Caledonia Pride femminile
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- Caledonia Gladiators femminile
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- Gran Bretagna - WBBL femminile 129 Gran Bretagna - Trofeo WBBL Femminile 16 Gran Bretagna - Coppa WBBL Femminile 10 Euro Cup femminile 6
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Wikipedia - Caledonia Gladiators (women)
The Caledonia Gladiators are a professional women's basketball team based in East Kilbride, Scotland. Formerly known as Caledonia Pride, they are the first and currently only women's professional basketball team in Scotland, competing in the Women's British Basketball League (WBBL).
History
Caledonia Pride (2016-2022)
In May 2016, the Women's British Basketball League awarded a franchise to basketballscotland, seeking to establish a franchise to help better prepare the Scottish national team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. In August 2016, the name Caledonia Pride was chosen and the team's coach was announced to be Edinburgh University women's head coach Bart Sengers, who would coach Pride for the next six seasons. After a 6 year run as Caledonia Pride and a disappointing 31 wins from 104 league games it was time for Scotland’s only professional female basketball team to look at a new way forward in respect of playing personnel and proper funding.
Caledonia Gladiators (2022-present)
In June 2022, basketballscotland announced the transfer of the professional franchise to the Lady Rocks basketball club. The new team was named Caledonia Gladiators, referencing the original name of the Lady Rocks club formed in 2006, with plans for their own custom-built facility in Lanarkshire.
The 2022-23 season saw the newly formed club finish 2nd in the WBBL, a highest ever finish for any Scottish team. The 2023-24 season saw the Gladiators enter the FIBA EuroCup Women in a first ever foray into European competition. This was a successful run to the knockout stages of the competition.
La squadra gioca le partite casalinghe all'Emirates Arena di Glasgow. La Caledonia Pride è nota per il suo stile di gioco veloce e aggressivo. La squadra è guidata dall'allenatrice Lisa Black, che è in carica dal 2008.
La Caledonia Pride ha una lunga tradizione di successi. La squadra ha vinto il campionato WBBL per tre volte consecutive dal 1996 al 1998. La Caledonia Pride ha anche vinto la Coppa della Scozia per cinque volte consecutive dal 1994 al 1998.
La Caledonia Pride rappresenta la Scozia nelle competizioni internazionali. La squadra ha partecipato alla EuroCup Women in due occasioni, nel 2009 e nel 2010. La Caledonia Pride ha raggiunto i quarti di finale della EuroCup Women nel 2009.
La Caledonia Pride è una delle squadre di basket femminile più titolate della Gran Bretagna. La squadra è nota per il suo stile di gioco veloce e aggressivo. La Caledonia Pride rappresenta la Scozia nelle competizioni internazionali.