City of Birmingham Rockets are delighted to announce a partnership with Shireland Collegiate Academy as a Rockets Basketball Hub to offer exciting opportunities to students and the wider Smethwick community. Due to their commitment to developing basketball in the area as one of our primary schools’ partners, the Academy will benefit from a substantial Rockets…
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Match Report: Rockets Women 42-48 Anglia Ruskin Uni
City of Birmingham Rockets women suffered a gut-wrenching defeat at the hands of fellow league strugglers Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), despite having led for the majority of the game. Rockets held the advantage until the last few minutes, but conceded the final nine points of the contest to be edged out at the death. In…
Match Report: Rockets Men 70-77 London Elite
City of Birmingham Rockets men suffered a 77-70 defeat to London Elite at Nechells Wellbeing Centre on Saturday evening. Coach Nuno Rodrigues’ side went into the game looking to bounce back from last weekend’s disappointment and continue what has been a largely positive maiden season in NBL Division One. London Elite went into the game…
National Cup Match Report: Rockets Women 62-90 Sheffield Hatters
City of Birmingham Rockets women bowed out of the National Cup at the quarter-final stage at the hands of Sheffield Hatters, who denied Coach Emery’s team in the playoff final last season too. A devastating first quarter saw Sheffield build a lead which they held onto for the remainder of the game. There are plenty…
Match Report: Rockets Men 60-94 Essex Rebels
A depleted City of Birmingham Rockets side fell to a strong Essex Rebels outfit 90-64 in a tough defeat at Nechells Wellbeing Centre on Saturday evening in our latest NBL Division One outing. Rockets went into the game with a 4-1 record and were looking to continue their bright start to the season against an…
Match Report: Nottingham Hoods 102-113 Rockets Men
Birmingham Rockets’ Men claimed a hard-fought overtime win against a stubborn Nottingham Hoods side at Wildcat Arena on Saturday evening. Rockets were led by an inspired Sam Toluwase performance, with the big man recording 45 points and 15 rebounds in one of the standout performances of the NBL Division One season so far. Perhaps just…
Match Report: CoLA Southwark Pride 78-50 Rockets Women
City of Birmingham Rockets Women suffered an away defeat at CoLA Southwark Pride in South London on Sunday after decisive scoring streaks either side of halftime left Rockets with too much to do. Birmingham remained competitive throughout, but couldn’t get close enough to threaten the home side. After an impressive win at home last week,…
Men’s Match Report: Rockets 77-97 Riders
Rockets suffered defeat at the hands of Loughborough Riders, 97-77 in Nechells. Coach Nuno’s side went into the game looking to continue their unbeaten run in the league and go 4-0, Riders entered Nechells with a 3-1 record looking to continue their good form. Rockets matched Riders in the opening minutes, Kayne King stole the…
Match Report: Thames Valley Cavaliers 93-55 Rockets Women
City of Birmingham Rockets Women fell to a 93-55 defeat away at Thames Valley on Saturday evening. A slow start proved fatal for our women’s side as our hosts stormed to an early advantage which they would maintain for the remainder of the contest. Rockets bounced back from the early disappointment valiantly, only losing the…
Match Report: Rockets Men 103-86 Thames Valley Cavaliers
Rockets were victorious against Thames Valley Cavaliers 103-86 to extend their great start to the season to 3-0 on a fantastic evening at Nechells Wellbeing Centre last Saturday. Rockets were hounored to be supported by our partners, The Royal Navy & The Royal Marines, as our game day sponsors for this fixture. Coach Rodrigues’ side…
Match Report: Rockets Men 131-128 Bradford Dragons
City of Birmingham Rockets’ Men won a dramatic triple overtime thriller as Kayne King’s buzzer beating three snatched the win at Bradford College on Saturday evening. Rockets could have won the game sooner with King also hitting a three at the end of regulation to edge Rockets ahead with just 1.5 seconds remaining on the…
Match Report: Barking Abbey 62-78 Rockets Women
City of Birmingham Rockets’ Women secured their first-ever WNBL Division 1 victory with an impressive and dominant display against Barking Abbey, taking the spoils 78-62 on a historic day for the club. On the back of the morale-boosting National Cup win over Derby last week, Rockets Women travelled to the other side of London to…
Thank you, Siggy!
City of Birmingham Rockets can confirm that Siggy Hoar has announced his intention to retire from basketball and will be leaving our men’s first team with immediate effect. Siggy wrote his name into Birmingham basketball folklore last season as part of our historic promotion and playoff finals winning side. Rockets CEO, Robert Palmer, spoke of…
KitKing Trophy Quarterfinal Match Report: Rockets 82-85 Bradford Dragons
Rockets saw their Kitking Trophy campaign come to an unfortunate end at Nechells Wellbeing Centre courtesy of a 85-82 defeat to Bradford Dragons on Saturday evening. After recording three consecutive wins in the group stage of the competition, Rockets came into the game full of confidence as we looked to progress to the semifinals against…
KitKing Trophy Match Report: Rockets Men 97-86 MK Breakers
City of Birmingham Rockets progressed to the quarterfinal stages of the KitKing Trophy with a 97-86 win against Milton Keynes Breakers to continue their 100% start to the season on Saturday evening. Both teams went into the game with unbeaten starts in the competition, and one teams unbeaten run would end in Nechells. The game…
Your Club Needs You – Join Our Game Night Team!
