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…
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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…
Playoff Final Match Report: Rockets Men 80-72 St Helens Saints
City of Birmingham Rockets’ Men’s First Team were crowned NBL Division 2 National Champions after beating St Helens Saints 80-72 in the playoff final at the National Basketball Performance Centre in Manchester on Saturday evening. Rockets went into the game full of confidence after comfortably dispatching local rivals Worcester Wolves in the semi-finals, with our…
Playoff Final Match Report: Rockets Women 57-77 Sheffield Hatters II
City of Birmingham Rockets Women’s First Team contested the WNBL Division 2 Playoff Final against Sheffield Hatters II at Manchester’s National Basketball Performance Centre on Saturday afternoon, as part of Finals weekend. After a pool-topping regular season, followed by two thrilling playoff wins, Rockets deservedly took their place at this showpiece event. With Coach Emery’s…
Match Report: Worcester Wolves 79-83 Rockets Men
City of Birmingham Rockets’ Men’s First Team recorded a dramatic 83-79 win at Worcester Wolves on Friday evening to move to within just one win of clinching the league title. Worcester had a point to prove after falling to Rockets on all three of our previous meetings as NBL sides – a run dating back…
Match Report: Rockets Men 80-67 Bristol Hurricanes
Rockets overcame third placed Bristol Hurricanes to extend the streak to 18 wins and 0 losses in the league after a comfortable 80-67 at Nechells Wellbeing Centre on Saturday evening. Bristol came into the game with a point to prove having lost the reverse fixture in overtime back in November and they came out of…
Match Report: Rockets 92-61 Derbyshire Arrows
Rockets Men’s First Team extended their unbeaten streak to 14-0 with a comfortable 92-61 win over third placed Derbyshire Arrows at Nechells in our first home game of 2023. The team were coming off the back of a big win away at Myerscough Academy and had to overcome an Arrows side with a 8-5 record…
Weekend Roundup: 17th December 2022
The final round of fixtures for 2022 saw just four games take place on Saturday, with Rockets recording three victories and coming seconds away from a clean sweep. Our Under 16 Girls were up first at midday away in Leicester with Coach Evans’ side overcoming Leicester Warriors by a 100-point margin in a 114-14 demolition.…
EABL Match Report: MBet Rockets Academy 68-94 SGS College
The Rockets Academy at BMet fell to a 68-94 defeat against a strong SGS College side at Nechells Wellbeing Centre on Wednesday afternoon. Despite the result, there are plenty of positives for the coaching staff to take from a spirited performance against a strong side. Our visitors started on the front foot, coming out of…
Match Report: Rockets 77-64 Bristol Academy Flyers
City of Birmingham Rockets Men’s First Team extended their unbeaten run to 10-0 with a hard fought 77-64 win over Bristol Academy Flyers at Nechells Wellbeing Centre on Saturday afternoon. Rockets went into the game looking to take their winning run into double figures with victory over a Flyers side that sat fourth in the…
Junior Roundup: 3rd/4th December 2022
It was another busy weekend for Rockets’ junior sides with a host of impressive results across the board and every team continuing to showcase their progression on the court. Our Under 16 Boys Premier side enjoyed a fantastic weekend as they ground out two critical wins in the context of their season. Saturday saw Coach…
EABL Match Report: BMet Rockets Academy 39-89 Myerscough Academy
The Rockets Academy at BMet suffered a 39-89 defeat at the hands of Myerscough College at Nechells Wellbeing Centre on Wednesday afternoon. Rockets were without top scorer Miles Moore for the game and his scoring was missed as Rockets struggled to get into a consistent offensive rhythm. The game started on an even footing, with…
Match Report: Nottingham Trent Hoods 74-105 Rockets
City of Birmingham Rockets’ Men’s First Team recorded a comprehensive 105-74 win in Nottingham yesterday afternoon – moving to 9-0 in the league and maintaining their place atop the league standings. Rockets came into the game as the division’s only remaining unbeaten side whilst Nottingham were the only side yet to register a victory. Despite…
Junior Roundup: 26th/27th November 2022
It was a positive weekend for our junior programme, with emphatic wins for our Under 14 Boys Premier and Under 18 Women as we edge ever closer to the midseason break. Coach Afonso Tavares’ U14 side recorded their biggest win of the season so far with a commanding 115-52 home win against Cheshire Phoenix. Putting…
EABL Match Report: Rockets BMet Academy 78-73 Sheffield
The Rockets Academy at BMet College won their first EABL game of the season with a 78-73 success over Sheffield at Nechells Wellbeing Centre this afternoon. Rockets controlled first quarter, with Nektarios Papadopoulos and Miles Moore proving a constant threat on the offensive end as Coach Paul Douglas’ side raced away to an early lead.…
Match Report: City of Birmingham Rockets 92-63 Leicester Warriors
Birmingham Rockets’ Men’s First Team extended their unbeaten run to 6-0, beating Leicester Warriors 92-63 in a fiery encounter at Nechells Wellbeing Centre on Saturday evening. After overcoming Doncaster away from home the weekend prior, our men faced a Leicester Warriors side who started the season with two wins from five after suffering relegation from Division…
Weekend Report: Two Wins For Our Men & A Strong Performance From Our Women
