The Programme Includes:
- A 1st and 2nd team competing in the EABL and AOC.
- Opportunities to represent Bristol Flyers at junior and senior NBL and BBL.
- 16+ hours of elite basketball training per week (Team and player development).
- Individualised development player 1-1's.
- Player performance profiling.
- Video analysis.
- Team and Individual Strength and Conditioning programmes.
- Fixtures against EABL and AOC academy teams.
- Elite professional coach dedicated to player development and team performance.
Higher Education Basketball BUCS Team
The SGS Basketball Academy has an exclusive Higher Education offer to be part of our BUCS league team. Visit our webpage to view University courses on offer at SGS https://www.sgscol.ac.uk/study/uni.
Recently a number of our current academy players were called up to the Bristol Flyers BBL squad to compete at the highest level of professional basketball in the UK.
- Marvin Dinnall
- Finley Woodward
- Nassim Ladjimi
- Louie Weaver
- Thomas Browne
Success Stories
In recent years we have sent a number of our players to NCAA Division 1 & 2 colleges. A number of our players have also represented their respective national teams:
- Dwayne Lautier Ogunleye - Bradley University (NCAA D1) & Great Britain Senior Men
- Ariel John Edu - University of Toledo (NCAA D1) & Philippines U19
- Deane Williams - Augusta University (NCAA D2) & Great Britain U20
- Tamas Okros - Post University (NCAA D2) & Great Britain U20
- Josh Rogers - Carson-Newman University (NCAA D2)
- Nathan Symons - Wales U16
- Jayden Edwards - Wales U16
- Finley Woodward - Scotland U16
Female Basketball
SGS College is pleased to announce the launch of our Female Basketball provision in collaboration with Bristol Flyers for the 2024-25 season. Join a part of the pathway that supports girls to transition through the Bristol Flyers club programme with an aim of developing their basketball at SGS College.
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Academy Achievements
Our basketball academy has a long-standing tradition as one of the most successful academies in the UK. Our most recent academy achievements include multiple-time EABL finalists (in the 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 seasons) and multiple time winners of our AOC sport conference. More recently a number of our players have gone on to represent the Bristol Flyers in the BBL squad competing at highest level of professional basketball in the UK.
Top Level Coaching
Those in either the college or Higher Education academy receive up to 20 hours per week of training through a combination of team, individual and strength and conditioning sessions, from our basketball coaching staff, Chris Bourne, Shane Walker and Phil Milbourne.
They are supported by a full-time strength and conditioning team alongside our sports therapist department.
Chris Bourne - Head Coach
- Bristol Flyers BBL Assistant Coach
- Bristol Flyers II Head Coach
- GB U20s Assistant Coach
- Former England Senior Men's Apprentice Coach
- Former England U15 Boys Head Coach
- Former Bristol Flyers Player
Phil Milbourne - Assistant Coach
- Basketball Academy first team assistant coach and second team coach
- Head coach of Bristol Flyers U16 Girls
- 10 years of coaching experience including Head Coach of South East U13 & U15 Aspire teams and assistant coach of Wales Men's U16 & U23.
- Basketball England Level 2 coaching qualification
- Run's the DiSE Basketball program
Links With the Bristol Flyers
We work in association with the Bristol Flyers Basketball Club. The club's junior age group teams feed into our Academy programme, which in turn feeds into the Flyers senior teams, which compete in the professional British Basketball League (BBL) and the Basketball England National League (NBL).
Our top Academy players regularly train with the Flyers senior teams and also have the opportunity to represent the club in the U18s National League competition.
Our Basketball Academy is looking for students who are hard working, committed and disciplined, and who are both willing to be coached and want to succeed. Our aim is that, upon leaving the Academy, our athletes will be best prepared to take that next step in their lives.
How to Apply
If you are looking to join our College Academy on a full-time Level 1-3 course on either a BTEC or A-Level program then please apply online for the course you want below.
Degree Program and UCAS
If it is our degree program you are interested in then please click below to see the full list of courses we offer. Then for help with applying through UCAS please email Bev Awre (bev.awre@sgscol.ac.uk).
University Courses