Category: Basketball

Basketball Ireland National League Women’s Super League 2017-18

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League Table

 PWLPFPAPts
*Courtyard Liffey Celtics16133109194039
*DCU Mercy16124115587436
*Ambassador UCC Glanmire16124128597136
*Pyrobel Killester161151138102933
Singleton SuperValu Brunell161061141110730
Maxol WIT Wildcats165111005112615
IT Carlow Basketball16412985120212
-Portlaoise Panthers16412893117212
-NUIG Mystics1611584611183

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Points System: 3 Pts Win / 0 Pts Loss / Tied teams separated by Points Difference

*Qualify for WSL Top 4 Playoffs / – Regraded to Women’s Division 1

Womens Super League Top 4 Playoffs

DateHome Team Away team 
 Semi-Finals   
19.03.18DCU Mercy60Ambassador UCC Glanmire72
19.03.18Courtyard Liffey Celtics80Pyrobel Killester60
 Final  (WIT) 
24.03.2018Courtyard Liffey Celtics63Ambassador UCC Glanmire76

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Regular Season Results

DateHome Team Away team 
 Week 3   
01.10.17IT Carlow Basketball73NUIG Mystics67
 Week 4   
07.10.17Portlaoise Panthers47Singleton SuperValu Brunell58
07.10.17Courtyard Liffey Celtics63NUIG Mystics52
08.10.17Ambassador UCC Glanmire77Pyrobel Killester62
08.10.17IT Carlow Basketball43Maxol WIT Wildcats55
 Week 5   
14.10.17Portlaoise Panthers46Maxol WIT Wildcats79
15.10.17Singleton SuperValu Brunell72NUIG Mystics71
15.10.17Portlaoise Panthers55Courtyard Liffey Celtics65
15.10.17DCU Mercy66Pyrobel Killester57
15.10.17IT Carlow Basketball75Ambassador UCC Glanmire90
 Week 6   
21.10.17NUIG Mystics70Ambassador UCC Glanmire76
21.10.17Pyrobel Killester78Portlaoise Panthers64
21.10.17Courtyard Liffey Celtics66Singleton SuperValu Brunell65
22.10.17DCU Mercy74IT Carlow Basketball69
 Week 7   
28.10.17Pyrobel Killester87IT Carlow Basketball61
28.10.17Maxol WIT Wildcats64NUIG Mystics59
29.10.17DCU Mercy68Courtyard Liffey Celtics71
29.10.17Ambassador UCC Glanmire94Portlaoise Panthers54
 Week 8   
04.11.17Pyrobel Killester72Maxol WIT Wildcats65
05.11.17Singleton SuperValu Brunell IT Carlow Basketball 
05.11.17DCU Mercy78Ambassador UCC Glanmire58
 Week 9   
11.11.17NUIG Mystics61Pyrobel Killester76
11.11.17Courtyard Liffey Celtics76Maxol WIT Wildcats62
12.11.17DCU Mercy80Singleton SuperValu Brunell68
12.11.17IT Carlow Basketball61Portlaoise Panthers81
 Week 10   
18.11.17IT Carlow Basketball NUIG Mystics 
18.11.17Portlaoise Panthers37DCU Mercy101
18.11.17Maxol WIT Wildcats71Singleton SuperValu Brunell74
19.11.17Ambassador UCC Glanmire60Courtyard Liffey Celtics66
 Week 11   
25.11.17Pyrobel Killester72Courtyard Liffey Celtics64
25.11.17Portlaoise Panthers71NUIG Mystics52
26.11.17Singleton SuperValu Brunell56Ambassador UCC Glanmire68
26.11.17DCU Mercy80Maxol WIT Wildcats52
 Week 13   
09.12.17NUIG Mystics46DCU Mercy74
09.12.17Pyrobel Killester82Singleton SuperValu Brunell85
09.12.17Courtyard Liffey Celtics65IT Carlow Basketball68
10.12.17Ambassador UCC Glanmire71Maxol WIT Wildcats45
 Week 14   
16.12.17Maxol WIT Wildcats58Pyrobel Killester72
16.12.17Courtyard Liffey Celtics85Portlaoise Panthers51
16.12.17Ambassador UCC Glanmire57DCU Mercy62
17.12.17IT Carlow Basketball73Singleton SuperValu Brunell82
 Week 18   
13.01.18NUIG Mystics57Courtyard Liffey Celtics77
13.01.18Pyrobel Killester58Ambassador UCC Glanmire102
13.01.18Maxol WIT Wildcats93IT Carlow Basketball59
14.01.18Singleton SuperValu Brunell80Portlaoise Panthers49
 Week 19   
20.01.18NUIG Mystics68Singleton SuperValu Brunell65
20.01.18Pyrobel Killester67DCU Mercy65
20.01.18Maxol WIT Wildcats71Portlaoise Panthers74
21.01.18Ambassador UCC Glanmire85IT Carlow Basketball58
 Week 21   
03.02.18NUIG Mystics59Maxol WIT Wildcats71
03.02.18Portlaoise Panthers52Ambassador UCC Glanmire87
03.02.18Courtyard Liffey Celtics61DCU Mercy57
04.02.18IT Carlow Basketball51Pyrobel Killester73
 Week 22   
10.02.18Portlaoise Panthers52Pyrobel Killester63
11.02.18Ambassador UCC Glanmire107NUIG Mystics45
11.02.18Singleton SuperValu Brunell64Courtyard Liffey Celtics87
11.02.18IT Carlow Basketball61DCU Mercy86
 Week 23   
17.02.18Pyrobel Killester95NUIG Mystics38
17.02.18Portlaoise Panthers59IT Carlow Basketball70
17.02.18Maxol WIT Wildcats47Courtyard Liffey Celtics73
18.02.18Singleton SuperValu Brunell78DCU Mercy75
 Week 24   
24.02.18Courtyard Liffey Celtics60Ambassador UCC Glanmire54
25.02.18NUIG Mystics56IT Carlow Basketball61
25.02.18Singleton SuperValu Brunell70Maxol WIT Wildcats56
25.02.18DCU Mercy83Portlaoise Panthers39
 Week 25   
08.03.18Maxol WIT Wildcats53DCU Mercy86
03.03.18Courtyard Liffey Celtics Pyrobel Killester 
07.03.18NUIG Mystics45Portlaoise Panthers62
04.03.18Ambassador UCC Glanmire74Singleton SuperValu Brunell45
 Week 26   
10.03.18Maxol WIT Wildcats63Ambassador UCC Glanmire112
11.03.18Singleton SuperValu Brunell79Pyrobel Killester73
11.03.18DCU Mercy20NUIG Mystics0 #
11.03.18IT Carlow Basketball48Courtyard Liffey Celtics71
 Week 27   
12.03.18Singleton SuperValu Brunell78IT Carlow Basketball54
14.03.18Singleton SuperValu Brunell78Ambassador UCC Glanmire81
14.03.18Courtyard Liffey Celtics41Pyrobel Killester60

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Home Venues

TeamHome Court
Ambassador UCC GlanmireMardyke Arena, Cork City
Courtyard Liffey CelticsLeixlip Amenities Centre, Co. Kildare
DCU MercyDCU Complex, Dublin City
IT Carlow BasketballBarrow Centre, IT Carlow, Co. Carlow
Maxol WIT WildcatsMercy Gym, Waterford
NUIG MysticsColaiste Iognaid, Galway
Portlaoise PanthersSt. Mary’s, Portlaoise, Co. Laois
Pyrobel KillesterIrish Wheelchair Association, Clontarf, D3
Singleton SuperValu BrunellParochial Hall, Cork City

Report

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Week 21: 3-4 February 2018 [3]

In a top-of-the-table clash Courtyard Liffey Celtics defeated cup-winners the previous weekend DCU Mercy, by a 61-57 scoreline to go top. Excellent scoring from Devon Brookshire and Irish Underage international Sorcha Tiernan saw them claim the points.[3]

Elsewhere in the league, Maxol WIT Wildcats moved away from relegation with a 71-59 win in Galway against bottom-of-the-table NUIG Mystics; Ambassador UCC Glanmire kept up the pressure on the top-two with a comfortable 87-52 win in Portlaoise againat the Panthers; and on sunday, Pyrobel Killester stayed in the hunt near the top with a 73-51 win over struggling IT Carlow Basketball.[3]

Week 22: 10-11 February 2018 [4]

UCC Glanmire 107 NUIG Mystics 45: UCC Glanmire had a huge win over NUIG to keep up the pressure on Liffey Celtics at the top end of the table. Claire Rockall scored 21 points as bottom side Mystics were outclassed.[4]

Portlaoise Panthers 52 Killester 63: Killester were strong in their victory over the midlands side to stay in touch in the top four.[4]

IT Carlow 61 DCU Mercy 86: DCU Mercy had a comfortable win in Carlow to keep up the pressure on the top side Liffey Celtics.[4]

Brunell 64 Liffey Celtics 87: Liffey kept up the pace at the top of the table with this win in Cork. Celtics head coach Mark Byrne remarked that it is “never easy to win down here”, and the “girls played hard for four quarters”. Jazmen Boone top-scored on 23 points for the leaders.[4]

Week 23: 17-18 February 2018

WIT Wildcats 47 Liffey Celtics 73: Devon Brookshire top-scored on 21 points in a convincing win for Liffey Celtics, who were in control at half-time and finished 27 points to the good.[5]

Brunell 78 DCU Mercy 75: A shock win in Cork for Brunell over cup winners DCU Mercy saw them close the gap on the top four with games in hand.[5]

Portlaoise Panthers 59 IT Carlow 70: This was a revenge victory for IT Carlow in the midlands derby after their loss at home earlier in the season. Extra numbers which allowed them to maintain pace and a huge start to the last quarter which put them 16 points up saw them through.[5]

Killester 95 NUIG Mystics 38: A big win for Killester over bottom side NUIG kept them in second place.[5]

Week 24: 23-25 February 2018

Liffey Celtics maintained their place at the top of the table while the four teams below them all had four losses each after the weekend, setting up an exciting finale to the season.[6]

Liffey Celtics 60 UCC Glanmire 54: Liffey Celtics had a “satisfying” win in a “tough and hard-fought game” according to head coach Mark Byrne. The lead changed hands numerous times in the second half as Liffey hung on for the win. They faced the prospect of the rest of the season without star guard Jazmen Boone, however, who was moving to Australia.[6]

NUIG Mystics 56 IT Carlow 61: Sarah Kenny top-scored on 20 points for IT Carlow as they made their position in the Super League safe for next season in this relegation battle with NUIG.[6]

Brunell 70 WIT Wildcats 56: Breana Bay scored a game-high 22 points as Brunell defeated the Wildcats in the Munster derby.[6]

DCU Mercy 83 Portlsaoise Panthers 39: DCU moved into second place with this comfortable win over the regional Leinster side. Alex Masaquel (23) and Sarah Woods (22) top-scored for them to keep their hopes of the title alive.[6]

References

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Websites

[1] Sligo Sport and Recreation (2017) Basketball Ireland Logo [Internet] available from: http://www.sligosportandrecreation.ie/wp-content/uploads/basketball-ireland-logo.jpg [Accessed 10 March 2017]

[2] Basketball Ireland (2018) Womens Super League [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/womenssuper [Accessed 26 March 2018]

[3] Basketball Ireland (2018) Womens Super Top 4 PO [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/womenssupertop4po [Accessed 26 March 2018]

[3] Basketball Ireland (2018) Fixtures & Results: February 3rd and 4th [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10034873/ [Accessed 5 February 2018]

[4] Basketball Ireland (2018) Fixtures & Results: February 10-11th [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10035168/ [Accessed 12 February 2018]

[5] Basketball Ireland (2018) Fixtures & Results: February 15-18th [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10035394/ [Accessed 19 February 2018]

[6] Basketball Ireland (2018) Fixtures & Results: February 23-25th [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10035732/ [Accessed 5 March 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ann Hanley, Killester and Ireland National Team.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 2 April 2019

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Basketball Ireland National League Men’s Super League 2017-18

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League Table

 PWLPFPAPts
*UCD Marian231851863164654
*Pyrobel Killester231761964169251
*Black Amber Templeogue221661939180248
*Garveys Tralee Warriors221661761162148
*Griffith College Swords Thunder221481807157542
*UCC Demons221391965185239
Belfast Star219121555153527
Moycullen219121649167627
DCU Saints228141738195024
Maree226161685195418
— Eanna224181642182312
– KUBS BC22220149019326

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Points System: 3 Pts Win / 0 Pts Loss / Tied teams separated by Points Difference (PF – PA)

c – Super League Champions / * Qualify for Champions Trophy/ — Enter Promotion-Relegation Playoff / – relegated to Division 1

Champions Trophy

DateHome Team Away team 
 Quarter-Finals   
18.03.2018Black Amber Templeogue90UCC Demons77
18.03.2018Garvey’s Tralee Warriors78Griffith College Swords Thunder71
 Semi-Finals   
21.03.2018Pyrobel Killester73Black Amber Templeogue75
22.03.2018UCD Marian78Garvey’s Tralee Warriors82
 Final   
24.03.2018Black Amber Templeogue61Garvey’s Tralee Warriors73

[3]

Promotion/Relegation Playoff

DateHome Team Away team 
 Playoff (Waterford)   
21.03.2018Eanna67Neptune78

[4]

