Thames Valley Tigers

Thames Valley Tigers
Thames Valley Tigers logo
LeagueBritish Basketball League
Established1975
Folded2005
HistorySouthern Pirates
1975
Guildford Pirates
1975–1979
Team Talbot, Guildford
1979–1982
Bracknell Pirates
1982–1987
Bracknell Tigers
1987–1990
Thames Valley Tigers
1990–2005
LocationBracknell, Berkshire
Team colorsOrange, Marine Blue. Turquoise blue and white
OwnershipJohn Nike

Thames Valley Tigers was a British professional basketball team that competed in the British Basketball League (BBL) until 2005, when funding was ceased and the franchise folded. Based in Bracknell, Berkshire, the team's fans set up a new team to replace the Tigers and a month later the Guildford Heat was born. Playing in the nearby town of Guildford, at the Spectrum complex, the team started the 2005–06 British Basketball League season with many of the former Tigers players.