A Sporting Rollercoaster

A detailed history of the Solent Stars basketball team from Hampshire, England. Our story starts with the vision of one man, Harry Smith. He had earlier funded a Solent women's team to play on the national scene before assembling a men's team to join Division Two of the National League in the 1980-81 season. From then on the story of the club is one of a rollercoaster ride from national champions and European contenders to falling from Division One to regional Division Four in 1990. Subsequently, Solent Stars rose again to become Division One league winners at the end of the 1998-99 season. Along the way there have been many dramas, personalities and incidents. In this book’s pages you will find accounts of all of these events including descriptions of over 900 games played during the team’s history.