Regular Season Results

DateHome Team Away team 
 Week 1   
14.09.2017KUBS49Belfast Star89
15.09.2017UCC Demons79Garveys Tralee Warriors77
16.09.2017Pyrobel Killester72Griffith College Swords Thunder90
16.09.2017DCU Saints79Black Amber Templeogue96
16.09.2017Maree63Moycullen88
 Week 2   
23.09.2017Belfast Star109Maree64
23.09.2017Moycullen78DCU Saints85
23.09.2017UCD Marian83UCC Demons80
23.09.2017Garveys Tralee Warriors75KUBS37
23.09.2017Black Amber Templeogue82Pyrobel Killester96
24.09.2017Griffith College Swords Thunder91Eanna66
 Week 3   
30.09.2017Pyrobel Killester61Moycullen66
30.09.2017DCU Saints65Belfast Star85
30.09.2017Eanna92Black Amber Templeogue86
30.09.2017Maree74Garveys Tralee Warriors87
30.09.2017KUBS58UCD Marian76
01.10.2017UCC Demons96Griffith College Swords Thunder95
 Week 4   
07.10.2017Griffith College Swords Thunder65Belfast Star58
07.10.2017Eanna95DCU Saints75
07.10.2017Maree70UCC Demons93
07.10.2017Garveys Tralee Warriors73Moycullen70
07.10.2017Black Amber Templeogue72UCD Marian78
10.10.2017KUBS62Pyrobel Killester92
 Week 5   
14.10.2017Griffith College Swords Thunder93KUBS48
14.10.2017Belfast Star73Pyrobel Killester75
14.10.2017Moycullen86Eanna77
14.10.2017UCD Marian86Maree49
14.10.2017Garveys Tralee Warriors89DCU Saints64
14.10.2017Black Amber Templeogue97UCC Demons89
 Week 7   
26.10.2017UCD Marian66Pyrobel Killester91
28.10.2017KUBS78Black Amber Templeogue101
28.10.2017Maree70Griffith College Swords Thunder84
28.10.2017Pyrobel Killester78Garveys Tralee Warriors90
28.10.2017UCD Marian104DCU Saints80
29.10.2017Belfast Star75UCC Demons84
30.10.2017Garveys Tralee Warriors80Eanna71
30.10.2017Griffith Swords Thunder65DCU Saints69
30.10.2017Moycullen93KUBS81
30.10.2017Black Amber Templeogue104Maree52
 Week 8   
04.11.2017Belfast Star84Black Amber Templeogue89
04.11.2017DCU Saints87KUBS76
04.11.2017Eanna77UCC Demons92
04.11.2017

Pyrobel Killester

80Maree69
04.11.2017Garveys Tralee Warriors63UCD Marian92
05.11.2017Moycullen84Griffith Swords Thunder74
 Week 9   
11.11.2017Griffith College Swords Thunder88Garveys Tralee Warriors59
11.11.2017Eanna110KUBS74
11.11.2017Maree102DCU Saints100
11.11.2017UCD Marian73Belfast Star61
11.11.2017Black Amber Templeogue86Moycullen82
12.11.2017UCC Demons95Pyrobel Killester104
 Week 10   
18.11.2017Griffith College Swords Thunder93UCD Marian86
18.11.2017DCU Saints80UCC Demons78
18.11.2017Eanna75Pyrobel Killester73
18.11.2017Moycullen75Belfast Star80
19.11.2017KUBS58Maree71
 Week 11   
25.11.2017Belfast Star66Garveys Tralee Warriors79
25.11.2017Pyrobel Killester98DCU Saints66
25.11.2017UCD Marian82Moycullen61
25.11.2017Maree83Eanna73
25.11.2017Black Amber Templeogue97Griffith College Swords Thunder100
26.11.2017UCC Demons108KUBS66
 Week 12   
30.11.2017UCD Marian84Eanna79
03.12.2017Belfast Star75KUBS65
03.12.2017Garveys Tralee Warriors89UCC Demons76
03.12.2017Griffith College Swords Thunder73Pyrobel Killester76
03.12.2017Black Amber Templeogue92DCU Saints75
 Week 13   
09.12.2017Maree60Belfast Star74
 Week 14   
15.12.2017Moycullen83Pyrobel Killester108
16.12.2017Griffith College Swords Thunder77UCC Demons90
16.12.2017Belfast Star72DCU Saints78
16.12.2017UCD Marian88KUBS66
16.12.2017Garveys Tralee Warriors90Maree67
16.12.2017Black Amber Templeogue92Eanna83
 Week 15   
23.12.2017Moycullen79Maree91
 Week 16   
30.12.2017Eanna71Belfast Star81
30.12.2017KUBS70Garveys Tralee Warriors71
30.12.2017UCC Demons94Moycullen117
 Week 17   
07.01.2018DCU Saints85Moycullen90
 Week 18   
13.01.2018Belfast Star58Griffith College Swords Thunder80
13.01.2018DCU Saints103Eanna77
13.01.2018Pyrobel Killester103KUBS77
13.01.2018Moycullen73Garveys Tralee Warriors76
13.01.2018UCD Marian85Black Amber Templeogue66
14.01.2018UCC Demons124Maree99
 Week 19   
20.01.2018DCU Saints74Garveys Tralee Warriors110
20.01.2018Eanna62Moycullen74
20.01.2018Maree79UCD Marian83
20.01.2018Pyrobel Killester89Belfast Star58
21.01.2018KUBS66Griffith College Swords Thunder86
21.01.2018UCC Demons103Black Amber Templeogue105
 Week 20   
25.01.20`18Eanna62Griffith College Swords Thunder79
 Week 21   
03.02.2018Griffith College Swords Thunder89Maree65
03.02.2018Belfast Star71Eanna62
03.02.2018DCU Saints71UCD Marian70
03.02.2018Moycullen72UCC Demons85
03.02.2018Garveys Tralee Warriors84Pyrobel Killester72
03.02.2018Black Amber Templeogue96KUBS76
04.02.2018UCC Demons78UCD Marian95
 Week 22   
10.02.2018Pyrobel Killester79UCD Marian73
10.02.2018DCU Saints56Griffith College Swords Thunder85
10.02.2018Eanna75Garveys Tralee Warriors78
10.02.2018Maree82Black Amber Templeogue90
10.02.2018KUBS71Moycullen87
11.02.2018UCC Demons83Belfast Star66
 Week 23   
15.02.2018Eanna46UCD Marian72
17.02.2018Griffith College Swords Thunder81Moycullen61
17.02.2018UCD Marian86Garveys Tralee Warriors83
17.02.2018Maree72Pyrobel Killester79
17.02.2018KUBS87DCU Saints86
17.02.2018Black Amber Templeogue74Belfast Star70
18.02.2018UCC Demons74Eanna73
 Week 24   
23.02.2018Belfast Star92UCD Marian81
24.02.2018Pyrobel Killester86UCC Demons77
24.02.2018DCU Saints109Maree102
24.02.2018Garveys Tralee Warriors75Griffith Swords Thunder74
24.02.2018KUBS75Eanna67
25.02.2018Moycullen71Black Amber Templeogue88
 Week 26   
06.03.2018Pyrobel Killester92Black Amber Templeogue63
07.03.2018UCD Marian75Griffith College Swords Thunder69
08.03.2018Black Amber Templeogue97Garveys Tralee Warriors88
10.03.2018Griffith College Swords Thunder76Black Amber Templeogue86
10.03.2018DCU Saints79Pyrobel Killester102
10.03.2018Eanna102Maree113
10.03.2018Moycullen59UCD Marian73
10.03.2018Garveys Tralee Warriors74Belfast Star58
10.03.2018KUBS77UCC Demons90
11.03.2018Pyrobel Killester87Eanna47
11.03.2018Belfast Star Moycullen 
11.03.2018Maree88KUBS73
11.03.2018UCC Demons97DCU Saints72
 Title Playoff   
17.03.2018Pyrobel Killester71UCD Marian72

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Home Venues

TeamHome Court
Belfast StarMethodist College, Belfast
DCU SaintsDCU Complex, Dublin City
EannaColaiste Eanna, Ballyroan, D16, Co. South Dublin
Garveys Tralee WarriorsTralee, Co. Kerry
Griffith Swords ThunderALSAA, D, Co. Fingal
KUBSGreendale, Dublin City
MareeCalasanctius College, Oranmore, Co. Galway
Pyrobel KillesterIrish Wheelchair Association, Clontarf, D
SSE Airtricity MoycullenThe Jes, Galway City
TempleogueOblate Hall, Inchicore, D, Co. South Dublin
UCC DemonsMardyke Arena, Cork City
UCD MarianUCD, D4, Co. Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown
Quarter-FinalsNational Basketball Arena, Tallaght, Co. South Dublin
Semi-Final 1UL Arena, University of Limerick, Co. limerick
Semi-Final 2National Basketball Arena, Tallaght, Co. South Dublin
FinalWaterford IT, Co. Waterford

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Report

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Week 21 – 3-4 February 2018 [3]

Tralee’s Trae Pemberton shot a game-high 38 points as Garveys Tralee Warriors defeated Pyrobel Killester in a top-of-the-table clash by 84-72. Tralee’s first half lead was enough for the win, despite Killester’s third quarter run.[3]

The Dublin Derby saw a shock UCD Marian defeat at the hands of struggling DCU Saints. The league leaders lost only their third match of the league season by a slender 71-70. In an exhilirating end Dee Proby went to the free-throw line after being fouled and netted the two game-winning points.[3]

Meanwhile, in other matches, Templeogue won 96-76 against winless KUBS, while neighbours Eanna lost to Star in their trip to Belfast by a 71-62 scoreline. A first half lead wasn’t enough for Moycullen as they went down 72-85 in NUIG to UCC Demons. Demons, however, would lose their second game of the weekend on sunday, 78-95 in a home match with UCD Marian, UCD making up for their shock loss the day before.[3]

Week 22: 10-11 February 2018 [4]

Killester 79 UCD Marian 73 :Killester got revenge over UCD Marian after their Cup Semi-Final defeat. They went into the lead in the third quarter and made a few crucial baskets and free throws towards the end to seal the win.[4]

Eanna 74 Tralee Warriors 78 : Kieran Donaghy was the star as Tralee Warriors took over top spot with this close win over Eanna. Eanna had drawn level with minutes to go with baskets from Conor Whyte and Mylynue Reeves, however, 3 baskets from two trips to the free throw line from Donaghy was enough to send Tralee top.[4]

DCU Saints 56 Griffith College Swords Thunder 85: Swords got revenge for two defeats earlier this season to their North Dublin rivals. The win put the Griffith College side into second in the table[4]

Maree 81 Templeogue 90: Templeogue came back from a third quarter deficit to win a tight one against Maree in Galway. Mike Bonaparte (23 Pts) and Neil Randolph (17 Pts) were the stars for Templeogue as a shock loss was narrowly avoided.[4]

KUBS 71 Moycullen 87: The Galway picked up a win in Dublin against bottom side KUBS. Brandon McGuire scored a huge 32 points as they ran out comfortable winners.[4]

UCC Demons 83 Belfast Star 66: UCC Demons ran out winners in this mid-table clash to keep up their slim hopes of a top four finish.[4]

Week 23: 15-18 February 2018

Eanna 46 UCD Marian 72: UCD Marian took back top spot following a convincing win over Eanna in Rathfarnham.[5]

UCD Marian 86 Tralee Warriors 83: Sharp shooting from UCD’s Dan James, who scored 25 points was enough for a close victory over Tralee in this top-of-the-table clash. UCD’s Ioannis Liapakis commented it was a “really, really difficult game” as only three points separated the sides.[5]

Griffith College Swords Thunder 81 Moycullen 61: Griffith College kept up their challenge on league leaders UCd with this 20 point win over Galway side Moycullen.[5]

Templeogue 74 Belfast Star 70: “Sheer grit” from Templeogue was what it took to win this close encounter with Belfast star.[5]

KUBS 87 DCU Saints 86: The Kilbarrack side got their first win of the season with a last minute Kevin O’Hanlon shot.[5]

Maree 72 Killester 79: Killester kept pace with the top three with this narrow victory in Galway.[5]

UCC Demons 74 Eanna 73: UCC Demons won with an Adrian O’Sullivan basket with seconds left to solidify their mid-table position and leave Eanna still in relegation trouble.[5]

Week 24: 23-25 February 2018

With UCD Marian losing leaving four of the top five teams on five losses each the scene was set for an exciting climax to the season.[6]

Belfast Star 92 UCD Marian 81: Keelin Cairns top-scored for Belfast on 23 points as Star shocked the league leaders.[6]

Killester 86 UCC Demons 77: Royce Williams (21) was the top shooter for Killester as they overcame UCC in Dublin.[6]

DCU Saints 109 Maree 102: Both teams racked up over 100 points in this bottom-half-of-the-table clash. Dee Proby scored a massive 43 for DCU as they defeated the Galway team.[6]

Tralee Warriors 75 Griffith College Swords Thunder 74: This top-of-the-table clash came down to a single point as Goran Pantovic scored a late hook shot to give the Kerrymen victory. The win left Tralee tied at the top on points.[6]

KUBS 75 Eanna 67: Bottom of the table KUBS secured their second win in a row as they piled relegation worries on fellow strugglers Eanna in this Dublin derby. Brian Andrews netted 30 points to give the Kilbarrack side a vital win.[6]

Moycullen 71 Templeogue 88: Jason Killeen (21) was top-scorer as Templeogue stayed in sight of the leaders with this win.[6]

References

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Images

[1] Sligo Sport and Recreation (2017) Basketball Ireland Logo [Internet] available from: http://www.sligosportandrecreation.ie/wp-content/uploads/basketball-ireland-logo.jpg [Accessed 10 March 2017]

Websites

[2] Basketball Ireland (2018) Mens Super League [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/menssuper [Accessed 26 March 2018]

[3] Basketball Ireland (2018) Mens Champions Trophy [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/menschampionstrophy [Accessed 12 March 2018]

[4] Basketball Ireland (2018) Recap: Neptune secure promotion while Templeogue win in OT [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10037008/ [Accessed 26 March 2018]

[3] Basketball Ireland (2018) Fixtures & Results: February 3rd and 4th [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10034873/ [Accessed 5 February 2018]

[4] Basketball Ireland (2018) Fixtures & Results: February 10-11th [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10035168/ [Accessed 12 February 2018]

[5] Basketball Ireland (2018) Fixtures & Results: February 15-18th [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10035394/ [Accessed 19 February 2018]

[6] Basketball Ireland (2018) Fixtures & Results: February 23-25th [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10035732/ [Accessed 5 March 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to John Folan.

