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July 17, 2019

Basketball Ireland | Men’s Division 1 League Cup 2018-19

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Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Round 1
30.03.19	IT Carlow Basketball	84	Ulster University Elks	69
30.03.19	Portaloise Panthers	87	KUBS	78
30.03.19	Bad Bobs Tolka Rovers	88	Limerick Celtics	74
30.03.19	Abbey Seals Dublin Lions	88	UL Sports Eagles	86
30.03.19	EJ Sligo All-Stars	20	Fr. Mathews	0 #
30.03.19	Scotts Lakers St. Paul’s Killarney	115	LYIT Donegal	63
31.03.19	Tradehouse Central Ballincollig	93	Portlaoise Panthers	63
	DBS Eanna		Bye
	Quarter-Finals
31.03.19	DBS Eanna	65	Bad Bobs Tolka Rovers	68
31.03.19	Scotts Lakers St. Paul’s Killarney	86	IT Carlow Basketball	96
31.03.19	Abbey Seals Dublin Lions	93	EJ Sligo All-Stars	89
	Tradehouse Central Ballincollig		Bye
	Semi-Finals		@ DCU
13.04.19	Bad Bobs Tolka Rovers	89	Abbey Seals Dublin Lions	91
13.04.19	Tradehouse Central Ballincollig	83	IT Carlow Basketball	74
	Final		@ DCU
14.04.19	Abbey Seals Dublin Lions	67	Tradehouse Central Ballincollig	90

Reference: [1]

References:

[1] Basketball Ireland (2019) MD1 League Cup [Internet] Available from: https://www.basketballireland.ie/league/138963/ [Accessed 23 April 2019]

Images

[2] Sligo Sport and Recreation (2017) Basketball Ireland Logo [Internet] available from: http://www.sligosportandrecreation.ie/wp-content/uploads/basketball-ireland-logo.jpg [Accessed 10 March 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to John Folan.

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Last Updated: 17 July 2019

July 16, 2019

Basketball Ireland | Men’s Division 1 League Cup 2016-17

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Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
01.04.2017	Ulster University Elks	48	BFG Neptune	72
01.04.2017	Maree	60	Keane’s SuperValu Killorglin	69
	Final
02.04.2017	Keane’s SuperValu Killorglin	97	BFG Neptune	72

[5]

Note: Top Four From National League Men’s Division 1 Qualified for League Cup.

Websites

[1] Basketball Ireland (2017) Men’s Division 1 [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/mensdivision1/ [Accessed 28 March 2017]

[2] Basketball Ireland (2017) Men’s Division 1 – 1st-4th [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/div11st-4th [Accessed 28 March 2017]

[3] Basketball Ireland (2017) Men’s Division 1 – 5th-8th [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/div15th-8th [Accessed 28 March 2017]

[4] Basketball Ireland (2017) Men’s Division 1 – 9th-12th [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/div19th-12th [Accessed 28 March 2017]

[5] Basketball Ireland (2017) News Detail – Men’s Division 1 Top 4 Finals [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10021603/ [Accessed 3 April 2017]

Images

[6] Sligo Sport and Recreation (2017) Basketball Ireland Logo [Internet] available from: http://www.sligosportandrecreation.ie/wp-content/uploads/basketball-ireland-logo.jpg [Accessed 10 March 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to John Folan.

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July 14, 2019

Amateur Basketball Association of Ireland | National Basketball Cup 1970-71

Section Tables

	P	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Section 1
*Sligo All-Stars	4	3	1			6
US Navy Derry	4	3	1			6
Austin Stacks Tralee	3	1	2			2
St. Mary’s Athlone	3	0	3			0
Section 2
*Neptune	4	4	0			8
Marian	3	1	2			2
Killester	1	0	1			0
Belfast Celtic	2	0	2			0
Section 3
*St. Vincent’s Glasnevin	1	1	0			2
Kellehers Tralee	2	1	1			2
Corinthians	1	0	1			0
Collegians Belfast	0	0	0			0
Section 4
Blue Demons	4	3	1			6
*Na Mistealaigh Tralee	2	1	1			2
Portarlington Hawks	2	1	1			2
St. John Bosco	2	0	2			0

Semi-Finals & Final

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
01.05.71	St. Vincent’s Glasnevin	60	Neptune	52
01.05.71	Sligo All-Stars	61	Na Mistealaigh Tralee	48
	Final
01.05.71	St. Vincent’s Glasnevin	95	Sligo All-Stars	68

