PLYMOUTH RAIDERS II - TEAM INFORMATION

Team Sponsors: Town & Country Lettings, Mayflower Consultancy
Coach: Leigh Robinson
Team Manager:

Raiders II play in England Basketball's Men's National League Division 2. The league is highly competitive, and the 07/08 Season should be even more so. Two teams, Tees Valley Mohawks and Northampton Neptunes have recently been relegated from Division 1 and will no doubt provide very stern competition.

Raiders II were formed 3 years ago, to form a bridge between the junior teams and the BBL team. In our first year, we won Division 3 South and were quickly promoted. In our first year in Division 2, we made the play offs and came out with a very credible league position. Last season we made the decision to focus entirely on giving our younger players an opportunity to play and develop. Results were up and down throughout the season, but we secured Division 2 survival, and look forward to continued development this coming season.

The team plays the majority of it's home games prior to Raiders BBL games at the Plymouth Pavilions. However, on occasion this might not be possible and they will then play their games at the YMCA Kitto Centre.

Coach Leigh Robinson is looking forward to the 07/08 season, and seeing his returning players continue their development from last season. They are currently preparing to play in a tournament in Finland in August this year. It will give the team a superb start to their pre season programme. Raiders Women will also be attending the tournament.