Paisley Basketball Club

HistoryPaisley Basketball Club was originally formed in 1962 as Penilee Basketball Club by Ronnie Mather. This team was based on pupils who had been involved in playing at Penilee Secondary School in Glasgow. Penilee won the Scottish Cup at youth level in 1970. In 1972, as Ronnie moved teaching posts to Castlehead High School in Paisley, so the club moved to Paisley and was renamed. The newly named team continued to be successful and picked up another Scottish Cup at youth level in 1975. These players went on to form the basis for the 1977 and 1978 Scottish Cup winning sides at Senior level. This culminated in the winning of the national league title in 1979. The youth development continued through the 1980's and 1990's with several league titles at Cadet and Junior levels, whilst the Senior team played in the National League, until 2001. As the Strathclyde League (SLBA) began to grow stronger, Paisley focused their efforts on competing in locally and appeared in a number of Cup Finals. After the passing of Ronnie Mather, Paisley merged with Glasgow Gators, forming Paisley and South Glasgow Gators (or PSG for short). Enjoying early success when, in their first year they won the SLBA division 2 title in 2006 /7. The teams continued in the SLBA until 2012, when work and family commitments finally lead the club to cease. However as 2012 represented the club's 50th anniversary and 40th year in Paisley, a tournament was held and players that had represented the club over the years were invited to play with their old team mates in an all day, 6 team competition. In 2013 the club restarted in SLBA Division 3, narrowly missed out on the league title in 2014 /15. The club has now grown so much through player recruitment and the return of former players that we have successfully applied for 3 teams to be entered into the SLBA for 2016 /17.
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