Olympic City Giants

Olympic City Giants
League	National Basketball League (1981–1987) British Basketball League (1987–1989)
Established	1981
Folded	1989, merged with Manchester Eagles to become Manchester Giants
History	Bolton & Bury Lobos 1981–1986 Bolton & Bury Hawks 1986–1987 Bolton & Bury Giants 1987–1988 Olympic City Giants 1988–1989
Location	Oldham, Greater Manchester
Team colours	Green, White and Gold
Ownership	Mike Shaft
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Olympic City Giants were a professional basketball team based in Oldham, England. Previously based in Bolton and Bury, the team were known as Bolton & Bury Hawks and then Bolton & Bury Giants, the team were founder members of the British Basketball League in 1986.

After an eighth-place finish in the 1987–88 Carlsberg League campaign, Giants qualified for their first and only BBL-era Play-off. They drew top seed Glasgow Rangers, and were soundly beaten in both games of the bet-of-three series by the regular season Champions.

In 1989 after encountering several financial difficulties, Olympic City Giants formally merged with Manchester Eagles (formerly Manchester United) to become Manchester Giants, marking a return of the famous name after a three-year absence, following a merger between the original Manchester Giants and Manchester United in 1985.

Season-by-season records

Season	Division	Tier	Regular Season						Post-Season	Trophy	Cup	Head Coach
			Finish	Played	Wins	Losses	Points	Win %
Bolton & Bury Giants
1987–1988	BBL	I	10th	28	12	16	24	0.428	Did not qualify	Quarter-final	-	-
Olympic City Giants
1988–1989	BBL	I	8th	20	4	16	8	0.200	Lost in Quarter-finals to Glasgow Rangers, 0–2	Quarter-final	-	-

Notable former players

• Ed Bona
• Jimmy Brandon
• Terry Crosby
• Steve Nelson
• Robbie Peers
• Kenny Scott
• Cleveland Woods
• Lee Martin

See also

• British Basketball League