Section Results

	Week 1
02.01.71	Marian	50	Belfast Celtic	40
03.01.71	Marian	L	Neptune	W
	Week 2
09.01.71	Blue Demons		St. John Bosco
09.01.71	US Navy Derry	W	St. Mary’s Athlone
	Week 3
30.01.71	Neptune	52	Belfast Celtic	49
30.01.71	St. Vincent’s Glasnevin	94	Kellehers Tralee	37
30.01.71	St. Mary’s Athlone		Austin Stacks Tralee
31.01.71	St. Mary’s Athlone		Sligo All-Stars
31.01.71	Na Mistealaigh Tralee	57	Blue Demons	51
31.01.71	Corinthians	44	Kellehers Tralee	48
	Week 4
06.02.71	Neptune	45	Killester	34
06.02.71	Sligo All-Stars	59	US Navy Derry	63
	Week 5
14.02.71	St. John Bosco	33	Portarlington Hawks	34
	Week 7
28.02.71	Austin Stacks Tralee	54	St. Mary’s Athone	46
28.02.71	US Navy Derry	44	Sligo All-Stars	48
	Week 8
06.03.71	Blue Demons	44	Na Mistealaigh Tralee	43
	Week 9
14.03.71	Sligo All-Stars	70	St. Mary’s Athlone	28
14.03.71	Blue Demons	W	Portarlington Hawks	L
	Week 13
10.04.71	Blue Demons	69	St. John Bosco	53
10.04.71	US Navy	67	Austin Stacks Tralee	37
10.04.71	Neptune	64	Marian	57
	Week 15
24.04.71	Sligo All-Stars	98	Austin Stacks Tralee	37

References:

Sources:

[1] Anon. (1971) “Vincents supreme” Sunday Independent. Sunday, May 2, 1971. pg. 27.

[2] Anon. (1971) “Basketball | Scoring spree by All Stars” Sligo Champion. Friday, April 30, 1971. pg. 14.

[3] Anon. (1971) “Neptune Tops” Irish Press. Monday, April 26, 1971. pg. 14.

[4] Anon. (1971) “Stars Qualify” Irish Press. Monday, April 26, 1971. pg. 11.

[5] Anon. (1971) “Blue Demons in Command” Irish Press. Monday, April 12, 1971. pg. 17.

[6] Anon. (1971) “Basketball | Most decisive Cup win for All Stars” Sligo Champion. Friday, March 19, 1971. pg. 13.

[7] Anon. (1971) “Portarlington | National Cup” Nationalist and Leinster Times. Friday, March 19, 1971. pg. 8.

[8] Anon. (1971) “Demons win but bonus for Kerry side” Irish Examiner. Monday, March 8, 1971. pg. 14.

[9] Anon. (1971) “Basketball | Munster clubs in National Cup games” Irish Examiner. Saturday, March 6, 1971. pg. 16.

[10] Anon. (1971) “Basketball | Exciting National Cup Game | All Stars snatch victory” Sligo Champion. Friday, March 5, 1971. pg. 14.

[11] Anon. (1971) “Basketball | St. Mary’s fare badly” Offaly Independent. Friday, March 5, 1971. pg. 12.

[12] Anon. (1971) “Good win for Hawks” Nationalist and Leinster Times. Friday, February 19, 1971. pg. 22.

[13] Anon. (1971) “Basketball | All Stars beaten by U.S. Navy” Sligo Champion. Friday, February 12, 1971. 14.

[14] Anon. (1971) “Easy for Champions” Sunday Independent. Sunday, February 7, 1971. pg. 25.

[15] Anon. (1971) “Mixed luck for Kellihers in National Cup” Kerryman. Saturday, February, 6, 1971. pg. 16.

[16] Anon. (1971) “St. Vincent’s score 94” Nationalist and Leinster Times. Friday, February 5, 1971. pg. 13.

[17] Anon. (1971) “Basketball” Irish Independent”. Tuesday, February 2, 1971. pg. 14.

[18] Anon. (1971) “Basketball | Neptune’s Three Points win in Belfast”. Irish Examiner. Monday, February 1, 1971. pg. 12.

[19] Anon. (1971) “Blue Demons open National Cup campaign” Irish Examiner. Thursday, January 7, 1971. pg. 11.

[20] Anon. (1971) “Marian Oust Champions” Irish Press. Monday, January 4, 1971. pg. 15.

