Now Recruiting: Head Coach for Mens Performance Basketball

June 11, 2018 | Edinburgh University Basketball Club

Basketball Coach: University of Edinburgh Men’s 1^stTeam

The University of Edinburgh is seeking an ambitious individual to coach their Men’s 1st Team within its highly regarded performance basketball programme.

This is a hugely exciting opportunity to work with a group of talented young men playing in the Scottish National League and the BUCS Scottish 1A. A big focus should be placed on pushing to be promoted to BUCS Premier League this year after winning BUCS 1A for a number of years, as well as building on a successful National League season.

Applicants should be experienced in playing and coaching basketball at a high level, as well as being dedicated and able to ensure a good team ethos to push players towards meeting training and conditioning standards.

Applicants should be qualified to at least UKCC level 2, but more importantly, possess a real desire for personal development and the drive to play a key role in an ambitious performance sport environment.

The role will include approximately 10 contact hours with the team each week as well as other administrative duties.

Job Title:Head of Men’s Performance Basketball

Contract Duration:Fixed term for the period of 1 year with option to renew annually

Remuneration: Negotiable

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 15th August

To apply, please email CV and cover letter to: basketball@ed.ac.uk

⚠️8 EUBC PLAYERS NAMED IN SCOTLAND SENIOR WOMEN TRAINING CAMP 2017 ROSTER ⚠️

May 27, 2017 | Edinburgh University Basketball Club

Congratulations to 8 of our Women’s 1st team players who have been selected to attend the Senior Women’s National Team training camp

http://basketballscotland.co.uk/news_detail/10024347/

The selected players are as follows;

Hilary Wood

Hannah Peacock

Beth Mackie

Cathy Mitchell

Kirsten Simpson

Sarah Thomson

Robyn Lewis

Hannah Robb

Congratulations from everyone at EUBC!

2017/2018 Committee

May 23, 2017May 23, 2017 | Edinburgh University Basketball Club

Congratulations to our new committee elected for the 2017/2018 EUBC season!!

We are really looking forward to continuing to make EUBC one of the best clubs at the university and Scotland

President – Cara Targett-Ness
Vice-President – Sam Butler
Treasurer – Aly Elizabeth
BUCS Secretary – Muron Marr
National League Secretary – Sean McDonald
Publicity Officer – Connor Sharp
Alumni Officer – Patryk Weyer
Social Secretaries – Salla Tuomaala and Jon Faulds
Child Protection Officer – Rosanna Pollock
Kit Officer – Katie Miller
W1 Team Rep – Hannah Robb
M1 Team Rep – Luke Howden
W2 Team Rep – Ciara Purves
M2 Team Rep – Alexander Boggon
W3 Team Rep – Clara Veiga and Eilidh Munro
M3 Team Rep – Kweku Crentsil

3 strong wins and a small loss from EUBC!

February 10, 2017February 10, 2017 | Edinburgh University Basketball Club

It was a strong win for the M1s against Abertay University last Wednesday. M1s dominated the first quarter thanks to their multiple 3 point shots and good defence which allowed Abertay University to only score 2 free throws. Edinburgh finishing first quarter 23-2. With Abertay waking up in the second quarter and managing to find points off field goals, the score lead no longer increased. However, M1s good ball movement still allowed them to maintain a rough 20-point lead going into the 2nd half. After half time, with no longer getting many points from the 3-point line, M1s had to focus on their offence by driving into the key. Abertay caused them some trouble with their fast breaks and tougher defence, however, M1s managed to keep a 20-point score thanks to their defensive switch to a 3-2 zone going into the 4th quarter. With a large lead the game was almost set, however Abertay continued to fight for the win with some good scoring and team play. M1s kept to point lead in the high 20’s as we answered Abertay’s points with our good shot selection. The final score was 80-49. M1s still remain first in their Scottish 1A BUCS league. Their next game is this Sunday where they will be playing in National league against Storm. Tip off is at 12.20 in CSE sports centre.

