Bradford Dragons junior programme has taken another step forward with 6 players being selected from the Yorkshire open trials. Mate Okros, Haben Malcolm Warner and Tyrique Pinnock have all made it through the initial selection process for the Yorkshire Under 13′s regional basketball squad while Zion Tordoff, Calum O`Dowd and Jack Young have … Continue reading
With the dust only just starting to settle on what has been an historic season for the Bradford Dragons junior programme they are already starting their preparations for the new season. Off the back of the Under 14 Boys appearance … Continue reading
Here is your chance to win courtside seats to the NBA pre-season game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Philadelphia 76ers in Manchester. All you need to do is enter the Bradford Dragons raffle. Tickets cost £2.50 each and … Continue reading
On Thursday 25th April 2013 England Basketball announced the Players and Coaches of the Year for the VCARS.co.uk senior basketball leagues this season with Bradford Dragons Women’s 1st team player Vilma Jurgaityte and Coach Mark Gunn being awarded VCARS.co.uk Division … Continue reading
Great afternoon with a total of 9 Teams entering the competition . 2 teams travelling from across the Pennines. Success for both Buttershaw Dragons teams winning all their games. Well done to everyone who took part, hope to see you all again on … Continue reading
A young Dragons team which included four U 13 players travelled to the unbeaten Titans. The game was always competitive with three Dragons players registering double figures – top scorer Mate Okros, Zion Tordoff and Tyrique Pinnock. At times we … Continue reading
As Bradford Dragons Women’s Basketball have recently entered the post season after a fantastic 2012/13 season in the VCARS.co.uk Women’s Division 2 North, we will be hosting open weekly training sessions from this week (Thurs 11th April) through til the … Continue reading
Tuesdays & Thursdays 19.20 – 21.00 & Saturdays 11.20 – 13.00 Venue : Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College, Reevy Road West, Bradford, BD6 3PX Cost £4 per session . Membership discount available For further information on our Junior programme … Continue reading
Tuesdays & Thursdays 18.00 – 19.40 & Saturdays 10.00 – 11.40 Venue : Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College, Reevy Road West, Bradford, BD6 3PX Cost £4 per session . Membership discount available For further information on our Junior programme … Continue reading
Mondays - 16.30 – 17.30 Venue : Crossley Heath Sports Hall, Skircoat Moor Rd, Halifax, HX3 0HG – Cost £3 per session Wednesdays – 17.30 – 19.00 Venue : Kings Science Academy, Northside Rd, Bradford, BD7 2AN , Cost £4 per session … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons ended their season this weekend with a brace of losses in VCARS.CO.UK Division One. Saturday saw them take on on Team Northumbria, who themselves were battling for league positioning. The game was a physical affair with both teams … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons Women’s Basketball 1st team ended a fantastic first season in the England Basketball senior National League with an 18 – 3 winning record following a tough 55 – 51 loss versus Birmingham Mets in the Division 2 Women’s … Continue reading
On the final game of the regular season the heat was on – Dragons had to beat a strong Leeds Carnegie team who earlier in the season had comfortably beaten us at their place. The brief was simple – win … Continue reading
Dear Dragons Club member and supporter Final EBL division 1 home game Dragons v Team Northumbria Saturday 6/4/13, tip off 6.15pm, in the Dragons Den at Trinity Green sports hall, Bradford College, Trinity Road, Bradford BD5 0JE. Admission £5 adults, £2.50p … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons will try to secure a playoff place in the final weekend of the regular season. The Dragons will face Team Northumbria in their final home VCARS.CO.UK Division One game on Saturday before travelling South to face League Champions … Continue reading
The season may almost be over but the basketball never stops. The following sessions start with immediate affect: Sportivate 6.30 – 8.00pm Under 18’s open scrimmage session [cost £4 a player, no pay no play] No sessions Tuesday 6/8/13. Players from … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons playoff hopes hang by a thread as after losing to Westminster Warriors in the VCARS.CO.UK Division One match up on Sunday evening. Both teams entered the game looking to claim one of the final two playoff spots but … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons hopes of securing a playoff place rest on them winning against the Westminster Warriors this Sunday in their VCARS.CO.UK Division One match up. The game tips off at 4:15pm at Bradford College Sports Hall, Trinity Road, BD5 0JE. … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons