in july 2007, bishop signed his first professional contract with bbl team the plymouth raiders, after turning down offers from fellow bbl team the sheffield sharks and their ebl rivals sheffield arrows. he chose the raiders because he "felt it would be a good fit [for him] as a first year player." bishop made his debut wearing number 13 in the bbl cup winners' cup first leg against guildford heat on september 9, 2007. although his team lost 77-83, he was crowned the game's mvp.