Last night, the Gladiators came out 87-67 victors over the Leicester Riders in the final home game of the Women’s British Basketball League season before the squad heads into Playoff mode. Check out the best images from the action.
The Team
Report by Scott Laidlaw. Both teams came into the game after facing each other last weekend in Leicester, a game in which the home team won 59-55. Both teams have a record of 15 wins and 3 losses and only points difference spreading them with Caledonia winning that battle by 180 points. Leicester won the…
Match report by Scott Laidlaw It was both teams’ last game of the regular season. Bristol came into this game with a record of 16 wins and 19 losses, placing them 7th. The Caledonia Gladiators arrived off the back of a 96-81 win at home against Plymouth City Patriots the previous Sunday, boasting a record…
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Following a bitterly disappointing 59-55 defeat on the road to Leicester, Caledonia Gladiators are set to host the Riders, playing them for the second time in seven days as the Ben Stanley-coached side visits PlaySport for the first time. In the sides’ first matchup last weekend, Leicester came out on top as Gladiators were disappointed…
This Sunday’s game will be sponsored by solicitors, Weightmans LLP as we take on Leicester Riders in the final home game of the Women’s British Basketball League regular season before the post-season. Weightmans have more than 1,400 people working from their offices in Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, London, Manchester and Newcastle. Their experience…
Gladiators were involved in a busy weekend of basketball in the men’s and women’s British Basketball League as the two sides pushed towards the playoffs. The men played Sheffield on the road on Friday before welcoming Plymouth to PlaySport. The women travelled south to Leicester on Sunday, facing defeat to Riders. Sheffield Sharks vs Caledonia…
Caledonia Gladiators vs Plymouth City Patriots – Men’s British Basketball League Written by Scott Laidlaw The Caledonia Gladiators arrived at this game after defeat to the Sheffield Sharks, a 7-point loss with a final score of 69-62, placing them 3rd in the league with a record of 21 wins and 13 losses. Meanwhile, the Plymouth…
In an eventful game from the offset, seeing the hosts’ Head Coach Atiba Lyons ejected from the game after just six minutes, Caledonia Gladiators lost out on the road to the Sheffield Sharks – being defeated 69-62 in a low-scoring, defensive showcase. – Caledonia travelled south to the Steel City as the league’s hottest offensive…
Caledonia Gladiators feature in three league games in the British Basketball League this week. As the regular season nears the end of the 2023/24 campaign, both men’s and women’s teams are looking to secure the highest spot possible in the league table. The men currently sit level on points with Cheshire however the Phoenix have…
Gareth Murray joins the guys on this week’s show of Below The Rim! He chats about the season so far, the TV Docuseries “Ballers: Ball Or Nothing”, European basketball and beard maintenance. Then the guys have a little look at the potential playoff picture and possible scenarios. Listen below!
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Caledonia Gladiators enjoyed a successful weekend as both men’s and women’s teams were victorious. First up the women made the journey to Wales to face bottom of the table, Cardiff Met Archers on Saturday. The women brought home the win with a score of 85-66. Next up the men faced close rivals Cheshire Phoenix at…
Caledonia Gladiators came out with a sensational 116-110 victory after a huge overtime performance and 37-point outing from Player of the Month Quade Green. The Caledonia Gladiators came into the game off the back of an 89-95 win last Saturday against Surrey Scorchers, and with a Championship record of 20-12, they looked to secure a…
The Caledonia Gladiators returned to league action today as they made the trip south to Cardiff to face the Met Archers. The Gladiators came into this one after defeating the Newcastle Eagles at home last Sunday in front of a record crowd for Women’s Basketball in Scotland. The Archers are yet to win a league…
Gladiators’ Head Coach, Gareth Murray, has picked up the Molten Kevin Cadle Coach of the Month after going 5-1 throughout March, the only loss coming to league-leading London Lions on the 8th. Murray, supported by Dan Petts as his assistant coach, picked up wins against Manchester Giants, Newcastle Eagles (x2), Leicester Riders and Surrey Scorchers…
Following a spectacular and historic debut month, the newest Gladiator, Quade Green has won the British Basketball League’s Molten Player of the Month award for March. Since moving to Scotland, Green has been a standout in Gareth Murray’s Gladiators squad – leading the team in scoring with a hugely impressive 25.6 PPG. Alongside his bucket-getting…
Caledonia Gladiators are set to face Cheshire Phoenix this weekend in a second vs third game in the British Basketball League. The sides have battled it out three times in league action so far this season, with Phoenix winning 2/3 of the games, and Gladiators look to even the series, and could even take advantage…
Last week, Gladiators were in action four times. Two men’s games on the road against Newcastle and Surrey, and two women’s home games taking on London Lions and Newcastle Eagles took up four days of action. The sides went 3-1, with the only loss coming to EuroCup Women finalist London Lions, making up for a…