got back to winning ways on Saturday with a win against Derby Trailblazers in VCARS.CO.UK Division One. Derby got off to a bright start with their star guard Martyn Gayle sinking a three on their first trip down … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons Women’s Basketball 1st team closed out the 2012/13 VCARS.co.uk Women’s Division 2 North league with a 74 – 70 home win versus Bury Blue Devils on Saturday 16th March 2013. Coming into the game Bradford Dragons had already … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons lost their VCARS.CO.UK Division One match up with the Hemel Storm on Saturday. Dragons defense got off to a slow start as Hemel looked to get their perimeter offense going early. This enabled them to open up a … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons Women’s Basketball 1st team achieved the VCARS.co.uk Women’s Division 2 North league title in their first season in the England Basketball National League with a 80 – 51 home win versus Mansfield Giants on Sunday 10th March 2013. Previously Dragons … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons Women’s Basketball 1st team took a step closer to securing the VCARS.co.uk Women’s Division 2 North league title with a 49 – 86 away win versus Sunderland City Predators on Saturday 9th March 2013. Dragons, already preparing for … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons will continue their VCARS.CO.UK Division One campaign this Saturday when they travel to Hemel to take on the Storm. Dragons currently sit in 8th place with Hemel one spot below in 9th. This is a crucial game as … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons were unable to get a victory this weekend against either Leicester Warriors or the Medway Park Crusaders. Dragons faced a strong Warriors side on Saturday as they look to continue their winning run. The Warriors set up their … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons Women’s Basketball 1st team took the advantage in the VCARS.co.uk Women’s Division 2 North league title race with a 46 – 65 away win versus Sefton Starlights on Sunday 3rd March 2013. Sefton Starlights were coming into this … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons secured their derby victory against Leeds Carnegie with less than a second left in the game on Saturday night. As expected it was a defensive battle as both teams worked hard to limit the others offensive threats. The … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons Women’s Basketball 1st team clinched the 2013 England Basketball Women’s National Trophy with a 51 – 42 win versus Northamptonshire Titans at the Senior National League Finals day hosted at Braunstone Leisure Centre, Leicester. The National Trophy is … Continue reading
The video of Rihards Sulcs buzzer beater which gave Bradford Dragons the win over local rivals Leeds Carnegie.
Bradford Dragons will face off against local West Yorkshire rivals Leeds Carnegie in VCARS.CO.UK Division One action on Saturday. The teams have met 3 times already this season with Carnegie having the better of the results with 2 wins to … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons snapped their four game losing streak with an impressive win over high flying Tees Valley Mohawks on Saturday. Both teams started the game well as easy transition baskets were found in the opening exchanges. Dragons however capitalised on … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons Women’s Basketball 1st team continued their VCARS.co.uk Women’s Division 2 North league title push with a 62 – 46 win versus Sefton Starlights (2011/12 Division 2 North runners up) on Saturday 16th February 2013. Following a delayed start … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons will face the Tees Valley Mohawks on Saturday in VCARS.CO.UK Division One. The Dragons are coming off a disappointing away loss against Worthing Thunder last weekend, where they played dominant basketball for 35 of the 40 minutes but … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons were unable to hold on for the win in Worthing against the Thunder on Saturday night in their VCARS.CO.UK Division One match up. Bradford went into the game looking to snap a 3 game losing streak whereas Worthing … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons will make the long trip South On Sunday to Worthing to face the Thunder in VCARS.CO.UK Division One action. Dragons will be looking to snap their 3 game losing streak against the league’s basement club. Worthing have had … Continue reading
Here is Dragons’ star forward Ricky Fetske’s highlight reel from the first half of the season. We are expecting a lot more to come…
