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Manchester Giants was a professional basketball team based in Manchester England. During its existence the team won the Trophy in 1999 and the BBL Championship in 2000. The tenure of American coach Nick Nurse which included those two seasons was the most successful period in the club’s history. The franchise folded 9 games into the 2001–02 season.A revival effort headed by former player and coach Jeff Jones to return the Giants name to the British Basketball League was put together in 2011.