Olympic City Giants

Olympic City Giants were a professional basketball team based in Oldham, England. Previously based in Bolton and Bury, the team were known as Bolton & Bury Hawks and then Bolton & Bury Giants, the team were founder members of the British Basketball League in 1986.

Olympic City Giants
LeagueNational League 2 (1981–1982)
National League 1 (1982–1986)
British Basketball League (1986–1988)
Established1981
Folded1989, merged with Manchester Eagles to become Manchester Giants
HistoryBolton & Bury Lobos
1981–1986
Bolton & Bury Giants
1986-1987
Olympic City Giants
1987–1988
LocationOldham, Greater Manchester
Team coloursGreen, White and Gold
     
OwnershipMike Shaft

After an eighth-place finish in the 1987–88 Carlsberg League campaign, Giants qualified for their first and only BBL-era Play-off. They drew top seed Glasgow Rangers, and were soundly beaten in both games of the bet-of-three series by the regular season Champions.

In 1988 after encountering several financial difficulties, Olympic City Giants formally merged with Manchester Eagles (formerly Manchester United) to become Manchester Giants, marking a return of the famous name after a three-year absence, following a merger between the original Manchester Giants and Manchester United in 1985.[1]

Season-by-season records
Season Division Tier Regular Season Post-Season Trophy Cup Head Coach
Finish Played Wins Losses Points Win %
Bolton & Bury Giants
1987–1988 BBL I 10th 28 12 16 24 0.428 Did not qualify Quarter-final - -
Olympic City Giants
1988–1989 BBL I 8th 20 4 16 8 0.200 Lost in Quarter-finals to Glasgow Rangers, 0–2 Quarter-final - -

Notable former players

See also

References
  1. "Solent Stars Basketball Club - The Complete History: 1985". solentstars.blogspot.com.es. Retrieved 22 September 2014.


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