[21] Anon. (1971) “Basketball champs topple in Dublin” Irish Independent Monday, January 4, 1971. pg. 12.

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July 14, 2019

Basketball Ireland | Women’s National Intermediate Club Competition 2017-18

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Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Round 1
15.10.2017	Drogheda Ladies	32	Glanmire	67
	Round 2
21.10.2017	East Cavan Eagles	50	Tolka Rovers	77
29.10.2017	Ballincollig	57	Tridents Dublin	68
29.10.2017	St. Mary’s	58	Black Amber Templeogue	38
29.10.2017	Killester	83	Muckno Lakers	57
05.11.2017	Portlaoise Panthers	42	Tullamore	34
11.11.2017	Glanmire	57	Oblate Dynamos	24
12.11.2017	Meteors	58	Brunell	42
12.11.2017	Maree	71	Team Kerry	46
	Quarter-Finals
24.11.2017	Portlaoise Panthers	47	St. Mary’s	67
25.11.2017	Maree	54	Tridents Dublin	46
03.12.2017	Killester	52	Glanmire	41
07.12.2017	Meteors	62	Tolka Rovers	35
	Semi-Finals
06.01.2018	St. Mary’s	67	Maree	51
06.01.2018	Meteors	47	Killester	61
	Final
	Pyrobel Killester	54	St. Mary’s Castleisland	71

Report

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Final: Pyrobel Killester 54 St. Mary’s Castleisland 71

St. Mary’s dominated this game from the start behind the superb shooting of Denise Dunlea and gritty defence. They were 21-10 up at the end of the first quarter, and despite great shooting from Ali Connelly, Catriona White and Niamh O’Donovan for Killester, they were 19-points up at half-time (41-24), a lead they would hold onto for the rest of the match, ending the third quarter 58-38 ahead, and the final whistle blew with Castleisland 71-54 winners. Denise Dunlea won the MVP award for her dominant display on both sides of the court, and could not have done without a superb team effort backing her up. [3]

Awards and Stats

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Most Valuable Player

Award	Player	Team
MVP	Denise Dunlea	St. Mary’s Castleisland

[3]

St. Mary’s Castleisland- Final Stats

Andrea Murphy, Sarah O’Sullivan, Laoibhse Walmsley, Denise Dunlea, Nicola Downey, Emma Dineen, Katie Reidy, Eileen O’Connor, Lorraine Scanlon, Aoife Nolan, Ciara Ryan, Rachel Ryan

[3]

Pyrobel Killester – Final Stats

Katie Van Houtte, Ali Connelly, Hannah Feerick, Ciara Fenton, Ciara Curran, Catriona White, Niamh O’Donovan, Siobhan Kennedy, Andressa Nascimento, Laura Hoffman, Mae Creane, Meabh Barry

[3]

References

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Websites

Sligo Sport and Recreation (2017) Basketball Ireland Logo [Internet] available from: http://www.sligosportandrecreation.ie/wp-content/uploads/basketball-ireland-logo.jpg [Accessed 10 March 2017]

Basketball Ireland (2017)Hoola Hoops National Intermediate Cup Competition Women [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/niccwomens [Accessed 11 December 2017]

[3] Basketball Ireland (2018) Hula Hoops Cup Final Gamezone 2018: NICC & Wheelchair Basketball [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10034566/ [Accessed 29 January 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ann Hanley, Killester and Ireland National Team.

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July 14, 2019

Basketball Ireland | Women’s NLC Championship Trophy 2017-18

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Women’s NLC Championship Trophy 2017-18

Date	Home Team		Away team
	Quarter-Finals
04.11.2017	UL Huskies	78	Griffith College Swords Thunder	74
04.11.2017	Fr. Mathews	45	Meteors	40
11.11.2017	FabPlus North West	44	Marble City Hawks	60
	Semi-Finals
16.12.2017	Fr. Mathews	62	Marble City Hawks	47
11.03.2018	UL Huskies	62	Ulster Elks	64
	Final
31.03.2018	Ulster Elks		Fr. Mathews

References

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Websites

[1] Sligo Sport and Recreation (2017) Basketball Ireland Logo [Internet] available from: http://www.sligosportandrecreation.ie/wp-content/uploads/basketball-ireland-logo.jpg [Accessed 10 March 2017]

[2] Basketball Ireland (2018) WNLC Championship Trophy 2017-18 [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/-wnlcchampionstrophy- [Accessed 26 March 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ann Hanley, Killester and Ireland National Team.

