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It’s set to be a busy couple of days for your Rockets with seven fixtures scheduled over the course of the weekend. First Teams Our men’s first team are in action twice this weekend – the first of which is a visit to Milton Keynes to take on the Breakers tomorrow at 5pm. Coach Smith’s…

Join us on Tuesday 18th February 2025 for our BMet Rockets Academy Trials! The BMet Rockets Academy is the only elite basketball academy in the West Midlands – as recognised by Basketball England. The academy is also one of just twelve DiSE (Diploma in Sporting Excellence) providers for basketball in the country and the only provider…

Booking for our February Half Term Community Basketball Camps is now open! We have two camps taking place during the February break – a Mini Basketball Shooting Camp (ages 4-10) and a Junior Ballers Skills Camp (Ages 11-16). Both camps will run from Monday 17th February – Wednesday 19th February from 10am-3pm (check-in from 9:45am).…

Ahead of the second World Basketball Day this Saturday, help map out every court in the UK with basketballcourtsnear.me and be in with a chance of winning support to renovate your local court from the Hoopsfix Foundation – let’s get this done for Birmingham! We are pleased to support our friends at Hoopsfix and the Hoopsfix…

It’s set to be a busy weekend for your Birmingham Rockets with eight games scheduled across our Junior Performance Programme and first teams. Rockets women return to play at Nechells for the first time since October tomorrow as we play host to Cardiff Met Archers in a 5pm tip. Coach Clive Allen’s side will be…

With a number of postponed games due to the extreme weather conditions, there are three Rockets junior games and one first team game set for the weekend ahead. Rockets men face an away trip to the undefeated Hemel Storm tomorrow at 7pm in what is sure to be a tough test against the title favourites.…

City of Birmingham Rockets have been drawn at home to fellow NBL Division One side Bristol Hurricanes in the last-16 of the Men’s National Cup. The game will take place on Sunday 1st December 2024 at Nechells Wellbeing Centre (B7 4AR) at 5pm. This game will be included for season ticket holders. We are running…

It’s set to be another busy weekend of Rockets basketball with four junior games and three first team outings set to come this weekend. Our men’s first team are in action on both Saturday and Sunday this week – hosting Newcastle in the league in a 7:30pm tip on Saturday before welcoming undefeated NBL Division…

A Global Initiative to Elevate the Basketball Community The Lucentum Basketball HUB is pleased to announce the launch of its pioneering networking project, which has been designed to unite basketball clubs, academies, Federations and sports-business stakeholders from across the globe. This innovative HUB will serve as a central point for collaborations, events, education and shared growth,…

Its set to be another busy weekend of Rockets action with a number of sides in league and cup action. Rockets men are in action tomorrow evening as Coach Smith and the team look to return to winning ways against Essex Rebels (1-3), tip off 7:30pm. It’s our ‘Kids for a Quid’ game night and…

City of Birmingham Rockets have been drawn at home to NBL Division Two side Bristol Flyers II in the fourth round of the Men’s National Cup. The game will take place on Sunday 17th November 2024 at Nechells Wellbeing Centre (B7 4AR) at 5pm. This fixture is included for all season ticket holders. Should Rockets…

City of Birmingham Rockets women continued their winning start to the league campaign with a well-earned win over Nottingham Wildcats as part of a double-header at Nechells Wellbeing Centre on Saturday evening in front of a large, enthusiastic crowd. Rockets welcomed back Michelle Turner to their squad for the first time since recently becoming a…

City of Birmingham Rockets defeated the defending champion Derby Trailblazers to record a statement win on game week one of the National Basketball League (NBL) Division One season at the Clarence Wiggins Sports Centre on Sunday evening. An incredible fourth quarter saw Rockets outscore the hosts 31-18 to come out on top after a hard-fought…

Come on down to Hamstead Playing Fields between 12pm-2pm this Saturday for the launch of the fully refurbished court as part of Sport England, Birmingham City Council and Basketball England’s 2022 Commonwealth Games Legacy. Fomer Rockets junior Myles Hesson, whose game-winning shot secured the 3×3 gold medal for Team England in 2022, began his basketball…