Final Group Tables

	P	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Pool I
*Blue Demons (Cork)	2	2	0	63	40	4
St. Vincent’s Killarney	2	1	1	38	41	2
Llwynipia (Wales)	2	0	2	32	52	0
Pool II
*Ardglass (Down)	2	2	0	49	24	4
Cardinals (Cork)	2	1	1	31	36	2
CYMS Killorglin (Kerry)	2	0	2	26	46	0
Pool III
*Corinthians (Dublin)	2	2	0	50	44	4
Ford (Cork)	2	1	1	41	33	2
Neptune II (Cork)	2	0	2	31	43	0
Pool IV
*Neptune (Cork)	2	2	0	40	24	4
Iona (Cork)	2	1	1	12	27	2
St. Vincent’s (Dublin)	2	0	2	11	13	0

Finals

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
22.04.1968	Ardglass	25	Neptune	18
22.04.1968	Blue Demons	21	Corinthians	18
	Final
22.04.1968	Blue Demons	37	Ardglass	26

Pool Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Pool I
21.04.1968	Blue Demons	28	St. Vincent’s Killarney	21
21.04.1968	Blue Demons	35	Llwynypia	19
21.04.1968	St. Vincent’s Killarney	17	Llwynypia	13
	Pool II
21.04.1968	Cardinals	19	CYMS Killorglin	14
21.04.1968	Cardinals	12	Ardglass	22
21.04.1968	CYMS Killorglin	12	Ardglass	27
	Pool III
21.04.1968	Ford	24	Neptune II	14
21.04.1968	Ford	17	Corinthians	19
21.04.1968	Neptune II	27	Corinthians	31
	Pool IV
21.04.1968	Neptune	27	Iona	12
21.04.1968	Neptune	13	St. Vincent’s Dublin	11
21.04.1968	Iona	w/o	St. Vincent’s Dublin	scr

Report

Blue Demons were the first Cork side to win the Lota Tournament (hosted by Neptune) in 1968. They had won their Pool by defetaing St. Vincent’s Killarney, and the International invitee Llwynypia from Wales.

In the Semi-Finals they narrowly overcame Corinthians from Dublin, before some of the best basketball they had ever produced according to the reporter in the Evening echo, to triumph 37-26 over Ardglass from co. Down in the Final.

Blue Demons (L-R): Noel McCarthy, Aidan Horgan, Barry Joyce, Noel McSweeney, sean O’Sullivan, Brendan Kelleher, Jack Desmond, Peter Coughlan.

References

Newspapers / Sources

[1] Anon. (1968) “Blue Demons first Cork club To win Lota Tournament “ Evening Echo. April 23, 1968.[Irish Newspaper Archive]

Images

[2] A Little “Bit” of Irish Basketball History (2020) 1968 De Paul Blue Demons Lota Champions [Internet] Available from; https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3JWYc7y6ygk/XjG3KHn7kRI/AAAAAAAADNc/ErljzNlNLokZLg3fDyFLLnxE8bJqh1ZpwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/1968%2BDePaul%2BBlue%2BDemons%2BLota%2BChampions%25282XX%2529.jpg [Accessed 27 July 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Rob Gihbu & Pat Connolly.

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