Irish Basketball Association National League Men’s Super League 1996-97

Final Standings

 PWLPts
*Neptune Camlec1817152
*Star of the Sea1815348
*Marathon Sports St. Vincent’s1812642
*Denny Notre Dame1811740
Garvey’s Tigers Tralee1881034
TNT Killester1871132
Kerry Spring Water Killarney1871132
AMEV Marian #1861229
Sligo Dairies1841426
Queen’s Annadale1831524
Irish Basketball Association National League Men’s Superleague Final Standings 1996-97 [Ref: 1]

Note: * Qualify for the Top 4 Playoffs. # 1 Pt deducted (Forfeit)

Top 4 Playoffs

W/EHome Team Away Team 
 Top 4 Semi-Finals   
15.03.1997Neptune Camlec98Denny Notre Dame96
15.03.1997Star of the Sea101  Marathon Sports St. Vincent;s76 
  Top 4 Final   
16.03.1997Star of the Sea90Neptune Camlec85
Irish Basketball Association National League Men’s Super League Top 4 Playoffs 1996-97 [Ref: 2-3]

Regular Season Results

W/EHome TeamAway Team
Week 1
06.10.1996Marathon Sports St. Vincent’s99Denny Notre Dame94
06.10.1996Team Sligo Dairies78Star of the Sea95
06.10.1995Neptune Camlec70Amev Marian59
06.10.1995Kerry Spring Water Killarney79TNT Killester77
Week 2
13.10.1996Amev Marian98Team Sligo Dairies94
13.10.1996Star of the Sea103Marathon Sports St. Vincent’s70
13.10.1996Denny Notre Dame84Kerry Spring Water Killarney104
13.10.1996Garvey’s Tigers Tralee77Neptune Camlec80
13.10.1996TNT Killester116Queens Annadale78
Week 3
20.10.1996Neptune Camlec99TNT Killester77
20.10.1996Queens Annadale95Denny Notre Dame119
20.10.1996Kerry Spring Water Killarney77Star of the Sea84
20.10.1996Team Sligo Dairies88Marathon Sports St. Vincent’s98
20.10.1996Amev Marian0 #Garvey’s Tigers Tralee20
Week 4
27.10.1996Denny Notre Dame90Neptune Camlec103
27.10.1996Garvey’s Tigers Tralee90Team Sligo Dairies81
27.10.1996TNT Killester90Amev Marian73
27.10.1996Star of the Sea108Queens Annadale77
27.10.1996Marathon Sports St. Vincent’s103Kerry Spring Water Killarney87
Week 5
10.11.1996Neptune Camlec90Star of the Sea80
10.11.1996Team Sligo Dairies80Kerry Spring Water Killarney64
10.11.1996Garvey’s Tigers Tralee85TNT Killester87
10.11.1996Queens Annadale72Marathon Sports St. Vincent’s88
10.11.1996Amev Marian69Denny Notre Dame100
Week 6
24.11.1996Marathon Sports St. Vincent’s93Neptune Camlec98
24.11.1996Kerry Spring Water Killarney108Queens Annadale83
24.11.1996TNT Killester84Team Sligo Dairies97
24.11.1996Denny Notre Dame97Garvey’s Tigers Tralee88
24.11.1996Star of the Sea113Amev Marian70
Week 7
01.12.1996Team Sligo Dairies106Queens Annadale76
01.12.1996TNT Killester102Denny Notre Dame97
01.12.1996Garvey’s Tigers Tralee55Star of the Sea94
01.12.1996Amev Marian97Marathon Sports St. Vincent’s76
01.12.1996Neptune Camlec85Kerry Spring Water Killarney70
Week 8
08.12.1996Queens Annadale92Neptune Camlec119
08.12.1996Star of the Sea112TNT Killester81
08.12.1996Marathon Sports St. Vincent’s104Garvey’s Tigers Tralee81
08.12.1996Team Sligo Dairies93Denny Notre Dame98
08.12.1996Kerry Spring Water Killarney80Amev Marian84
Week 9
22.12.1996Amev Marian100Queens Annadale87
22.12.1996Denny Notre Dame85Star of the Sea88
22.12.1996TNT Killester87Kerry Spring Water Killarney88
29.12.1996Neptune Camlec101Team Sligo Dairies81
Week 10
05.01.1997Amev Marian96Neptune Camlec105
05.01.1997Star of the Sea101Team Sligo Dairies52
05.01.1997Garvey’s Tigers Tralee88Queens Annadale67
05.01.1997Denny Notre Dame89Marathon Sports St. Vincent’s93
Week 11
12.01.1997Marathon Sports St. Vincent’s87Star of the Sea97