Bradford Dragons were unable to secure the win on Saturday against current champions Essex Leopards. The VCARS.CO.UK Division game went all the way down the closing moments as both teams look to secure their playoff place. The first quarter was … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons Women’s Basketball 1st team maintained their position at the top of the VCARS.co.uk Women’s Division 2 North league with a 91 – 30 win versus Doncaster Danum Eagles on Saturday 2nd February 2013. Dragons were ready to step … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons will welcome last season’s treble winning Essex Leopards to the Dragons Den on Saturday in VCARS.CO.UK Division One action. Dragons are coming off the back of a tough weekend where they picked up two losses against Northumbria and … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons suffered back to back defeats at the weekend. This has seen them drop to 6th in VCARS.CO.UK Division One. Saturday’s loss came at the hands of Team Northumbria. Dragons came out strong in the first quarter restricting Northumbria’s … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons Women’s Basketball 1st team lost their unbeaten record with a 73 – 45 loss away versus Bury Blue Devils in the VCARS.co.uk Women’s Division 2 North league. Both teams had met earlier in the season back in November … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons were unable to make their way up to Northumbria last week, due to poor travel conditions, for their VCARS.CO.UK Division One game so it is has been rearranged for this Saturday. This will be followed by another away … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons Women’s Basketball 1st team started 2013 with a 43 – 52 win away versus London Westside in the England Basketball Women’s National Trophy semi final! London Westside came into the game on a 7 – 1 record at … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons will travel North on Saturday for their next VCARS.CO.UK Division One match against Team Northumbria. Dragons will be coming off the back of a weekend of mixed fortunes which saw them get back to winning ways in the … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons managed to secure a league win on Saturday against Bristol Academy Flyers but exited the National Trophy at the Quarter Final stage against Hemel Storm on Sunday. Saturday’s VCARS.CO.UK Division One game was a nail biter as it … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons will go into this weekend’s double header ready for the challenge as they face Bristol Academy Flyers on Saturday and Hemel Storm on Sunday. Saturday’s game against Bristol will be part of Bradford’s VCARS.CO.UK Division One campaign. The … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons couldn’t get the new year off to a winning start as they were beaten by the Warriors in Westminster on Saturday night. Dragons got off to a slow start only scoring only 13 points in the first ten … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons will start the new year with a difficult trip to Westminster to face the Warriors in VCARS.CO.UK Division One action. After an historic 2012 Dragons are determined to go even further in 2013. Their first test against the … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons were unable to finish the year off with a win against league leading Reading Rockets on Saturday night at Bradford College. Reading entered the game so far unbeaten this season and were keen to keep this record alive. … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons Women’s Basketball 1st team maintained their position at the top of the VCARS.co.uk Women’s Division 2 North League on Saturday 15th December 2012 with a season high 98 – 42 win at home versus Sunderland City Predators! Sunderland … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons will look to finish the year out in style when they welcome the Reading Rockets to Bradford College on Saturday night. The Dragons have had an amazing 2012 as they finished 6th in their first year in the … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons got back on the winning track on Saturday when they visited Derby Trailblazers in VCARS.CO.UK Division One. Having beaten Derby earlier in the season in the National Trophy Dragons were keen for a repeat performance. Bradford got off … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons Women’s Basketball 1st team earned a place in the semi finals of the Women’s National Trophy on Saturday 9th December 2012 with a 62 – 61 win at home versus Cardiff Archers II just 16 hours after Saturday’s … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons Women’s Basketball 1st team are now one of three unbeaten teams nationally in the 2012/13 VCARS.co.uk Women’s Division 2 following a 63 – 41 win home versus Mansfield Giants on Saturday 8th December 2012. Mansfield (on a 2 … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons will be on their travels this weekend as they head south to face the Derby Trailblazers in VCARS.CO.UK Division One action. An injury hit Dragons managed to secure one win from their two games last weekend and will … Continue reading