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July 14, 2019

Basketball Ireland | Men’s National Intermediate Club Competition 2017-18

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Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Round 1
15.10.2017	Ongar Chasers	78	Ballincollig	72
20.10.2017	Neptune	68	Blue Demons	77
21.10.2017	Glasnevin	85	Cork Celts	74
21.10.2017	St. Vincent’s 1st Team	50	Drogheda Bullets	95
22.10.2017	Killester 2	84	Waterford Vikings	49
22.10.2017	Tolka Rovers	69	Barrow Rovers	79
22.10.2017	BC Carlow	68	East Cavan Eagles	59
22.10.2017	UCD Marian	80	KUBS	62
	Round 2
29.10.2017	Ongar Chasers	70	Killester	49
04.11.2017	Dublin Lions	68	BC Carlow	55
04.11.2017	UCD Marian	106	Belfast Phoenix	77
04.11.2017	Presentation College Athenry	69	Glasnevin	79
05.11.2017	St. Vincent’s 2nd Team	61	Blue Demons	79
05.11.2017	Templeogue	49	Barrow Rovers	54
05.11.2017	Leixlip Zalgiris	74	Killester 2	57
05.11.2017	Eanna	66	Drogheda Bullets	60
	Quarter-Finals
21.11.2017	Ongar Chasers	71	Dublin Lions	79
23.11.2017	UCD Marian	76	Glasnevin	58
26.11.2017	Blue Demons	98	Barrow Rovers	80
26.11.2017	Eanna	56	Leixlip Zalgiris	73
	Semi-Finals
07.01.2018	Blue Demons	86	Dublin Lions	53
07.01.2018	Leixlip Zalgiris	74	UCD Marian	66
	Final
27.01.18	Blue Demons	82	Leixlip Zalgiris	60

[2][3]

Report

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Final: Blue Demons 82 Leixlip Zalgiris 60

Blue Demons game plan of forcing Leixlip out wide and into taking mid-range shots worked, as Zalgiris’ shots would not drop into the basket for them. The match started at a fast pace, and with MVP Liam Carmody proving invaluable on both offense and defence the Blue Demons were 22-17 up at the end of the first quarter. Eight points in the first minute of the second from the Blue Demons forced Leixlip into an early time out to steady the players, and the match remained close until the third quarter, with Blue Demons going in 16 points to the good at half-time. The Blue Demons would eventually build up a 77-51 lead, before closing out the match 82-69 winners, to retain the National Intermediate Cup Competition. Ryan murphy’s fast break at the end of the first quarter and Shane McCarthy’s accurate shooting at the start of the second gave the Cork side the cushion they would keep for the rest of the game, despite the best efforts of Romas Eidukas, Marius Kasperavicius and Kestutis Damulevicius for Zalgiris. [3]

Awards and Stats

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Most Valuable Player

Award	Player	Team
MVP	Liam Carmody	Blue Demons
Top Scorer (36)	Liam Carmody	Blue Demons

[3]

Blue Demons – Final Stats

Player	Pts
Darren O’Leary	0
Kyle O’Mahony	2
Ryan Murphy	7
Shane McCarthy	8
Shane Coughlan	16
Daniel Thompson	0
Blake Murphy	2
Liam Carmody	36
David Lehane	11
Shane O’Connell	0
Stuart Rodgers	0

[3]

Leixlip Zalgiris – Final Stats

Player	Pts
Jurgis Butkevicius	3
Kestutis Damulevicius	10
Andrius Urnikis	0
Romas Eidukas	14
Andrejus Karcikas	0
Dalius Tomosauskis	7
Mazvydas Cepliauskas	9
Andrius Lekavicius	4
Marius Kasperavicius	3
Giedrius Trakauskas	6
Valdas Grabauskas	2
Eugenijus Pocius	0

[3]

References

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Websites

[2] Basketball Ireland (2017) Hoola Hoops National Intermediate Cup Competition Men [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/niccmens [Accessed 11 December 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to John Folan.

