We are delighted to announce Milly Harrison as the first addition to the Women’s Senior Team this season. After beginning her journey into the sport at 14 years old, Milly went on to play for the Oxford National League team before joining up with the programme at the University of Birmingham for three years. We’re…
City of Birmingham Rockets Basketball are looking to fill a number of positions ahead of the 2021/22 season. The positions available are as follows: Match Night Volunteers Photography Videography Statisticians Community Coaches Sports Therapist/Physiotherapist Sports Nutritionist These roles will involve working with our senior Men’s and Women’s First Teams. The hours required for these roles…
This past weekend we were pleased to be able to welcome around 80 players from our Junior Performance Programmes to a special pre-season weekend at Nechells Wellbeing Centre. The boys and girls, who are going to represent the Rockets under 14, 16 and 18 squads during the upcoming season, were able to enhance their skills…
We are excited to announce the launch of our Mini Rockets sessions for the coming season. We will be running sessions for ages 5-11 (school years 1-5) and ages 11-12 (school years 5-7) on Saturdays from Nechells Wellbeing Centre. These have proved very popular in previous years so sign up now to avoid disappointment! The…
With announcements for our Rockets men’s team well underway, we are excited to announce that news regarding our women’s first team roster is set to start this coming week. The Rockets are committed to enhancing the reputation of the women’s game and as such we are excited to see the impact our committed first-team players…
We’re proud to announce the return of shooting guard Nathan Ramsdale-Owen to the Rockets first team roster! Nathan is another signing who started his National League basketball career playing in the club’s junior set up, before receiving a part scholarship and moving to Oaklands College in Hertfordshire. The motivated shooting guard has since gained some…
We are delighted to announce the signing of fan favourite Steph Kontopyrgos as the latest addition to our roster for the upcoming 2021/22 campaign! Steph is a former Cyprus youth international, having played at under-16 level for his country. He has been playing for the Rockets since 2017 and during that time has become an…
We caught up with Gatluak ‘Mike‘ Thiep following his commitment to the Rockets for the upcoming season to talk his time playing in the USA, Asia and Europe as well as the impact he hopes to have on the team both on and off the court this season. Mike spent time growing up in Birmingham and it…
We caught up with young guard Matt Gaskell to talk his basketball journey so far and his hopes and ambitions for the upcoming campaign. Basketball in Birmingham has been part of Matt’s life since an early age with his parents introducing him to the Birmingham Bullets before joining the youth setup at COB a few…
We are excited to announce the signing of Matt Gaskell to the men’s first team for the upcoming season! Matt’s a regular of ours who’s been playing for us since he was just 11 years old. Having played basketball with us at the Rockets’ Solihull Sixth Form academy, Matt went on to represent Anglia Ruskin…
We caught up with Miles Moore after he committed to the Rockets for the upcoming season to talk his journey into basketball and his ambitions for the season ahead. At sixteen years old, Miles has only been involved in the game for three years having discovered the sport whilst becoming disillusioned with playing football. “I…
We are proud to announce Miles Moore as the latest addition to our men’s first team roster. Welcome to the Rockets, Miles! The 6’5 shooting guard came through the ranks at Coventry Tornadoes before completing a year at Charnwood Academy, linked to the Leicester Riders programme. Still only 16, Miles joined the club during lockdown…
We caught up with new signing Faaris Mughal following his signing announcement yesterday to discuss his journey up to this point, how his desire to play developed during his time in the Rockets’ youth setup, and his ambitions for the upcoming season. Faaris has been involved with the youth setup at the Rockets since he…
The Rockets are pleased to announce their second signing for the 2021/22 season with the addition of Gatluak ‘Mike‘ Thiep to the roster. At 7’0 tall, Thiep will provide shot-blocking, rebounding and a scoring presence for Rockets as the team and Coach Paul Douglas prepare for the challenges ahead in Division 2. Having been born…
We are pleased to announce Rockets be entering 10 teams for the 2021/22 National League season from Under 12s through to Senior Men and Women who will both be competing in Division 2 for the first time. Our comprehensive pathway for male and female basketballers is complemented by our new show court and seating which…
With the easing of government restrictions and following Basketball England’s return to play guidance, we are very pleased to announce the start of outdoor sessions commencing on 29th March 2021 at the following venues: – Mere Green, Sutton – 9 Stourton Road – Quinton – Babbs Mill Park – Chelmsley Wood – Short Heath,…
We’d like to wish a very Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers and persons taking on a mother’s role to care for their children. Happy Mother’s Day from all of us here at City of Birmingham Rockets Basketball club in special to all the basketball mums not just today but every day! ?♥️?
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