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Last Updated: 2 April 2019

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Basketball Ireland National League Men’s Division 1 2016-17

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Final Placing

PosTeamPWL
1Maree18162
2Ulster University Elks18144
3BFG Neptune18144
4Keane’s SuperValu Killorglin18135
5Team Kilkenny18810
6Kestrels18117
7EJ Sligo All-Stars1899
8LYIT Donegal18612
9IT Carlow Basketball18414
10Fr. Mathews18513
11Dublin Lions18513
12Titans18315

Compiled from:[1][2][3][4][5]

Playoffs 1-4 (League)

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Semi-Finals   
18.03.2017Maree79Keane’s SuperValu Killorglin57
18.03.2017BFG Neptune93Ulster Elks97
 3rd Place   
19.03.2017Keane’s SuperValu Killorglin89BFG Neptune98
 Final   
19.03.2017Maree81Ulster Elks70

[2]

PLayoffs 5-8 (League)

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Semi-Finals   
18.03.2017Kestrels107LYIT Donegal63
18.03.2017EJ Sligo All-Stars28Team Kilkenny71
 7th-8th Place   
19.03.2017LYIT Donegal70EJ Sligo All-Stars95
 5th-6th Place   
19.03.2017Kestrels54Team Kilkenny71

[3]

Playoffs 9-12 (League)

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Semi-Finals   
18.03.2017Dublin Lions75IT Carlow Basketball76
18.03.2017Fr. Mathews108Titans70
 11th-12th Place   
19.03.2017Dublin Lions88Titans77
 9th-10th Place   
19.03.2017IT Carlow Basketball20Fr. Mathews0 #

[4]

Final League Table

 PWLPFPAPts
North Conference      
Maree161421408110342
Ulster University Elks161331383119539
EJ Sligo All-Stars16881298134224
LYIT Donegal166101097119218
Dublin Lions164121033125012
Titans16313115414329
South Conference      
BFG Neptune161331595126239
Keane’s SuperValu Killorglin161331362122439
Kestrels161061336118130
Team Kilkenny166101171120018
Fr. Mathews164121133135412
IT Carlow Basketball16214115013856

[1]

Regular Season Results

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Week 1   
01.10.16IT Carlow Basketball88Fr. Mathews66
01.10.16LYIT Donegal53Ulster University Elks86
01.10.16Titans86EJ Sligo All-Stars76
01.10.16BFG Neptune102Kestrels83
01.10.16Team Kilkenny77Keane’s SuperValu Killorglin90
02.10.16Dublin Lions52Maree64
 Week 2   
08.10.16LYIT Donegal20Dublin Lions0 #
08.10.016BFG Neptune97Fr. Mathews68
08.10.16Keane’s SuperValu Killorglin80Kestrels77
08.10.16Maree93Titans51
09.10.16Ulster University Elks102EJ Sligo All-Stars84
09.10.16Team Kilkenny65IT Carlow Basketball64
 Week 3   
22.10.16IT Carlow Basketball59BFG Neptune101
22.10.16Kestrels79Teaam Kilkenny68
22.10.16Keane’s SuperValu Killorglin91Fr. Mathews58
22.10.16EJ Sligo All-Stars76LYIT Donegal71
23.10.16Dublin Lions80Titans60
23.10.16Ulster University Elks74Maree71
 Week 4   
29.10.16Titans78LYIT Donegal89
29.10.16BFG Neptune110Team Kilkenny101
29.10.16Maree74EJ Sligo All-Stars65
29.10.16Fr. Mathews76Kestrels84
30.10.16Ulster University Elks74Dubblin Lions52
31.10.16Keane’s SuperValu Killorglin101IT Carlow Basketball70
 Week 5   
05.11.16LYIT Donegal70Maree89
05.11.16Team Kilkenny84Fr. Mathews67
05.11.16BFG Neptune76Keane’s SuperValu Killorglin80
05.11.16Titans68Ulster University Elks94
06.11.16Dublin Lions74EJ Sligo All-Stars87
06.11.16Kestrels87IT Carlow Basketball52
 Week 6   
12.11.16Kestrels80BFG Neptune81
12.11.16Fr. Mathews72IT Carlow Basketball56
12.11.16Keane’s SuperValu Killorglin82Team Kilkenny75
12.11.16EJ Sligo All-Stars104Titans97
12.11.16Maree91Dublin Lions39
13.11.16Ulster University Elks77LYIT Donegal65
 Week 7   
25.11.16IT Carlow Basketball69Team Kilkenny81
26.11.16Titans66Maree96
26.11.16Kestrels67Keane’s SuperValu Killorglin93
26.11.16EJ Sligo All-Stars96Ulster University Elks89
26.11.16Fr. Mathews76BFG Neptune94
27.11.16Dublin Lions80LYIT Donegal83
 Week 8   
10.12.16LYIT Donegal53EJ Sligo All-Stars61
10.12.16Maree94Ulster University Elks80
10.12.16Titans72Dublin Lions79
10.12.16BFG Neptune128IT Carlow Basketball77
10.12.16Fr. Mathews62Keane’s SuperValu Killorglin78
 Week 9   
16.12.16Dublin Lions75Ulster University Elks96
17.12.16IT Carlow Basketball75Keane’s SuperValu Killorglin81
17.12.16LYIT Donegal95Titans62
17.12.16Team Kilkenny69BFG Neptune88
17.12.16Kestrels82Fr. Mathews58
17.12.16EJ Sligo All-Stars77Maree98
18.12.16Ulster University Elks100Titans58
 Week 10   
14.01.17Fr. Mathews82Team Kilkenny74
14.01.17Keane’s SuperValu Killorglin78BFG Neptune86
14.01.17EJ Sligo All-Stars80Dublin Lions81
14.01.17Maree102LYIT Donegal51
15.01.17Kestrels89IT Carlow Basketball64
 Week 11   
21.01.17LYIT Donegal68IT Carlow Basketball66
21.01.17Dublin Lions65BFG Neptune103
21.01.17Maree71Team Kilkenny69
21.01.17Titans91Keane’s SuperValu Killorglin97
21.01.17EJ Sligo All-Stars98Fr. Mathews72
22.01.17Ulster University Elks94Kestrels86
 Week 12   
04.02.17Team Kilkenny72Kestrels74
 Week 13   
11.02.17IT Carlow Basketball85EJ Sligo All-Stars76
11.02.17Kestrels96Dublin Lions56
11.02.17Team Kilkenny82Titans66
11.02.17Fr. Mathews81LYIT Donegal72
11.02.17Keane’s SuperValu Killorglin82Maree89
 Week 14   
18.02.17LYIT Donegal88Kestrels82
18.02.17Maree109BFG Neptune98
18.02.17Titans80IT Carlow Basketball65
18.02.17EJ Sligo All-Stars71Team Kilkenny65
19.02.17Dublin Lions66Fr. Mathews70
19.02.17Ulster University Elks84Keane’s SuperValu Killorglin73
 Week 15   
25.02.17IT Carlow Basketball71Maree78
25.02.17Kestrels105EJ Sligo All-Stars59
25.02.17Team Kilkenny69LYIT Donegal60
25.02.17BFG Neptune118Titans69
25.02.17Keane’s SuperValu Killorglin77Dublin Lions66
25.02.17Fr. Mathews68Ulster University Elks90
26.02.17BFG Neptune120Ulster University Elks72
 Week 16   
04.03.17LYIT Donegal79Keane’s SuperValu Killorglin85
04.03.17Titans58Kestrels82
04.03.17EJ Sligo All-Stars96BFG Neptune95
04.03.17Maree108Fr. Mathews75
05.03.17Ulster University Elks69Team Kilkenny52
05.03.17Dublin Lions110IT Carlow Basketball109
 Week 17   
11.03.17IT Carlow Basketball80Ulster University Elks102
11.03.17Keane’s SuperValu Killorglin94EJ Sligo All-Stars92
11.03.17Kestrels83Maree80
11.03.17BFG Neptune98LYIT Donegal80
11.03.17Team Kilkenny68Dublin Lions58
11.03.17Fr. Mathews82Titans92

[1]

Websites

[1] Basketball Ireland (2017) Men’s Division 1 [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/mensdivision1/ [Accessed 28 March 2017]

[2] Basketball Ireland (2017) Men’s Division 1 – 1st-4th [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/div11st-4th [Accessed 28 March 2017]

[3] Basketball Ireland (2017) Men’s Division 1 – 5th-8th [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/div15th-8th [Accessed 28 March 2017]

[4] Basketball Ireland (2017) Men’s Division 1 – 9th-12th [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/div19th-12th [Accessed 28 March 2017]

[5] Basketball Ireland (2017) News Detail – Men’s Division 1 Top 4 Finals [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10021603/ [Accessed 3 April 2017]

 

Acknowledgements

Thanks to John Folan.

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 16 July 2019

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Basketball Ireland National League Women’s Super League 2016-17

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Final League Table

 PWLPFPAPts
*Ambassador UCC Glanmire16142115690942
*Courtyard Liffey Celtics16124110392236
*DCU Mercy16115106089433
*Pyrobel Killester16971040101027
Maxol WIT Wildcats168889086324
Portlaoise Panthers16881016102224
Singleton SuperValu Brunell16511936107815
NUIG Mystics1631382710959
Meteors1621482210576

[1]

Points System: 3 Pts Win / 0 Pts Loss / Tied teams separated by Points Difference

Playoffs & Relegation: * Qualify for WSL Top 4 Playoffs / – Relegated to Women’s Division 1

Playoffs

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Semi-Finals   
25.03.17Courtyard Liffey Celtics62DCU Mercy55
25.03.17Ambassador UCC Glanmire72Pyrobel Killester58
 Final  (Letterkenny IT) 
01.04.17Ambassador UCC54Courtyard Liffey Celtics64

[2][3]

Regular Season Results

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Week 1   
01.10.16Meteors59DCU Mercy57
01.10.16Maxol WIT Wildcats75NUIG Mystics41
01.10.16Portlaoise Panthers59Ambassador UCC Glanmire82
01.10.16Courtyard Liffey Celtics73Singleton SuperValu Brunell56
 Week 2   
08.10.16NUIG Mystics67Meteors59
08.10.16Ambassador UCC Glanmire63Maxol WIT Wildcats57
08.10.16Pyrobel Killester87Portlaoise Panthers60
 Week 3   
15.10.16Meteors59Ambassador UCC Glanmire62
15.10.16Maxol WIT Wildcats65Pyrobel Killester60
15.10.16Courtyard Liffey Celtics68NUIG Mystics63
16.10.16DCU Mercy80Singleton SuperValu Brunell48
 Week 4   
22.10.16NUIG Mystics74Singleton SuperValu Brunell60
22.10.16Ambassador UCC Glanmire61Courtyard Liffey Celtics54
22.10.16Pyrobel Killester73Meteors63
22.10.16Portlaoise Panthers67Maxol WIT Wildcats71
23.10.16DCU Mercy78NUIG Mystics51
 Week 5   
03.11.16Singleton SuperValu Brunell58Ambassador UCC Glanmire72
05.11.16Meteors46Portlaoise Panthers68
05.11.16Courtyard Liffey Celtics83Pyrobel Killester70
 Week 6   
12.11.16Ambassador UCC Glanmire66DCU Mercy59
12.11.16Pyrobel Killester71Singleton SuperValu Brunell65
12.11.16Maxol WIT Wildcats55Meteors44
12.11.16Portlaoise Panthers65Courtyard Liffey Celtics69
 Week 7   
19.11.16NUIG Mystics48Ambassador UCC Glanmire81
19.11.16Courtyard Liffey Celtics78Maxol WIT Wildcats50
20.11.16Singleton SuperValu Brunell60Portlaoise Panthers70
20.11.16DCU Mercy61Pyrobel Killester56
 Week 8   
26.11.16Meteors56Courtyard Liffey Celtics53
26.11.16Pyrobel Killester82NUIG Mystics56
26.11.16Portlaoise Panthers64DCU Mercy63
26.11.16Maxol WIT Wildcats66Singleton SuperValu Brunell47
 Week 9   
10.12.16Ambassador UCC Glanmire55Pyrobel Killester48
10.12.16Portlaoise Panthers68NUIG Mystics54
10.12.16Maxol WIT Wildcats49DCU Mercy57
11.12.16Singleton SuperValu Brunell62Meteors58
 Week 10   
14.12.16DCU Mercy68Courtyard Liffey Celtics55
 Week 11   
14.01.17NUIG Mystics0 #Maxol WIT Wildcats20
15.01.17Singleton SuperValu Brunell63Courtyard Liffey Celtics55
15.01.17Ambassador UCC Glanmire55Portlaoise Panthers51
15.01.17DCU Mercy65Meteors45
 Week 12   
21.01.17Meteors57NUIG Mystics66
21.01.17Maxol WIT Wildcats65Ambassador UCC Glanmire61
21.01.17Portlaoise Panthers54Pyrobel Killester59
21.01.17Courtyard Liffey Celtics75DCU Mercy69
 Week 13   
04.02.17NUIG Mystics42Courtyard Liffey Celtics75
04.02.17Ambassador UCC Glanmire102Meteors46
04.02.17Pyrobel Killester58Maxol WIT Wildcats48
05.02.17Singleton SuperValu Brunell41DCU Mercy68
 Week 14   
11.02.17Meteors59Pyrobel Killester64
11.02.17Maxol WIT Wildcats58Portlaoise Panthers63
11.02.17Courtyard Liffey Celtics72Ambassador UCC Glanmire65
12.02.17Singleton SuperValu Brunell64NUIG Mystics60
 Week 15   
18.02.17NUIG Mystics38DCU Mercy66
18.02.17Pyrobel Killester56Courtyard Liffey Celtics63
18.02.17Portlaoise Panthers62Meteors46
19.02.17Ambassador UCC Glanmire85Singleton SuperValu Brunell68
 Week 16   
25.02.17Meteors43Maxol WIT Wildcats57
25.02.17Courtyard Liffey Celtics84Portlaoise Panthers57
26.02.17Singleton SuperValu Brunell66Pyrobel Killester69
26.02.17DCU Mercy64Ambassador UCC Glanmire76
 Week 17   
04.03.17Ambassador UCC Glanmire92NUIG Mystics49
04.03.17Pyrobel Killester56DCU Mercy78
04.03.17Portlaoise Panthers66Singleton SuperValu Brunell58
04.03.17Maxol WIT Wildcats51Courtyard Liffey Celtics64
 Week 18   
11.03.17NUIG Mystics62Portlaoise Panthers71
11.03.17Meteors52Singleton SuperValu Brunell62
11.03.17Pyrobel Killester52Ambassador UCC Glanmire78
12.03.17DCU Mercy59Maxol WIT Wildcats51
12.03.17Courtyard Liffey Celtics82Meteors30
 Week 19   
18.03.17NUIG Mystics56Pyrobel Killester79
19.03.17Singleton SuperValu Brunell58Maxol WIT Wildcats52
19.03.17DCU Mercy68Portlaoise Panthers64

[1]

References

_________________________________________________________

Websites

[1] Basketball Ireland (2017) Women’s Super League [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/womenssuper [Accessed 28 March 2017]

[2] Basketball Ireland (2017) Women’s Super League Playoffs [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/wslplayoffs [Accessed 28 March 2017]

[3] Basketball Ireland (2017) News [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10021603/ [Accessed 3 April 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ann Hanley, Killester and Ireland National Team.

