Group 4 Fixtures – KitKing Trophy

The KitKing Trophy for teams in Basketball England’s NBL Men’s Division One is set to return in September. The competition will again be organised by NBL1 Men’s clubs in partnership with naming rights holder Kitking.co.uk and BE. It will see all 14 NBL1 clubs, plus a pair of invited Division Two sides, competing in four […]

Dragons’ Season Comes to an End Following Playoff Defeat

Just a week after the Bradford Dragons were beaten in their final game of the regular basketball season at the hands of Worthing Thunder, they were back again at the West Sussex club in the quarter finals of the end of season Playoffs. Second seed Worthing, against the seventh seed Bradford side, made home advantage […]

Bradford Dragons back to face Worthing Thunder in play-offs

BRADFORD Dragons may have lost their final game of the regular season in Division One of the National Basketball League last Saturday, but they will take plenty of positives from the defeat. A 99-89 defeat to second-placed Worthing Thunder ensured Bradford finished seventh in the standings, meaning a play-off berth. And it just so happens […]

Dragons Make Playoffs with a game to spare

Bradford Dragons went head to head with Team Newcastle University on Sunday afternoon, in a fixture that could either make or break the Dragons’ season. In a closely fought game, the Dragons took the win (81-87), securing their qualification to the post season playoffs. The Dragons were in no doubt of the importance of this […]

Mixed fortunes for Dragons over double-header weekend

Bradford Dragons faced a double-header of games last weekend, with a visit to Derby Trailblazers on Saturday evening, followed by a home fixture against Essex Rebels on Sunday afternoon. Having led at the end of each of the first three quarters in Derby, the Dragons eventually went down 97-85 against the Trailblazers, but bounced back […]

Dragons beaten by Cavaliers

Bradford Dragons trekked a long journey through the snow on Saturday, for an evening fixture against the Thames Valley Cavaliers at Uxbridge College. The journey home was made even longer, as the Dragons were on the wrong end of a 108-95 scoreline. The two sides last met in December, in the reverse fixture at Calderdale […]

Bradford Dragons take a big step closer to playoff qualification

Bradford Dragons made the journey to the Essex University Arena in Colchester on Saturday, for a crucial fixture against rival play-off hopefuls, Essex Rebels. In what was possibly the Dragons’ most comprehensive team performance of the season so far, they silenced the Rebels with a huge thirty-eight point victory (60-98). This season’s National Basketball Division […]

Big win for the Dragons against Lancashire rivals

Bradford Dragons entertained their rivals from the other side of the Pennines on Saturday evening, as Manchester Magic made their first visit to the new Dragons’ Den, at Calderdale College’s Inspire Centre. Despite the red rose side taking the opening quarter, the Dragons dominated throughout the remainder of the game and took the victory for […]

Dragons brought down to earth by Rockets

Bradford Dragons made the long journey down to Berkshire on Sunday afternoon for their National Basketball League Division One fixture against Reading Rockets. After a close first three quarters, the Dragons side ran out of fuel in the final period, slumping to a seventeen point defeat (95-77). When these two sides last met, it had […]

Injury hit Dragons split weekend results

Bradford Dragons faced another double header weekend, with away fixtures against London Lions II on Saturday afternoon, and Loughborough Riders the following evening. Despite an outstanding final quarter from the Lions, the Dragons had already done just enough to go home with the win. However, the following day, a weakened Dragons’ side, missing both Micah […]