An injury hit Bradford Dragons managed to secure one win from two games this weekend. With the loss of Daumants Pabrieza, Rihards Sulcs, Dut Malek and Bobby Edmunds to injury a beleaguered Bradford roster entered a tough weekend of VCARS.CO.UK Division One … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons will enter one of their toughest weekends of the season this weekend as they face Medway Park Crusaders on Saturday and Hemel Storm on Sunday. Dragons are currently sitting third in the league having only lost 1 of … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons got back to winning ways on Saturday against Leicester Warriors in VCARS.CO.UK Division One. After a disappointing loss to Leeds Carnegie the previous week the Dragons were keen to get back on track at the first opportunity. This … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons Women’s Basketball 1st team continued their winning start to the 2012/13 VCARS.co.uk Women’s Division 2 North on Saturday 24th November 2012 with a 31 – 82 win away versus Doncaster Danum Eagles maintaining their position at the top … Continue reading
We went into this game on the back of 2 loss’s against York Vikings, with our last meeting ending in a loss of over 60 points! During Recent training we have really upped the intensity and worked hard on our … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons will welcome the Leicester Warriors to Bradford College on Saturday night as they go head to head in a VCARS.CO.UK Division One match up. Bradford will be looking to put last week’s disappointing loss to local rivals Leeds … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons unbeaten start to the VCARS.CO.UK Division One season ended on Saturday night against Leeds Carnegie. Both teams entered the game with perfect records, which added even more excitement to the West Yorkshire derby. Leeds were also opening their … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons will make the short journey to Leeds on Saturday when they go up against Leeds Carnegie in their VCARS.CO.UK Division One clash. It will already be the third time that the teams will have met this season, with … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons continued their perfect start to the VCARS.CO.UK Division One season in emphatic style on Saturday night against Worthing Thunder. Dragons entered the game having won their first two games against Brixton and Essex. Thunder however have had the … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons Women’s Basketball 1st team secured their place in the Women’s National Trophy quarter finals on Sunday 11th November 2012 with a 68 – 37 win at home versus Sunderland City Predators. Sunderland were coming off several loses in … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons Women’s Basketball 1st team maintained their position at the top of the 2012/13 VCARS.co.uk National League Women’s Division 2 North league on Saturday 10th November 2012 with a 34 – 85 win away versus Doncaster Danum Eagles featuring … Continue reading
Louise is currently in her first year studying at Huddersfield University and comes from the south London Eastside Eagles girls’ basketball programme. Coach Gunn commented, “Following a short break from the game Louise has spent the past few weeks training hard to … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons are set to take on Worthing Thunder this weekend in a VCARS.CO.UK Division One clash. Dragons have started the league season perfectly with 2 wins from 2 games. This included an impressive 22 point win against reigning treble … Continue reading
In his usual style Rihards Sulcs floats to the basket to throw it down, adding a little bit of his own flair along the way. Did we forget to mention that he also stole it in the first place. We … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons secured a memorable win against reigning league, cup and playoff champions, the Essex Leopards. Dragons made the long trip South to Basildon Sporting Village on Sunday to face the Leopards in a VCARS.CO.UK Division One clash. Bradford got … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons Women’s Basketball 1st team continued their winning start in the 2012/13 VCARS.co.uk National League Women’s Division 2 North on Saturday 3rd November 2012 with a 58 – 49 win versus Bury Blue Devils who were entering the game … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons will face the reigning League, Cup and Playoff Champions when they travel to Essex on Sunday to take on the Leopards. The Essex Leopards are in their final season in VCARS.CO.UK Division One before they make the step … Continue reading
Vance Silcott sees Rihards Sulcs breaking away and pin points him with a precise pass. Sulcs goes onto to finish it in his own trademark style.
