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Reading Rockets
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LeagueBCB
Established1997; 29 years ago (1997)
HistoryReading Rockets
(1997–present)
ArenaLoddon Valley Leisure Centre
Capacity500
LocationReading, Berkshire
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Head coachTemplate:Flagicon Samit Nuruzade
OwnershipGary Johnson, Helen Johnson
WebsiteOfficial website

The Reading Rockets are an English professional basketball club based in the town of Reading, England. Founded in 1997, the Rockets compete in British Championship Basketball , the second tier of the British basketball system.

History

The Rockets were formed in 1997[1] by current owner Gary Johnson together with his son Matt, starting in Division 3. The club won promotion at the first attempt, and in the National Basketball League reorganisation of 2000, England Basketball replaced Division 1 with the eight-team NBL Conference as the second-tier. Subsequently, Division 2 became Division 1 where the Rockets found themselves.

The Rockets remained in Division 1 for just one season, finishing second and beating Oxford in the Championship Final, thus winning promotion to the NBL Conference. In the 2001–02 season they finished seventh in the NBL Conference. In the following season, the Rockets continued their rise, finishing in third place. In 2003, the National Basketball League was rebranded as the English Basketball League, and once again was restructured with a new format, with Rockets finishing in second place in the new EBL Division 1. In the following season the Rockets finished third and were runners-up to Worthing Thunder in both the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons.

The club completed its most successful season ever in 2008–09, going undefeated to win all four national championships. The club applied to join the British Basketball League (Top division of the British Basketball System) as a member franchise for the 2012–13 season but was unsuccessful.[2] In the 2013–14 season the Rockets completed the treble and were Play Off Championship finalists. Rockets' Ladies won the Division 2 Southern league in 2014. As a stepping stone into the Senior Men's team, the Rockets' run academies at the John Madejski Academy and the Henley College.

The club has squads ranging from developing Under-12s to the Division 1 senior men's side, and coaching staff regularly visit local schools and run satellite clubs as part of the Community Rockets scheme.[3]

In 2022, the Rockets applied to join the British Basketball League starting from the 2023–24 season.[4]

In the 2024–25 season, the Rockets won the National Cup in January, the KitKing Trophy in March, and the NBL1 D1 playoff championship in April.[5]

Men

Honours

  • Men's National League Division 1 League Champions (3): 2008/2009, 2012/13, 2013/14
  • Men's National Cup Winners (4): 2004/05, 2008/09, 2013/14, 2024/25
  • Men's National League Division 1 Play Off Champions (4): 2005/06, 2008/09, 2010/11, 2012/13
  • Men's National Trophy Winners (5): 2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/09, 2010/11, 2013/14

Current roster

Reading Rockets 25-26 roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
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Head coach

Template:Flagicon Samit Nuruzade

Assistant coach(es)

Template:Flagicon Ben Fisher Template:Flagicon Jack Adams

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Notable former players

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Staff

Former head coaches

Coach From To Total Games RS Won RS Lost PO Won PO Lost Total Win %
Template:Flagicon Richard Devereux 1997/98 1997/98 26 12 14 0.462
Template:Flagicon Dave Aldred 1998/99 1998/99 26 17 9 0.654
Template:Flagicon Dave Titmuss 1999/00 2000/01 42 31 11 0.738
Template:Flagicon Matt Johnson 2002/03 2002/03 22 16 6 0.727
Template:Flagicon Mark Dunning 2004/05 2004/05 22 16 6 0.727
Template:Flagicon Dave Titmuss 2005/06 2008/09 95 75 9 9 2 0.884
Template:Flagicon Sasa Punosevac 2009/10 2009/10 6 3 3 – – 0.500
Template:Flagicon Matt Johnson 2009/10 2009/10 17 9 7 0 1 0.529
Template:Flagicon Samit Nuruzade 2010/11 2012/13 75 48 20 6 1 0.720
Template:Flagicon Manuel Pena Garces 2013/14 2017/18 134 91 33 5 5 0.716
Template:Flagicon Alan Keane 2018/19 2020/21 68 35 33 - - 0.514
Template:Flagicon Dan Pearson 2021/22 2021/22 27 15 11 - 1 0.555
Template:Flagicon Samit Nuruzade 2022/23 Present 33 21 10 1 1 0.66