W1’s won against Newcastle university with a score of 45-80. W1s were squaring off for 4th place in the Prem North. After having beaten Newcastle by 1 point in overtime at home, W1s knew it wasn’t going to be easy even though they now had more players to work with. W1s started off focused and played well together on both end of the floor. They missed some shots to start with but managed to force Newcastle to go over the 24 seconds clock. When they started scoring on their opponents but were still not getting anything easy. However, they managed to make some tough scores staying close to them. Newcastle played very well offensively as a team and had also clearly worked on their defensive schemes. 13-20 after the first quarter. In the second W1 started to run more and made a couple of three pointers taking the lead up to 20-39 at half time. All players had been on the court and it was great to have Hannah Robb back to playing again. The team were very focused on having a good start after half time and the team really delivered forcing Newcastle to take a quick timeout after a 4-0 run. The thirds quarter ending in 9-24 took the score 29-63 and the 4th quarter didn’t have much meaning anymore so they tried a few things still winning the last quarter 16-17 and so winning the game 45-80. Head Coach, Bart Sengers comments, “It was good to see our shooters finding their range and making 8 threes together ensuring we had a good mix up of offensive weapons”. Next up the final 16’s game at home on March 1st.

W2s had another strong win against Dundee University last Wednesday with a final score of 66-30. The girls started off strong, hardly letting Dundee play offence. The girls quick ball handling and fast movements let them get easy shots and winning the first quarter 4-24. By the second quarter, the girls still managed to take the lead and only letting Dundee score 6 points. However after half time, the girls were focusing too much on their plays rather then trying to play defence, letting Dundee catch up. However, the girls pulled through and thanks to their full court man-press defence, most balls were turned over letting the girls get some easy breaks. By the end, unfortunately W2s were on team fouls letting Dundee get easy shots from free throws. Top scorer was again, Cara Targett-Ness with a total of 18 points. However, the girls were impressed with the final score and are excited to be going to Durham next week to play in the final 16s of the BUCS trophy. W2s are now coming second in the Scottish 1A league. If they manage to win the next two BUCS matches between Napier and RGU, they will be top of the league!

It was a tough but small lost for M3s against St Andrews (Mens 1sts) last Wednesday. M3s were playing their BUCS trophy match, the final score. 36-45. The team was really pleased with their score as it was only a small loss from a team two leagues ahead of them. The game was tied at three different times and in the last 2 minutes, St Andrews only had a 3 point lead. Unfortunately, from a few turnovers and missed layups, their opponent eventually stole the win. Key player was Jackson Offor who shut down their best player to 4 points, led the team in scoring and rebounding.

4 out of 4 wins for EUBC!

February 3, 2017 | Edinburgh University Basketball Club

Match report:

A strong win for M1 last Wednesday against Aberdeen University. Both teams had started slowly with plenty of missed baskets. Aberdeen had success inside the paint whereas Edinburgh found their points from mid range. The score by the end of the first quarter was 19-19.With Aberdeen still successfully finding points we switched to a full court press, with many turnovers from Aberdeen, M1 managed to finish the half with a 12 point lead. Aberdeen came out with high intensity in order to make up the gap. M1 switched back to 3-2 defensive zone, with defensive rotations failing Aberdeen almost caught up. Edinburgh was up by 4 by the end of the 3rd quarter. With the tight score both teams tried to push their scores. The high intensity lead to many fouls, but Edinburgh managed to keep the lead by ~2-6 points. In the final minute Edinburgh were leading by 4 points but with successful shooting from Aberdeen the game tuned into a past pace race to score. Edinburgh won 67-64.

