The City of Birmingham Rockets are an English professional basketball club based in the city of Birmingham, West Midlands.

History The club was formed in 2003 as the City of Birmingham Basketball Club.

The founders of the club were looking to provide regular opportunities and a clear pathway for young people from Birmingham and the surrounding areas to play basketball. The club runs representative teams at various age levels from Under-11s through to seniors, based in one of the most deprived wards in the country, with participants drawn from all parts of the city.

The senior men's team entered the English Basketball League in 2014. The volunteer-led organisation's name was then changed to the City of Birmingham Rockets in August 2017 to recognise a partnership set up with Houston Rockets and NBA legend Hakeem Olajuwon.

Despite spending most of their existence with a focus on youth development and competing in the lower divisions of the English Basketball League, with new backing it has been mooted that the Rockets could join the British Basketball League in the near future; however, these plans appear to be hold at least for the 2019–20 season.

The Rockets' home venue was refurbished in 2021 with funding from 2K, the American video game company behind the NBA 2K game series.

Players

Notable former players

Myles Hesson Kofi Josephs

Season-by-season records SeasonDivisionTierRegular SeasonPost-SeasonNational Cup Finish Played Wins Losses Points Win % City of Birmingham2014–15D4 Mid53rd1697180.5631st roundDid not compete2015–16Dev SW53rd20128240.6001st round1st round2016–17D4 Mid55th18108200.556Did not qualify1st round City of Birmingham Rockets2017–18D4 Mid54th22166320.727Did not qualify1st round2018–19D4 Mid55th1688160.500Did not qualify3rd round2019–20D3 Mid42nd21174350.810No playoffs1st round2020–21D2 Nor3Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic2021–22D2 Nor37th22913190.409Did not qualify2nd round2022–23D2 Nor31st22211420.955Winners2nd round2023–24D129th24915180.375Did not qualify2024–25D12

Honours NBL Division 2 Playoffs (1): 2022-23

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