Category: News

Rockets are delighted to announce that financial service experts Newstead Clark have renewed their agreement with Rockets to sponsor the club for a fourth successive year. Newstead Clark are your trusted partner for all your Personal and Corporate finance needs. Their mission is to provide you with the most suitable advice, service, and information to…

Meet our Chief Medical Officer, Pantelis Tsantanis, and learn more about his background, involvement with Rockets and how he can help with any upper limb concerns you may have! Pantelis and the team at Optimised Care are holding a FREE 1:1 Upper Limb Orthopaedic Event on 28th August from 4pm-6pm at The Bromsgrove Hospital. Call…

City of Birmingham Rockets are delighted to announce that longtime club sponsor Murria Solicitors have renewed with the club for a fifth consecutive season. Murria originally joined the Rockets family ahead of the 2021/22 season, supporting the club through game day advertisement as well as supporting our young people through our community programme. Murria Solicitors are…

City of Birmingham Rockets would like to wish Nektarios Papadopoulos the very best of luck as he embarks on an exciting new chapter in Greece. Nektarios will be joining second division side Niki Volou BC. Since joining the Rockets community sessions at the age of 12, Nektarios worked his way through the club’s youth ranks,…

City of Birmingham Rockets are delighted to welcome Ronald Blain to the club ahead of the 2025/26 British Championship Basketball season! The 6’5″ forward is no stranger to this level of play, having previously turned out for Newcastle Knights, Bradford Dragons & Worthing Thunder since arriving to the UK from Hawaii Pacific back in 2020.…

Birmingham Rockets’ men’s first team will be competing in British Championship Basketball (BCB) as one of the founding member clubs in 2025/26. The league, comprised of thirteen former NBL Division One clubs and the promoted Bristol Academy Flyers, has been created to transform the landscape of basketball in the United Kingdom. “This is a pivotal…

British Championship Basketball (BCB), a new professional league formed by the clubs of the former NBL Division One, is proud to officially announce its launch of a groundbreaking partnership with the British Basketball Federation (BBF) and the Home Country Associations (HCAs) – Basketball England, Basketball Scotland, and Basketball Wales. BCB has been established to meet the growing demand for…

City of Birmingham Rockets are delighted to announce that Aero‑Phil will continue its sponsorship for the upcoming season, strengthening its commitment to youth development and community engagement. Aero‑Phil, a specialist aerospace sales and business-development consultancy, first joined the Rockets family last year. Their ongoing sponsorship demonstrates a shared dedication to empowering young people across Birmingham. Click here…

Rockets are proud to be partnered with BasketIQ, a coach management and planning tool, ahead of the 2025/26 season. BasketIQ originate from Spain, with Rockets the first club in UK to utilise the platform. Click here to learn more about BasketIQ! BasketIQ CEO, Haris Kapidzic, said: “Proud to continue our partnership with Birmingham Rockets. Our…

We’re teaming up with Basketball England, Sport England, and Birmingham City Council to bring fun, high-energy basketball to your local court this summer as part of the Commonwealth Games Legacy Project! Players are encouraged to join us at the following newly redeveloped courts across the city… 📍 Where to Find Us: ✅ Nechells Wellbeing Centre…

Our academy coaching team will be on hand at this Saturday’s BMet Open Day from 10am-1pm to answer any questions you may have ahead of September 2025 enrolment! For more information about this Saturday’s open day, please click here. We are also holding Rockets Academy Player Watch sessions for any players who have missed our…

Birmingham Rockets are pleased to offer a voluntary assistant coaching internship opportunity for a committed, aspiring coach to join our women’s first team coaching staff ahead of the 2025/26 season. The successful candidate will work closely with head coach, Clive Allen, to support our women’s first team and gain valuable experience with our Women’s National…

City of Birmingham Rockets would like to congratulate BMet Rockets Academy graduate Reuben Ubogu on his commitment to Webber International University (FL, USA) ahead of the 2025/26 season. Reuben played a key role for our Elite Academy Basketball League (EABL) team in the past two seasons, averaging 14.6 points per game, 5.3 rebounds per game…

We are pleased to confirm the details of our upcoming try outs for our women’s first team ahead of the 2025/26 season. Rockets women will be competing in Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) Division Two in the upcoming season. The team are hosting open try outs at The Lighthouse YPC (B19 2LN) from 7pm-9pm on…

