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Renfrew Rocks
LeagueSBC Division 1
Established1989; 35 years ago (1989)
LocationRenfrew, Scotland
Team colours     
Head coachScotland Johnathan MacLeod
WebsiteOfficial website

The Renfrew Rocks are a basketball club based in the town of Renfrew, Scotland. The club was founded in 1989 by Donny Henderson and Robert Taft, with players from the local Renfrew High School, where the club, consisting of several senior and junior teams, is still based.[1][2][3] The senior men's team entered the Scottish National League Division 2 for the 2021–22 season, winning the league with an unbeaten record and reaching the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup. [4] Following their undefeated season, the club gained a historic promotion to the Scottish Basketball top flight for the 2022-23 season. The club have a close partnership with the University of the West of Scotland, who compete in the British Universities and Colleges Sport Scottish Tier 1 League.[5]

Honours

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Scottish National League Division 2 (1): 2021-22
Strathclyde League Basketball Association (3): 2016-17, 2018-19, 2021-22
Anderson Cup (2): 2017-18, 2018-19
Executive Cup (2): 2015-16, 2016-17


Junior Titles

Strathclyde League Basketball Association (1): 2014-15

SLBA Cup (2): 2017-18, 2018-19

Season-by-season records

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Season Division Tier Regular Season Post-Season Scottish Cup
Finish Played Wins Losses Win %
Renfrew Rocks
2021–22 SBC Div 2 3 1st 10 10 0 1.000 No competition Semi-finals
2022–23 SBC Div 1 2 7th 20 8 12 0.400 Did not qualify 1st round
2023–24 SBC Div 1 2 7th 21 4 17 0.190 Did not qualify 2nd Round

Roster

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Renfrew Rocks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
SG 1 Canada Scotland Pieramarchi, Vlad 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
PG 2 Scotland Lockhart, Milo 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
SG 3 Scotland McGoran, Thomas 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
G 4 United States Carroll, Kris 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
G 6 Scotland Egypt Fadel, Baraa Injured 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
G 7 Scotland Doyle, Marcus (C) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
G 8 Scotland McQuarrie, Martin 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
G/F 9 Scotland Keegan, Matthew 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
PG 10 Scotland Thomson, Jack 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
G 11 Scotland Stevenson, Liam (VC) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
F 12 Scotland Sweden Wakazadi, Shiloh 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
G 13 Scotland Alexander, Calum 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
F 13 Scotland Brand, Callum 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
G/F 17 New Zealand Graham, Shay 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
F/C 33 Scotland Pettit, Jonathan 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Head coach
  • Scotland Johnathan MacLeod
Assistant coach(es)
  • Scotland Kevin McDonald
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: December 11, 2021

References

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  1. ^ Ben Ramage (2019-12-03). "The Paisley Daily Express Club of the Week: Renfrew Rocks". Daily Record. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  2. ^ Norman Silvester (2022-02-16). "Robert Taft: Tributes to Renfrewshire basketball coach". The Gazette. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  3. ^ Matt Vallance (2022-03-06). "Bob Taft, gifted basketball coach who formed crusading partnership". The Herald. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  4. ^ William Brown (2022-05-04). "Renfrew Rocks coach dedicates title success to Robert Taft". The Gazette. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  5. ^ "Team UWS returns to live basketball in Emirates Arena match". UWS. 2021-09-10. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
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