About this document

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 26 March 2019

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Basketball Ireland National League Men’s Super League 2016-17

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Final League Table

 PWLPFPAPts
Templeogue222021906161960
Griffith Swords Thunder221931902151854
Garvey’s Tralee Warriors221751773159051
UCD Marian221751871165651
Pyrobel Killester221391683160139
UCC Demons2212101776182736
SSE Airtricity Moycullen229131730178427
DCU Saints227151628175421
Commercial.ie Eanna226161568174618
Belfast Star226161564171718
KUBS BC225171526173115
Radisson Blu UL Eagles22121138717713

Champions Trophy

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Quarter-Finals   
25.03.17Maree67Garvey’s Tralee Warriors82
25.03.17Ulster University Elks56UCD Marian80
 Semi-Finals (Letterkenny IT)   
01.04.17Templeogue71UCD Marian64
01.04.17Griffith Swords Thunder64Garvey’s Tralee Warriors64
 Final (Letterkenny IT)   
02.04.17Templeogue73Garvey’s Tralee Warriors74 ot

Regular Season Results

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Week 1   
23.09.16UCC Demons92Garvey’s Tralee Warriors77
24.09.16Commercial.ie Eanna66UCD Marian99
24.09.16Pyrobel Killester86Griffith Swords Thunder91
24.09.16Belfast Star68Radisson Blu UL Eagles67
24.09.16DCU Saints79Templeogue92
24.09.16KUBS BC73SSE Airtricity Moycullen89
 Week 2   
01.10.16Commercial.ie Eanna57Griffith Swords Thunder84
01.10.16SSE Airtricity Moycullen74DCU Saints76
01.10.16UCD Marian107UCC Demons84
01.10.16Garvey’s Tralee Warriors63Belfast Star56
01.10.16Radisson Blu UL Eagles90KUBS BC61
02.10.16Templeogue82Pyrobel Killester74
 Week 3   
08.10.16Commercial.ie Eanna60Templeogue85
08.10.16Belfast Star67UCD Marian74
08.10.16DCU Saints76Radisson Blu UL Eagles60
08.10.16KUBS BC59Garvey’s Tralee Warriors77
08.10.16Pyrobel Killester83SSE Airtricity Moycullen74
09.10.16UCC Demons90Griffith Swords Thunder74
 Week 4   
15.10.16Belfast Star60Pyrobel Killester79
15.10.16Garvey’s Tralee Warriors85SSE Airtricity Moycullen69
15.10.16Commercial.ie Eanna77DCU Saints73
16.10.16Griffith Swords Thunder88Radisson Blu UL Eagles53
16.10.16KUBS BC74UCC Demons77
16.10.16Templeogue89UCD Marian80
 Week 5   
29.10.16SSE Airtricity Moycullen82Belfast Star79
 Week 6   
05.11.16Griffith Swords Thunder92Belfast Star71
05.11.16UCD Marian86KUBS BC67
05.11.16Radisson Blu UL Eagles0 #Pyrobel Killester20
05.11.16Garvey’s Tralee Warriors78DCU Saints60
06.11.16Templeogue81UCC Demons70
06.11.16SSE Airtricity Moycullen73Commercial.ie Eanna60
 Week 7   
12.11.16Belfast Star57Templeogue81
12.11.16Commercial.ie Eanna74Radisson Blu UL Eagles67
12.11.16DCU Saints74UCD Marian85
12.11.16Pyrobel Killester83Garvey’s Tralee Warriors80
13.11.16UCC Demons96SSE Airtricity Moycullen93
13.11.16KUBS BC66Griffith Swords Thunder82
 Week 8   
17.11.16Templeogue87KUBS BC79
19.11.16Griffith Swords Thunder102DCU Saints73
19.11.16UCD Marian74Pyrobel Killester62
19.11.16Radisson Blu UL Eagles78UCC Demons84
19.11.16Garvey’s Tralee Warriors79Commeercial.ie Eanna74
 Week 9   
26.11.16Commercial.ie Eanna81UCC Demons86
26.11.16DCU Saints78Belfast Star82
26.11.16SSE Airtricity Moycullen79Griffith Swords Thunder102
26.11.16Radisson Blu UL Eagles64Templeogue113
26.11.16Garvey’s Tralee Warriors79UCD Marian74
 Week 10   
01.12.16UCD Marian87Commercial.ie Eanna69
03.12.16Belfast Star63Commercial.ie Eanna67
03.12.16UCD Marian92Radisson Blu UL Eagles73
03.12.16Templeogue82SSE Airtricity Moycullen71
03.12.16KUBS BC61DCU Saints73
04.12.16Griffith Swords Thunder87Garvey’s Tralee Warriors80
04.12.16UCC Demons79Pyrobel Killester80
 Week 11   
08.12.16KUBS BC68Belfast Star82
09.12.16Commercial.ie Eanna67Pyrobel Killester92
09.12.16UCD Marian79Griffith Swords Thunder88
10.12.16DCU Saints76UCC Demons80
10.12.16Garvey’s Tralee Warriors70Templeogue79
11.12.16SSE Airtricity Moycullen91Radisson Blu UL Eagles66
 Week 12   
17.12.16KUBS BC60Commercial.ie Eanna57
17.12.16Pyrobel Killester78DCU Saints75
17.12.16Belfast Star95UCC Demons84
17.12.16UCD Marian92SSE Airtricity Moycullen71
17.12.16Radisson Blu UL Eagles66Garvey’s Tralee Warriors98
17.12.16Templeogue78Griffith Swords Thunder71
 Week 13   
30.12.16Garvey’s Tralee Warriors81UCC Demons67
31.12.16Radisson Blu UL Eagles64Belfast Star65
31.12.16SSE Airtricity Moycullen87KUBS BC81
31.12.16Griffith Swords Thunder85Pyrobel Killester64
31.12.16Templeogue98DCU Saints75
 Week 14   
07.01.17Belfast Star64Garvey’s Tralee Warriors70
 Week 15   
14.01.17Griffith Swords Thunder99UCC Demons59
14.01.17SSE Airtricity Moycullen84Pyrobel Killester90
14.01.17UCD Marian87Belfast Star64
14.01.17Radisson Blu UL Eagles69DCU Saints78
14.01.17Garvey’s Tralee Warriors67KUBS BC57
15.01.17Templeogue82Commercial.ie Eanna74
 Week 16   
20.01.17KUBS BC85Radisson Blu UL Eagles61
21.01.17Pyrobel Killester71Belfast Star56
21.01.17SSE Airtricity Moycullen75Garvey’s Tralee Warriors90
21.01.17DCU Saints80Commercial.ie Eanna55
22.01.17Radisson Blu UL Eagles52Griffith Swords Thunder89
22.01.17UCC Demons72KUBS BC66
22.01.17UCD Marian88Templeogue82
 Week 17   
26.01.17KUBS BC67UCD Marian91
27.01.17Commercial.ie Eanna79SSE Airtricity Moycullen81
29.01.17UCC Demons69Templeogue98
29.01.17DCU Saints80Garvey’s Tralee Warriors87
 Week 18   
04.02.17Griffith Swords Thunder80Commercial.ie Eanna68
04.02.17DCU Saints77SSE Airtricity Moycullen74
04.02.17Pyrobel Killester81Radisson Blu UL Eagles66
05.02.17UCC Demons80UCD Marian86
 Week 19   
10.02.17Belfast Star69Griffith Swords Thunder81
11.02.17Griffith Swords Thunder100KUBS BC61
11.02.17UCD Marian88DCU Saints67
11.02.17SSE Airtricity Moycullen85UCC Demons83
11.02.17Radisson Blu UL Eagles61Commercial.ie Eanna79
11.02.17Garvey’s Tralee Warriors86Pyrobel Killester80
12.02.17Templeogue106Belfast Star78
 Week 20   
16.02.17Pyrobel Killester74KUBS BC76
18.02.17Commercial.ie Eanna68Garvey’s Tralee Warriors89
18.02.17Belfast Star60SSE Airtricity Moycullen75
18.02.17DCU Saints69Griffith Swords Thunder85
18.02.17Pyrobel Killester64UCD Marian76
19.02.17UCC Demons93Radisson Blu UL Eagles71
19.02.17KUBS BC71Templeogue76
 Week 21   
25.02.17Griffith Swords Thunder83SSE Airtricity Moycullen74
25.02.17Belfast Star96DCU Saints86 ot
25.02.17UCD Marian90Garvey’s Tralee Warriors93
25.02.17Templeogue86Radisson Blu UL Eagles59
25.02.17KUBS BC86Pyrobel Killester80
26.02.17UCC Demons88Commercial.ie Eanna83
 Week 22   
03.03.17Commercial.ie Eanna89Belfast Star74
04.03.17DCU Saints77KUBS BC74
04.03.17Pyrobel Killester87UCC Demons74
04.03.17SSE Airtricity Moycullen70Templeogue84
04.03.17Radisson Blu UL Eagles77UCD Marian87
04.03.17Garvey’s Tralee Warriors68Griffith Swords Thunder61
 Week 23   
07.03.17Pyrobel Killester83Templeogue93
11.03.17Griffith Swords Thunder94UCD Marian66
11.03.17Belfast Star57KUBS BC60
11.03.17Pyrobel Killester89Commercial.ie Eanna75
11.03.17Radisson Blu UL Eagles70SSE Airtricity Moycullen80
11.03.17Templeogue96Garvey’s Tralee Warriors93
12.03.17UCC Demons76DCU Saints64
 Week 24   
18.03.17Commercial.ie Eanna89KUBS BC74
18.03.17Griffith Swords Thunder84Templeogue56
18.03.17DCU Saints62Pyrobel Killester83
18.03.17SSE Airtricity Moycullen79UCD Marian83
18.03.17Garvey’s Tralee Warriors83Radisson Blu UL Eagles53
19.03.17UCC Demons93Belfast Star91

Images

[1] Sligo Sport and Recreation (2017) Basketball Ireland Logo [Internet] available from: http://www.sligosportandrecreation.ie/wp-content/uploads/basketball-ireland-logo.jpg [Accessed 10 March 2017]

Websites

[1] Basketball Ireland (2017) Men’s Super League [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/menssuper/ [Accessed 28 March 2017]

[2] Basketball Ireland (2017) Men’s Super League [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/championstrophy [Accessed 28 March 2017]

[3] Basketball Ireland (2017) Men’s Super League [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10021603/ [Accessed 3 April 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to John Folan.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 26 March 2019

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2019

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Resereved.