Season-by-season records

Season Division Tier Regular Season Post-Season National Cup Trophy
Finish Played Wins Losses Points Win %
Reading Rockets
1997–98 D3 4 3rd 26 12 14 24 0.462 Quarter-finals - -
1998–99 D2 3 4th 26 17 9 34 0.654 Quarter-finals - -
1999–00 D2 3 5th 24 17 7 34 0.708 Semi-finals - -
2000–01 D1 3 2nd 18 14 4 28 0.778 Winners, beating Oxford - -
2001–02 Conf. 2 7th 18 7 11 14 0.389 Quarter-finals - -
2002–03 Conf. 2 3rd 22 16 6 32 0.727 Runners-up - -
2003–04 D1 2 2nd 22 17 5 34 0.773 Semi-finals Quarter-finals -
2004–05 D1 2 3rd 22 16 6 32 0.727 Runners-up Winners, beating Sheffield -
2005–06 D1 2 2nd 26 22 4 44 0.846 Winners, beating Worthing Runners-up -
2006–07 D1 2 2nd 22 19 3 38 0.864 Semi-finals Semi-finals -
2007–08 D1 2 2nd 18 16 2 32 0.889 Runners-up Semi-finals -
2008–09 D1 2 1st 18 18 0 36 1.000 Winners, beating Manchester Winners, beating Manchester -
2009–10 D1 2 7th 22 12 10 24 0.545 Quarter-finals Quarter-finals -
2010–11 D1 2 3rd 18 12 6 24 0.667 Winners, beating Leeds 3rd round -
2011–12 D1 2 7th 24 14 10 28 0.583 Quarter-finals Semi-finals -
2012–13 D1 2 1st 26 22 4 44 0.846 Winners, beating Worthing Semi-finals -
2013–14 D1 2 1st 26 22 4 44 0.846 Runners-up Winners, beating Newham -
2014–15 D1 2 5th 24 15 9 30 0.625 Quarter-finals Runners-up -
2015–16 D1 2 3rd 26 19 7 38 0.731 Runners-up Quarter-finals -
2016–17 D1 2 3rd 26 20 6 40 0.769 Quarter-finals Quarter-finals -
2017–18 D1 2 3rd 24 17 7 34 0.708 Semi-finals Quarter-finals -
2018–19 D1 2 6th 26 14 12 28 0.538 Quarter-finals 4th round -
2019–20 D1 2 7th 23 14 9 28 0.609 No playoffs Runners-up -
2020–21 D1 2 9th 19 7 12 14 0.368 1st round No competition -
2021–22 D1 2 8th 26 15 11 28* 0.577 1st round 4th round -
2022–23 D1 2 4th 26 17 9 34 0.654 Semi-final 4th round Semi-finals
2023–24 D1 2 4th 24 16 8 32 0.667 Runners-Up Runners-Up Semi-Finals
2024–25 D1 2 3rd 24 17 7 34 0.708 Winners, Beating MK Winners, Beating Hemel Winners, Beating MK
2025–26 BCB 2 1st 26 22 4 44 0.846 Runners Up - QF

Record in BBL/SLB competitions

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away
2006–07 BBL Trophy GS Plymouth Raiders
GS Worthing Thunder
GS Guildford Heat
2009–10 BBL Trophy R1 Newcastle Eagles L 60–102
2012–13 BBL Trophy R1 Surrey Heat L 68–86
2013–14 BBL Trophy R1 Sheffield Sharks L 73–85
2014–15 BBL Trophy R1 Newcastle Eagles L 90–112
2015–16 BBL Trophy R1 Surrey Scorchers L 72–82
2016–17 BBL Trophy R1 Bristol Flyers L 74–85
2024–25 SLB Cup R1 Sheffield Sharks L 72–84

Women

Honours

  • Women's National League Division 2 Champions (1): 2013/14
  • Women's National League Division 2 South West Champions (1): 2015/16 1
  • Women's National League Division 1 finalist (1): 2019/2020/
  • Women's National cup finalist (2): 2019/2020- 2022/2023

Current roster

Reading Rockets 24-25 roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
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Head coach

Template:Flagicon Joan Portero Luque

Assistant coach(es)

Template:Flagicon Philip Hayfield

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Notable former players

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Staff

Former head coaches

Coach From To Total Games RS Won RS Lost PO Won PO Lost Total Win %
Template:Flagicon Josh Thorne 2010/11 2015/16 86 65 15 - 0.755
Template:Flagicon Patrick Fasbender 2016/17 2016/2017 20 6 14 - - 0.3
Template:Flagicon David Sanchez de la Torre 2017/18 2019/2020 40 22 18 - - 0.55
Template:Flagicon Joan Luque Portero 2019/20 Present 84 41 43 - - 0.476

Season-by-season records

Season Division Position Played Won Lost Points Play-offs National
Trophy 		National
Cup
Reading Rockets Senior Women
2024–2025 D1 12th 22 2 20 4 - -
2023–2024 D1 6th 21 11 10 22 - -
2022–2023 D1 4th 16 11 5 22 Semifinal - Final
2021–2022 D1 11th 22 4 18 8 - - 1st round
2020–2021 D1 6th 18 9 9 18 - - -
2019–2020 D1 3rd 15 11 4 25 - - Semi-finals
2018–2019 D1 5th 18 9 9 18 Quarter-finals - Runners-up
2017–2018 D1 5th 22 13 9 26 - - Quarter-finals
2016–2017 D1 8th 20 6 14 12 Quarter-finals Quarter-finals
2015–2016 D2 SW 1st 16 15 1 28 Runners-up Runners-up
2014–2015 D2 MSW 3rd 14 11 3 22 Quarter-finals Semi-finals 2nd round
2013–2014 D2 MSE 1st 14 13 1 26 Semi-finals Semi-finals 2nd round
2012–2013 D2 MSE 2nd 16 12 4 24 Quarter-finals Quarter-finals 2nd round
2011–2012 D2 MSW 2nd 12 9 3 18 Quarter-finals Semi-finals 1st round
2010–2011 D2 MSW 5th 14 5 9 10 DNQ 1st round 1st round
2009–2010
2008–2009
2007–2008
2006–2007 D2 S 6th 20 9 11 18
2005–2006 D2 S 2nd 21 14 7 28
  • DNQ denotes Did not qualify.

NBL Conference Men

Season-by-season records

Season Division Position Played Won Lost Points
Reading Rockets Senior Women
2024–2025 NBL Conference Pool IV 2nd 14 11 3 22

Current roster

Reading Rockets 24-25 roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
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Head coach

Template:Flagicon Danny Carter

Assistant coach(es)

Template:Flagicon Liam Hardiman

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

See also

References

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