Pool Tables

	P	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Pool 1
*US Navy (Derry)	1	1	0	20	11	2
Ford (Cork)	2	1	1	48	40	2
St. Vincent’s (Killarney)	1	0	1	20	37	0
Pool 2
*Tannery (Tralee)	2	2	0	58	54	4
Newport (Wales)	2	1	1	46	41	2
Gunners (Cork)	2	0	2	52	61	0
Pool 3
*Neptune (Cork)	2	2	0	57	37	4
Cardinals (Cork)	2	1	1	33	38	2
Celtic (Limerick)	2	0	2	34	49	0
Pool 4
*Iona (Cork)	2	2	0	63	46	4
De Paul (Cork)	2	1	1	55	52	2
St. Mary’s (Athlone)	2	0	2	44	64	0

Finals

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
11.04.1966	Tannery	31	US Navy	39
11.04.1966	Iona	16	Neptune	29
	Final
11.04.1966	US Navy	36	Neptune	31

Pool Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Pool 1
11.04.1966	Ford	37	St. Vincent’s	20
11.04.1966	Ford	11	US Navy	20
11.04.1966	St. Vincent’s		US Navy
	Pool 2
11.04.1966	Gunners	33	Tannery	36
11.04.1966	Gunners	19	Newport	25
11.04.1966	Newport	21	Tannery	22
	Pool 3
11.04.1966	Neptune	26	Cardinals	15
11.04.1966	Cardinals	18	Celtic	12
11.04.1966	Neptune	31	Celtic	22
	Pool 4
11.04.1966	Iona	30	St. Mary’s	25
11.04.1966	Iona	33	De Paul	21
11.04.1966	De Paul	34	St. Mary’s	19

Report

US Navy of Derry won the 1966 Lota Basketball Tournament, defeating hosts Neptune 36-31 in the Final. Teams had travelled from as far as Newport in wales for the Tournament, although holders, Collegians, from Belfast, could not travel on the day, and were replaced in Pool 4 by De Paul.

Tannery from Tralee and Iona from Cork, were the other Pool winners, and were beaten in the Semi-Finals 31-39 by US Navy and 16-29 by Neptune respectively.

The US Navy made it third time lucky in the Final, playing a set zone defense and Neptune were relying on fast breaks. 5’3″ Chuck Pattison claimed the Most Valuable Player Award for the tournament, scoring 10 Points from outside jump shots to play an important role in the victory.

Final Scorers:

US Navy: J Yeutter (14), C Pattison (10), B Allard (8), M Brown (4).

Neptune: M Finn (10), JJ O’Connell (10), J Ryan (4), J O’Donoghue (4), L O’Donohue (3)

References

Newspapers / Sources

[1] Anon. (1966) “Neptune lose Basketball Final to U.S.Navy “ Cork Examiner April 12, 1966.[Irish Newspaper Archive]

[2] Anon. (1966) “Lota Tournament 1966 Should Be The Best Ever Staged” Evening Echo. April 5, 1966.[Irish Newspaper Archive]

Images

[3] A Little “Bit” of Irish Basketball History (2020) U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry Basketball Team [Internet]Available from: https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7EGyLJUJAVo/Xhfli8-I3QI/AAAAAAAAC8g/0vjVjvprdFowCGmCTfjSiJj42ibtBExVACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/1966%2BLota%2BTournament%2B%2528%2BUS%2BNavy%2Bvs%2B%2BNeptune%2529%2Bxx.jpg  [Accessed 28 July 2020]

[4] A Little “Bit” of Irish Basketball History (2020) 1966 Lota Programme [Internet]Available from: https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LvGldxpHUHw/XlkbZL74QOI/AAAAAAAADYw/AtwnfZbNyH8fbmpfxlBYWflJ4yMldoPZACLcBGAsYHQ/s400/1966%2BLota%2BProgramme.jpg [28 July 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Rob Gihbu & Pat Connolly.

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