Bradford Dragons started their VCARS.CO.UK Division One season with a tough fought win over Brixton Topcats at Bradford College on Saturday night. The teams couldn’t have had different starts to the season with Dragons topping their National Trophy pool with … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons Women’s Basketball 1st team started their 2012/13 campaign in the VCARS.co.uk National League Women’s Division 2 North on Saturday 27th October 2012 travelling away to face Mansfield Giants who were entering the game already in a 2 – … Continue reading
Dragons point guard Bobby Edmunds goes coast to coast to beat the buzzer in Bradford’s game against Team Northumbria. It was the first of two clutch shots made by Edmunds in the game and further develops his reputation as one … Continue reading
We went into this game on the back of 2 big loss’s, both home and away vs York. Our target for the game was to play solid defence in the key and force Harrogate to play a perimeter offence, and … Continue reading
Ricky Fetske introduced himself to the Dragons Den with a huge putback tip against Team Northumbria. This is hopefully a sign of things to come from the 6’8″ centre, who is already entertaining the crowds with his high flying style … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons will launch their VCARS.CO.UK Division One campaign this Saturday against Brixton Topcats at Bradford College. Dragons have had a very successful start to the season by topping their National Trophy pool and qualifying for the Quarter Finals but that will … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons finished off their National Trophy group stage in style with a brace of away wins over the weekend. Dragons travelled to Reading on Saturday to face a strong Rockets side who were clinging onto their own chances of … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons enter this weekend needing one win from their two games to guarantee them a Quarter Final place in the National Trophy, but this won’t be an easy task. First up on Saturday is the long trip South to … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons unbeaten National Trophy run came to a sudden end against Bristol Academy Flyers on Sunday afternoon. Bristol made the 200 mile journey North to face the Dragons but didn’t show any signs of tiredness as they came out … Continue reading
A disappointing loss in our first game of the season, we went out in the first quarter with a lot of tension, but soon settled into a defensive structure, even then we still allowed too many pass’s into the key … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons will take on their most important challenge of the season so far when they face Bristol Academy Flyers on Sunday. If Bradford Dragons are able to secure a win it will guarantee them a place in the Quarter … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons are pleased to announced the signing of 6’3″ swingman Mark Saladzius. Saladzius arrived in the country this week from his native New York where he attended Roberts Wesleyan College, who play in NAIA Division 2. During his time … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons had a mixed weekend as they claimed their third win in the National Trophy on Saturday but crashed out of the National Cup on Sunday. Saturday’s National Trophy game against Team Northumbria as predicted was a defensive showdown … Continue reading
Do you want to play National League basketball and you are 16 or under then Bradford Dragons is the right club for you. Training twice and week at Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College it provides the ideal opportunity to hone … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons will face their biggest test of their season so far as they will face a brace of Division One opponents this weekend. Saturday night is National Trophy night as Dragons will go up against Team Northumbria and on … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons continued their perfect start to the season after a trip to Westminster on Saturday. Dragons faced up against the Westminster Warriors in a National Trophy Pool game at the Moberly Sports Centre in central London. Bradford got off … Continue reading
Do you want to play National League basketball and you are 14 or under then Bradford Dragons is the right club for you. Training twice and week at Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College it provides the ideal opportunity to hone … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons will travel South on Saturday to face the Westminster Warriors in the National Trophy. After a perfect start to the season Dragons will be determined to return home with their unbeaten record intact. The win against Leeds Carnegie … Continue reading
It was a perfect start to the season for Bradford Dragons as they claimed two wins from their opening two games over the weekend. First to face the Dragons on Saturday night in a National Trophy match were Leeds Carnegie. … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons will get their season underway this Saturday with a local grudge match against Leeds Carnegie. The Dragons have worked hard in the off season to bring back a team even stronger than the one that achieved their highest … Continue reading
I would like to invite you to Bradford Dragons Women’s Basketball pre-season training starting next week at Bradford College Sports Hall. Schedule w/c 3rd, 10th & 17th September 2012 = Tuesdays & Thursdays, 7pm – 8:30pm with Mathew and myself. All players … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons are excited to announce the return of last year’s starting point guard Bobby Edmunds. Edmunds had an explosive first season with the Dragons where he helped the club reach its highest ever league position, finishing sixth in EB … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons are pleased to announce the signing of 6’7″ American centre Ricky Fetske. Fetske comes to Dragons straight out of Fairleigh Dickinson University in NCAA Division III where he led his team in both rebounds and blocks, posting 7.5 … Continue reading
Coach Tamas Okros is back and welcomes all U16 players in West Yorkshire who want to play national league basketball for Bradford Dragons U16 in the season attend to train with us as follows – Tuesdays and Thursdays 7.30 to … Continue reading
Bradford Dragons had an exciting season on court last year reaching a club record highest ever league position, finishing 6th in EB Division One. As part of the club’s continuing development off the court we are excited to unveil a … Continue reading