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July 14, 2019

Amateur Basketball Association of Ireland All-Ireland Junior County Championships 1959-1972

Finals 1959-1972

Year	Winners		Runners-Up
1959	Kerry
1960	Cork
1961	Dublin	42	Cork	38
1962	Antrim
1963	Kerry	63	Kilkenny	44
1964	Cork
1965	Antrim
1966
1967	Cork
1968	Dublin
1969	Limerick
1970	Limerick
1971	Laois	50	Galway	34
1972	Mayo	70	Waterford	43

[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

References

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Sources

[1] Anon (1959) “Basketball” Irish Independent Thursday, December 31, 1959. pg. 12

[2] Anon (1960) “Basketball” Irish Independent Saturday, December 31, 1960. pg. 14-15

[3] Anon (1961) “Dublin Win Junior Basketball Title” Irish Press Monday, May 1, 1961. pg. 10

[5] Anon (1963) “Kerry Foiled Of Making History” Irish Independent Monday, April 22, 1963. pg. 8-9

[6] Anon (1964) “Basketball” Irish Independent Wednesday, December 30, 1964. pg. 12-13

[9] Anon (1967) “Basketball” Irish Independent Saturday, December 30, 1967. pg. 14-15

[10] Anon (1968) “Basketball” Irish Independent Tuesday, December 31, 1968. pg. 12-13

[11] Anon (1969) “Basketball” Irish Independent Wednesday, December 31, 1969. pg. 12

[12] Anon (1970) “Basketball” Irish Independent Thursday, December 31, 1970. pg. 12-13

[13] Anon (1971) “Basketball” Irish Independent Friday, December 31, 1971. pg. 14-15

[14] Anon (1972) “Basketball” Evening Press Monday, March 13, 1972. pg. 15

Acknowledgements

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July 14, 2019

Basketball Ireland National League Women’s Division 1 2018-19

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League Table

	P	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Northern Conference
Ulster University Elks	6	4	2	497	416	12
Trinity Meteors	6	4	2	417	379	12
Phoenix Rockets	6	2	4	422	441	6
Swords Thunder	6	2	4	421	479	6
Fabplus North West	6	1	5	330	487	3
Southern Conference
Maree	6	6	0	495	315	18
Portlaoise Panthers	6	5	1	440	365	15
Limerick Celtics	6	2	4	378	420	6
UL Huskies	6	2	4	376	421	6
Team to McCarthys St. Mary’s Castleisland	6	2	4	352	405	6

[2]

Points System: 3 Pts Win / 0 Pts Loss / Tied teams separated by Points Difference (PF – PA)

Top Four Playoffs

Date

Home Team

Away team

[3]

Promotion/Relegation Playoff

Date

Home Team

Away team

[4]

Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away team
	Week 1
06.10.18	UL Huskies	60	Limerick Celtics	63
06.10.18	Ulster University Elks	76	Phoenix Rockets	59
06.10.18	Swords Thunder	59	Maree	88
06.10.18	Trinity Meteors	73	Fabplus North West	44
06.10.18	Portlaoise Panthers	77	St. Mary’s Castleisland	61
	Week 2
13.10.18	Limerick Celtics	54	Portlaoise Panthers	71
13.10.18	Phoenix Rockets	73	Fabplus North West	77
13.10.18	Trinity Meteors	83	Swords Thunder	61
13.10.18	St. Mary’s Castleisland	65	UL Huskies	63
13.10.18	Maree	76	Ulster University Elks	68
	Week 3
20.10.18	Ulster University Elks	101	Fabplus North West	73
20.10.18	Swords Thunder	67	Phoenix Rockets	62
20.10.18	Trinity Meteors	77	Limerick Celtics	73
20.10.18	Maree	80	St. Mary’s Castleisland	50
20.10.18	Portlaoise Panthers	73	UL Huskies	65
	Week 4
10.11.18	Fabplus North West	42	Portlaoise Panthers	66
10.11.18	Limerick Celtics	64	Team Tom McCarthys St. Mary’s	59
10.11.18	Phoenix Rockets	82	Trinity Meteors	73
10.11.18	UL Huskies	48	Maree	89
10.11.18	Ulster University Elks	99	Swords Thunder	82
	Week 5
17.11.18	Limerick Celtics	56	UL Huskies	57
17.11.18	Maree	65	Portlaoise Panthers	60
17.11.18	Swords Thunder	77	Fabplus North West	64
17.11.18	Trinity Meteors	58	Ulster University Elks	57
17.11.18	Team Tom McCarthys St. Mary’s	55	Phoenix Rockets	68
	Week 6
24.11.18	Phoenix Rockets	78	Portlaoise Panthers	93
24.11.18	UL Huskies	83	Swords Thunder	75
24.11.18	Ulster University Elks	96	Limerick Celtics	68
24.11.18	Trinity Meteors	53	Team Tom McCarthys St. Mary’s	62
24.11.18	Fabplus North West	30	Maree	97

