Leicester Riders vs Essex Pirates 賽果

Leicester Riders

球隊 ID：135346

所屬聯賽：Super League Basketball

聯賽 ID：4431

國家／地區：England

主場：Mattioli Arena

成立年份：1967

性別：Male

The Leicester Riders, officially known as the Jelson Homes Leicester Riders for sponsorship reasons, is a British professional basketball team that play in the British Basketball League (BBL). They are the oldest operating basketball team in the country. History Founded on 26 April 1967 and then known as the Loughborough All Stars, the Leicester Riders are the oldest club in British basketball. They were founder members of the National Basketball League in 1972 and the BBL in 1987. The Riders were founded by students and lecturers at Loughborough University in April 1967 and were known as the Loughborough All Stars. They were founder members of the National Basketball League in 197...

Essex Pirates

球隊 ID：136372

所屬聯賽：_Defunct Basketball Teams

聯賽 ID：4518

國家／地區：United Kingdom

主場：Southend Leisure & Tennis Centre

成立年份：2009

性別：Male

Essex Pirates were a British Basketball League team from Southend-on-Sea, in the county of Essex. They were founded in 2009 and played their home games at the Southend Leisure & Tennis Centre. Following the loss of a major sponsor, the franchise withdrew from the league just two weeks prior to the start of the 2011-12 season and have remained inactive since, with much of their former fan-base now following Essex Leopards. History Basketball in Essex Prior to the creation of the Pirates franchise in 2009, the county of Essex had previous flirtations with top-level basketball through the Essex Leopards franchise, still a synonymous name with the area. After mounting costs forced the Great...