The Trailblazers currently compete in NBL Division 1, the second tier of the British basketball system.

The Trailblazers were founded in 2000 to give local players access to competitive women's and junior basketball teams after the city's professional outfit, Derby Storm, ended their equivalent programmes to focus on their professional team, which was then competing in the British Basketball League.

[citation needed] The team were successful in the second tier of British basketball, with the Trailblazers crowned Division One champions in 2010, and winning the National Trophy in 2012, beating Bristol Academy Flyers 87-60 in the final.

[2] This success was hard to sustain though, with the team winning only six league games in the 2012-13 season, and suffering relegation back to Division Two as a result.

[3] Kyle Henderson Matt Shaw Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events.