If you have any questions about joining, training or coaching, please feel free to get in touch at basketball@ed.ac.uk, on facebook/instagram (UofEBasketball)!
We currently have seven teams competing within the club, four men’s teams, and three women’s teams.
The squads compete in a range of competitions within the Scottish National League, British University and Colleges Sport (BUCS) competitions, and Scottish Student Sports competitions. We also have two mixed intramural teams that have a self-refereed hour-long game every Saturday.
As we have so many teams within EUBC, we are able to offer basketball at all levels from beginner up to elite performance level. We were the first ever Scottish basketball representatives at the elite level of BUCS competition, with both of our men’s and women’s 1st teams having competed in the Northern Premier League. In the 2022/23 season, both Men's and Women's 1st teams won the SSS National Championships.
We play our home games at the Pleasance Sport & Exercise complex or St. Leonard’s Land games hall in central Edinburgh. The CSE played host to a FIBA competition in 2008 and was the previous home of the Basketball Scotland National Finals weekend from 2007-2013.
Home games take place on Wednesday afternoons and evenings – entry to games is free and supporters are always welcome!
Women's First Team
Our women’s first team is one of the Elite Performance teams within the hugely successful Sports Union at the University of Edinburgh. They compete in the BUCS Premier league, the highest division in BUCS basketball. These players have access to some of the finest strength and conditioning facilities in the country, at the Pleasance Sport & Exercise complex. Our W1 players train four times a week with two conditioning sessions and a game. Our W1 team rep this year is Rose Harvey.
Women's Second Team
Our women’s second team competes in BUCS 1A and the Chairmen's Cup. They were undefeated in BUCS 2019/20 and won the 1A league, competing against other Scottish universities. Our W2 team train two times a week with a game. Our W2 team rep this year is Katie McQuillan.
Women's Third Team
Our third women’s team competes in BUCS 2A . Our W3 team train twice a week with a game on the Wednesday. Our W3 team rep this year is Morgana Angeli.
Men's First Team
Our men’s first team competes in the BUCS 1A league and participates in the Scottish and Chairman’s cup. Our M1 team trains three times a week. The Team rep this year is Beau Davidson.
Men's Second Team
Our men’s second team competes in the BUCS 2A league. Our M2 team train 2-3 times a week and our team rep this year is Hugo Gamez.
Men's Third Team
Our men’s third team competes in the BUCS 4A league, the team is striving for promotion this year. Our M3 team train twice a week with a Wednesday game and our team rep this year is Cameron Davies.
Mixed Intramural Team
The mixed intramural team train once a week and play an informal game every Saturday. The time of this game changes every week as they play various IM teams within the university. The 1-hour long game is self refereed and a great way to relax after a week's work!
Committee
President - Thomas Busby
Vice-President - Rita Garcia
Treasurer - Freddie Laflin
Men's Secretary - Pablo Denis Gonzalez de Vega
Women's Secretary - Sam Elliott
Membership Officer - Elena Mendez
Wellbeing and Child Protection Officer - Shoug Khuraibet
Media Officer - Emily Melrose
Alumni Officer - Georgia Taylor
Social Secretaries - Heather Barbour, Eabha Kerr and Morgana Angeli
CONTACT: If you have any questions with regards to getting involved with the club then e-mail us on basketball@ed.ac.uk.
Website: http://edinburghuniversitybasketball.com/
Instagram - @UofEBasketball
Facebook - @UofEBasketball
Twitter - @UofEBasketball
Please be aware, to join this club you must have purchased a Sport & Exercise Gym Membership, which is available HERE.
Our Club Values:
- Inclusion
- Diversity
- Togetherness
- Respect