Caledonia Gladiators scoop double British Basketball League awards

Caledonia Gladiators scooped a double award win after head coach Gareth Murray and star player Quade Green won the British Basketball League’s Molten coach and player of the month awards for March.

Scotland’s pro-basketball franchise have been on a strong run of form, with the men’s team winning five out of their six games during the month.

American guard Quade Green, 25, has wowed fans since joining the club in February, averaging an impressive 25.6 points per game.

And Gareth Murray led the team to some impressive results, including two wins over Newcastle Eagles and victories over Manchester Giants, Leicester Riders and Surrey Scorchers.

Murray said: “It’s great for the club to receive recognition such as this and reflects just how well the team has been playing recently.

“Quade’s been incredible since he joined, and really added another dimension to our team in recent weeks.

“We’re now looking to build on this as we reach the critical end of season fixtures.”

It comes as the Gladiators enjoy a promising season, sitting fourth in the British Basketball League.

Earlier this week the club announced it had welcomed 25,000 fans to Playsport in East Kilbride, including a record women’s crowd of 917 fans at their game against Newcastle Eagles.

The men’s and women’s teams are both still in the running to take part in their respective play-off finals.

Murray’s side beat Cheshire Phoenix 116-110 on Sunday.

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