Thames Valley Tigers | ||||
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League | British Basketball League | |||
Established | 1975 | |||
Folded | 2005 | |||
History | Southern Pirates 1975 Guildford Pirates 1975–1979 Team Talbot, Guildford 1979–1982 Bracknell Pirates 1982–1987 Bracknell Tigers 1987–1990 Thames Valley Tigers 1990–2005 | |||
Location | Bracknell, Berkshire | |||
Team colors | Orange, Marine Blue. Turquoise blue and white | |||
Ownership | John Nike | |||
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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.