Congratulations to the five Rockets juniors on their call ups to the upcoming England Talent Pathway Selection Camp in Manchester later this month. Players will attend the three-day event between 26 and 28 May at the National Basketball Performance Centre with coaches looking to select 12-player squads for this summer’s activity.  Junior England squads will…

We are pleased to confirm our upcoming Junior Trial dates for players looking to compete on the club’s Junior Performance Programme in 2025/26. Do you have what it takes to play for Birmingham’s biggest basketball club? Come along to our 2025 Junior Trials! Birmingham Rockets are looking for talented, committed and focused players wishing to…

Our annual awards ceremony returns on Monday 28th April 2025 as we celebrate our players, teams and coaches for their efforts and achievements in the 2024/25 season. This year’s awards celebration will be at Nechells Wellbeing Centre (B7 4AR) and will run from 7pm-9pm. To enable numbers to be managed effectively, all players & guests…

Vote for your player of the season across both our men’s and women’s teams! Click the link below and have your say – the winner will be announced at our end of season awards evening. Click here to cast your vote today!

Congratulations to the seven Rockets juniors on signing their Letters of Intent ahead of joining our BMet Rockets Academy this September! Billy Rose, Daniel Pittaway, Ryan Luther, Jonathan Agbeze, Gurdiat Singh, Jesse Ogbeide & Ibrahim Samba Ceesay all signalled their intent to join us at the only elite basketball academy in the West Midlands. Rockets…

Our men’s first team play their final game of the 2024/25 National Basketball League Division One regular season tomorrow, with Derby Trailblazers the visitors to Nechells in a 7:30pm tip. Three Rockets teams have already qualified for their respective postseason playoffs, with two games taking place tomorrow as playoff season gets underway. Men’s First Team…

We are pleased to be able to confirm the dates for our upcoming trials for our BMet Rockets Academy ahead of September 2025 enrolment. All players MUST register in advance using the link below: Click here to register today! WEABL Trial Dates Saturday 12th April  10am – 12pm  Lighthouse Young People’s Centre, 100 Alma Way,…

Birmingham Rockets are delighted to announce that our elite academy at BMet College has been accepted into the WEABL for the 2025/26 season. The WEABL (Women’s Elite Basketball League) is a competition that showcases talent from the best Under-19 Women’s basketball programmes around the UK, consisting of north and south conferences. It is the highest…

Congratulations to BMet Rockets academy duo Nektarios Papadopoulos and Larry Duru on their EABL End of Season awards! Nektarios claimed the North Defensive Player of the Year award as well as a North All Conference First Team selection. He was also the second top scorer in the league. Larry Duru was recognised with a North…

City of Birmingham Rockets women secured a convincing win on the road this weekend, beating Cardiff 53-76 at the Metropolitan University on Saturday afternoon. A strong second quarter broke the game open and we never looked back. A combination of sharp outside shooting and energetic team defence saw Rockets take the spoils. Coach Allen began…

Birmingham Rockets recorded a crucial win in the race for the playoffs against London Cavaliers at Nechells Wellbeing Centre on Saturday evening. Rockets were led by Orlan Jackman’s eighteen points on the night, while Zack Powell’s 12 points and five assists were crucial as Rockets edged the Londoners. The win moves Rockets two games clear…

We have one first team home game and four junior fixtures set to take place tomorrow! Rockets women vs Cardiff has unfortunately been cancelled as the visitors are unable to fulfil the fixture. Men’s First Team It’s the biggest game of the season yet for your Rockets as London Cavaliers visit Nechells for the playoff…

Congratulations to Larry Duru who made his first team debut in NBL Division One against Essex on Saturday! Larry joins fellow BMet Rockets academy prospect Nektarios Papadopoulos in appearing for the first team this season, while Reuben Ubogu also made an appearance in last season’s KitKing Trophy. Both Larry and Nektarios joined the club six…

With the season edging towards its finale we have two first team games and four junior games set for this weekend… First Teams Women’s First Team Our Rockets Women are back for their penultimate home game of the season tomorrow with Liverpool the visitors to Nechells at 5pm. A depleted Rockets side battled to overcome…