Basketball Ireland National League Men’s Premier League 2015-16

Basketball Ireland Logo

Final League Table

 PWLPFPAPts
*UCC Demons181621654138748
*Pyrobel Killester181441487127842
*Templeogue181441533136242
*UCD Marian181081375128930
Griffith Swords Thunder18991551142827
DCU Saints187111372149021
Belfast Star186121417153118
UL Eagles186121358156018
SSE Airtricity Moycullen185131264134415
Commercial.ie Eanna18315128416269

[2]

Champions Trophy

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Semi-Finals   
19.03.16UCC Demons75UCD Marian71
19.03.16Pyrobel Killester94Templeogue76
 Final   
20.03.16UCC Demons82Pyrobel Killester77

[3]

Regular Season Results

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Week 1   
03.10.15Commercial.ie Eanna92Griffith Swords Thunder103
03.10.15UCD Marian65Belfast Star58
03.10.15Templeogue97UCC Demons87
03.10.15Pyrobel Killester72SSE Airtricity Moycullen64
 Week 2   
10.10.15Griffith Swords Thunder71UL Eagles77
10.10.15Belfast Star82Commercial.ie Eanna85
10.10.15DCU Saints64Templeogue92
10.10.15SSE Airtricity Moycullen66UCD Marian85
11.10.15UCC Demons83Pyrobel Killester53
 Week 3   
17.10.15Templeogue81Griffith Swords Thunder80
17.10.15UL Eagles71Belfast Star82
17.10.15Pyrobel Killester83DCU Saints59
18.10.15^Commercial.ie Eanna40SSE Airtricity Moycullen80
18.10.15^UCD Marian76UCC Demons92
 Week 4   
24.10.15Griffith Swords Thunder73UCD Marian81
24.10.15Belfast Star59Pyrobel Killester69
24.10.15SSE Airtricity Moycullen64Templeogue84
25.10.15DCU Saints86Commercial.ie Eanna93
25.10.15UCC Demons102UL Eagles79
 Week 5   
31.10.15Commercial.ie Eanna75UL Eagles88
31.10.15Griffith Swords Thunder91DCU Saints56
31.10.15UCD Marian75Pyrobel Killester84
01.11.15UCC Demons87SSE Airtricity Moycullen69
 Week 6   
07.11.15Commercial.ie Eanna57Templeogue88
07.11.15Belfast Star83UCC Demons105
07.11.15SSE Airtricity Moycullen84DCU Saints68
07.11.15UCD Marian67UL Eagles46
07.11.15Pyrobel Killester70Griffith Swords Thunder82
 Week 7   
21.11.15DCU Saints73UCD Marian70
21.11.15Pyrobel Killester101Commercial.ie Eanna65
 Week 8   
28.11.15Commercial.ie Eanna72UCC Demons93
28.11.15Griffith Swords Thunder81SSE Airtricity Moycullen67
28.11.15UCD Marian70Templeogue79
28.11.15UL Eagles65Pyrobel Killester79
29.11.15UCC Demons106Griffith Swords Thunder87
 Week 9   
12.12.15Belfast Star98UCD Marian78
12.12.15SSE Airtricity Moycullen56Pyrobel Killester71
13.12.15^DCU Saints96UL Eagles78
13.12.15^Griffith Swords Thunder98Commercial.ie Eanna62
 Week 10   
16.12.15Templeogue91Belfast Star70
18.12.15DCU Saints75Belfast Star78
19.12.15Commercial.ie Eanna52UCD Marian90
19.12.15Belfast Star80Griffith Swords Thunder74
19.12.15UL Eagles81SSE Airtricity Moycullen74
20.12.15^DCU Saints100UCC Demons90
20.12.15^Pyrobel Killester80Templeogue82
 Week 11   
02.01.16^UCD Marian73SSE Airtricity Moycullen59
02.01.16^Commercial.ie Eanna78Belfast Star91
02.01.16^Pyrobel Killester72UCC Demons87
03.01.16^Templeogue81DCU Saints73
03.01.16SSE Airtricity Moycullen68UCC Demons77
03.01.16^UL Eagles61Griffith Swords Thunder114
 Week 12   
13.01.16DCU Saints61Pyrobel Killester84
16.01.16Griffith Swords Thunder80Templeogue69
16.01.16Belfast Star100UL Eagles112
16.01.16SSE Airtricity Moycullen76Commercial.ie Eanna78
17.01.16UCC Demons80UCD Marian68
 Week 13   
23.01.16UCD Marian86Griffith Swords Thunder76
23.01.16Templeogue84SSE Airtricity Moycullen59
24.01.16UL Eagles62UCC Demons85
 Week 14   
06.02.16Griffith Swords Thunder92Belfast Star75
06.02.16SSE Airtricity Moycullen72UL Eagles52
06.02.16Templeogue66Pyrobel Killester98
06.02.16UCD Marian94Commercial.ie Eanna64
07.02.16UCC Demons102DCU Saints73
 Week 15   
13.02.16Belfast Star63Templeogue81
13.02.16DCU Saints85Griffith Swords Thunder74
13.02.16UL Eagles96Commercial.ie Eanna97
13.02.16Pyrobel Killester68UCD Marian65
 Week 16   
20.02.16Griffith Swords Thunder97Pyrobel Killester104
20.02.16DCU Saints80SSE Airtricity Moycullen73
20.02.16UCD Marian86UL Eagles67
20.02.16Templeogue93Commercial.ie Eanna81
21.02.16UCC Demons90Belfast Star85
 Week 17   
27.02.16Commercial.ie Eanna58Pyrobel Killester79
27.02.16Griffith Swords Thunder85UCC Demons90
27.02.16Belfast Star74SSE Airtricity Moycullen76
27.02.16UCD Marian88DCU Saints77
27.02.16UL Eagles95Templeogue92
28.02.16UCC Demons99Templeogue87
 Week 18   
03.03.16Pyrobel Killester118Belfast Star84
05.03.16Pyrobel Killester102UL Eagles70
05.03.16Belfast Star81DCU Saints100
05.03.16SSE Airtricity Moycullen86Griffith Swords Thunder93
05.03.16Templeogue77UCD Marian58
06.03.16UCC Demons99Commercial.ie Eanna71

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Home Venues

TeamHome Court
Champions TrophyWatershed Sports Complex, Kilkenny City, Co. Kilkenny
Games marked with ^National Basketball Arena, Tallaght, D24, Co. South Dublin
Belfast StarMethodist College, Belfast
Commercial.ie EannaColaiste Eanna, Ballyroan, D14, Co. South Dublin
DCU Saints

DCU Complex, Dublin City

Tolka Rovers, Dublin City

Griffith Swords ThunderALSAA, Aer Lingus, Dublin City
Pyrobel KillesterIWA Clontarf, Dublin City
SSE Airtricity Moycullen

NUIG, Galway City

The Jes, Galway City

TempleogueOblate Hall, Inchicore, Dublin City
UCC DemonsMardyke Arena, Cork City
UCD MarianUCD, D4, Dublin City
UL EaglesPESS Building, UL, Co. Limerick

[2]

Websites

[1] Sligo Sports and Recreation (2017) Basketball Ireland Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.sligosportandrecreation.ie/wp-content/uploads/basketball-ireland-logo.jpg [Accessed 10 March 2017]

[2] Basketball Ireland (2016) Men’s Premier League [Internet]. Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/menspremier/ [Accessed 21 September 2016].

[3] Basketball Ireland (2016) Champions Trophy [Internet]. Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/championstrophy [Accessed 21 September 2016].

Acknowledgements

Thanks to John Folan.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 26 March 2019

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2019

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Resereved.

Basketball Ireland National League Women’s Premier League 2015-16

Basketball Ireland Logo

Final League Table

 PWLPFPAPts
*DCU Mercy161331165102942
*Team Montenotte Hotel Glanmire16124116898340
*Pyrobel Killester161151173107138
*Meteors161061086105936
*Maxol WIT Wildcats1610699698335
*Singleton SuperValu Brunell166101045107028
Courtyard Liffey Celtics16412977105024
Portlaoise Panthers16313957111422
– UL Huskies16313965117322

[2]

Points System: 3 Pts Win / 0 Pts Loss / Tied teams separated by Points Difference

Playoffs & Relegation: * Qualify for WSL Top 4 Playoffs / – Relegated to Women’s Division 1

Playoffs

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Quarter-Finals   
05.03.16Meteors59Maxol WIT Wildcats57
05.03.16Pyrobel Killester87Singleton SuperValu Brunell83
 Semi-Finals   
12.03.16DCU Mercy75Meteors65
12.03.16Team Montenotte Hotel73Pyrobel Killester61
 Quarter-Finals Watershed Sports Complex, Kilkenny 
20.03.16DCU Mercy69Team Montenotte Hotel72

[3][4][5]

Regular Season Results

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Week 1   
03.10.15Singleton SuperValu Brunell59Meteors78
03.10.15Team Montenotte Hotel77UL Huskies48
03.10.15Pyrobel Killester89Courtyard Liffey Celtics80
03.10.15Maxol WIT Wildcats54DCU Mercy73
 Week 2   
10.10.15Meteors65Team Montenotte Hotel87
10.10.15Portlaoise Panthers60Maxol WIT Wildcats62
10.10.15Courtyard Liffey Celtics62UL Huskies58
11.10.15Singleton SuperValu Brunell71Pyrobel Killester50
 Week 3   
17.10.15Pyrobel Killester88Portlaoise Panthers78
17.10.15Maxol WIT Wildcats76Courtyard Liffey Celtics69
17.10.15UL Huskies58Meteors77
18.10.15DCU Mercy68Singleton SuperValu Brunell61
 Week 4   
24.10.15Meteors79Pyrobel Killlester72
24.10.15Team Montenotte Hotel68Maxol WIT Wildcats65
24.10.15Portlaoise Panthers64Singleton SuperValu Brunell67
24.10.15Courtyard Liffey Celtics66DCU Mercy68
25.10.15Portlaoise Panthers75UL Huskies42
25.10.15Singleton SuperValu Brunell58Maxol WIT Wildcats64
25.10.15Courtyard Liffey Celtics56Team Montenotte Hotel63
25.10.15DCU Mercy78Meteors61
 Week 5   
31.10.15Pyrobel Killester82Team Montenotte Hotel73
31.10.15Meteors76Portlaoise Panthers53
31.10.15Courtyard Liffey Celtics69Singleton SuperValu Brunell62
01.11.15DCU Mercy89UL Huskies68
 Week 6   
07.11.15Pyrobel Killester97UL Huskies51
07.11.15Maxol WIT Wildcats62Meteors53
07.11.15Portlaoise Panthers61Courtyard Liffey Celtics83
08.11.15DCU Mercy72Team Montenotte Hotel55
 Week 7   
21.11.15Team Montenotte Hotel75Singleton SuperValu Brunell55
21.11.15Pyrobel Killester87DCU Mercy81
21.11.15UL Huskies50Portlaoise Panthers64
21.11.15Courtyard Liffey Celtics55Maxol WIT Wildcats59
 Week 8   
28.11.15Meteors60UL Huskies71
28.11.15Team Montenotte Hotel70Portlaoise Panthers56
29.11.15Singleton SuperValu Brunell69DCU Mercy82
 Week 9   
12.12.15Meteors69Singleton SuperValu Brunell67
12.12.15Maxol WIT Wildcats62Team Montenotte Hotel60
12.12.15UL Huskies72Courtyard Liffey Celtics59
13.12.15DCU Mercy70Portlaoise Panthers54
 Week 10   
19.12.15Portlaoise Panthers53Meteors60
19.12.15Team Montenotte Hotel85Pyrobel Killester62
19.12.15Maxol WIT Wildcats70Singleton SuperValu Brunell72
20.12.15DCU Mercy62Courtyard Liffey Celtics53
 Week 11   
02.01.16Meteors60DCU Mercy67
02.01.16Portlaoise Panthers69Pyrobel Killester85
02.01.16UL Huskies68Singleton SuperValu Brunell76
 Week 12   
16.01.16Team Montenotte Hotel70DCU Mercy82
16.01.16Maxol WIT Wildcats71Portlaoise Panthers56
16.01.16UL Huskies59Pyrobel Killester64
16.01.16Courtyard Liffey Celtics40Meteors58
17.01.16Singleton SuperValu Brunell70Portlaoise Panthers50
 Week 13   
23.01.16Team Montenotte Hotel66Courtyard Liffey Celtics39
23.01.16UL Huskies71Maxol WIT Wildcats74
23.01.16Pyrobel Killester71Singleton SuperValu Brunell63
23.01.16Portlaoise Panthers49DCU Mercy77
 Week 14   
06.02.16Meteors83Maxol WIT Wildcats74
06.02.16Portlaoise Panthers56Team Montenotte Hotel86
06.02.16Courtyard Liffey Celtics84Pyrobel Killester71
07.02.16Singleton SuperValu Brunell76UL Huskies78
 Week 15   
13.02.16UL Huskies58Team Montenotte Hotel88
13.02.16Pyrobel Killester72Meteors75
14.02.16Singleton SuperValu Brunell59Courtyard Liffey Celtics44
14.02.16DCU Mercy55Maxol WIT Wildcats76
 Week 16   
18.02.16Singleton SuperValu Brunell60Team Montenotte Hotel70
20.02.16Meteors67Courtyard Liffey Celtics61
20.02.16Maxol WIT Wildcats58Pyrobel Killester74
20.02.16UL Huskies57DCU Mercy76
 Week 17   
27.02.16Team Montenotte Hotel85Meteors65
27.02.16Maxol WIT Wildcats69UL Huskies56
28.02.16DCU Mercy65Pyrobel Killester89
29.02.16Portlaoise Panthers59Courtyard Liffey Celtics57

[2]

Home Venues

TeamHome Court
Games marked with ^National Basketball Arena, Tallaght, D24, Co. South Dublin
Courtyard Liffey CelticsLeixlip Centre, Leixlip, Co. Kildare
DCU MercyDCU Complex
Maxol WIT WildcatsMercy Secondary School, Waterford City, Co. Waterford
MeteorsColaiste Iosagain, Stillorgan, Co. Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown
Portlaoise PanthersSt. Mary’s Sports Hall, Portlaoise, Co. Laois
Pyrobel KillesterIWA-Clontarf, Dublin City
Singleton SuperValu BrunellParochial Hall, Cork City
Team Montenotte HotelUpper Glanmire Sports Centre, Cork City
UL HuskiesPESS Building, UL, Limerick

References

_________________________________________________________

Websites

[1] Sligo Sport and Recreation (2017) Basketball Ireland Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.sligosportandrecreation.ie/wp-content/uploads/basketball-ireland-logo.jpg [Accessed 10 March 2017]

[2] Basketball Ireland (2016) Women’s Premier League [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/womenspremier/ [Accessed 21 September 2016]

[3] Basketball Ireland (2016) Seventh Heaven for Team Montenotte Hotel [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10001237/ [Accessed 27 April 2017]

[4] Basketball Ireland (2016) Game Zone: March 12-13 [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10000698/ [Accessed 27 April 2017]

[5] Basketball Ireland (2016) Game Zone: Week 18 [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10000309/ [Accessed 27 April 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ann Hanley, Killester and Ireland National Team.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 26 March 2019

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2019

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved.

