UNDERSTRENGTH TRAILBLAZERS OUTCLASSED BY HUNGRY DRAGONS
BCB Trophy | Northern GroupYorkshire Dragons 86 (19, 41, 60)Derby Trailblazers 60 (11, 30, 43) Derby Trailblazers’ hopes of reaching the knockout stages of the BCB Trophy were all but ended asthey slumped to an 86-60 away defeat at the hands of Yorkshire Dragons on Saturday night.With Charlie Brown unavailable, Casey Burr injured and Jai […]
BLAZERS ON THE ROAD TO FACE DRAGONS
After a frustrating 79-76 opening day defeat away to Nottingham Hoods, Derby Trailblazers are onthe road once again as they travel to Yorkshire Dragons on Saturday (6:15 pm). The Dragons opened their BCB Trophy campaign with a pair of back-to-back fixtures last weekend,losing 80-70 on the road to Newcastle Knights before beating Falkirk Fury 97-92 […]
BLAZERS COME UP SHORT AGAINST HOODS IN TROPHY OPENER
BCB Trophy – Pool Stage / Northern GroupNottingham Hoods 79 (25, 41, 64)Derby Trailblazers 76 (21, 53, 69) Derby Trailblazers fell to a 79-76 away loss to Nottingham Hoods in their opening match of theBCB Trophy. There were promising signs from the new-look roster, but their failure to execute onoffence in the second half ultimately […]
TRAILBLAZERS WELCOME NEW FACES AHEAD OF SEASON OPENER
The new basketball season gets underway on Sunday, as Derby Trailblazers make the short trip toNottingham Hoods for their opening game in the BCB Trophy. The expanded competition willfeature the fourteen BCB clubs, plus six invited sides, with Falkirk Fury featuring in Derby’s group,alongside Newcastle Knights, Yorkshire Dragons and the Hoods. The Trailblazers have been […]
COACH JAKE BROWN RETURNS HOME TO HEAD UP TRAILBLAZERS ACADEMY
Derby Trailblazers are delighted to welcome coach Jake Brown back to the club, after twoyears of working in the USA. His new role will see him becoming the Head Coach of the Trailblazers Academy, AssistantCoach of the BCB Men’s team and the club’s Community Coaching lead. It is an absolute joyfor the club to showcase […]
DERBY TRAILBLAZERS CELEBRATE AS ANNUAL AWARDS ARE HANDED OUT
Derby Trailblazers players, coaches, supporters and volunteers packed into the Theatre at Noel-Baker Academy to hand out dozens of awards to people within the club whose contributions had been recognised by those around them. The club were also delighted to welcome special guests Catherine Atkinson, the MP for Derby North and Baggy Shanker, MP for […]
TRAILBLAZERS SEASON ENDS AS CHAMPIONS CLASS SHINES THROUGH
BCB LeaguePlayoff Quarter FinalReading Rockets 77 (20, 38, 53)Derby Trailblazers 65 (20, 40, 51) Derby Trailblazers‘ hopes of producing a shock in the quarter-final of the playoffs were dashed by abarren spell which spread across the third and fourth quarter break, in which the BCB leaguechampions; Reading Rockets went on a fourteen-point run to open […]
DERBY CELEBRATE SUCCESSFUL ‘HER WORLD, HER RULES’ GIRLS’ EVENT
Derby Trailblazers recently hosted a vibrant and inspiring “Her World, Her Rules” event,placing the spotlight firmly on the next generation of female talent in and around the city.More than thirty-five players gathered for the free sessions, which welcomed a diverse mix ofnewcomers and experienced athletes for an afternoon of skill development and high-energycompetition on court. […]
BLAZERS PLAYOFFS BEGIN WITH QUARTER-FINAL TRIP TO READING
With the regular season now complete, attention switches to the play-offs where the format issimple – win or go home! The teams with the best records from across the season are rewardedwith home advantage at the quarter final stage, with first hosting eighth, second at home toseventh and so on and so forth. After Derby […]
BLAZERS FINISH ON A HIGH AGAINST CAVS AFTER STORM SLUMP
Derby Trailblazers rounded the regular season off with a hard fought 85-81 home win over LondonCavaliers to make amends for a woeful 107-83 away defeat to Hemel Storm the previous night.That result, along with wins for Yorkshire Dragons and the Cavaliers meant Derby’s quest to climbthe table was over, with an eighth-placed finish their only […]
