PLYMOUTH Raiders moved up to sixth in the BBL Championship after beating London City Royals 84-77 at the Pavilions on Sunday. It was Raiders’ fifth home victory out of seven in the BBL this season. Joonas Jarvelainen top scored for them against London with 24 points. Donte Nicholas chipped in with 19 points and 15 … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Raiders claimed their fifth league win of the season with an impressive display against Cheshire Phoenix at home on Sunday afternoon. Seventh-placed Raiders won 94-79 to go 5-6 and move two points clear of eighth-placed Phoenix, who handed a debut to Jalen Hayes with CJ Gettys starting his second spell at the club with … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Raiders will aim to end a 10-year wait for some silverware on Sunday when they play reigning champions Leicester Riders in the BBL Trophy final at Glasgow’s Emirates Arena (3.30pm). Raiders won the BBL Trophy in 2007, but that remains their only top-flight success. They did reach the final in the 2011/12 season, but … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Raiders reached the BBL Trophy final for the first time in five years, despite losing 90-83 to Worcester Wolves in the second leg of the semi-final on Friday night. The Raiders headed to the University Arena with an 18-point advantage, having won the first leg at the Pavilions 96-78. But they saw that advantage … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Raiders can secure a place in the BBL Trophy final on Friday night when they travel to Worcester Wolves in the semi-final second leg (7.30pm). Raiders head to the Worcester University Arena with an 18-point advantage, having impressively won the first leg at the Pavilions 96-78. Around 100 Raiders fans are expected to make … Continue reading
THE Plymouth Raiders Academy at City College has seen five of its growing talent train with the club’s BBL squad this season. Ben Peard, Ashley Hall, Merv Nlendi, Aristide Baka and Ricardo Rocha have all taken a step closer to a professional basketball career. Another student, Nathan Marsh, is working as an assistant coach with … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Raiders play their first home game of 2016 on Sunday when they entertain Leeds Force in a vital BBL Championship match at the Pavilions (4pm). A victory over Leeds would massively boost Raiders’ hopes of reaching the BBL play-offs. The city side currently sit second-from-bottom but they are only two points behind eighth-placed Leeds, … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Raiders will include new signing Cory Dixon in their squad when they entertain Surrey Scorchers at the Pavilions on Sunday afternoon (4pm). American forward Dixon, who stands at 6ft 7in, has joined Raiders in place of Auryn MacMillan, who was cut from the squad before Christmas. Dixon, who has played in the NBA Development … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Raiders will face Worcester Wolves for the second time in eight days when they travel to the Midlands club on Sunday in the BBL Championship (3pm). Raiders lost 91-80 to the high-flying Wolves at the Pavilions last Saturday. The city side remain bottom of the table with just one win to their name so … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Raiders will be hoping to build on last week’s opening win of the season when they entertain Worcester Wolves at the Pavilions on Saturday evening (7.30pm). Raiders ended their long losing run last Sunday by beating Glasgow Rocks. Although they are still sit at the foot of the BBL Championship table, the victory as … Continue reading