ST MIRREN had unprecedented success in the Men’s Scottish Cup Finals at their home court of The Lagoon Sports Centre with three teams winning trophies.

With four titles up for grabs in the men’s division at under-16, under-18, senior and wheelchair levels, St Mirren found themselves competing in all four finals, promising an exciting weekend for the Paisley fans.

Whilst their under-16 cadets were undoubted favourites following an unbeaten season, the other three teams were slight underdogs against the more fancied teams from Edinburgh.

First up on the Saturday were coach Chris Cleary’s under-16s.

Sitting proudly at the top of the rankings after a superb season, the only blemish was the continued absence of captain Callan Low through injury.

They dominated their game against Second Division West Lothian Wolves to capture the cup with an emphatic 96-49 win to set the scene for their older clubmates.

Next up were St Mirren Warriors who contested the wheelchair final against old foes Lothian Phoenix.

Despite a fightback in the second half, the Warriors could not find a way back against their experienced opponents and lost narrowly 61-55.

The final game of “Cup Final Saturday” saw St Mirren’s senior men contest their sixth Scottish Cup Final since 2009 against the much-fancied Edinburgh University BC in what promised to be a close and exciting affair before a packed Lagoon Arena.

Saints started well and were magnificent in defence against the sharp-shooting students, who were dangerous right across the court.

But Saints restricted their opponents to only a handful of scores. Nick Collins, the only survivor from Saints’ 2002 cup success, began to dominate under the board as Saints established an early lead which they never gave up and ran out 90-75 winners.

Sunday at the Lagoon dawned with St Mirren’s junior men finding themselves under pressure to repeat the successes of the Saturday in the under-18 final.

Up against the league leaders leaders City of Edinburgh Kings, the Saints started well and blew away their capital opponents with a superb display at both ends of the court to establish a healthy 27-5 lead at the end of the first quarter.

The game levelled out, but Kings still struggled to establish a foothold as Saints continued to play excellent basketball.

The Paisley side eventually ran out 87-69 winners to the delight of proud coach Drew Grimsley.

Saints’ joy extended to the individual awards as all three Most Valuable Player Awards went to Saints players.

Chris Feeney (under-16), Alistair Mathieson (under-18) and Nick Collins (senior) were the trio who took the honours.