Basketball

Durham University Basketball is going through an exciting phase of rapid development. The University Club are now partnered with Men's National League Division 2 club, the Durham Wildcats, a link which has transformed the fortunes of both programmes. Two promotions in two years has resulted in the university men's team sitting just one division below the British Universities Premier League and the team go into the 2009/10 season with high hopes of further success. The women's programme is also developing fast. The women's side currently sit in BUCS Northern Division 1 and with plans already being put in place for a National League team in 2010/11, Durham is fast becoming a genuine option for some of the best basketball talent in Britain.

Second teams also exist for men's and women's basketball. A combination of the second team squads and the competitive inter collegiate programme ensures that all students, no matter what their standard of play, have an opportunity to play basketball on a regular basis.

About our coaches

Stephen Jones (Basketball Development Officer)

University of Birmingham graduate
England Junior International
English Universities
Level 2 Coach

Stephen works closely with University men's first team coach Ian Hewitt, and women's first team coach Dave Elderkin.

Ian Hewitt (Men's University 1st Team Coach)

Level 3 coach
National League Division 4 Team Durham coach
Ian has been the first team coach at Durham University for four seasons

Dave Elderkin (Women's 1st Team Coach)

30 years worth of coaching experience
Over ten years BBL coaching experience
Current Durham Wildcats Senior Coach

Scott Morton (Durham Wildcats Graduate Assistant)

Geneseo University, New York, Graduate
2008/09 captain of Geneseo University, New York (NCAA Division III)
Named CoSIDA/ESPN College Division First Team Academic All-America in 2008-2009

Basketball Scholarships are available to male and female players of national league standard and above. For more information about Scholarships and the Elite Athlete Performance Programme, please click here.

In addition, Durham also operates a unique scholarship scheme for North American postgraduate student athletes. These scholarships are availble to students with at least three years experience of competing in the NCAA. For more information please contact Quentin Sloper, Email: q.r.sloper@dur.ac.uk

More information on our current National League squad can be found here: Please click

Durham University Basketball is a Tier 1 Performance Club and athletes within the club have access to the following support services

Full time professional coaching support
Sports specific strength and conditioning and fitness support
Access to nutritional guidance seminars and additional nutritional information
Access to Connect Physical Health Centre Open Clinics and pre booked physiotherapy sessions to selected athletes
Access to an on-site doctor to selected athletes
Team performance and individual technique video analysis (First Team only)
Access to a comprehensive pre-winter season, post Christmas and pre-summer season training programme
Support in attaining sporting concessions where the performer is in good academic standing
Lifestyle and time management support / mentoring for selected athletes

Want to know more about the Team Durham Performance programme? Please click here