Reading Rockets
{{Short description|English semi-professional basketball club}}
{{about|the English Basketball League club based in Reading, Berkshire|the Professional Lacrosse League team based in Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading Rockets (PLL)}}
{{more citations needed|date=October 2019}}
{{EngvarB|date=October 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox basketball club
| color1 = Black
| color2 = Red
| color3 =
| name = Reading Rockets
| logo = Reading rockets logo.png
| imagesize = 200px
| sponsor =
| league = NBL Division 1
| established = {{start date and age|1997}}
| history = Reading Rockets
(1997–present)
| arena = Loddon Valley Leisure Centre
| capacity = 500
| location = Reading, Berkshire
| coach = {{flagicon|AZE}} Samit Nuruzade
| ownership = Gary Johnson, Helen Johnson
| colours = {{color box|black}} {{color box|white}} {{color box|#E51837}}
| website = [http://www.readingrockets.co.uk/ Official website]
}}
The Reading Rockets are an English semi-professional basketball club based in the town of Reading, England. Founded in 1997, the Rockets compete in NBL Division 1, the second tier of the British basketball system.
History
The Rockets were formed in 1997{{cite web|title=Company details|url=http://ukdata.com/company/03387798/READING-ROCKETS-LIMITED|publisher=UK Data|accessdate=9 June 2011}} 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.{{cite web| title = Reading Rockets apply to join British Basketball League | url = http://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/basketball/s/2107219_reading_rockets_apply_to_join_british_basketball_league | year = 2012 | accessdate = 27 January 2012 | publisher = getReading}} 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.{{cite web|title=History of Reading Rockets Basketball Club|url=http://www.reading-rockets.com/about-the-club/rockets-history.html|publisher=Reading Rockets|accessdate=9 June 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101221013952/http://www.reading-rockets.com/about-the-club/rockets-history.html|archive-date=21 December 2010}}
In 2022, the Rockets applied to join the British Basketball League starting from the 2023–24 season.{{Cite web |title=Update: Rockets BBL Application {{!}} Reading Rockets |url=https://readingrockets.co.uk/update-rockets-bbl-application/ |access-date=2022-07-16 |language=en-GB}}
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.{{cite news |title=Reading Rockets claim third trophy of the year with victory |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4grykl4ev2o.amp |access-date=29 April 2025 |work=BBC News |date=28 April 2025 |language=en-gb}}
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=
{{Basketball roster header|wt=n|age=n
| team= Reading Rockets 24-25}}
{{player3 | num = 4 | nat = AUS | first = Mitch | last = Clarke |dab=basketball| pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 1 | nat2=GBR}}
{{player3 | num = 5 | nat = GBR | first = Reis | last = Pinnock | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 1 }}
{{player3 | num = 6 | nat = GBR | first = Elias (Zain) | last = Poorman | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 4 }}
{{player3 | num = 7 | nat = GBR | first = Lewis | last = Champion | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 1 |note=C}}
{{player3 | num = 8 | nat = GBR | first = Victor | last = Olarerin | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 2 }}
{{player3 | num = 9 | nat = GBR | first = Isaac | last = Spurrier | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 7 }}
{{player3 | num = 10 | nat = GBR | first = Matthew | last = Allman | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 6 }}
{{player3 | num = 11 | nat = CAN | first = Simon | last = Chamberlain | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 7 | nat2=GBR}}
{{player3 | num = 12 | nat = GBR | first = Ty | last = Nsangu | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 9 }}
{{player3 | num = 13 | nat = USA | first = Justin | last = Hopkins | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 5 }}
{{player3 | num = 14 | nat = GBR | first = Adam | last = Coxon | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 2 }}
{{player3 | num = 15 | nat = GBR | first = George | last = Clarke | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 8 }}
{{player3 | num = 16 | nat= USA | first = Zep | last= Jasper | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 1 }}
