ASHTON Khan says “pumped” Worcester Wolves will be out for revenge when they go up against Glasgow Rocks at the University of Worcester Arena tonight (7.30pm).

The point guard admits he has been left with a “bad taste” in his mouth since being knocked out of the British Basketball League play-offs by Rocks in April.

Wolves, who had beaten Glasgow twice in the regular season, were thumped 90-53 at the Emirates Arena.

Although Paul James’ men won the return leg 88-83, the Scottish side comfortably progressed to the semi-finals.

“It was really frustrating and I have had a bad taste in my mouth since then,” Khan said.

“We just could not find our rhythm that day and they were knocking down everything, so we couldn’t climb back.”

Khan, 25, is the only surviving member of that side but the Canadian said he wanted his team-mates to use it as a source of motivation.

“That result is still on my mind and we don’t want that to happen again,” he said.

“I have tried to let the guys know (about what happened), so it can get them pumped up for today.

“This is a really good opportunity to just put our foot back on Glasgow and show the league we are a very dangerous team.”

Wolves have picked up just one win in their opening three games, having suffered back-to-back defeats to Leicester Riders and Sheffield Sharks.

But Khan said their two-week break from competitive action came at the “perfect time” to help them regroup.

“We have made a slow start but we are going to try to turn that around very quickly and string together some wins,” he said.

“It is tough when you have a fresh new group as it takes a while to get that chemistry going, so that’s what we are trying to do right now and we feel like these last two weeks have been very beneficial to our club on and off the court.

“We have been team bonding and getting to know each other because we only met six or seven weeks ago, so hopefully that correlates on the court.”

However, Khan admitted Glasgow had “new assets” who could threaten Wolves and insisted his side needed to tighten up defensively to stop them.

“They have got a point guard who is proving himself in the league, a Great Britain player and a big fella who is very strong inside and can shoot the ball,” he added.

“Their coach did a good job getting a good team together this season and I think they have really improved from last season.

“So we are definitely going to have to lock down on defence.

“Our offence will come but we need to really buckle down as a team, come together and play hard to get that win.”