Basketball Ireland National League Men’s Premier League 2014-15

Basketball Ireland Logo

Final League Table

 PWLPFPABPPts
C&S UCC Demons1818017671337054
Travelodge Swords Thunder1813514121327039
Templeogue BC1811713991387134
Killester1811713091295134
UCD Marian189913271331431
Belfast Star1871113831393627
BFG Neptune1871114191482122
DCU Saints1861213801516220
UL Eagles1851312991433419
-Dublin Inter1831512611455312

[3]

3 Pts Win / 0 Pts Loss / 1 Bonus Point Loss by 10 Pts or less

* Qualify for Champions Trophy / – Relegated to Division 1

Champions Trophy Results

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Quarter-Finals   
21.03.15SSE Airtricity Moycullen72Killester75
21.03.15Maree61Black Amber Templeogue84
 Semi-Finals  (NUIG Kingfisher) 
28.03.15C&S UCC Demons73Killester71
28.03.15Travelodge Swords Thunder73Black Amber Templeogue81
 Final  (NUIG Kingfisher) 
29.03.15C&S UCC Demons85Black Amber Templeogue73

[4]

Regular Season Results

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Week 1   
04.10.14Travelodge Swords Thunder80Templeogue BC43
04.10.14UCD Marian78Dublin Inter80
04.10.14DCU Saints51Killester76
04.10.14BFG Neptune80C&S UCC Demons100
05.10.14Belfast Star72UL Eagles77
 Week 2   
11.10.14Templeogue BC78DCU Saints95
12.10.14Dublin Inter76BFG Neptune88
12.10.14Killester73UCD Marian71
 Week 3   
18.10.14DCU Saints96UL Eagles62
18.10.14BFG Neptune75Killester86
18.10.14UCD Marian79Templeogue BC76
19.10.14Belfast Star72C&S UCC Demons88
 Week 4   
25.10.14Dublin Inter63UL Eagles66
25.10.14Belfast Star65UCD Marian67
25.10.14BFG Neptune92DCU Saints66
25.10.14Killester63C&S UCC Demons76
26.10.14Templeogue BC113BFG Neptune104
26.10.14Dublin Inter74Belfast Star68
26.10.14C&S UCC Demons93Travelodge Swords Thunder78
 Week 5   
01.11.14UCD Marian81BFG Neptune98
02.11.14DCU Saints73C&S UCC Demons101
02.11.14Belfast Star57Killester75
02.11.14BFG Neptune81UL Eagles80
02.11.14Travelodge Swords Thunder82Dublin Inter61
 Week 6   
08.11.14Dublin Inter90DCU Saints100
08.11.14UCD Marian84C&S UCC Demons104
08.11.14UL Eagles64Belfast Star69
09.11.14Templeogue BC75Belfast Star72
09.11.14Killester61Travelodge Swords Thunder72
 Week 7   
21.11.14Templeogue BC78Dublin Inter66
22.11.14Templeogue BC74C&S UCC Demons88
23.11.14DCU Saints63Belfast Star70
23.11.14UL Eagles63Killester72
23.11.14UCD Marian67Travelodge Swords Thunder69
 Week 8   
27.11.14Killester52Templeogue BC85
29.11.14Travelodge Swords Thunder86DCU Saints84
30.11.14Dublin Inter61Killester69
30.11.14Belfast Star101BFG Neptune89
30.11.14C&S UCC Demons94UL Eagles73
 Week 9   
14.12.14Templeogue BC65UL Eagles62
14.12..14Belfast Star85Travelodge Swords Thunder92
14.12.14BFG Neptune20UCD Marian0 #
14.12.14Dublin Inter62C&S UCC Demons87
 Week 10   
20.12.14Travelodge Swords Thunder83BFG Neptune68
20.12.14UCD Marian88DCU Saints54
20.12.14Killester83Dublin Inter74
21.12.14C&S UCC Demons101Templeogue BC81
21.12.14UL Eagles71UCD Marian78
 Week 11   
02.01.15C&S UCC Demons99BFG Neptune65
03.01.15BFG Neptune73Dublin Inter83
03.01.15DCU Saints72Templeogue BC92
04.01.15Travelodge Swords Thunder77UL Eagles61
04.01.15UCD Marian61Killester66
 Week 12   
17.01.15Templeogue BC78UCD Marian48
17.01.15UL Eagles87DCU Saints79
17.01.15Killester78BFG Neptune78
18.01.15C&S UCC Demons109Belfast Star80
 Week 13   
31.01.15UCD Marian82Belfast Star71
31.01.15Templeogue BC84Travelodge Swords Thunder90
31.01.15UL Eagles74Dublin Inter61
01.02.15C&S UCC Demons109Belfast Star80
01.02.15DCU Saints83BFG Neptune73
 Week 14   
07.02.15Travelodge Swords Thunder74C&S UCC Demons88
07.02.15UCD Marian92UL Eagles71
07.02.15BFG Neptune95Templeogue BC84
07.02.15Killester76DCU Saints77
08.02.15Belfast Star89Dublin Inter77
 Week 15   
12.02.15DCU Saints80UCD Marian89
14.02.15Dublin Inter64Travelodge Swords Thunder67
14.02.15UL Eagles84BFG Neptune88
14.02.15Killester83Belfast Star81
15.02.15C&S UCC Demons117DCU Saints78
15.02.15UL Eagles65Travelodge Swords Thunder78
 Week 16   
20.02.15Travelodge Swords Thunder62Killester74
21.02.15DCU Saints91Dublin Inter71
22.02.15BFG Neptune80Travelodge Swords Thunder97
22.02.15Belfast Star65Templeogue BC67
22.02.15C&S UCC Demons112UCD Marian81
 Week 17   
28.02.15Dublin Inter57Templeogue BC61
28.02.15Travelodge Swords Thunder87UCD Marian96
28.02.15Killester69UL Eagles77
01.03.15Belfast Star96DCU Saints67
 Week 18   
07.03.15Belfast Star96DCU Saints67
07.03.15BFG Neptune78Belfast Star88
07.03.15Templeogue BC92Killester80
07.03.15UL Eagles81C&S UCC Demons106
08.03.15Dublin Inter76UCD Marian85
 Week 19   
14.03.15Travelodge Swords Thunder66Belfast Star82
14.03.15UL Eagles81Templeogue BC93
15.03.15C&S UCC Demons116Dublin Inter65

[2]

Home Venues

TeamHome Court
Belfast StarMethodist College, Belfast
DCU SaintsDCU Sports Complex, Dublin City
Dublin InterNational Basketball Arena, Tallaght, D24, Co. South Dublin
KillesterIrish Wheelchair Association, Clontarf, Dublin City
Travelodge Swords ThunderALSAA, Dublin
Templeogue BCOblate Hall, Inchicore
C&S UCC DemonsMardyke Arena, Cork City
UCD MarianUCD Sports Centre, Dublin
UL EaglesUL Sports Arena, Limerick

[2]

References

_______________________________________________________

Websites

[2] Basketball Ireland Comortais (2015) Men’s Premier League 2014-15 – Matches [Internet] Available from: http://bi.comortais.com/Fixtures.aspx?oid=1001&compid=1075 [Accessed 24 October 2016]

[3] Basketball Ireland Comortais (2015) Men’s Premier League 2014-15 – Table [Internet] Available from: http://bi.comortais.com/competition.aspx?oId=1001&id=1075 [Accessed 247October 2016]

[4] Basketball Ireland Comortais (2015) Men’s Champions Trophy 2014-15 – Matches [Internet] Available from: http://bi.comortais.com/Fixtures.aspx?oid=1001&compid=1211 [Accessed 24 October 2016]

Images

[1] Sligo Sports and Recreation (2017) Basketball Ireland Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.sligosportandrecreation.ie/wp-content/uploads/basketball-ireland-logo.jpg [Accessed 10 March 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to John Folan & John Kane

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 26 March 2019

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Basketball Ireland Post-Primary Schools All-Ireland Schools Cup U19 A Girls 2018-19

DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamScore
Round 1
19.09.18St. Angela’s Cork64Mercy SS Waterford64
21.09.18Mercy SS Ballymahon20Scoil Mhuire Cork0 #
21.09.18Loreto Beaufort44Colaiste Einde63
24.09.18Gort CS51Presentation Castleisland65
25.09.18Scoil Chriost Ri Portlaoise91St. Louis Kiltimagh35
26.0918Holy Faith Clontarf78Our Lady & St. Patrick Belfast20
26.09.18Crescent Comprehensive91Carrigaline CS52
26.09.18Mercy Mounthawk Tralee54Colaiste Iosagain Stillorgan43
27.09.18Scoil Pobail Sliabh Luachra54Christ King Cork67
27.09.18Ursuline Sligo40Jesus & Mary Salerno48
27.09.18St. Vincent’s SS Cork44St. Genevieve’s Belfast31
28.09.18Colaiste Chiarain Leixlip77Presentation DLS Bagenalstown23
28.09.18Loreto Dalkey48Our Lady’s Castleblaney62
28.09.18Loreto St.Stephen’s Green55Cross & Passion Kilcullen48
03.10.18Colaiste Choilmcille
Ballyshannon		44St. Paul’s Oughterard41
Round 2
11.10.18Jesus & Mary Salerno 65Mercy SS Ballymahon 61
15.10.18Scoil Chriost Ri Portlaoise 82Colaiste Chiarain Leixlip 79
15.10.18St. Vincent’s SS Cork 58Mercy Mounthawk Tralee 36
17.10.18Mercy SS Waterford 27Holy Faith Clontarf 65
18.10.18Christ King Cork 47Colaiste Choilm Ballincollig69
18.10.18Our Lady’s Castleblaney 87Colaiste Choilmcille
Ballyshannon 		30
18.10.18Presentation Castleisland 53Loreto St.Stephen’s Green 23
19.10.18Colaiste Einde 55Crescent Comprehensive 67
Round 3
06.11.18Jesus & Mary Salerno 41St. Vincent’s SS Cork 67
09.11.18Crescent Comprehensive 88Our Lady’s Castleblaney 78
14.11.18Scoil Chriost Ri Portlaoise 60Presentation Castleisland 44
15.11.18Colaiste Choilm Ballincollig 36Holy Faith Clontarf 78
Semi-Finals
09.01.19Holy Faith Clontarf 64Scoil Chriost Ri Portlaoise 39
09.01.19St. Vincent’s SS Cork 48Crescent Comprehensive 41
Final
23.01.19Holy Faith Clontarf 73St. Vincent’s SS Cork 40

Reference: [1][2]

Report

Holy Faith Clontarf, coached by American Legend, Jerome Westbrooks, won their second U19 A Girls All-Ireland Cup Final in three years.

The display put on by the Dubliners was clinical and polished and put the result beyond doubt midway through the third quarter, with excellent performances from MVP Bronagh Power Cassidy (an Irish International), Maeve O’Seaghdha, Niamh Kenny and Elizabeth Black.

Holy Faith had an advatage in size and athleticism which saw them get the better of exchanges early on and they built up an early lead, ending the half 37-19 up.

Holy Faith continued to dominate and St. Vincent’s had a tough third quarter with the Holy Faith bench showing plenty of skill and talent. In the end, the Clontarf girls were deserved 73-40 winners.

Coach Westbrooks referred to the four star players of Bronagh, Niamh, Maeve and Elizabeth as the four horsemen, and their experience and talent was tough for all teams who faced them.

Holy Faith Clontarf (Dublin): Katie Doyle, Kim Clarke (1), Aine Walsh (4), Maria Long (2), Emma Crumlish (4), Maeve O’Seaghdha (22), Bronagh Power Cassidy (24), Niamh Hetherton (2), Elizabeth Black (6), Niamh Kenny (3), Faye Crumlish (3).

St. Vincent’s SS (Cork): Casey Cullinane, Eve Hannigan (1), Laura Morrissey, Orla Murphy (15), Lauryn Homan (20), Aimee Cronin, Emily Peyton, Leah O Mahony, Mollie Blount (2), Zoe Mulcahy, Chloe Morey (2), Alexandra Bozhesko.

MVP: Bronagh Power Cassidy (Holy Faith Clontarf).

Reference: [2]

References:

Websites:

[1] Basketball Ireland (2019) U19A Girls Subway All Ireland Schools Cup 1819 [Internet] Available from: https://www.basketballireland.ie/league/132950/ [Accessed 23 March 2019]

[2] Basketball Ireland (2019) Day 3: Subway All Ireland Schools Cup Finals 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10047601/ [Accessed 23 March 2019]

Images

[3] Sligo Sport and Recreation (2017) Basketball Ireland Logo [Internet] available from: http://www.sligosportandrecreation.ie/wp-content/uploads/basketball-ireland-logo.jpg [Accessed 10 March 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Aisling Delaney, Our Lady’s Templeogue.