{{Basketball roster footer
| head_coach =
{{flagicon|AZE}} Samit Nurazade
| asst_coach =
{{flagicon|GBR}} Ben Fisher
{{flagicon|GBR}} Jack Adams }}
=Notable former players=
{{Basketball notable players criteria}}
- {{flagicon|USA}} E.J. Harrison
- {{flagicon|GBR}} Adam Kelly
- {{flagicon|USA}} Ted Smith
- {{flagicon|USA}} Tyrell Smith
- {{flagicon|GBR}} David Watts
- {{flagicon|USA}} Niko Scott
- {{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Lohfink{{cite news|title=Ryan Lohfink Leaves Rockets after 5 years|url=http://amaechibasketballcentre.com/News/News/news.php#New%20Players|accessdate=24 June 2013|date=25 May 2013}}
- {{flagicon|GBR}} Luke Nelson
- {{flagicon|WAL}} Matt Johnson
- {{flagicon|GBR}} Harrison Gamble
- {{flagicon|GBR}} Andy Powlesland
- {{flagicon|USA}} Jermaine Williams
- {{flagicon|GBR}} Pem Bristol
- {{flagicon|GBR}} Danny Carter
- {{flagicon|GBR}} Damon Cooper
=Staff=
Former head coaches
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;" | ||||||||
| bgcolor="#efefef"
! Coach ! From ! To ! Total Games ! RS Won ! RS Lost ! PO Won ! PO Lost ! Total Win % | ||||||||
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Richard Devereux | 1997/98 | 1997/98 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 0.462 | ||
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Dave Aldred | 1998/99 | 1998/99 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 0.654 | ||
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Dave Titmuss | 1999/00 | 2000/01 | 42 | 31 | 11 | 0.738 | ||
| {{flagicon|WAL}} Matt Johnson | 2002/03 | 2002/03 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0.727 | ||
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Mark Dunning | 2004/05 | 2004/05 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0.727 | ||
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Dave Titmuss | 2005/06 | 2008/09 | 95 | 75 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0.884 |
| {{flagicon|SER}} Sasa Punosevac | 2009/10 | 2009/10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | – | – | 0.500 |
| {{flagicon|WAL}} Matt Johnson | 2009/10 | 2009/10 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0.529 |
| {{flagicon|AZE}} Samit Nuruzade | 2010/11 | 2012/13 | 75 | 48 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0.720 |
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Manuel Pena Garces | 2013/14 | 2017/18 | 134 | 91 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 0.716 |
| {{flagicon|IRE}} Alan Keane | 2018/19 | 2020/21 | 68 | 35 | 33 | - | - | 0.514 |
| {{flagicon|USA}} Dan Pearson | 2021/22 | 2021/22 | 27 | 15 | 11 | - | 1 | 0.555 |
| {{flagicon|AZE}} Samit Nuruzade | 2022/23 | Present | 33 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0.66 |
=Season-by-season records=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;" |
| bgcolor="#efefef"
!rowspan="2"|Season !rowspan="2"|Division !rowspan="2"|Tier !colspan="6"|Regular Season !rowspan="2"|Post-Season !rowspan="2"|National Cup !rowspan="2"|Kitking Trophy |
| Finish
! Played ! Wins ! Losses ! Points ! Win % |
|---|
| colspan="13" align=center bgcolor="black" | Reading Rockets |
| style="text-align:center;"|1997–98
|style="text-align:center;"|D3 |style="text-align:center;"|4 |style="text-align:center;"|3rd |style="text-align:center;"|26 |style="text-align:center;"|12 |style="text-align:center;"|14 |style="text-align:center;"|24 |style="text-align:center;"|0.462 |style="text-align:center;"|Quarter-finals |style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;"|1998–99
|style="text-align:center;"|D2 |style="text-align:center;"|3 |style="text-align:center;"|4th |style="text-align:center;"|26 |style="text-align:center;"|17 |style="text-align:center;"|9 |style="text-align:center;"|34 |style="text-align:center;"|0.654 |style="text-align:center;"|Quarter-finals |style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;"|1999–00
|style="text-align:center;"|D2 |style="text-align:center;"|3 |style="text-align:center;"|5th |style="text-align:center;"|24 |style="text-align:center;"|17 |style="text-align:center;"|7 |style="text-align:center;"|34 |style="text-align:center;"|0.708 |style="text-align:center;"|Semi-finals |style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;"|2000–01
