The Reading Rockets are an English semi-professional basketball club based in the town of Reading, England. Founded in 1997, the Rockets compete in NBL Division 1, the second tier of the British basketball system.
The Rockets were formed in 1997[1] by current owner Gary Johnson together with his son Matt, starting in Division 3. The club won promotion at the first attempt, and in the National Basketball League reorganisation of 2000, England Basketball replaced Division 1 with the eight-team NBL Conference as the second-tier. Subsequently, Division 2 became Division 1 where the Rockets found themselves.
The Rockets remained in Division 1 for just one season, finishing second and beating Oxford in the Championship Final, thus winning promotion to the NBL Conference. In the 2001-02 season they finished seventh in the NBL Conference. In the following season, the Rockets continued their rise, finishing in third place. In 2003, the National Basketball League was rebranded as the English Basketball League, and once again was restructured with a new format, with Rockets finishing in second place in the new EBL Division 1. In the following season the Rockets finished third and were runners-up to Worthing Thunder in both the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons.
The club completed its most successful season ever in 2008-09, going undefeated to win all four national championships. The club applied to join the British Basketball League (Top division of the British Basketball System) as a member franchise for the 2012–13 season but was unsuccessful.[2] In the 2013-14 season the Rockets completed the treble and were Play Off Championship finalists. Rockets’ Ladies won the Division 2 Southern league in 2014. As a stepping stone into the Senior Men's team, the Rockets’ run academies at the John Madejski Academy and the Henley College.
The club has squads ranging from developing Under-12s to the Division 1 senior men's side, and coaching staff regularly visit local schools and run satellite clubs as part of the Community Rockets scheme.[3]
^"Ryan Lohfink Leaves Rockets after 5 years". 25 May 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
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Official website
Basketball news at Reading Post
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Reading Rockets news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article is about the English Basketball League club based in Reading Berkshire For the Professional Lacrosse League team based in Reading Pennsylvania see Reading Rockets PLL The Reading Rockets are an English semi professional basketball club based in the town of Reading England Founded in 1997 the Rockets compete in NBL Division 1 the second tier of the British basketball system Reading RocketsLeagueNBL Division 1Established1997 27 years ago 1997 HistoryReading Rockets 1997 present ArenaLoddon Valley Leisure CentreCapacity500LocationReading BerkshireTeam colours Head coachSamit NuruzadeOwnershipGary Johnson Helen JohnsonWebsiteOfficial website Contents 1 History 2 Men 2 1 Honours 2 2 Current roster 2 3 Notable former players 2 4 Staff 2 5 Season by season records 2 6 Record in BBL competitions 3 Women 3 1 Honours 3 2 Current roster 3 3 Notable former players 3 4 Staff 3 5 Season by season records 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe Rockets were formed in 1997 1 by current owner Gary Johnson together with his son Matt starting in Division 3 The club won promotion at the first attempt and in the National Basketball League reorganisation of 2000 England Basketball replaced Division 1 with the eight team NBL Conference as the second tier Subsequently Division 2 became Division 1 where the Rockets found themselves The Rockets remained in Division 1 for just one season finishing second and beating Oxford in the Championship Final thus winning promotion to the NBL Conference In the 2001 02 season they finished seventh in the NBL Conference In the following season the Rockets continued their rise finishing in third place In 2003 the National Basketball League was rebranded as the English Basketball League and once again was restructured with a new format with Rockets finishing in second place in the new EBL Division 1 In the following season the Rockets finished third and were runners up to Worthing Thunder in both the 2005 06 and 2006 07 seasons The club completed its most successful