St Mirren B.C.

St Mirren B.C. are a Scottish basketball club based in the town of Paisley. The club started as part of the Paisley & District Basketball Association in 1997, although the association had begun basketball-related activities in 1995. St Mirren McDonald's, as they were then known, was launched at a press conference in Love [Street (stadium)|St Mirren Football Stadium]. The team won the Scottish Cup for the first time in 1999, defeating Edinburgh B.C.|Edinburgh] 70–62, at the Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena. Their second Scottish Cup success came three years later against the same opposition, defeating the Kings 61-51 at Meadowbank. The team won their first National League title in 2000 in front of 600 frenzied home fans at the Saints Arena.