About this document

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Last Updated: 23 March 2019

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Galway Democrats | Irish Basketball Team | Season 1991-92

IBBA Men’s NBL Southern Conference Table 1991-92

PWLPts
Southern Conference
Burgerland Neptune2219338
North Monastery 96’ers2218436
Garvey’s Tigers Tralee2216632
Whirlpool Blue Demons22121024
Marathon22101220
Lucozade Sport Killester2281416
Marian2261612
Galway Democrats224188

Reference: [1]

Results

WeekDateH/AOppositionW/LScore
105.10.91HBlue DemonsW89-69
212.10.91AKillesterW77-68
319.10.91AConnacht Gold BallinaL61-87
Cup R126.10.91ASt. Declan’s CabraW54-48
402.11.91HSligo All-StarsL83-87
509.11.91AMarathon LimerickL86-90
6
723.11.91HNorth Monastery 96ersW73-64
830.11.91AAnnadale-QueensL76-94
907.12.91HStar of the SeaL63-83
1014.12.91AGarvey’s Tigers TraleeL65-87
11
1205.01.92ABurgerland NeptuneL47-94
1311.01.92ABlue DemonsL58-81
1418.01.92HKillesterL86-88
1502.02.92AJameson St. Vincent’sL62-98
1608.02.92HSt. Gall’s BelfastW76-47
1715.02.92HMarathon LimerickL71-81
1822.02.92ANorth Monastery 96ersL57-87
1929.02.92HGarvey’s Tigers TraleeL87-108
2007.03.92AMarianL59-67
2114.03.92ADungannonL58-102
2228.03.92HBurgerland NeptuneL59-110

Compiled from References: [2-21]

Roster 1991-92

PlayerPositionPoints
James Burke298
Ciaran Murphy21
John Finn23
John CarrollShooting Guard55
Richie Burke47
Douglas Collins11
Shaun Murphy (Texas-San Antonio, USA)345
Donie O’Keeffe8
Frank FordePoint Guard121
Marcus O’Grady73
Damian Moloney4
Quilty2
S. Jackson2

Compiled from References[2-21]

Match Reports

WEEK 1 – 5 October 1991 – Galway Democrats 89 Blue Demons 69

Galway Democrats created a shock on opening night of the National Basketball League with a big 89-69 win over Blue Demons of Cork. Blue Demons took an early lead as the Democrats showed first game jitters at both ends, however, they out-scored their oponents 37-14 over the last 14 minutes to take victory by 89-69. The key to the Galway sides’ success came from the complimentary play of Frank Forde (14 pts), John Carroll (17) and captain James Burke (15), with American Shaun Murphy leading the scoring on 25 points. The Blue Demons were led by American Boo Moore (24 pts), Mark Scannell (10) and Brian Burke (10)

Galway Democrats: James Burke (c) (15), Ciaran Murphy (2), John Finn (0), John Carroll (17), Richie Burke (8), Douglas Collins (4), Shaun Murphy (25), Donie O’Keeffe (0), Frank Forde (14).

Blue Demons: Brian Burke (10), Boo Moore (24), David Twomey (12), F. O’Sullivan (4), P. O’Sullivan (2), M. McCarthy (0), T. Manning (2), Mark Scannell (10), J. Cambridge (5).

Reference: [2]

WEEK 2 – 12 October 1991 – Killester 68 Galway Democrats 77

Galway Democrats created another surprise in week 2 with a shock win over Dubliners Killester. Captain James Burke put in a superlative performance for the Westerners, scoring 34 points as American Shaun Murphy continued his steady, if unspectacular, play, netting 19 points, along with 25 rebounds and six blocked shots. James’ brother Richie Burke also contributed 10 points towards the win. Killester had jumped out to a 7-0 lead and had led 15-7 after 6 minutes, but Galway went on an 8-point unanswered scoring streak in the second quarter, with six from Ciaran Murphy. Galway went in 33-30 ahead at the break as Killester’s American, Bill Coffey was held in check for the final 14 minutes of the half.

The two teams traded baskets early in the third, but Killester went ahead as Liam Dowling and John Clancy scored 13 unanswered points between them to give them a 56-51 lead, however, their American, Coffey, was fouled out after picking up his fifth foul, and the Galway side finished on a 10-2 run, winning in the end 77-68.

Killester: Bill Coffey (20), M. Grennell (13), P. Grennell (12), Connelly (2), McKay (4), Keating (0), Liam Dowling (6), McLaughlin (0), Conley (0), John Clancey (10).

Galway Democrats: James Burke (34), Ciaran Murphy (2), Shaun Murphy (19), John Carroll (4), Frank Forde (4), Marcus O’Grady (4), John Finn (0), Donie O’Keeffe (0), Richie Burke (10), Douglas Collins (0).

Reference: [3]

WEEK 3 – 19 October 1991 – Connacht Gold Ballina 87 Galway Democrats 61

The Galway Democrats series of shock wins to open the season came to an end in Week 3 as they went down to a heavy defeat to the Top Mayo side. Ballina moved to a 3-0 record, with Democrats dropping to 2-1. Ballina got off to a 4-0 lead before John Carroll got the Democrats started with a 3-pointer. James Burke lifted the Galway side into a 21-9 lead after 10 minutes, scoring 8 of 10 ponts in one Democrats stretch, giving the travelling fans real hope of a third upset in as many weeks, but big performances from American Deora Marsh and Paul McStay saw the Mayo side go in front, as they pulled away to a 33-23 lead, and going in 43-34 ahead at the break.

Galway toughened the second half out, but Ballna, led by Liam McHale and Deora Marsh, were too quick on the break, and too strong for a smaller Galway side, with American Shaun Murphy Double-Teamed on every posession, and limited to 6 points in the second half. Several slam dunks from Marsgh delighted the home crowd, and aggressive steals, and a defense that was holding Galway to few baskets put the game beyond doubt, as Ballina raced out to a 71-43 lead. The substitutes bench was used liberally in last few minutes, as Ballina ran out 87-61 winners. McHale (24 pts), Marsh (20 and Paul McStay (14) were standouts for Ballina, while James Burke (19), John Carroll (15) and Shaun Murphy (14) were the top players for Galway Democrats.

Galway Democrats: James Burke (19), Ciaran Murphy (2), Shaun Murphy (14), John Carroll (15), Frank Forde (4), Marcus O’Grady (2), John Finn (2), Donie O’Keeffe (0), Richie Burke (3), Douglas Collins (0).

Connacht Gold Ballina: Liam McHale (24), Deora Marsh (20), Paul McStay (14).

Reference: [4]

CUP ROUND 1 – 26 October 1991 – St. Declan’s Cabra 48 Galway Democrats 54

Galway Democrats got back to winning ways in Dublin, defeating St. Declan’s in Cabra, 54-48 in the Cup. Tight rims in the Aughrim Street venue possibly led to poor shooting from both sides, as tentaive offense kept the score low for both sides.

St. Declan’s went into an early 9-4 lead with Kit Walsh scoring a three-pointer and netting another basket, but Galway responded, going 15-14 ahead on a Shaun Murphy basket, as the American helped the Democrats into a 21-16 lead aided by Marcus O’Grady. The rest of the half saw the teams trade baskets, and the lead, as Galway went 33-26 ahead at the half.

St. Declan’s scored 10 points early in the second half to go 38-35 up, but Galway followed that up with a run of its own, scoring 8 points in-a-row on free throws, and adding a basket from Shaun Murphy, as they went 45-43 ahead with four minutes to go. Kit walsh bombed a three-pointer to put St. Declan’s up again, before Murphy responded for Galway. Jim Liston put the Cabra side back on top but Walsh was fouled out and St. Declan’s would fail to score another basket, as Frank Forde calmly hit a huge three-pointer with a minute to go to give the Democrats a 51-48 lead, which they would hold onto till the end. Galway’s American was the star of the game, Shaun Murphy scoring 18 points and getting 15 blocked shots to set up the offense. James Burke also starred for Galway, netting 16, while St. Declan’s were led by Kit Walsh on 16 and Scott McCarthy (10).

St. Declan’s J. Liston (7), P. Liston (4), Kit Walsh (16), O’Connor (0), McDonagh (2), Rogers (0), Flynn (0), McGurk (5), Scott McCarthy (10), O’Reilly (4).

Galway Democrats: James Burke (16), Ciaran Murphy (0), Shaun Murphy (18), John Carroll (2), Frank Forde (3), Marcus O’Grady (6), John Finn (2), Donie O’Keeffe (0), Richie Burke (7), Douglas Collins (0).

Reference: [5]

WEEK 4 – 2 November 1991 – Galway Democrats 83 Sligo All-Stars 87

Galway Democrats were brought crashing back down earth after their early season series of shock wins, as they were defeated by Sligo All-Stars in this Connacht derby in Renmore. Galway failed to take advantage of several missed free-throws and turnovers by Sligo as they missed several key shots in the final few minutes, but Sligo won through their American Skip Barry, and guard Michael Murray, who netted crucial baskets.

James Burke got the game rolling for Galway with an early three-pointer, and he got 10 of Galway’s next 12 points as they went into an early 15-10 lead. Michael Murray matched James Burke, and scored 8 of his own to keep the game close, and added 6 more in an 8-point unanswered scoring run for the Yeats County team, as they went 19-15 ahead. American Shaun Murphy scored 5 straight to tie the game at 21-each and Burke and Murphy combined to give Galway a 35-34 lead at the half, with Murray responding to Galway all the way.

Burke and Murray went on a scoring streak for Galway early in the second half as they went on a 15-0 scoring run, but Sligo surprisingly held on with the play of Mal daly, Peter Galvin and Joe Coughlin bringing them back to 50-46 down. Skip Murray got hot for Sligo in the crucial last 10 minutes as led them to 75-66 lead with less than 4 minutes to play. Baskets were trade towards the end leaving it 84-80 to Sligo, but Galway couldn’t take advantage at the free-throw line towards the end on a number of Sligo fouls, and the All-Stars hung on for a 87-83 victory. Murray (27) Barry (26) led Sligo, and Galway were led by Frank Forde on 12 points.

Galway Democrats: James Burke, Shaun Murphy, Frank Forde (12), Marcus O’Grady, Ciaran Murphy.

Sligo All-Stars: Skip Barry, Michael Murray, Mal Daly, Peter Galvin, Joe Coughlin, Grimes

Reference: [6]

WEEK 5 – 9 November 1991 – Marathon Limerick 90 Galway Democrats 86

For the second week in-a-row Galway were defeated by four points in a tough match with a West Coast side, matches they would have fancied winning given their early season form. American Shaun Murphy got a season high 43 points for Galway, but the 3-point accuracy of guards Pascal Brennan, Trevor Moore and Tony Hehir, as well as 30 points from American Bo Fritz saw Limericj take the spoils.

Galway played on of their better matches of the season, as Murphy opened with a 3-pointer, and Galway went up 7-2 early on. Limerick answered through Fitts and Hehir to make it 9-7, and the lead changed hands 8 times over the next 12 minutes, before Galway went 35-26 up for their biggest lead of the half. Marathon responded, however, and the game was tied 45-all at the half time buzzer.

Fine scoring from Shaun Murphy, Frank Forde and Marcus O’Grady saw Galway take a 65-55 lead, their biggest of the game, but with 4 minutes remaining Limerick had overtaken Galway, leading 75-71 after a 12-1 scoring run over 7 minutes. Galway faltered, and Limerick’s three-point accuracy proved the decisive margin, as they outscored Galway 10-2 on three-point play. Shaun Murphy was top scorer for Galway on 43 points, while James Burke (12), Frank Forde (11) and Marcus O’Grady (10) all shone for the Westerners. Limerick’s top players were Fitts (30), Moore (12), Brennan (15), Holloway (9), Barry (8) and Hehir (8).

Galway Democrats: Shaun Murphy (43), James Burke (12), Frank Forde (11), Marcus O’Grady (10).

Martahon Limerick: Bo Fritts (30), Trevor Moore (12), Pascal Brennan (15), Vincent Holloway (9), Barry (8), Tony Hehir (8).

Reference: [7]

WEEK 6 – Galway Democrats 73 North Monastery 96ers 64

Galway Democrats pulled off another shock win in the NBL, after two close losses the previous weeks, as they beat a fancied North Mon team 73-64. The Democrats moved into a tie for second place in the Southern Conference with this win, boosting their hopes of a playoff place. This match wasn’t decided until the last minute of play and there were 18 lead changes and 13 ties in the game.

Galway Democrats went into an early 10-5 lead behind the baskets of James Burke, Damiam Moloney and Shaun Murphy, but highly rated Ukrainian Mircha Kojeljank scored 7 straight points for North Mon to put the Cork side 12-10 up at 7 minutes. Murphy responed with 10 straight for Galway, and North Mon levelled it on 22-apiece with the scores of McHale, Finnegan, Lehane, Galgey and Dolan. Kojeljank put North Mon 29-26 up with a 3-pointer, James Burke put Galway back in front with 4 minutes to go to the break. Galway retook the lead and held on 36-34 up at the half-time buzzer as Kojeljank and Heaphy missed free throws for North Mon.

North Mon missed 12 free throws which proved the difference between the sides as North Mon tied the game at the start of the second half. The lead changed hands a number of times during the third period as Murphy put Galway 61-60 up with three minutes to go and set the stage for a furious finish. Lehane tied the game and missed a second free throw and Burke put Galway back on top for good, as they held on for a 73-64 win. James Burke (23), Frank Forde (24) and Shaun Murphy (20) were the heroes for Galway, and North Mon’s stars were Kojeljank and McHale, their only two players in double figures as Galway defense, in particular, Finn, Moloney and Forde held firm.

North Monastery 96ers: Kojeljank (23), McHale (11), O’Reilly (2), Galgey (8), Finnegan (4), Hennigan (0), Dolan (2), Murphy (2), Lehane (6), Heaphy (6).

Galway Democrats: James Burke (23), Ciaran Murphy (0), Shaun Murphy (20), John Carroll (0), Frank Forde (14), Marcus O’Grady (8), John Finn (4), Donie O’Keeffe (0), Richie Burke (0), Damian Moloney (4).

Reference: [8]

WEEK 7 – 30 November 1991 – Annadale-Queens 94 Galway Democrats 76

Galway Democrats continued their rollercoaster form in the NBL, losing to Annadle-Queens a week after pulling off another shock. The Belfast side ran out comfortable winners in the last five minutes as Galway fell flat after pulling within one point halfway through the second half.

Galway’s offense was amaemic in the last few minutes as Shaun Murphy, their American, netted 13 of their last 16 points in the final 10 minutes. Annadale-Queens’ hustling, aggressive defense deserves credit for the victory, as they frustrated Galway, and forced crucial turnovers in the last 10 minutes. Murphy (25), James Burke (22) and Marcus O’Grady (20) scored 67 of Galway 76 points. Bill Singleton led Annadale with 29 pts, and Fergus Donnelly (23) and Jim Edgar (12) shone for the Belfast side as their supporting cast outscored Galway’s 30-9.

Annadale-Queens: Fergus Donnelly (23), Bill Singleton (29), Jim Edgar (12), Jazz Mooney (6), Elliot (5), Kelly (9), McCotter (7), Donghay (4), McCotter (0).