|style="text-align:center;"|D1 |style="text-align:center;"|3 |style="text-align:center;"|2nd |style="text-align:center;"|18 |style="text-align:center;"|14 |style="text-align:center;"|4 |style="text-align:center;"|28 |style="text-align:center;"|0.778 |style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=gold|Winners, beating Oxford |style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;"|2001–02
|style="text-align:center;"|Conf. |style="text-align:center;"|2 |style="text-align:center;"|7th |style="text-align:center;"|18 |style="text-align:center;"|7 |style="text-align:center;"|11 |style="text-align:center;"|14 |style="text-align:center;"|0.389 |style="text-align:center;"|Quarter-finals |style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;"|2002–03
|style="text-align:center;"|Conf. |style="text-align:center;"|2 |style="text-align:center;"|3rd |style="text-align:center;"|22 |style="text-align:center;"|16 |style="text-align:center;"|6 |style="text-align:center;"|32 |style="text-align:center;"|0.727 |style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=silver|Runners-up |style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;"|2003–04
|style="text-align:center;"|D1 |style="text-align:center;"|2 |style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=silver|2nd |style="text-align:center;"|22 |style="text-align:center;"|17 |style="text-align:center;"|5 |style="text-align:center;"|34 |style="text-align:center;"|0.773 |style="text-align:center;"|Semi-finals |style="text-align:center;"|Quarter-finals |style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;"|2004–05
|style="text-align:center;"|D1 |style="text-align:center;"|2 |style="text-align:center;"|3rd |style="text-align:center;"|22 |style="text-align:center;"|16 |style="text-align:center;"|6 |style="text-align:center;"|32 |style="text-align:center;"|0.727 |style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=silver|Runners-up |style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=gold|Winners, beating Sheffield |style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;"|2005–06
|style="text-align:center;"|D1 |style="text-align:center;"|2 |style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=silver|2nd |style="text-align:center;"|26 |style="text-align:center;"|22 |style="text-align:center;"|4 |style="text-align:center;"|44 |style="text-align:center;"|0.846 |style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=gold|Winners, beating Worthing |style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=silver|Runners-up |style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;"|2006–07
|style="text-align:center;"|D1 |style="text-align:center;"|2 |style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=silver|2nd |style="text-align:center;"|22 |style="text-align:center;"|19 |style="text-align:center;"|3 |style="text-align:center;"|38 |style="text-align:center;"|0.864 |style="text-align:center;"|Semi-finals |style="text-align:center;"|Semi-finals |style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;"|2007–08
|style="text-align:center;"|D1 |style="text-align:center;"|2 |style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=silver|2nd |style="text-align:center;"|18 |style="text-align:center;"|16 |style="text-align:center;"|2 |style="text-align:center;"|32 |style="text-align:center;"|0.889 |style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=silver|Runners-up |style="text-align:center;"|Semi-finals |style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;"|2008–09
|style="text-align:center;"|D1 |style="text-align:center;"|2 |style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=gold|1st |style="text-align:center;"|18 |style="text-align:center;"|18 |style="text-align:center;"|0 |style="text-align:center;"|36 |style="text-align:center;"|1.000 |style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=gold|Winners, beating Manchester |style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=gold|Winners, beating Manchester |style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;"|2009–10
|style="text-align:center;"|D1 |style="text-align:center;"|2 |style="text-align:center;"|7th |style="text-align:center;"|22 |style="text-align:center;"|12 |style="text-align:center;"|10 |style="text-align:center;"|24 |style="text-align:center;"|0.545 |style="text-align:center;"|Quarter-finals |style="text-align:center;"|Quarter-finals |style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;"|2010–11