12.01.1997Neptune Camlec79Garvey’s Tigers Tralee82
12.01.1997Team Sligo Dairies60Amev Marian88
12.01.1997Kerry Spring Water Killarney82Denny Notre Dame86
12.01.1997Queens Annadale79TNT Killester104
Week 12
19.01.1997Star of the Sea98Kerry Spring Water Killarney89
19.01.1997Marathon Sports St. Vincent’s116Team Sligo Dairies98
19.01.1997TNT Killester91Neptune Camlec96
19.01.1997Denny Notre Dame110Queens Annadale90
19.01.1997Garvey’s Tigers Tralee94Amev Marian76
Week 13
02.02.1997Amev Marian81TNT Killester83
02.02.1997Kerry Spring Water Killarney87Marathon Sports St. Vincent’s89
02.02.1997Team Sligo Dairies99Garvey’s Tigers Tralee81
02.02.1997Neptune Camlec90Denny Notre Dame81
02.02.1997Queens Annadale105Star of the Sea108
Week 14
09.02.1997Denny Notre Dame107Amev Marian94
09.02.1997TNT Killester76Garvey’s Tigers Tralee84
09.02.1997Kerry Spring Water Killarney101Team Sligo Dairies82
09.02.1997Marathon Sports St. Vincent’s109Queens Annadale86
09.02.1997Star of the Sea80Neptune Camlec82
Week 15
16.02.1997Neptune Camlec115Marathon Sports St. Vincent’s101
16.02.1997Garvey’s Tigers Tralee87Denny Notre Dame105
16.02.1997Team Sligo Dairies99TNT Killester118
16.02.1997Queens Annadale89Kerry Spring Water Killarney85
16.02.1997Amev Marian74Star of the Sea114
Mid-Week
Week 16
23.02.1997Marathon Sports St. Vincent’s84Amev Marian94
23.02.1997Star of the Sea138Garvey’s Tigers Tralee95
23.02.1997Kerry Spring Water Killarney72Neptune Camlec80
23.02.1997Queens Annadale104Team Sligo Dairies90
23.02.1997Denny Notre Dame96TNT Killester83
Week 17
02.03.1997Neptune Camlec100Queens Annadale78
02.03.1997TNT Killester84Star of the Sea98
02.03.1997Denny Notre Dame93Team Sligo Dairies77
02.03.1997Garvey’s Tigers Tralee87Marathon Sports St. Vincent’s92
02.03.1997Amev Marian74Kerry Spring Water Killarney89
Week 18
09.03.1997Team Sligo Dairies91Neptune Camlec101
09.03.1997Kerry Spring Water Killarney74Garvey’s Tigers Tralee85
09.03.1997Queens Annadale111Amev Marian98
09.03.1997TNT Killester91Marathon Sports St. Vincent’s107
09.03.1997Star of the Sea83Denny Notre Dame93
Irish Basketball Association National League Men’s Super League Regular Season Results 1996-97 [Ref: 1; 4-22]

Note: # Match abandoned due to condensation on court. Forfeit awarded against Amev Marian.

Report

The 1996-97 Irish Basketball Association National Basketball League Men’s Super League turned out to be season-long duel between Neptune, from Cork, and Star of the Sea, from Belfast. By the beginning of December the two teams had stretched their lead from the chasing pack, and in a showdown on Sunday, the 9th February, Neptune held on to beat Star 82-80, with the teams neck-and-neck until the final 3 minutes, when their stars, led by Terry Strickland, put up 10 unanswered points, to lead 82-76. Late Star baskets were not enough, and Neptune held their advantage until the end of the season, winning 17 of 18 games, to finish four points ahead of Star of the Sea in the Final Standings.

Star of the Sea got their revenge in the Top 4 Playoffs, however, as the two teams met in the Final, Star winning the rematch 90-85 after dispatching St. Vincent’s of Glasnevin in Dublin 101-76 in the Semi-Final. In the other Semi-Final, Neptune had a tougher match against Denny Notre Dame, prevailing 98-96.

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Acknowledgements

Thanks to John Folan.

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