Our first teams were both in action over the course of a productive weekend at Nechells Wellbeing Centre. Saturday saw our Men’s First Team host Warwickshire Hawks before Worcester Wolves visited us on Sunday to play both of our first teams that evening. Our Men’s First Team recorded two comfortable victories whilst our Women’s First…
Match Report: City of Birmingham Rockets 70-89 Manchester Magic
City of Birmingham Rockets Men’s First Team fell to a home defeat at the hands of table topping Manchester Magic at Nechells Wellbeing Centre on Saturday evening. Rockets pulled the game back to within two midway through the second after Manchester had established a commanding early lead, but our visitors fought back to take the…
Match Report: Nottingham Trent University Hoods 84-80 City of Birmingham Rockets
A gallant final quarter fightback from Rockets saw us put up 29 points, but it was not enough as we fell to a four-point defeat at Nottingham Wildcats Arena on Sunday afternoon. An even first quarter preceded a couple of strong quarters from our hosts, leaving Rockets with an uphill task heading into the game’s…
Rockets Win At Charnwood Despite Nervy Final Quarter
City of Birmingham Rockets defeated Charnwood Riders on Saturday afternoon despite a nervy final quarter where our hosts staged a comeback against Coach Douglas’ men. The game started in an open fashion, with Charnwood going ahead in the first minute before Mike Price and Faaris Mughal put Rockets on top. Charnwood then retook the lead…
Match Report: City of Birmingham Rockets 75-68 Northamptonshire Titans
City of Birmingham Rockets recorded their first win of the new year yesterday as they ended table-topping Northamptonshire Titans’ 100% record at Utilita Arena Birmingham. Rockets started brightly, with Nathan Ramsdale-Owen and Mike Thiep putting us 6-5 up after three minutes in front of an enthusiastic crowd in the indoor arena. Rockets were on top…
Match Report: City of Birmingham Rockets Women 55-57 Tees Valley Mohawks
City of Birmingham Rockets Women’s First Team fell to a narrow defeat at home to Tees Valley Mohawks as their fourth quarter comeback came up just short at Nechells Wellbeing Centre on Saturday afternoon. An impressive fourth quarter display saw us record 24 points whilst limiting our visitors to just seven; but the damage had…
Great Set Of Results For Juniors After Big Weekend For Rockets
It was a good weekend for our Junior Rockets with three wins from four games including a great win for our Under-18 Boys. We hosted Reading Rockets knowing that a win against the third-placed team in the league would put us on 19 points and move us within a chance of the play-offs at the…
Match Report: Doncaster Eagles 76-58 City of Birmingham Rockets
City of Birmingham Rockets’ Men’s First Team fell to defeat against high-flying Doncaster Eagles on Saturday afternoon despite a strong first half showing from Coach Douglas’ side. Rockets competed for large periods in the opening exchanges, pegging Doncaster back on more than one occasion before eventually edging ahead to take a half time lead. A…
Good Weekend For Junior Teams As Four Victories Recorded
There were seven games this weekend for our juniors, with good results and performances across the board including good victories for our Under-12s and both of our Under-18 teams. Our Under-12s recorded a resounding win over Team Birmingham Elite, beating them 80-59 at Nechells Wellbeing Centre to complete a league double over them this season.…
Match Report: City of Birmingham Rockets Women 49-57 Bromsgrove Bears
City of Birmingham Rockets Women’s First Team fell to a narrow defeat on Saturday evening despite an inspired third-quarter comeback pushing Bromsgrove Bears to the wire at Nechells Wellbeing Centre. The returning Antionette Torgbi provided a valuable rebounding presence throughout the game which contributed massively to our third quarter streak as Bromsgrove were unable to…
Match Report: City of Birmingham Rockets 53-87 University of Chester
A heavily depleted City of Birmingham Rockets side fell to defeat at Nechells Wellbeing Centre on Saturday evening. Jordan Dawes, Mike Price, Stephanos Kontopyrgos, Akim Nweke, Vasile Pirvu, Mike Thiep, Elvis Zeiluks and Matt Gaskell were all out for Rockets, with Sebastian Drysdale and Theo Reinarz both being called up from the under-16s and under-18s…
Only One Game For Junior Rockets As Fixture List Hit By Coronavirus
Sporting events were delayed up and down the country over the weekend due to COVID-19 outbreaks, with a number of our junior games being called off as a result. Not only were both our home games over postponed, with both our Under-14 Boys Conference and Under-18 Boys games to be now played in the new…
Match Report: Team Birmingham Elite 94-70 City of Birmingham Rockets
City of Birmingham Rockets fell to defeat in our final fixture of 2021 away at Team Birmingham Elite on Saturday evening. Our hosts established a controlling lead early on and despite a couple of Rockets runs, Team Birmingham claimed the victory their play on the night merited. On a positive note for Rockets, the game…
Match Report: Bromsgrove Bears 61-49 City of Birmingham Rockets Women
A late comeback proved just too late for Rockets at Colmers School and Sixth Form College, as they lost 61-49 to Bromsgrove Bears in a game that will have them wondering what might have been. The early stages were a scrappy affair, as neither side was able to produce a consistent shooting form, although Bears…
Match Report: Myerscough Basketball Academy 99-74 City of Birmingham Rockets
A depleted City of Birmingham Rockets fell to defeat away at Myerscough on Sunday afternoon. Rockets were once again without Coach Paul Douglas, whilst Assistant Coach Steve Dudley, Mike Thiep, Michael Gayle, Matt Parker and Elvis Zeiluks also missed the trip to Lancashire. Coach Dominic Short was left to lead the team, but our hosts…