|style="text-align:center;"|D1 |style="text-align:center;"|2 |style="text-align:center;"|3rd |style="text-align:center;"|18 |style="text-align:center;"|12 |style="text-align:center;"|6 |style="text-align:center;"|24 |style="text-align:center;"|0.667 |style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=gold|Winners, beating Leeds |style="text-align:center;"|3rd round |style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;"|2011–12
|style="text-align:center;"|D1 |style="text-align:center;"|2 |style="text-align:center;"|7th |style="text-align:center;"|24 |style="text-align:center;"|14 |style="text-align:center;"|10 |style="text-align:center;"|28 |style="text-align:center;"|0.583 |style="text-align:center;"|Quarter-finals |style="text-align:center;"|Semi-finals |style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;"|2012–13
|style="text-align:center;"|D1 |style="text-align:center;"|2 |style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=gold|1st |style="text-align:center;"|26 |style="text-align:center;"|22 |style="text-align:center;"|4 |style="text-align:center;"|44 |style="text-align:center;"|0.846 |style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=gold|Winners, beating Worthing |style="text-align:center;"|Semi-finals |style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;"|2013–14
|style="text-align:center;"|D1 |style="text-align:center;"|2 |style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=gold|1st |style="text-align:center;"|26 |style="text-align:center;"|22 |style="text-align:center;"|4 |style="text-align:center;"|44 |style="text-align:center;"|0.846 |style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=silver|Runners-up |style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=gold|Winners, beating Newham |style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;"|2014–15
|style="text-align:center;"|D1 |style="text-align:center;"|2 |style="text-align:center;"|5th |style="text-align:center;"|24 |style="text-align:center;"|15 |style="text-align:center;"|9 |style="text-align:center;"|30 |style="text-align:center;"|0.625 |style="text-align:center;"|Quarter-finals |style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=silver|Runners-up |style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;"|2015–16
|style="text-align:center;"|D1 |style="text-align:center;"|2 |style="text-align:center;"|3rd |style="text-align:center;"|26 |style="text-align:center;"|19 |style="text-align:center;"|7 |style="text-align:center;"|38 |style="text-align:center;"|0.731 |style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=silver|Runners-up |style="text-align:center;"|Quarter-finals |style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;"|2016–17
|style="text-align:center;"|D1 |style="text-align:center;"|2 |style="text-align:center;"|3rd |style="text-align:center;"|26 |style="text-align:center;"|20 |style="text-align:center;"|6 |style="text-align:center;"|40 |style="text-align:center;"|0.769 |style="text-align:center;"|Quarter-finals |style="text-align:center;"|Quarter-finals |style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;"|2017–18
|style="text-align:center;"|D1 |style="text-align:center;"|2 |style="text-align:center;"|3rd |style="text-align:center;"|24 |style="text-align:center;"|17 |style="text-align:center;"|7 |style="text-align:center;"|34 |style="text-align:center;"|0.708 |style="text-align:center;"|Semi-finals |style="text-align:center;"|Quarter-finals |style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;"|2018–19
|style="text-align:center;"|D1 |style="text-align:center;"|2 |style="text-align:center;"|6th |style="text-align:center;"|26 |style="text-align:center;"|14 |style="text-align:center;"|12 |style="text-align:center;"|28 |style="text-align:center;"|0.538 |style="text-align:center;"|Quarter-finals |style="text-align:center;"|4th round |style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;"|2019–20
|style="text-align:center;"|D1 |style="text-align:center;"|2 |style="text-align:center;"|7th |style="text-align:center;"|23 |style="text-align:center;"|14 |style="text-align:center;"|9 |style="text-align:center;"|28 |style="text-align:center;"|0.609 |style="text-align:center;"|No playoffs |style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=silver|Runners-up |style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;"|2020–21
