IBA Budweiser Men’s National League 1991-92
| P | W | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
| Northern Conference | ||||||
| *Connacht Gold Ballina | 22 | 20 | 2 | 40 | ||
| *Jameson St.Vincent’s | 22 | 20 | 2 | 40 | ||
| *Annadale Queens | 22 | 15 | 7 | 30 | ||
| *Star of the Sea | 22 | 14 | 8 | 28 | ||
| St. Gall’s | 22 | 11 | 11 | 22 | ||
| Dungannon | 22 | 9 | 13 | 18 | ||
| Sligo All-Stars | 22 | 6 | 16 | 12 | ||
| St. Declan’s | 22 | 4 | 18 | 8 | ||
| Southern Conference | ||||||
| *Burgerland Neptune | 22 | 19 | 3 | 38 | ||
| *North Monastery 96ers | 22 | 18 | 4 | 36 | ||
| *Garvey’s Tigers Tralee | 22 | 16 | 6 | 32 | ||
| *Whirlpool Blue Demons | 22 | 12 | 10 | 24 | ||
| Marathon Limerick | 22 | 10 | 12 | 20 | ||
| Lucozade Sport Killester | 22 | 8 | 14 | 16 | ||
| Woodchester Marian | 22 | 6 | 16 | 12 | ||
| Galway Democrats | 22 | 4 | 18 | 8 |
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Quarter-Finals | ||||
| 4-5.04.1992 | North Monastery 96ers | 97 | Garvey’s Tigers Tralee | 84 |
| 1992 | ||||
| 1992 | ||||
| 1992 | ||||
| Semi-Finals | (Neptune) | |||
| 11.04.1992 | Connacht Gold Ballina | North Monastery 96ers | ||
| 11.04.1992 | Burgerland Neptune | Jameson St.Vincent’s | ||
| Final | (Neptune) | |||
| 12.04.1992 | Connacht Gold Ballina | 91 | Jameson St.Vincent’s | 78 |
IBA Budweiser Men’s National League 1992-93
| P | W | L | Pts | |
| Northern Conference | ||||
| *Connacht Gold Ballina | 19 | 16 | 3 | 32 |
| *Jameson St. Vincent’s | 19 | 15 | 4 | 30 |
| *Star of the Sea | 19 | 11 | 8 | 22 |
| Annadale/Queens | 19 | 8 | 11 | 16 |
| St. Gall’s | 19 | 7 | 12 | 14 |
| Dungannon | 19 | 5 | 14 | 10 |
| Delta Notre Dame | 19 | 4 | 15 | 8 |
| Southern Conference | ||||
| *Avonmore Neptune | 19 | 15 | 4 | 30 |
| *North Monastery 96ers | 19 | 15 | 4 | 30 |
| *Blue Demons | 19 | 12 | 7 | 24 |
| Garvey’s Tigers Tralee | 19 | 10 | 9 | 20 |
| Oscar Taylor’s Killester | 19 | 8 | 11 | 16 |
| Marian | 19 | 7 | 12 | 14 |
| Marathon Limerick | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| 8th Place Playoff | ||||
| 27.03.1993 | Killester | 78 | Annadale/Queen’s | 86 |
| Quarter-Finals | ||||
| 27.03.1993 | St. Vincent’s | 83 | Blue Demons | 77 |
| 27.03.1993 | North Monastery 96ers | 96 | Star of the Sea | 70 |
| Semi-Finals | ||||
| 03.04.1993 | Jameson St. Vincent’s | 73 | Connacht Gold Ballina | 62 |
| 03.04.1993 | North Monastery 69ers | 61 | Neptune | 59 |
| Final | ||||
| 04.04.1993 | North Monastery 96ers | 79 | St. Vincent’s | 62 |
Report
In 1991 the Irish Basketball Association decided to merge Divisions 1 and 2 in the Men’s National League and drop the numbers of paid imports from two to one, thinking the Irish players were up to playing at the same level as the American imports.
Ballina made up for earlier disappointments winning the first National Basketball League title beating St. Vincent’s Glasnevin 91-78 in the Playoff Final. St. Vincent’s were again the runners-up the following year, losing 79-62 to North Monastery in the Final.
Following this the League was again split into two levels – the Super League and Division 1
References
Magazine Articles
[1] (1992) “Budweiser Superleague Finals”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Number 21. April 1992 pp. 17
Sources
[2] (1992) “Ballina attain Holy Grail in thriller”. Irish Independent. Monday, April 13, 1992. pp. 32.
[3] (1992) “League title goes West”. Irish Examiner. Monday, April 13, 1992. pp. 12-13.
[4] Anon. (1993) “Hungry North Mon take National League honours”Irish Press. Monday, April 4, 1993. pg. 38-39
[5] Anon. (1993) “Factfile | Basketball”Irish Independent Wednesday, November 11, 1993. pg. 53
[6] Anon. (1993) “Factfile | Basketball”Irish Independent Wednesday, February 17, 1993. pg. 17
[7] Anon. (1993) “For the Record | Basketball”Sunday Independent, April 4, 1993. pg. 52
Magazines
[8] Anon. (1993) “Basketball National Leagues” IBA Magazine. April 1993.
Bibliography
[9] Shannon, Kieran (2009) “Hanging from the Rafters: The story of Neptune and the Golden Age of Irish Basketball” Appendix Section 1: The Irish Men’s Game: The Complete Records: National League Tables and Top Four semi-finals and Finals. Pp. 516-527.
Images
[10] Folan, John | Irish Basketball Memories of the 80s And 90s Facebook Group (2020) Post to Page, January 27, 2020″Fantastic team loved going to see them play” [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/84031072_1023908997993251_8391839803976450048_n.jpg?nc_cat=104&_nc_sid=ca434c&_nc_ohc=eZjapq8zlu4AX9QUva&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=03447b305a695c8d4a572078f382a059&oe=5E9F44CB [Accessed 25 March 2020][Adjusted]
Websites
[36] Basketball Ireland (2018) History [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/history/ [Accessed 26 May 2018]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to John Folan.
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