season ever in 2008 09 going undefeated to win all four national championships The club applied to join the British Basketball League Top division of the British Basketball System as a member franchise for the 2012 13 season but was unsuccessful 2 In the 2013 14 season the Rockets completed the treble and were Play Off Championship finalists Rockets Ladies won the Division 2 Southern league in 2014 As a stepping stone into the Senior Men s team the Rockets run academies at the John Madejski Academy and the Henley College The club has squads ranging from developing Under 12s to the Division 1 senior men s side and coaching staff regularly visit local schools and run satellite clubs as part of the Community Rockets scheme 3 In 2022 the Rockets applied to join the British Basketball League starting from the 2023 24 season 4 Men editHonours edit Men s National League Division 1 League Champions 3 2008 2009 2012 13 2013 14 Men s National Cup Winners 3 2004 05 2008 09 2013 14 Men s National League Division 1 Play Off Champions 4 2005 06 2008 09 2010 11 2012 13 Men s National Trophy Winners 5 2006 07 2007 08 2008 09 2010 11 2013 14Current roster edit Reading Rockets rosterPlayers CoachesPos No Nat Name Ht G 4 nbsp Clarke Mitch 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m G 5 nbsp Pinnock Reis 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m G 6 nbsp Jenkins Jermiah 5 ft 8 in 1 73 m G 7 nbsp Champion Lewis C 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m G 8 nbsp Maynard Elijah 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m G 9 nbsp Round Isaac 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m G 10 nbsp Milbank Harry 5 ft 9 in 1 75 m F 11 nbsp Spurrier Jacob 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m F 12 nbsp Elliot Lorenzo 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m F 13 nbsp Porter Finleigh 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m G 14 nbsp Powell Zackary 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m C 15 nbsp Alexander Christian 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m Head coachSamit Nurazade Assistant coach es Matt Johnson Dave Titmuss Legend C Team captain nbsp InjuredNotable former players edit Note Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events Players may hold other non FIBA nationality not displayed CriteriaTo appear in this section a player must have either Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time nbsp E J Harrison nbsp Adam Kelly nbsp Ted Smith nbsp Tyrell Smith nbsp David Watts nbsp Niko Scott nbsp Ryan Lohfink 5 nbsp Luke Nelson nbsp Matt Johnson nbsp Harrison Gamble nbsp Andy Powlesland nbsp Jermaine Williams nbsp Pem Bristol nbsp Danny Carter nbsp Damon CooperStaff edit Former head coaches Coach From To Total Games RS Won RS Lost PO Won PO Lost Total Win nbsp Richard Devereux 1997 98 1997 98 26 12 14 0 462 nbsp Dave Aldred 1998 99 1998 99 26 17 9 0 654 nbsp Dave Titmuss 1999 00 2000 01 42 31 11 0 738 nbsp Matt Johnson 2002 03 2002 03 22 16 6 0 727 nbsp Mark Dunning 2004 05 2004 05 22 16 6 0 727 nbsp Dave Titmuss 2005 06 2008 09 95 75 9 9 2 0 884 nbsp Sasa Punosevac 2009 10 2009 10 6 3 3 0 500 nbsp Matt Johnson 2009 10 2009 10 17 9 7 0 1 0 529 nbsp Samit Nuruzade 2010 11 2012 13 75 48 20 6 1 0 720 nbsp Manuel Pena Garces 2013 14 2017 18 134 91 33 5 5 0 716 nbsp Alan Keane 2018 19 2020 21 68 35 33 0 514 nbsp Dan Pearson 2021 22 2021 22 27 15 11 1 0 555 nbsp Samit Nuruzade 2022 23 Present 33 21 10 1 1 0 66Season by season records edit Season Division Tier Regular Season Post Season National Cup Kitking TrophyFinish Played Wins Losses Points Win Reading Rockets1997 98 D3 4 3rd 26 12 14 24 0 462 Quarter finals 1998 99 D2 3 4th 26 17 9 34 0 654 Quarter finals 1999 00 D2 3 5th 24 17 7 34 0 708 Semi finals 2000 01 D1 3 2nd 18 14 4 28 0 778 Winners beating Oxford 2001 02 Conf 2 7th 18 7 11 14 0 389 Quarter finals 2002 03 Conf 2 3rd 22 16 6 32 0 727 Runners up 2003 04 D1 2 2nd 22 17 5 34 0 773 Semi finals Quarter finals 2004 05 D1 2 3rd 22 16 6 32 0 727 Runners up Winners beating Sheffield 2005 06 D1 2 2nd 26 22 4 44 0 846 Winners beating Worthing Runners up 2006 07 D1 2 2nd 22 19 3 38 0 864 Semi finals Semi finals 2007 08 D1 2 2nd 18 16 2 32 0 889 Runners up Semi finals 2008 09 D1 2 1st 18 18 0 36 1 000 Winners beating Manchester Winners beating Manchester 2009 10 D1 2 7th 22 12 10 24 0 545 Quarter finals Quarter finals 2010 11 D1 2 3rd 18 12 