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BRISTOL ACADEMY FLYERS www.bristolacademyflyers.co.uk (open July 2007) |
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| League Record | Honours | Venue | Facilities | History | Competition Record | Roster |
| LEAGUE RECORD: | ||||||
| EBL Division 1: | 2007- | P. 18 | W. 10 | L. 8 | Best: 4th, 2008 | |
| EBL Division 2: | 2006-2007 | P. 22 | W. 19 | L. 3 | Runners-up, 2007 | |
| EBL Division 3: | 2004-2006 | P. 32 | W. 21 | L. 11 | EBL3 West Champions, 2006 | |
| HONOURS: | |||
| Patron's Cup Final | 2007 | ||
| EBL2 Runners-up | 2007 | ||
| EBL3 West Champions | 2006 | ||
| EBL3 Championship Winners | 2006 | ||
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WISE,
Filton College Campus, New Road, Bristol, BS34 8QT From the East/West: M4 to J19 (signposted M32 Bristol). Join M32 at bottom of slip road; stay in left hand lane. Exit M32 at junction 1 (approx 100 metres from joining M32). Exit signposted Filton, Frenchay, Bristol Parkway Railway Station. On slip road remain in right lane to take right turn at roundabout, 3rd exit; A4174, signposted Bristol Parkway Railway Station, University of West of England. Follow dual carriageway for approx 1 and a half mile. At large roundabout turn right at 3rd exit. (Signposted Bristol Parkway Railway Station). B&Q should be to the right hand side. Proceed along Great Stoke Way to roundabout, then turn left, 1st exit, into Fox Den Road. Follow road to next roundabout, take 1st exit (turn left), into New Road. WISE Campus is on the right hand side behind City of Bristol College and Filton High School. From the North/South: Follow M5 to J15 exit; joining M4 East, following signs for London. Travel East for approx 6 miles. Exit M4 at J19 (M32 Bristol). Follow directions above. |
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2 court practice facility with 1 show court. Fully sprung wooden floor. Spectator seating for 500 by January 2006. Bar, coffee shop and restaurant on site. |
The original Bristol team were admitted to NBL Division 3 in 1999, winning the division (and Championship) in their second season. Under reorganisation, however, they found themselves still in the third-ranked NBL Division (albeit renamed Division 2, with the advent of the Conference), but winning promotion the following year, having won Div. 2 South (and narrowly lost the Play-off Final). At that point (2001), however, the team moved to become Team Bath Romans, and Bristol lost its senior NBL basketball representation.
The club continued to run an excellent youth programme, however, competing at NBL Junior and Cadet level, and in 2004 a new Bristol club was admitted to EBL Division 3 West, playing at the brand new City of Bristol Academy facility.
Direct links were forged with Filton College, which now has an accredited Basketball Academy, and the club were awarded 4 star club rating from EB. From 2005 the team played at the new £17 million sports and arts facilities at the College.
For that season there were two theoretically separate, teams playing in EBL3, with "Filton Flyers" being the newcomers. However, since they inherited the cream of the Bristol players, and since the Flyers gained promotion to EBL2 in 2006, and renamed themselves Bristol Academy Flyers, it seems reasonable to see a continuation from Bristol Bombers, through Filton Flyers, to Bristol Academy I.
After just one season in Division 2, Bristol finished second (to Derby, by 1 point difference in games between them!) and were promoted to EBL1.
ALL-TIME COMPETITION RECORD
| SEASON | LEAGUE | CUP | CHAMPS. | TROPHY | PATRON'S | SHIELD | NAME | |||||
| Div. | Pos. | / | P. | W. | L. | |||||||
| 2004-05 | EBL3 West | 7 | / 9 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 2nd Round | x | x | x | 1/4 Final | Bristol Bombers |
| 2005-06 | EBL3 South-West | 1 | / 9 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 2nd Round | x | x | x | 1st Round | Filton Flyers |
| 2006-07 | EBL2 | 2 | /12 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 1/4 Final | x | x | Final | x | Bristol Academy Flyers |
| 2007-08 | EBL1 | 4 | /10 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1/4 Final | 3 of 5 Pool | x | x | Bristol Academy Flyers | |
2007-8 Roster:
Names in bold have re-signed for new season.
Names in red have departed.
Names in green are new signings
| PLAYER | Height | |||
| Abe AHMED | Centre | 6' 10" | Ex- Leicester Riders , Birmingham Bullets, Team Bath | |
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Matthew ANALTS |
Guard |
6 0 |
Ex-Team Bath Romans, Bath University |
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| Damon DYER | Forward | 6' 4" | Also Bristol II | |
| Richard GARSIDE | Guard |
63 |
England U-18s. Now at Bath University. | |
| Tom HUTCHINSON | Power Forward | 6' 8" | Ex- Plymouth Junior | |
| Arkadiusz MAKOWSKI | Forward |
6' 7" |
Polish. From Harmatton Gniewkowo, Poland. | |
| William PARNELL | Guard/Forward | 6' 4" | From Estudiantes basketball academy, 2007. Ex-Brighton Juniors. Studying at Filton College. | |
| Dominic REID | Forward/Guard | 6' 3" | Ex- Taunton and Swindon | |
| Adam SIMONS | Centre | 7' 1" | USA. NC State and Xavier. | |
| Aaron SIMPSON | Forward | 6' 4" | From Swindon Sonics, 2005. From Bristol Academy II, 2006 | |
| Greg STREETE | Guard | 6' 3" | England Under-16; From Bristol Academy II, 2006 | |
| Gareth TILL (Cap) | Forward | 6' 7" | Ex- Plymouth Raiders and Team Bath Romans. "Resting" 2006. Returns 2007 | |
| Lee TREASURE | Guard | 5' 11" | From Bristol Academy II, 2007 | |
| Tyrone TREASURE | Guard | 6' 4" | From Bristol Juniors, 2006. | |
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Steve WALLIS |
Guard |
62 |
West of England League |
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| Luis WARE | Guard | 6' 0" | From Kent Crusaders, 2006. From Bristol II, 2007 | |
| Anthony WATSON | Guard | 6' 1" | ||
| Ryan WILLIAMS | Forward |
6' 6" |
USA. Oklahoma State University. From Reading, 2007. | |
| Steve ASHTON | Forward | 6' 4" | Previously with Bristol in 2000 season, and 2004-5 | |
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Richard BISHOP |
Guard |
63 |
Ex-Team Bath Romans, Bath University |
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| Steve BORDE | Forward | 6' 5" | Joined and left, 2007 | |
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Richard BRIGHT |
Guard |
511 |
West of England League |
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| Matthew GODFREY | Guard | 6' 10" | From Team Bath, 2006. To Cardiff Celts, 2007 | |
| Panji GRAINGER | Ex Manchester Giants, Solent Stars, Team Bath Romans | |||
| Sam MACKRILL | Guard | 6' 0" | Ex- Team Bath Romans | |
| Richard MILHAM | Guard | 5' 11" | From UWIC, 2006 | |
| Andreas KAPOULAS | Coach | Ex-Team Bath Romans, Bath University | ||
| Nick BURNS | Ass. Coach | |||