A must win game vs St. Andrews for W1 last Wednesday. W1 had beaten them before by a margin of 50 so they were expected to win but nevertheless they needed to make sure to get the position in the rankings they were are aiming for. As most of the players have a lot of big games coming up and many hours of traveling W1 needed to manage them well. A couple of minor injuries made W1 sit out a few players so they started the game with 7 players. After a slow start from missing the first few opportunities, W1 started to really push the ball in transition and shared it really well. Solid man to man defence made St. Andrews take difficult shot under pressure from the shot clock that they then rebounded and most of the time turned into a made basket for them within 4 seconds. St. Andrews executed their plays very well, credit to the coach but most of the time, they were not capable of getting a good look at the basket. After 5-28 it was 7-60 at half time. 10-90 after 3 quarters and finally 17-113. Top scoring were Dori Lansbach with 30, Natalie Bastian with 24, Beth Mackie 19, Tricia Oakes 18, Sarah Thomson 15. Next week the final game of the competition versus Newcastle for the 4th spot in the rankings.

Men’s 2nds pick up where they left off last semester with another win, beating a strong St Andrews side 68-53 away from home. Yet again the Edinburgh side benefited from their strong depth with all 12 players making meaningful contributions on the court. First year Edward Agboraw continues to impress, scoring a game high 20 points while also leading the game in rebounds and blocks with his relentless effort. The team now prepares the host Edinburgh Napier at home in two weeks time in what should be a competitive match as the team looks to remain at the top of their league.

Good win for the W2s away against Aberdeen 1sts this Wednesday. The W2s started strong getting ahead to a 6-2 lead but a number of poor passes and turnovers kept Aberdeen in the game, with only 1 point down by half time. The girls refocused and started to pull away in the 3rd quarter with stronger defence and a more cohesive offence. Aberdeen struggled to score against our full court press and their switch to a zone gave us easy 3 point shots from the whole team. The final score was 29-54 to Edinburgh. Top scorer was Cara Targett-Ness with 15 points. Next week, the girls will take on Dundee University in CSE at 1.20pm.

What a great start to the year back in BUCS

Looking good for EUBC

November 26, 2016 | Edinburgh University Basketball Club

W1 started with a slow start for but were able to pull away slowly in the first quarter to end it at 16-5. The team decided to work on some of their tactical stuff and but made some mistakes executing our presses. The opponents used those opportunities very well and made 8 points by smartly countering the girls pressure. Slowly they were climbing back in it when the scoreboard showed 24-16 but then it was over for St. Andrews who went with only 2 points in 16 minutes of game play. The team steadily kept going and pulled away. The game ended with 76-23 on the board. A good win without playing great basketball. Sarah Thomson played her first official game after having been out for about ten weeks. She managed to score 4 points but also grab 11 rebounds in about ten minutes of playing time. Hannah Robb and Hannah Peacock also came back from an injury and played small minutes contributing 6 and 8 points to the win.

It was a tough away game for the M1’s who came up short in today’s fixture against Sheffield Hallam university. The first quarter was very much a tight affair with defence prevailing over offence on both sides. This was reflected on the score board with the men trailing 13-11 entering the second period. The game followed a similar path in the second stanza with neither team able to put a run on the other. Cameron O’Donnell – who joined the side due to a severe lack of players making the trip- undoubtedly came up with one of the highlights of the game with a 2 handed slam on the fast break. Despite this, the university lost the period by 5 and entered the half down 31-24. With the players suffering from fatigue, Sheffield were able to capitalise on the lack of depth within Edinburgh’s side. Strong ball movement paired with an influx of made 3 pointers from the hosts resulted in the game opening up ad the score stretching to eventually finish 69-44 to the hosts. It is disappointing as with a full team the game was certainly winnable- indeed, Edinburgh may well have been favourites. Nevertheless, it was a great effort from the guys on the day.

M2s beat Stirling M1s at home on Wednesday 70-61. After a slow start that saw the team down 4 after 10 minutes the Edinburgh side stuck to their game plan and won each of the last 3 quarters. The coaches feel that this was the teams most balanced game all season with 10 players scoring. First years Shawn Schneidereit and Alexander Boggon both had their best games since joining the university team and it was their combined efforts to start the second half that helped spark Edinburgh’s run. The team would like to thank Matt Young and Oliver Schmidt, players who are leaving at the end of the semester. Their passion and strong play has helped the M2s finish the semester at the top of their league and while their contributions will be missed the coaches and team are eager to continue to improve and finish the season in the same position.

