The Tayside Musketeers are a Scottish

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club based in the town of

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History

Originally formed in 1993 by coach John Grant as Arbroath Musketeers, the club has gone through a range of changes and is now developing a range of teams under the direction of Steve Oakley (Director of Basketball) and a strong committee headed by Darren Logan (Chairman). The Senior Men's team rejoined the

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at the start of the 2014-2015 season for the first time since their only previous appearance, in 2002-03. The team resigned midway through the 2016-17 season. The Senior Women's team joined the Women's National League at the start of the 2015-16 season.

Honours

Junior Men (Under 18) : Scottish Cup Winners (1996, 2002 ) : National League Division 1 Winners (2001, 2013) : National League Division 2 Winners (1998, 2000) Cadet Men (Under 16) : Scottish Cup Winners (1995, 2000) : National League Division 1 Winners (1994, 2000, 2011) : National League Division 1 Playoffs Winners (2011) : National League Division 2 Winners (2008)

Men's season-by-season records

*The team withdrew from the 2016-17 season with seven games remaining.

References

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