| Derby Trailblazers | |
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| League | BCB |
| Established | 2000; 26 years ago (2000) |
| History | Derby Trailblazers 2000-present |
| Arena | Noel-Baker Hall |
| Capacity | 500 |
| Location | Derby,Derbyshire |
| Team colours | |
| Head coach |  Kyle Henderson |
| Website | Official website |
TheDerby Trailblazers are an English semi-professionalbasketball club based inDerby,Derbyshire. The club was founded in 2000 as a feeder club for the now-defunctDerby Storm, and wear the same blue and white colours as their predecessor. The Trailblazers currently compete in NBL Division 1, the second tier of the British basketball system.
The Trailblazers were founded in 2000 to give local players access to competitive women's and junior basketball teams after the city's professional outfit,Derby Storm, ended their equivalent programmes to focus on their professional team, which was then competing in theBritish Basketball League.[1] After the Storm withdrew in 2002, the Trailblazers added men's basketball to their offering, and started to gradually work their way up theEnglish Basketball League. Only a few years after entering the National League, the Trailblazers were crowned NBL Division Two champions in 2007, and were promoted to Division One for the 2007-08 season.[citation needed]
The team were successful in the second tier of British basketball, with the Trailblazers crowned Division One champions in 2010, and winning the National Trophy in 2012, beatingBristol Academy Flyers 87-60 in the final.[2] This success was hard to sustain though, with the team winning only six league games in the 2012-13 season, and suffering relegation back to Division Two as a result. The Trailblazers won promotion back to Division One at the first attempt as Division Two champions with a game to spare.[3]
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| Season[4][5] | Division | Tier | Regular Season | Post-Season | National Cup | Div. League Cup | |||||
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| 2002-03 | D2 Nor | 4 | 6th | 18 | 7 | 11 | 14 | Did not qualify | Did not compete | ||
| 2003-04 | D3 Nor | 4 | 3rd | 22 | 14 | 8 | 28 | Semi-final | 1st round | 2nd round | |
| 2004-05 | D3 Nor | 4 | 1st | 16 | 14 | 2 | 28 | Winners | Did not compete | ||
| 2005-06 | D2 | 3 | 4th | 22 | 11 | 11 | 22 | Semi-final | Semi-final | ||
| 2006-07 | D2 | 3 | 1st | 22 | 19 | 3 | 38 | Semi-final | Did not compete | ||
| 2007-08 | D1 | 2 | 6th | 18 | 8 | 10 | 16 | Semi-final | 1st round | 1st round | |
| 2008-09 | D1 | 2 | 8th | 18 | 5 | 13 | 10 | Quarter-final | Quarter-final | 1st round | |
| 2009-10 | D1 | 2 | 1st | 22 | 17 | 5 | 34 | Runner-up | Semi-final | Semi-final | |
| 2010-11 | D1 | 2 | 8th | 18 | 6 | 12 | 12 | Quarter-final | Semi-final | Quarter-final | |
| 2011-12 | D1 | 2 | 3rd | 24 | 16 | 8 | 32 | Runner-up | Quarter-final | Winners | |
| 2012-13 | D1 | 2 | 13th | 26 | 6 | 20 | 12 | Did not qualify | Quarter-final | Quarter-final | |
| 2013-14 | D2 | 3 | 1st | 20 | 17 | 3 | 34 | Winners | Quarter-final | Semi-final | |
| 2014-15 | D1 | 2 | 2nd | 24 | 17 | 7 | 34 | Semi-final | Quarter-final | Semi-final | |
| 2015-16 | D1 | 2 | 2nd | 26 | 19 | 7 | 38 | Semi-final | Semi-final | Pool stage | |
| 2016-17 | D1 | 2 | 4th | 26 | 16 | 10 | 32 | Quarter-final | Semi-final | Pool stage | |
| 2017-18 | D1 | 2 | 12th | 24 | 6 | 18 | 12 | Did not qualify | 4th round | Pool stage | |
| 2018-19 | D1 | 2 | 5th | 26 | 15 | 11 | 30 | Quarter-final | 3rd round | Pool stage | |
| 2019-20 | D1 | 2 | 3rd | 23 | 16 | 7 | 35 | No playoffs | Quarter-finals | ||
| 2020-21 | D1 | 2 | 4th | 19 | 14 | 5 | 28 | Quarter-finals | No competition | ||
| 2021-22 | D1 | 2 | 3rd | 26 | 19 | 7 | 38 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | ||
| 2022-23 | D1 | 2 | 3rd | 26 | 19 | 7 | 38 | Semi-finals | Runners-Up | ||
| 2023-24 | D1 | 2 | 1st | 24 | 20 | 4 | 40 | Semi-finals | |||
| 2024-25 | D1 | 2 | 2nd | 24 | 17 | 7 | 34 | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | ||
| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away |
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| 2015–16 | BBL Trophy | R1 | Sheffield Sharks | L 67-84 | |
| 2016–17 | BBL Trophy | R1 | Newcastle Eagles | L 67-100 | |
| 2020–21 | BBL Trophy | R1 | Solent Kestrels | L 73-101 |
