Regional Finals
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| North West | ||||
| 14.12.1997 | Longford Falcons | 88 | Ballina | 71 |
| East | ||||
| 14.12.1997 | Kilnamanagh | 113 | Cobras Trim | 35 |
Report
In the Regional Finals of the Irish Basketball Association Men’s Under 19 B Junior Sprite Cup in mid-December 1997, Longford Falcons defeated Ballina (Co. Mayo) by 16 points in the North West Final, while Kilnamanagh (Dublin) had an easy 113 to 35 win over Cobras Trim of Co. Meath in the East Final.
About Basketball Ireland / Irish Basketball Association Cups
The Irish Basketball Association ran the National Cup for the Top Two Divisions as well as any regional teams that wished to enter in both Men’s and Women’s as well as Junior (Under 19) Cup for both Men and Women as well as a Junior B (U19) Regional Cup for both Men and Women. The Cups were Knockout (single elimination) from the First Round. They were replaced by Super League and Division 1 Cups when the Association rebranded as Basketball Ireland in 2003. The Junior (U19) Cups were replaced by Under 20 and Under 18 Cups. Other Cups included the Irish Wheelchair Basketball Cup and introduced in the late 2010s the National Intermediate Cup Competition (Tier 3).
References
Newspapers
[1] Anon. (1997) “A-Z of Weekend Sport: Basketball” Irish Independent. Monday, December 15, 1997. Pg. 32-33.
[2] Anon. (1998) “A-Z of Weekend Sport: Basketball” Irish Independent. Monday, January 26, 1998, Pg. 31
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Jim Naughton.
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