BBL '22-23, Flyers v Giants, A 2/3
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Bristol Flyers vs Manchester Giants, British Basketball League (BBL) match on Friday 23rd September 2022, at SGS WISE Arena, New Road, Stoke Gifford, Bristol, during the 2022-23 season.
About the photographs.
This is the opening match of the British Basketball League Championship 2022-23 Season. Manchester Giants was the visiting team, playing away against Bristol Flyers at their home arena in Bristol.
I bought two courtside tickets, and brought along my best friend. It had been some years since I last watched a real live basketball match, the first since 2017. After being a single parent for too long, I needed to restart and refresh my photography skills.
In this photograph: This was taken during the warming up before the 7.30pm tip-off. Here we have Jelani Wastson-Gayle in the front, wearing a jersey number zero, and behind him is Pasquale Landolfi wearing number 40.
In the first half of the match, Flyers were behind while Giants was ahead by about 20 points.The final outcome at end of game was Flyers 79 - 78 Giants.
About the teams.
The Bristol Flyers was formed in 2006 by a merger of two former Bristol based teams, the Filton Flyers and the Bristol Academy, to become known as Bristol Academy Flyers. They started in the English Basketball League, in Division 2, and one year later, they moved up to Division 1.
By 2013, they got financial backing from the owner of Bristol City football club. As part of the deal, they moved into the top level franchise based BBL, for the 2014-15 season, that was when they became known simply as Bristol Flyers. Their highest finish in BBL was 4th place during the 2021-22 season.
The current Manchester Giants, not to be confused with the original Manchester Giants from 1975 to 2001, was formed in 2011. Graham Herstell put together a plan for a new Manchester based basketball team, and revived the Giants brand.
The Giants started in the top level professional BBL with the 2012-13 season. As of from 2020 to present, they are based at the National Basketball Performance Centre, located in the Belle Vue area of Manchester, which they share with the Manchester Mystics, a women’s team in the WBBL.
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BBL '22-23, Flyers v Giants, A 2/3
File: 2022006-0012
Bristol Flyers vs Manchester Giants, British Basketball League (BBL) match on Friday 23rd September 2022, at SGS WISE Arena, New Road, Stoke Gifford, Bristol, during the 2022-23 season.
About the photographs.
This is the opening match of the British Basketball League Championship 2022-23 Season. Manchester Giants was the visiting team, playing away against Bristol Flyers at their home arena in Bristol.
I bought two courtside tickets, and brought along my best friend. It had been some years since I last watched a real live basketball match, the first since 2017. After being a single parent for too long, I needed to restart and refresh my photography skills.
In this photograph: This was taken during the warming up before the 7.30pm tip-off. Here we have Jelani Wastson-Gayle in the front, wearing a jersey number zero, and behind him is Pasquale Landolfi wearing number 40.
In the first half of the match, Flyers were behind while Giants was ahead by about 20 points.The final outcome at end of game was Flyers 79 - 78 Giants.
About the teams.
The Bristol Flyers was formed in 2006 by a merger of two former Bristol based teams, the Filton Flyers and the Bristol Academy, to become known as Bristol Academy Flyers. They started in the English Basketball League, in Division 2, and one year later, they moved up to Division 1.
By 2013, they got financial backing from the owner of Bristol City football club. As part of the deal, they moved into the top level franchise based BBL, for the 2014-15 season, that was when they became known simply as Bristol Flyers. Their highest finish in BBL was 4th place during the 2021-22 season.
The current Manchester Giants, not to be confused with the original Manchester Giants from 1975 to 2001, was formed in 2011. Graham Herstell put together a plan for a new Manchester based basketball team, and revived the Giants brand.
The Giants started in the top level professional BBL with the 2012-13 season. As of from 2020 to present, they are based at the National Basketball Performance Centre, located in the Belle Vue area of Manchester, which they share with the Manchester Mystics, a women’s team in the WBBL.
NOTICE:
The Comment Box for my photo is NOT an advertising billboard for any Groups. Canned Comments and award codes will be deleted as they are clickable adverts, thus counts as spam. You are free to comment with your own words for yourself, but don’t do it for the groups.