we renew our old rivalry with Falkirk and then on Saturday 28th we entertain teams from St Mirren.
All games are at Portobello, so why not get down to support your team and maybe win some tickets at the same time.
Update 14/01/2012:
We have added a second prize to the raffle - a signed GB team strip.
Happy New Year everyone!
We have just set up a new Facebook page for all your Club news, so to stay in touch go to City of Edinburgh Basketball Club (Official Club Site) and Like it to receive our updates.
This page can be used by anyone in the club to post anything that they think members might be interested in or to reply to club posts. Please remember that this page is open to all club members and keep any posts appropriate for all.
You can find us on Facebook here or like us using the new link on the right of this page.
Orders can now be placed for entry to the Cup Finals, on the 4th and 5th February, with tickets available at a special reduced price:
In order to take advantage of this offer, please speak to your Team Manager, who will need to know the number and type of tickets you require (including the the day you wish to attend if not purchasing a weekend pass). Payment will also be required in advance when you place your order and orders must be received by the 20th January at the latest.
Please note, the Cadet men are playing on Saturday 4th and the Senior Women on Sunday 5th so a weekend pass is great value and allow you to see both games! This is a big saving on the normal price and the Club is passing the full discount on to members - so please get your orders in fast!