Galway Democrats: James Burke (22), Ciaran Murphy (5), Shaun Murphy (25)), Quilty (0), Frank Forde (2), Marcus O’Grady (20), John Finn (0), Jackson (0), Richie Burke (2).

Reference: [9]

Week 8 – 7 December 1991 – Galway Democrats 63 Star of the Sea 83

Galway Democrats came unprepared for this match, with a malfunctioning PA system in Renmore, and players and officials scrambling to provide seating for the spectators just before the start. Galway were flat throughout, and Star of the Sea outplayed them in every position.

Star ran a “precisioned, unselfish scheme” that frustrated Galway and allowed time run out. James Burke led Galway with 19 points and was backed up by Shaun Murphy (14) and Marcus O’Grady (10). Javan Dupree top-scored for Star of the Sea with 35, and Gareth Maguire (22) and John O’Hare (8) also shone. It was the defensive display of Adrian Fulton (3), however, that gave the Belfast side the edge.

Star of the Sea: Javan Dupree (35), Garteh Maguire (22), Kennedy (0), Ward (6), McGettrick (1), Peter McGrattan (5), Mccreaney (2), Adrian Fulton (3), Whiteside (0), John O’Hare (8).

Galway Democrats: James Burke (19), Ciaran Murphy (4), Shaun Murphy (14), Quilty (2), Frank Forde (4), Marcus O’Grady (10), John Finn (1), Donie O’Keeffe (2), Richie Burke (2), John Carroll (2).

Reference: [10]

WEEK 9 – 14 December 1991 – Garvey’s Tralee Tigers 87 Galway Democrats 65

Galway Democrats lost their third match in-a-row in the NBL in Tralee, to a talented line-up of Darren McGuinness, Cormac O’Donoghue and American Ray Lettsome who combined for 68 of Tralee’s 87 points.

Lettsome muscled his way to 31 points, while McGuinness quietly added 21 for Tralee. Shan Murphy led the scoring for Galway with 20 and James Burke (16) and brother Richie Burke (10) also scored in double figures. Galway dropped to 3-6 in the NBL, after a promising start.

Galway Democrats: James Burke (16), Shaun Murphy (20), Richie Burke (10).

Garvey’s Tralee Tigers: Ray lettsome (31), Darren McGuinness (21), Cormac O’Donoghue (16).

Reference: [11]

WEEK 11 – 5 January 1992 – Burgerland Neptune 94 Galway Democrats 47

Burgerland Neptune showed their class and Galway Democrats’ slide continued as the Cork side ran out easy 94-47 winners in a scoreline that was every bit as lopsided as the play, reflecting accurately how well Neptune played, and how poorly Galway did also.

Galway lacked support for American Shaun Murphy (16) and James Burke (17) as the rest of the team managed only 14 points between them. Terry Strickland (20) led the way for Neptune, while there were also star turns from Brendan O’Flaherty (14), Alan Kelly (13), Paul Kelly (12) and Tom O’Sullivan (10).

Burgerland Neptune: S Woods (5), Terry Strickland (20), S. McCarthy (8), Brendan O’Flaherty (14), Alan Kelly (13), Paul Kelly (12), C. O’Sullivan (4), I. McLean (7), Tom O’Sullivan (10).

Galway Democrats: James Burke (17), S. Jackson (2), Shaun Murphy (16), Richie Burke (2), Frank Forde (2), Donie O’Keeffe (2), John Finn (2), John Carroll (4).

Reference: [12]

WEEK 12 – 11 January 1992 – Blue Demons 81 Galway Democrats 58

Cork’s Blue Demons got revenge for their shock opening game loss to Galway, as they jumped out to a 45-20 half-time lead on the back of American Anthony Jenkins’ 23 points. They sailed home the rest of the way as they ran out easy winners.

Jenkins scored a massive 41 points for Blue Demons, and was aided by Mark scannell (11), Derek Toomey (9), and Brian Burke (8). Shaun Murphy (15) led the way for Galway, with James Burke netting 14 and John Carroll (13).

Blue Demons: Anthony Jenkins (41), Mark Scannell (11), Mike McCarthy, Mark Cambridge, Tom Manning, Ciaran O’Sullivan (4), Francis O’Sullivan (4), Paul Fitzgerald (4), Derek Toomey (9), Brian Burke (8).

Galway Democrats: James Burke (14), John Carroll (11), Shaun Murphy (15), Richie Burke (6), Frank Forde (6), Donie O’Keeffe (4), Ciaran Murphy (2).

Reference: [13]

WEEK 13 – 18 January 1992 – Killester 88 Galway Democrats 86

Galway Democrats made a comeback effort in Killester as they came from 83-71 down in the final four minutes to trail by two, but their spirited comeback fell short as their last second shot rimmed off.

Shaun Murphy returned to early season form for Galway, top-scoring on 41 points, and James Burke added 18 and Frank Forde 9. Killester’s American Bill Coffey scored 33 and was aided by John Clancy (17) and Kevin conroy (11).

Killester: Bill Coffey (33), John Clancy (17), Kevin Conroy (11).

Galway Democrats: Shaun Murphy (41), James Burke (18), Frank Forde (9).

Reference: [14]

WEEK 15 – 1 February 1992 – James St. Vincent’s 98 Galway Democrats 62

St. Vincent’s opened up a 20 point lead midway through the first period as the Glasnevin side ran out 98-62 winners.

Jameson St. Vincent’s controlled rebounds and kept Galway’s American, Shaun Murphy, from the ball, as they sprinted to easy baskets time and again. Laverne Evans led the scoring with 32 for St. Vincent’s and was backed up by Karl Donnelly (16), Pat Boylan (16) and John Fitzgerald (11). Frank Forde scored 11 for Galway and James Burke netted 8.

Jameson St. Vincent’s: Laverne Evans (32), Keenan (6), Nutley (3), Pat Boylan (16), O’Keeffe (6), John Fitzgerald (11), Gilligan (4), Boylan 95), Sullivan (6), Karl Donnelly (16).

Galway Democrats: James Burke (8), John Finn (2), Shaun Murphy (30), Richie Burke (0), Frank Forde (11), Donie O’Keeffe (0), Ciaran Murphy (4), Douglas Collins (7).

Reference: [15]

WEEK 16 – 8 February 1992 – Galway Democrats 76 St. Gall’s Belfast 47

Galway Democrats turned around a frustrating losing streak, and after a few poor performances and close defeats, managed to come alive against St. Gall’s, routing them in a convincing 76-47 victory.St. Gall’s only managed 11 points over the last 10 minutes as Galway never let up the intensity and ran away with their easiest win of the season, and surpassed last years total number of team victories with 7 games to play.

James Burke top-scored with 28 points for Galway, and was followed by Shaun Murphy’s 16, and Ciaran Murphy’s 8. Frank Forde and Douglas Collins netted 6 each. Gerald Kennedy worked hard for 25 for St. Gall’s and Gerald Ryan added 8.

Galway Democrats: James Burke (28), John Carroll (2), Shaun Murphy (16), Richie Burke (0), Frank Forde (6), Donie O’Keeffe (0), Ciaran Murphy (8), Douglas Collins (6), John Finn (4), Marcus O’Grady (4).

St. Gall’s Belfast: Gerald Ryan (8), B. McKee (2), S. Donnelly (2), G. Adams (0), E. McAteer (7), E. Morris (3), S. Kennedy (2), J. Kennedy (2), Gerald Kennedy (25).

Reference: [16]

WEEK 17 – 15 February 1992 – Galway Democrats 71 Marathon Limerick 81

Marathon Limerick snapped a losing streak as Galway returned to losing ways, squandering a big lead. Galway democrats led 40-27 at the half, but their offense broke down in the second half, and Limerick clawed their way back into it, and overtook the Galway side with five minutes to go, running out 81-71 winners.

Shaun Murphy led the Galway attack with 27, James Burke adding 18 and Frank Forde 13. Moore (12), Barry (13) and Hehir (11) top-scored for Marathon.

Marathon Limerick: Fitz, Barry (13), Moore (12), Barry, Coyne, Doudy, Hickey, Walsh, Hehir (11).

Galway Democrats: James Burke (18), Ciaran Murphy, Shaun Murphy (27), John Carroll, Frank Forde (13), Marcus O’Grady, John Finn, Donie O’Keeffe, Richie Burke.

Reference: [17]

WEEK 18 – 29 February 1992 – Galway Democrats 87 Garvey’s Tralee Tigers 108

A good effort from Democrats wasn’t enough to prevent them losing again, to Tralee Tigers, at home in Renmore. Galway fell behind by 15 at half-time and 20 early in the second half, but clawed their way back to 9 behind, before time ran out.

Ray Lettsome was two strong for Galway, netting 42 points, and McGuinness, O’Donoghue and Daly also hit double figures for Tigers. Shaun Murphy led the points tally for Galway with 24 and was backed up by James Burke (16) and Marcus O’Grady (13).

Galway Democrats: Shaun Murphy (24), James Burke (16), Marcus O’Grady (13)

Garvey’s Tralee Tigers: Ray Lettsome (42), McGuinness, O’Donoghue, Daly.

Reference: [18]

WEEK 19 – 7 March 1992 – Marian 67 Galway Democrats 59

Marian had a close win over Galway Democrats. A. Fearon top-scored for Marian with 21, and E. Randolph and J. Hanglow also starred. James Burke netted 17 for Galway, with Shaun Murphy (16) and Frank Forde (12) getting double figures.

Marian: A. Fearon (21), E. Randolph (19), J. Hanglow (11).

Galway Democrats: Shaun Murphy (16), James Burke (17), Frank Forde (12).

Reference: [19]

WEEK 20 – 14 March 1992 – Dungannon 102 Galway Democrats 58

Galway Democrats slumped to a heavy defeat in Tyrone as Dungannon won 102-58. J. Brennan scored 19 for Dungannon and J. Feeney (15) and T. O’Keeffe (14) also scored double figures. James Burke scored a massive 30 for Galway, but the rest of the team provided little back-up, John Finn scoring 10, and Richie Burke 7, the best of the team.

Dungannon: J. Brennan (19), J. Feeney (15), T. O’Keeffe (14).

Galway Democrats: James Burke (30), John Finn (10), Richie Burke (7).

Reference: [20]

WEEK 22- 28 March 1992 – Galway Democrats 59 Burgerland Neptune 110

Galway Democrats fell to their seventh loss in-a-row to end the season on 4-18 and bottom of the table, as Burgerland Neptune finished top of the Southern Conference on 1903.

Terry Strickland netted 24 for Neptune, Paul Kelly 20 and Tom O’Sullivan 19. Galway were led by James Burke (28), Donie O’Keeffe (13) and John Carroll (13).

Burgerland Neptune: Terry Strickland (24), Paul Kelly (20), Tom O’Sullivan (19).

Galway Democrats: James Burke (28), Donie O’Keeffe (13), John Carroll (13)

Reference: [21]

References:

[1] (1992) “Budweiser Superleague Finals”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Number 21. April 1992 pp. 17

[2] Anon. (1991) “Galway Democrats shock Blue Demons in season opener”. Connacht Sentinel. Tuesday, October 8, 1991. pg. 14

[3] Anon. (1991) “Burke stars as Demos upset Killester in basketball league”. Connacht Sentinel. Tuesday, October 15, 1991. pg. 13

[4] Anon. (1991) “Democrats come a cropper”. Connacht Sentinel. Tuesday, October 22, 1991. pg. 20

[5] Anon. (1991) “Murphy in top form as Demos advance in Cup”. Connacht Sentinel. Tuesday, October 29, 1991. pg. 12

[6] Anon. (1991) “High-flying Democrats are brought back to earth!”. Connacht Sentinel. Tuesday, November 5, 1991. pg. 18

[7] Anon. (1991) “Democrats are edged out in National League for second week running”. Connacht Sentinel. Tuesday, November 12 1991. pg. 15

[8] Anon. (1991) “Galway Democrats pull off another shock win in Irish basketball league”. Connacht Sentinel. Tuesday, November 26, 1991. pg. 17

[9] Anon. (1991) “Erratic Democrats come a cropper in Belfast”. Connacht Sentinel. Tuesday, December 3, 1991. pg. 17

[10] Anon. (1991) “Bad night all-round for Galway Democrats”. Connacht Sentinel. Tuesday, December 10, 1991. pg. 19

[11] Anon. (1991) “Third defeat in a row for out of sorts Democrats”. Connacht Sentinel. Tuesday, December 17, 1991. pg. 19

[12] Anon. (1992) “Democrats slide continues as Neptune show their class”. Connacht Sentinel. Tuesday, January 7, 1992. pg. 15

[13] Anon. (1992) “Understrength Democrats suffer another heavy defeat”. Connacht Sentinel. Tuesday, January 14, 1992. pg. 15

[14] Anon. (1992) “Another loss as Democrats gallant rally just fails”. Connacht Sentinel. Tuesday, January 21, 1992. pg. 12

[15] Anon. (1991) “Democrats have no answer to Jameson”. Connacht Sentinel. Tuesday, February 4, 1992. pg. 15

[16] Anon. (1992) “Democrats bounce back to winning form after string of defeats”. Connacht Sentinel. Tuesday, February 11, 1992. pg. 15

[17] Anon. (1992) “Democrats squander big lead and return to losing ways”. Connacht Sentinel. Tuesday, February 18, 1992. pg. 14

[18] Anon. (1992) “Honourble defeat for Democrats”. Connacht Sentinel. Tuesday, March 3, 1992. pg. 16

[19] Cliona Foley (1992) “Naomh Mhuire kiss Blarney goodbye to clinch second”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 9, 1992. pp. 27.

[20] Cliona Foley (1992) “North Mon plough into stars”. Irish Independent. Monday, march 16, 1992. pp. 24.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to John Folan.

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