# Derby Trailblazers

The Derby Trailblazers are an English semi-professional basketball club based in Derby, Derbyshire. The club was founded in 2000 as a feeder club for the now-defunct Derby 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.

## History

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 the British Basketball League. After the Storm withdrew in 2002, the Trailblazers added men's basketball to their offering, and started to gradually work their way up the English 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.
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, beating Bristol Academy Flyers 87-60 in the final. 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.

## Honours

    Division 1 League Champions (1): 2009-10, 2023-24
    Division 2 League Champions (2): 2006-07, 2013-14
    Division 2 Playoff Champions (1): 2013-14
    National Trophy Champions (1): 2011-12
    Division 3 Playoff Champions (1): 2004-05
    Division 3 North League Champions (1): 2004-05

## Notable former players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
* Criteria
* To appear in this section a player must have either:
* Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
* Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
* Played at least one official NBA match at any time.
* David Attewell

## Season-by-season records

| Season | Division | Tier | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Post-Season | National Cup | Div. League Cup |
| Season | Division | Tier | Finish | Played | Wins | Losses | Points | Post-Season | National Cup | Div. League Cup |
| Derby Trailblazers |||||||||||
| 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 | | |

## Record in BBL competitions

| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home |
| 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 |

## Honours

    Division 1 League Champions (1): 2009-10
    Division 2 League Champions (2): 2006-07, 2013-14
    Division 2 Playoff Champions (1): 2013-14
    National Trophy Champions (1): 2011-12
    Division 3 Playoff Champions (1): 2004-05
    Division 3 North League Champions (1): 2004-05