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Welcome to Iroquois Basketball Club

Iroquois is a community orientated basketball club, based primarily at Gravesend Grammar School, covering Gravesham & the surrounding area in North Kent.  It caters for all age groups, from boys & girls in year 5 of primary school up to adults. It has a strong development programme, covering players, coaches, referees and table officials, and works closely with a number of local schools, Gravesham Borough Council & the Gravesham School Sport Partnership.

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To play the game is great?

To win the game is greater?

To love the game is greatest of all!

Iroquois Timberwolves

Iroquois Timberwolves have kicked off the U12 CVL this season with wins against Maidstone B and Medway A, plus a win by default over Eltham who failed to turn up.

Iroquois Mohawks

Iroquois Mohawks (U16's) continued their campaign in this season's U16 CVL with a comfortable win over Medway Mavericks, based upon a strong all-round team performance, followed by a 6 point win over Greenwich. Iroquois Mohawks are now top of the league with a P6-W5-L1 record and a confirmed slot in the playoff final.

ESPN.com - College Basketball

Adam Rittenberg: Ohio State Buckeyes backcourt more than just Evan Turner
Ohio State's Evan Turner might be the favorite for national player of the year, but three others in the Buckeyes' backcourt have played a large role in OSU's ascension.

Ohio stuns Georgetown to end tourney drought
Armon Bassett scored 32 points to help No. 14 seed Ohio beat Georgetown 97-83 and become the second team seeded in the teens to win in the NCAA tournament on Thursday night.

Murray State stuns No. 4 seed Vandy at buzzer
Danero Thomas hit a 15-footer as the buzzer sounded and 13th-seeded Murray State stunned No. 4 seed Vanderbilt 66-65 on Thursday in an NCAA tournament opener in the West Regional.

Farokhmanesh's 3 fires Northern Iowa by UNLV
Ali Farokhmanesh hit a 3-pointer from the left wing with 4.9 seconds left to lift ninth-seeded Northern Iowa over UNLV 69-66 on Thursday night in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

Clubmark

Iroquois Basketball Club is a Sport England Clubmark accredited organisation.  Clubmark is a cross-sport, nationally recognised standard for sports clubs with Junior sections. As part of the work to achieve accreditation, the Club has enhanced its practices and procedures, including such areas as child protection, health & safety etc.  Iroquois is an England Basketball registered club and, as such, has the benefit of public liability insurance.

 

Iroquois Wolfpack

Iroquois Wolfpack (U14) played their first CVL games on Saturday 16th January at Greenacre School in Medway. The team was:- Connor Gordon, Jono Hayward, Matt Lewis, Jack Wade, Lewis Wade, Spike Dolphin and Toby Babalola. We won both of our games comfortably. In the second game against Medway Mavericks we scored 24 points off of 25 shots. Of all the teams on show that day, Iroquois looked the most impressive.

Spike Dolphin

2008/9 Season Success

Winners - U14 CVL Playoffs

Winners - MBA Senior Men's Rosebowl

Winners - MBA Senior Men's Plate

MBA Division 1 Fair Play Award

MBA Cup

Iroquois have qualified for the MBA Cup semi finals after a comfortable victory in the quarter finals over Bromley B.

Kent Teams

Congratulations to the following Iroquois players who were selected for the 2009 Kent Teams:

Kent U13's:  Connor Gordon, Matt Lewis, Jack Wade & Lewis Wade

Kent U14 Schools:  Joe Denton, Ciaran Kelleher & Lee Memmott

Kent U15's:  Toby Lake, Joe Denton, Ciaran Kelleher & Lee Memmott

ESPN.com - NBA

NBA Rookie Rankings: The Big 5
David Thorpe breaks down the five best rookies and updates the progress on other first-rounders.

Magic top Heat in OT after wasting 12-point lead
Vince Carter scored 27 points, Rashard Lewis added 24 including a huge 3-pointer with 28.4 seconds left, and the Orlando Magic blew a 12-point lead in the final 5 minutes of regulation before beating the Miami Heat 108-102 in overtime Thursday night.

Detroit Pistons expect Rodney Stuckey back on court on Friday
Detroit Pistons guard Rodney Stuckey is expected to play Friday night, two weeks after collapsing on the bench during a game.

Michael Jordan calls owning Charlotte Bobcats 'dream come true'
Michael Jordan vows to help Charlotte experience what winning is about, telling reporters and season ticket holders it's a "dream come true" to own the Bobcats.