|style="text-align:center;"|D1 |style="text-align:center;"|2 |style="text-align:center;"|9th |style="text-align:center;"|19 |style="text-align:center;"|7 |style="text-align:center;"|12 |style="text-align:center;"|14 |style="text-align:center;"|0.368 |style="text-align:center;"|1st round |style="text-align:center;"|No competition |style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;"|2021–22
|style="text-align:center;"|D1 |style="text-align:center;"|2 |style="text-align:center;"|8th |style="text-align:center;"|26 |style="text-align:center;"|15 |style="text-align:center;"|11 |style="text-align:center;"|28* |style="text-align:center;"|0.577 |style="text-align:center;"|1st round |style="text-align:center;"|4th round |style="text-align:center;" |
| style="text-align:center;"|2022–23
|style="text-align:center;"|D1 |style="text-align:center;"|2 |style="text-align:center;"|4th |style="text-align:center;"|26 |style="text-align:center;"|17 |style="text-align:center;"|9 |style="text-align:center;"|34 |style="text-align:center;"|0.654 |style="text-align:center;"|Semi-final |style="text-align:center;"|4th round |style="text-align:center;"|Semi-finals |
| style="text-align:center;"|2023–24
|style="text-align:center;"|D1 |style="text-align:center;"|2 |style="text-align:center;"|4th |style="text-align:center;"|24 |style="text-align:center;"|16 |style="text-align:center;"|8 |style="text-align:center;"|32 |style="text-align:center;"|0.667 |style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=silver|Runners-Up |style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=silver|Runners-Up |style="text-align:center;"|Semi-Finals |
| style="text-align:center;"|2024–25
|style="text-align:center;"|D1 |style="text-align:center;"|2 |style="text-align:center;"|3rd |style="text-align:center;"|24 |style="text-align:center;"|17 |style="text-align:center;"|7 |style="text-align:center;"|34 |style="text-align:center;"|0.708 |style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=Gold|Winners, Beating MK |style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=Gold|Winners, Beating Hemel |style="text-align:center;"bgcolor=Gold|Winners, Beating MK |
=Record in BBL/SLB competitions=
| class="sortable plainrowheaders wikitable" width="65%" style="text-align: left;" |
| Season
! Competition ! Round ! Opponent ! Home ! Away |
|---|
| rowspan=3|2006–07
|rowspan=3|BBL Trophy |align=center|GS |align=center|Plymouth Raiders |align=center| |align=center| |
| align=center|GS
|align=center|Worthing Thunder |align=center| |align=center| |
| align=center|GS
|align=center|Guildford Heat |align=center| |align=center| |
| rowspan=1|2009–10
|rowspan=1|BBL Trophy |align=center|R1 |align=center|Newcastle Eagles |align=center|L 60–102 |align=center| |
| rowspan=1|2012–13
|rowspan=1|BBL Trophy |align=center|R1 |align=center|Surrey Heat |align=center|L 68–86 |align=center| |
| rowspan=1|2013–14
|rowspan=1|BBL Trophy |align=center|R1 |align=center|Sheffield Sharks |align=center|L 73–85 |align=center| |
| rowspan=1|2014–15
|rowspan=1|BBL Trophy |align=center|R1 |align=center|Newcastle Eagles |align=center|L 90–112 |align=center| |
| rowspan=1|2015–16
|rowspan=1|BBL Trophy |align=center|R1 |align=center|Surrey Scorchers |align=center|L 72–82 |align=center| |
| rowspan=1|2016–17
|rowspan=1|BBL Trophy |align=center|R1 |align=center|Bristol Flyers |align=center|L 74–85 |align=center| |
| rowspan=1|2024–25
|rowspan=1|SLB Cup |align=center|R1 |align=center|Sheffield Sharks |align=center|L 72–84 |align=center| |
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=
{{Basketball roster header|wt=n|age=n
| team= Reading Rockets 24-25}}
{{player3 | num = 4 | nat = GBR | first = Amba| last = Thompson | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 9 }}
{{player3 | num = 5 | nat = GBR | first = Adeyosola Ayomide Taiwo | last = Adelekan | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 6 }}
{{player3 | num = 6 | nat = GBR | first = Mia | last = Thompson | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 8 }}
{{player3 | num = 7 | nat = EST | first = Kristina | last = Karpova | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 7 | note = C |}}
{{player3 | num = 8 | nat = GBR | first = Saffie | last = Jarju | pos = F | ft = 5 | in = 10 }}
{{player3 | num = 9 | nat = GBR | first = Alicia | last = Guerra Rainford | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 9 }}
{{player3 | num = 10 | nat = GBR | first = Millie | last = Day | pos = F | ft = 5 | in = 10 }}
{{player3 | num = 11 | nat = IRE | first = Alannah | last = Malone | pos = F | ft = 5 | in = 10 }}