Calling all fans and volunteers! We’re incredibly proud of the fantastic nights we’ve had at Nechells Wellbeing Centre for our game days. The atmosphere keeps growing, all thanks to our amazing fans who we consider our sixth man! But we need your help! As Chair of the City of Birmingham Rockets Basketball Club, I’m reaching…
KitKing Trophy Match Report: Rockets Men 113-91 Nottingham Hoods
Rockets secured their first win of the season in the KitKing Trophy against Nottingham Hoods 113-91. It was the first game in charge for new Head Coach Nuno Rodrigues and featured Rockets’ summer additions Ben Tew and Orlan Jackman. It was a slow start for Rockets as the new look Rockets side struggled to find…
Pre-Season Match Report: Rockets Women 91-38 Liverpool
Rockets women recorded an emphatic 91-38 victory over Liverpool on a very hot day in their first pre-season outing ahead of their inaugural WNBL Division One campaign, in front of a decent crowd at Nechells Wellbeing Centre on Saturday afternoon. The tone was set right from the outset, with Preccila Ocrah securing the tip to…
Rockets First Team Fixtures 2023/24
Our first team fixtures for the 2023/24 season have been confirmed – it is set to be a momentous season for basketball in Birmingham as we celebrate the city having both men & women in Division One for the first time since 1999! Click here to get your tickets now!
Royal Navy & Royal Marines Join Rockets As A Primary Partner For 2023/24!
Rockets are delighted to announce the Royal Navy & Royal Marines as a primary sponsor for the 2023/24 season. The deal will see the Royal Navy & Royal Marines supporting the club’s first teams in a variety of ways including logos on warm up shirts and travel wear, match night floor branding, advertising boards and…
KitKing Trophy: Group Stage Fixture Dates Confirmed
The KitKing Trophy for teams in Basketball England’s NBL Men’s Division One is set to return in September. The competition will again be organised by NBL1 Men’s clubs in partnership with naming rights holder Kitking.co.uk and BE. It will see all 14 NBL1 clubs, plus a pair of invited Division Two sides, competing in four…
Eventbrite Becomes Official Ticketing Platform of the Rockets!
City of Birmingham Rockets are delighted to announce a partnership with Eventbrite which will see the platform become the club’s official ticketing partner. Eventbrite are a leading ticketing platform and this new partnership will make it easier than ever for Rockets fans to purchase tickets to games. Click here to visit our Eventbrite page and…
Rockets Launch New Summer 3×3 Tournament!
Come and get involved in our all new 3×3 Tournament – each age group will have a set afternoon for their tournament to take place with music, prizes and non-stop entertainment at Nechells Wellbeing Centre throughout July & August. Please check which date applies to your age category before registering! Sunday 23rd July – Under…
Italian Coach Marco Crespi Joins Us At Summer Camp!
We are delighted to confirm that as part of our parternship with the Dolomiti Basketball Academy, Italian coaching icon Marco Crespi will be joining us at this summer’s Hakeem Olajuwon International Summer Camp! Crespi, Academy Director at the Dolomiti Energia Basketball Academy, boasts over 40 years of coaching experience including spells at Olimpia Milano as…
Promotion to NBL & WNBL Division One
City of Birmingham Rockets are delighted to confirm that both our men’s and women’s first teams will be competing in the National Basketball League (NBL)/Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) Division One for the 2023/24 season. The 2023/24 season will be the first time Birmingham has both men’s & women’s teams competing in their respective top…
VACANCIES | Community Coaches
City of Birmingham Rockets Basketball Club are seeking enthusiastic, reliable, and ambitious coaches to work on the club’s Community Development Programme. These are paid positions – please refer to the job specification below for the role requirements. To apply, email your CV and a letter of interest to cobrockets@gmail.com. Applications will be reviewed as they…
DiSE & EABL Entries Confirmed For Rockets Academy At BMet
We are pleased to announce that our Rockets Academy programme at Birmingham Metropolitan College has been accepted onto the DiSE partnership programme for 2023/24. As a result, the programme will once again enter into the Elite Academy Basketball League (EABL) while also having Association of Colleges (AOC) teams in competition for the 2023/24 season. We…
New International Partership: Rockets Partner With Aquila Basket Trento
City of Birmingham Rockets Basketball Club are delighted to announce a new International Partnership agreement with Italian club Aquila Basket Trento and their Dolomiti Energia Academy. In an extremely exciting move for the club, this new agreement opens up unique opportunities for Rockets players and coaches with our Italian partners. The agreement sees Rockets become…
Assistant & Apprentice Volunteer Coaching Opportunities
City of Birmingham Rockets have a limited number of volunteer assistant & apprentice coaching opportunities available as part of our Junior Performance Programme. Successful candidates will work closely with the Head Coaches on the Junior Performance Programme; offering an ideal opportunity to learn as part of the Rockets programme. To apply, please send expressions of…
Coaching Opportunities At Rockets
Following a hugely successful 12 months, City of Birmingham Rockets are now seeking committed and enthusiastic coaches to join us on our Performance Programme for the 2023/24 season. The roles are suitable for ambitious coaches committed to player development and wishing to develop their own knowledge within a supportive and established club environment. Both Head…
BasketJoy Erasmus+ Inclusion Project Concludes
For the past two years, the club has been part of the BasketJoy Erasmus+ programme, cofounded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union, to promote diversity and inclusive practices through basketball. We would like to thank our partners and friends from Lucentum Alicante, Wetterbygden Basketball & Special Olympics Bulgaria for their hospitality and friendship…
2023/24 Season Tickets Available Now!
City of Birmingham Rockets are delighted to announce season ticket details for the upcoming 2023/24 season. Season tickets are the best way to secure your seat at every regular season Rockets home game for the upcoming season – and with our last five games in 2022/23 selling out, there has never been a better time…