Scottish Schools Cup
RULES AND REGULATIONS
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LATEST NEWS
2023/24 Teams
130 teams from 55 schools across 4 regions will participate in the 2023/24 Scottish Schools Cup to see who will be crowned champions.
NORTH
Alford Academy | U15 Boys
Arbroath Academy | U15 Boy, Open Boys
Arbroath High School | S1 Boys, S1 Girls, U15 Boys, Open Boys
Baldragon Academy | S1 Boys
Craigie High School | S1 Girls
Culloden Academy | S1 Boys, S1 Girls, U15 Boys, U15 Girls, Open Boys, Open Girls
Dingwall Academy | U15 Boys
Forres Tigers Basketball Club | Open Boys
Gordonstoun | Open Boys
Grove Academy | Open Boys
Millburn Academy | S1 Boys, S1 Girls, U15 Boys, U15 Girls, Open Boys, Open Girls
St Pauls | S1 Boys
EAST
Boroughmuir High School | Open Boys
Currie Community High School | U15 Boys
Deans CHS | Open Boys
Dunbar Grammar | S1 Boys, S1 Girls, U15 Boys, U15 Girls, Open Boys
Edinburgh Steiner School | U15 Boys
George Heriot’s School | U15 Boys, U15 Girls, Open Boys, Open Girls
Holy Rood RC High School | S1 Boys, S1 Girls, U15 Boys, U15 Girls, Open Boys, Open Girls
James Gillespie’s High School | S1 Boys, S1 Girls, U15 Boys, U15 Girls, Open Boys, Open Girls
James Young High School | Open Girls
Lasswade High School | S1 Boys, Open Boys, Open Girls
Leith Academy | U15 Boys, Open Boys
North Berwick High School | U15 Boys, U15 Girls, Open Boys
Portobello High School | Open Girls
Queensferry High School | S1 Boys, U15 Boys, Open Boys
The Mary Erskine School | S1 Girls, U15 Girls, Open Girls
The Royal High School | Open Boys, Open Girls
CENTRAL
Bell Baxter High School | Open Boys
Bo’ness Academy | Open Boys
Braes High School | Open Boys, Open Girls
Denny High School | S1 Boys, Open Boys
Dollar Academy | S1 Boys, Open Boys
Falkirk High School | S1 Boys, S1 Girls, U15 Boys, Open Boys, Open Girls
Graeme High School | S1 Boys, U15 Boys
Grangemouth High School | S1 Boys, Open Boys
Inverkeithing High School | U15 Boys
Larbert High School | S1 Boys, S1 Girls, U15 Boys, U15 Girls, Open Boys
Queen Anne High School | S1 Boys, S1 Girls, U15 Boys, U15 Girls, Open Boys, Open Girls
Viewforth High School | S1 Boys, U15 Boys
Wallace High School | S1 Boys, S1 Girls, U15 Boys, U15 Girls, Open Boys, Open Girls
WEST
Bishopbriggs Academy | Open Boys
Dumfries High School | U15 Boys
Gryffe High School | S1 Boys, S1 Girls, U15 Boys, Open Boys
Inverclyde Academy | Open Boys
Lochend Community High School | U15 Boys
Lourdes Secondary | S1 Girls, U15 Girls
Marr College | Open Boys
St Aloysius College | S1 Boys, U15 Boys, Open Boys
St Matthew’s Academy | S1 Boys, S1 Girls, U15 Girls, Open Boys, Open Girls
St Mungo’s Academy | Open Boys
St Ninians High School | Open Boys
St. Maurice’s High School | Open Girls
Trinity High School | S1 Boys
Williamwood High School | U15 Boys
WINNERS
Previous Scottish Schools Cup Winners
S1 Girls
2024 – Culloden
2023 – Mary Erskine
2022 – Millburn Academy
U15 Girls
2024 – Lourdes
2023 – Culloden Academy
2022 – Millburn Academy
Open Girls
2024 – Culloden
2023 – Falkirk High
2022 – Portobello High School
S1 Boys
2024 – James Gillespie’s
2023 – Graeme High School
2022 – St. Pauls
U15 Boys
2024 – Queensferry
2023 – Falkirk High
2022 – Falkirk High
Open Boys
2024 – St Ninians
2023 – Hillhead
2022 – Wallace High School
Meet Your Regional Leads
Regional Leads have been appointed by basketballscotland to help support the schools and co-ordinate the number of games being played within their region.
NORTH
Holly Martin
Holly played for Highland Bears for 6 years and for her school team, before going on to play a bit of basketball at university. Since then, she has coached basketball at a camp in America and coached school basketball.
During the 2022/23 season, Holly coached a team to the Finals in Dundee and is back coaching the U15 girls and open girls at Culloden Academy this year.
“As I was involved in the Scottish Schools basketball as a pupil I am excited to be heavily involved this year as a teacher.”
EAST
Colin Ferguson
Colin started playing basketball in 1993 Marr College and Troon basketball club, where he enjoyed a varied playing career at school, club and university, winning a Scottish Cup winners medal in 2005, before injuries took their toll.
Since then, Colin has coached basketball at school and club level, and co-ordinated high school basketball competition in West Lothian. He is currently a U14 boys coach at Ayr Storm, Clifton Hall school, and Parkhead primary school.
“I was delighted to be offered the role of regional lead in the East of Scotland and I look forward to working with schools to facilitate high quality school basketball competition over the coming months.”
CENTRAL
Rebecca Lonsdale
Rebecca has played coached national league in Scotland since 2015, and in England before that. She is currently head of basketball at Larbert High School over seeing all extra-curricular basketball as well as their school of basketball. Rebecca has also been involved coaching the Scotland Regional Academies.
“School Basketball is a very important outlet for a lot of pupils and I’m looking forward to getting this year’s school competition up and running in the central area.”
WEST
Steven Morrison and Gary Taylor
Steven was brought up in the Hebrides of Scotland where he played basketball for his school team and began to coach some of the younger pupils. Gary was brought up in the North of the city of Glasgow where he began playing basketball. Both of them have been playing basketball since they were in school and have been coaching together since they started work as PE teachers in the same school in the Southside of Glasgow. They both continue to be involved in school and local league basketball in playing and non-playing roles.
“We plan to provide as many opportunities for young people to participate in basketball and would like to include as many schools as possible in the leagues and cups to raise the profile of basketball in the West of Scotland.”