Good win for M3, they started off very well playing intense defense and took an early 15-point lead in the beginning of the first quarter. The lead never went below 10 points after that. Edinburgh college made many come back attempts but a big game from Pengfei Li where he hit a team high 3 three pointers in the second quarter kept them at bay. EUBC managed to maintain an aggressive approach, continuously attacking the basket and going to the line many times in order to secure the win. Final score was 79-61.

Some ups and some downs

November 20, 2016 | Edinburgh University Basketball Club

It was an easy win for Men’s firsts against Strathclyde University, 72-35. It took a while for the team to get in to the game. They started off rough but soon, the team worked together, moved the ball really well and had a strong defence. It was a fairly physical game for both sides, for the first half M1s had a lead of about 8-15 by exploiting the defensive gaps created by their plays. However M1s lead didn’t grew any larger as their offence managed to kick the ball out. Second half ended with a 6-point lead as at the end of the 2nd quarter Strathclyde had a decent run. By 3rd quarter, M1s outclassed them in many aspects and didn’t let Strathclyde get many scoring opportunities.

Men’s 2nd’s lost away from home against RGU by a final score of 53-42. An early tip off and long drive meant the team was missing 3 regular starters and coach Dale Gilmour. The shorthanded side played hard to stay in the game but unfortunately were never able to recover from a poor second quarter. Despite the final result, coach Connor Sharp was impressed with his teams continued effort and hustle to stay in the game and was happy with how the younger players all stepped up when given more opportunities. The current league leaders are confident they will learn from this loss and produce a stronger showing next week in their final game of the semester against Stirling University at home. Special shout out must go to first year Sean McDonald who played for his team despite recovering from illness which kept him out of last week’s match.

With only 7 players, the W3s played a great game to secure their next win of the season against Napier University 2nds, remaining undefeated in the SSS regional league. The girls ran hard in offence and played aggressive defence, with points coming from all across the team. Overall, was a very solid performance from the girls! Final score was 45-6 to Edinburgh.

M3 lost 63-39 to Queen Margaret University. It was a tough game for the team with four starting players out with injury and only one available center. M3s had beaten this team by about 20 points, 2 weeks ago in the cup game so they were disappointed to lose against them now in a league game. However, the game started off well with M3s winning the first quarter, and tied for most of the 2nd quarter. They had a big home crowd who gave them a huge boost. Unfortunately, the other team out rebounded their undersized team and played much better as a unit. There was only one referee which led to many arguments, and a lot of controversial calls. In the end the head coach, Jorge Maicas said there was a lack of team cohesion as the reason for their loss.

Mixed emotions for EUBC

November 13, 2016November 13, 2016 | Edinburgh University Basketball Club

W1 had a tough game against Newcastle University but came out of it with a win. The team of only 6 won in overtime after having to come back twice. The 75-74 win vs Newcastle was the first win of the season and a real accomplishment. Everybody contributed and worked as a team and this really paid off. After a slow scoring start but with great defence, the team ended the first quarter with a small margin 15-13. In the second quarter W1 shared the ball very well end shot it at a very high percentage. After making 9 of 16 3 point attempts before halftime, they lead 43-32. The second half was poor, with them struggling to make shots and Newcastle slowly took the lead. Being down 61-66 with not much on the clock everyone gave it all they had and managed to make the last 5 points. The game went into overtime! Newcastle got a head start as W1 let them get a 4-point advantage, 67-71. Head Coach, Bart Sengers, took a timeout to make sure they were all on the same page again and they were. W1 took control defensively and managed to score. 74-74 with 10 seconds to play, Newcastle had the ball to try to win it. Captain, Robyn Lewis waited till the last seconds before attacking the basket fearless. She got fouled and was rewarded with two free throws. She made the second and with 2.1 seconds on the clock there would be a last shot for Newcastle but they couldn’t make it and the signs of relieve were followed by well deserved celebrations.