{{player3 | num = 12 | nat = GBR | first = Sancia | last = Brydson | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 6 }}
{{player3 | num = 13 | nat = SWE | first = Wilma | last = Harrysson | pos = F | ft = 5 | in = 8 }}
{{player3 | num = 14 | nat = GBR | first = Jade | last = Blackburn | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 0 }}
{{player3 | num = 15 | nat = ESP | first = Tracy | last = Adegoke | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 8 }}
{{player3 | num = 16 | nat = GBR | first = Tania | last = Dhillon | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 3 }}
{{Basketball roster footer
| head_coach = {{flagicon|ESP}} Joan Portero Luque
| asst_coach = {{flagicon|GBR}} Philip Hayfield
}}
=Notable former players=
{{Basketball notable players criteria}}
- {{flagicon|USA}} Cat Lutz-Sadler
- {{flagicon|GBR}} Steph Johnson
- {{flagicon|DEU}} Maike Delow
- {{flagicon|ESP}} Carmen Segura Moreno
- {{flagicon|ESP}} Sitota Gines Espinosa
- {{flagicon|GBR}} Jessica (Jessie) Ford
- {{flagicon|ESP}} Noa Sanchez Marques
- {{flagicon|ESP}} Anabel Latorre
- {{flagicon|ESP}} Saioa San Francisco
=Staff=
Former head coaches
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;" | ||||||||
| bgcolor="#efefef"
! Coach ! From ! To ! Total Games ! RS Won ! RS Lost ! PO Won ! PO Lost ! Total Win % | ||||||||
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Josh Thorne | 2010/11 | 2015/16 | 86 | 65 | 15 | - | 0.755 | |
| {{flagicon|GER}} Patrick Fasbender | 2016/17 | 2016/2017 | 20 | 6 | 14 | - | - | 0.3 |
| {{flagicon|ESP}} David Sanchez de la Torre | 2017/18 | 2019/2020 | 40 | 22 | 18 | - | - | 0.55 |
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Joan Luque Portero | 2019/20 | Present | 84 | 41 | 43 | - | - | 0.476 |
=Season-by-season records=
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| bgcolor="#efefef"
! Season ! Division ! Position ! Played ! Won ! Lost ! Points ! Play-offs ! National ! National | |||||||||
| colspan="10" align=center bgcolor="black" | Reading Rockets Senior Women | |||||||||
| |2023–2024 | D1 | 6th | 21 | 11 | 10 | 22| | |||
| quarter finals | |||||||||
| |semifinals | |||||||||
| |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 | bgcolor=gold|1st | 16 | 15 | 1 | 28 | bgcolor=silver|Runners-up | bgcolor=silver|Runners-up | |
| |2014–2015 | D2 MSW | 3rd | 14 | 11 | 3 | 22 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | 2nd round |
| |2013–2014 | D2 MSE | bgcolor=gold|1st | 14 | 13 | 1 | 26 | |Semi-finals | Semi-finals | 2nd round |
| |2012–2013 | D2 MSE | bgcolor=silver|2nd | 16 | 12 | 4 | 24 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | 2nd round |
| |2011–2012 | D2 MSW | bgcolor=silver|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 | bgcolor=silver|2nd | 21 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
- DNQ denotes Did not qualify.
NBL Conference Men
=Current roster=
{{Basketball roster header|wt = n | age = n
| team = Reading Rockets 24-25
}}
{{player3 | num = 4 | nat = GBR | first = Amari | last = Maitland | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 1 }}
{{player3 | num = 5 | nat = GBR | first = Ethan | last = Harrington | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 1 }}
{{player3 | num = 6 | nat = GBR | first = Tristan | last = Carter | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 5 |note=C}}
{{player3 | num = 8 | nat = GBR | first = Adam | last = Coxon | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 3 }}
{{player3 | num = 9 | nat = GBR | first = Ethan | last = Round | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 0 }}
{{player3 | num = 11 | nat = GBR | first = Freddie | last = Tustin | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 9 }}
{{player3 | num = 14 | nat = GBR | first = Joe | last = Mackinnon | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 3 }}
{{player3 | num = 15 | nat = GBR | first = George | last = Clarke | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 8 }}
{{player3 | num = 16 | nat = GBR | first = David | last = Obediah | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 5 }}
{{Basketball roster footer
| head_coach =
{{flagicon|GBR}} Danny Carter
| asst_coach =
{{flagicon|GBR}} Liam Hardiman}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website}}
- [http://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/basketball/ Basketball news at Reading Post]
{{English Basketball League}}
Category:Basketball teams established in 1997