BBL Trophy win is 'biggest thing to happen' to Caledonia Gladiators, says boss

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Caledonia Gladiators coach Gareth Murray says their last-gasp BBL Trophy win on Sunday is the biggest thing to happen in the club’s history.Rutherglen man Murray says the win is for everybody who has ever been associated with the club and not just those on court.The clash against Cheshire Phoenix at Glasgow’s Emirates Arena was tied at 70-70 before David Sloan threw one last shot, and got “nothing but net”, sending 6000 fans, and a coach, wild.The 73-70 win has been 20 years in the making, and delighted Murray, said: “It’s amazing.

This is probably the biggest moment in the club’s history, winning that.“The way the game ended was a picture-perfect, buzzer-beater to win the game in front of 6000 people in Glasgow.“It was the last shot of the game.

With about 15 seconds to go, we ran a play, David Sloan got wide open in the corner, the ball is floating through the air as the buzzer goes, off, and it’s nothing but net to win, and the place goes crazy.“It feels great, it has been a long time coming.

We’ve been in 10 finals since the last time that we won.“As a player I was never able to bring any silverware home to Glasgow, but to be able to do it in front of 6000 people there, it was the perfect timing.“That trophy win wasn’t just for the team that was on the floor, it was for the people that were in the backroom for multiple years, for the guys who played for the club before, it was for people from all over Scotland.“It was for the whole organisation, everybody who has been involved with the club over the years, that’s what makes it even better, to be honest.”Gladiators – who are due to move their base to East Kilbride later this year – had a couple of days off, but have a huge British Basketball League clash at home to