Men’s 2nds remain the only undefeated team in their league following a 63-48 win at home against Dundee University 1sts. Following their elimination from cup play last week at the hands of the same Dundee side, however, M2 worked hard to ensure a better outcome this time around. Following a first quarter that saw M2s down by 1, the team improved throughout winning each subsequent quarters by margins of 3, 5 and 8. The coaches, Dale Gilmour and Connor Sharp credit their victory to their high pressure defence which only allowed 14 points in the second half and the teams rebounding efforts on both ends. M2s benefitted from a balanced scoring effort as a result of their improved ball handling and off ball movement. The Men’s 2nds travel to RGU next week in hopes of continuing their strong play.

W2 had a tough defeat this week against Glasgow University, 39-54. This was the girls second time playing Glasgow after taking the win from the first game. Unfortunately, the team was down after not having some of their starting players due to injury and call ups to W1s. However, the team still fought hard with only 7 players. The girls got off to a rough start letting Glasgow get a 10-point advantage by the end of the first quarter. It was only after, that the points didn’t change much between the two teams in the 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th quarter. W2s played excellent defence and fought strong in their offence but sadly it was not enough to catch up to Glasgow. Head Coach, Jordan Webb comments that the girls need to work on their spacing more. Next week, the girls will be playing away to Napier University. W2s are currently coming 2^nd in their league.

M3 had an uneventful game against Dundee University. The final score was 63-27 to Edinburgh. M3 had a tough team to beat but did manage to bring the game to within 10 points through the 2nd quarter. After only managing to score 5points in the second half, the ended up playing shorthanded with 3 starters injured.

Tough Week for Edinburgh Basketball

November 6, 2016 | Edinburgh University Basketball Club

It was a close win for M1 this week against Glasgow University, the final score was 68-60. In the first half, they took the lead thanks to their plays and movement on the court. Glasgow’s defence was tough to play against but fortunately they lost concentration a few times allowing them to score. It was only after half time that Glasgow started to overtake, letting them win the third quarter. However, they fought strong in the last quarter and took the win. They managed to score some good shots, few 3’s and got an 8 point lead to finish the game. Captain, Brendon Mullan comments, “It was a game of runs really, quite back and forwards. There are lots of positives but still a few things we can improve on”.

W1 had an unfortunate loss this week against Northumbria. With most of their team injured, they played with only 7 players, 3 of which were from W2. Head coach, Bart Sengers comments, “We had debuts at this level for Rosanna Pollock and Murron Marr. Both of them did well and it is a great learning experience for them.” They managed to win the third quarter, but unfortunately didn’t have enough personnel to keep up with the other team. They took the game as a positive as they managed to score more points this game, as to when they played them two weeks ago.

Tough result for the Men’s 2nds who lost to Dundee University in the opening round of the Conference Cup to a score of 68-76. The team’s poor shooting at the free throw line ultimately cost them the game but the coaches were proud of their teams hustle and effort throughout the game. Despite losing starting guard Terry Guo to an early injury and having two other starters foul out, the team still managed the force the game into double overtime. Veteran Nils Andräs led the team in scoring with 21 and American guard Matt Young impressed with his strong shooting and high pressure defence. While disappointed the team is eager to host Dundee again next week as Edinburgh looks to remain at the top of the league in what is sure to be a fun match for both sides.

W2 had a tough loss this week against Robert Gordon University. After losing 3 of our top scorers to BUCS prem, the team was still determined to take on RGU. It took them a while to get into the game, making them lose the first two quarters due to some poor spacing. Half time score was 16-28. However, they had a fantastic third quarter, making RGU turn the ball over a lot due to a strong defence. This made them win the quarter, 13-5. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough to over take them. The final score was 33-44. After an upsetting loss, the girls are looking to fight back strong next week in their game against Glasgow University.

University of Edinburgh Basketball Club

Author: Edinburgh University Basketball Club