6 24 0 667 Winners beating Leeds 3rd round 2011 12 D1 2 7th 24 14 10 28 0 583 Quarter finals Semi finals 2012 13 D1 2 1st 26 22 4 44 0 846 Winners beating Worthing Semi finals 2013 14 D1 2 1st 26 22 4 44 0 846 Runners up Winners beating Newham 2014 15 D1 2 5th 24 15 9 30 0 625 Quarter finals Runners up 2015 16 D1 2 3rd 26 19 7 38 0 731 Runners up Quarter finals 2016 17 D1 2 3rd 26 20 6 40 0 769 Quarter finals Quarter finals 2017 18 D1 2 3rd 24 17 7 34 0 708 Semi finals Quarter finals 2018 19 D1 2 6th 26 14 12 28 0 538 Quarter finals 4th round 2019 20 D1 2 7th 23 14 9 28 0 609 No playoffs Runners up 2020 21 D1 2 9th 19 7 12 14 0 368 1st round No competition 2021 22 D1 2 8th 26 15 11 28 0 577 1st round 4th round 2022 23 D1 2 4th 26 17 9 34 0 654 Semi final 4th round Semi finalsRecord in BBL competitions edit Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away2006 07 BBL Trophy GS Plymouth RaidersGS Worthing ThunderGS Guildford Heat2009 10 BBL Trophy R1 Newcastle Eagles L 60 1022012 13 BBL Trophy R1 Surrey Heat L 68 862013 14 BBL Trophy R1 Sheffield Sharks L 73 852014 15 BBL Trophy R1 Newcastle Eagles L 90 1122015 16 BBL Trophy R1 Surrey Scorchers L 72 822016 17 BBL Trophy R1 Bristol Flyers L 74 85Women editHonours edit Women s National League Division 2 Champions 1 2013 14 Women s National League Division 2 South West Champions 1 2015 16 1Current roster edit Reading Rockets rosterPlayers CoachesPos No Nat Name Ht G 4 nbsp Thompson Amba 5 ft 9 in 1 75 m F 5 nbsp Cleary Lindsey 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m G 6 nbsp McKay Tejonah 5 ft 7 in 1 70 m G 7 nbsp Karpova Kristina C 5 ft 7 in 1 70 m F 8 nbsp Jarju Saffie 5 ft 10 in 1 78 m G 9 nbsp Devereux Charlotte 5 ft 9 in 1 75 m G 10 nbsp Di Stefano Chiara 5 ft 6 in 1 68 m F 11 nbsp Moonie Sante 5 ft 10 in 1 78 m F 12 nbsp Endo Parfaite 5 ft 10 in 1 78 m F 13 nbsp Lisk Ezekiela 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m F 14 nbsp Blackburn Jade 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m G 15 nbsp Guerra Rainford Alicia 5 ft 9 in 1 75 m Head coachJoan Portero Luque Assistant coach es Jose Sanchez Legend C Team captain nbsp InjuredNotable former players edit Note Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events Players may hold other non FIBA nationality not displayed CriteriaTo appear in this section a player must have either Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time nbsp Cat Lutz Sadler nbsp Steph Johnson nbsp Maike Delow nbsp Carmen Segura Moreno nbsp Sitota Gines EspinosaStaff edit Former head coaches Coach From To Total Games RS Won RS Lost PO Won PO Lost Total Win nbsp Josh Thorne 2010 11 2015 16 86 65 15 0 755 nbsp Patrick Fasbender 2016 17 2016 2017 20 6 14 0 3 nbsp David Sanchez de la Torre 2017 18 2019 2020 40 22 18 0 55 nbsp Joan Luque Portero 2019 20 Present 63 30 33 0 476Season by season records edit Season Division Position Played Won Lost Points Play offs NationalTrophy NationalCupReading Rockets Senior Women2022 2023 D1 4th 16 11 5 22 Runners up2021 2022 D1 11th 22 4 18 8 1st round2020 2021 D1 6th 18 9 9 18 2019 2020 D1 3rd 15 11 4 25 Semi finals2018 2019 D1 5th 18 9 9 18 Quarter finals Runners up2017 2018 D1 5th 22 13 9 26 Quarter finals2016 2017 D1 8th 20 6 14 12 Quarter finals Quarter finals2015 2016 D2 SW 1st 16 15 1 28 Runners up Runners up2014 2015 D2 MSW 3rd 14 11 3 22 Quarter finals Semi finals 2nd round2013 2014 D2 MSE 1st 14 13 1 26 Semi finals Semi finals 2nd round2012 2013 D2 MSE 2nd 16 12 4 24 Quarter finals Quarter finals 2nd round2011 2012 D2 MSW 2nd 12 9 3 18 Quarter finals Semi finals 1st round2010 2011 D2 MSW 5th 14 5 9 10 DNQ 1st round 1st round2009 20102008 20092007 20082006 2007 D2 S 6th 20 9 11 182005 2006 D2 S 2nd 21 14 7 28DNQ denotes Did not qualify See also editBasketball in EnglandReferences edit Company details UK Data Retrieved 9 June 2011 Reading Rockets apply to join British Basketball League getReading 2012 Retrieved 27 January 2012 History of Reading Rockets Basketball Club Reading Rockets Archived from the original on 21 December 2010 Retrieved 9 June 2011 Update Rockets BBL Application Reading Rockets Retrieved 16 July 2022 Ryan Lohfink Leaves Rockets after 5 years 25 May 2013 Retrieved 24 June 2013 External links editOfficial website nbsp Basketball news at Reading Post Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Reading Rockets amp oldid 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