[2]

Home Venues

Team	Home Court
Griffith College Swords Thunder	ALSAA, Dublin
Limerick Celtics	St. Munchin’s Limerick City, Co. Limerick
Maree	Calasanctius College, Oranmore, Co. Galway
Fabplus North West	Letterkenny IT, Co. Donegal
Phoenix Rockets	Methodist College, Belfast
Portlaoise Panthers	St. Mary’s Sports Hall, Portlaoise, Co. Laois
St. Mary’s Castleisland	St. Mary’s, Castleisland, Co. Kerry
Trinity Meteors	Trinity College, Dublin
Ulster University Elks	Ulster University
University of Limerick Huskies	UL Arena, Limerick City, Co. Limerick

[2]

Report

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References

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Images

Websites

[2] Basketball Ireland (2018) Womens Division 1 [Internet] Available from: https://www.basketballireland.ie/league/129829/ [Accessed 22 October 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ann Hanley, Killester

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Basketball Ireland | Women’s Senior Cup 2017-18

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Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Quarter-Finals
25.11.2017	Fr. Mathews	44	Marble City Hawks	42
26.11.2017	Ulster University Elks	54	Meteors	71
01.12.2017	Griffith College Swords Thunder	20	Ulster Rockets	0 #
03.12.2017	Fabplus North West	69	UL Huskies	56
	Semi-Finals
06.01.2018	Griffith College Swords Thunder	68	Fr. Mathews	83
06.01.2018	Fabplus North West	59	Meteors	76
	Final
	Fr. Mathews	55	Meteors	45

[2][3]

Report

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Final: Fr. Mathews 55 Meteors 45

A comeback wat the end of the third quarter ensured a first title for Cork’s Fr. Mathews. Both sides took time to get into the game and scoring was low. Meteors got off to a start first, opening up an 8-2 lead in the first quarter, however, a huge three-pointer from Emma Gallagher saw Fr. Mathews close the gap and get into their stride. another three-pointe, this time from Olivia Dupuy, saw a seven point gap 36 seconds earlier close to just one. meteors once again built an eight-point lead in the third before Niamh Dwyer’s scoring turned the game into a ten-point Fr. Mathews lead, one they would hold on to for what Dwyer said was an”absolutely massive” win for the club.[3]

Awards and Stats

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Most Valuable Player

Award	Player	Team
MVP	Niamh Dwyer	Fr. Mathews
Top Scorer (15)	Niamh Dwyer (J)	Fr. Mathews
Top Scorer (15)	S. Brady (J)	Meteors

[4]

Game Summary – Final

	Fr. Mathews	Meteors
Field Goals	22/73 (30%)	17/72 (24%)
3 Points	7/21 (33%)	7/27 (28%)
Free Throws	4/9 (44%)	4/7 (57%)
Rebounds	50	36
Assists	11	13
Steals	12	13
Blocks	6	9
Turnovers	20	19
Fouls (Fouls on)	14 (12)	13 (14)

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Fr. Mathews – Final Stats

No.	Player	Pos	Min	FG	3P	FT	Reb	As
5	H. herlihy		28:39	4/13	0/4	1/2	3	2
7	N. Dwyer		25:30	6/16	2/5	1/1	9	1
12	K. Cahalane		19:38	1/6	0/3	1/4	7	3
14	R. Finn		03:47	0/0	0/0	0/0	1	0
25	A. Cunningham		25:27	2/13	0/0	0/0	13	4
6	A. Fitzgerald		16:46	1/7	0/0	0/0	5	0
8	A. O’Regan		08:08	1/3	0/1	0/0	2	0
10	E. Gallagher		25:05	5/8	4/5	1/2	4	0
11	O. Dupuy		15:47	2/7	1/3	0/0	6	1
20	A. Lynch		00:00	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	0
23	L . Nolan		00:00	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	0
24	A. Fitzgerald		00:00	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	0

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Meteors- Final Stats

No.	Player	Pos	Min	FG	3P	FT	Reb	As
6	E. Mairtin		22:26	4/15	4/11	0/0	1	1
7	M. Rule		26:27	0/4	0/2	0/0	4	6
13	S. Doyle		17:50	0/6	0/1	0/0	5	1
15	S. Brady		29:23	7/18	0/2	1/3	11	1
21	F. Meany		24:24	0/4	0/2	0/0	0	3
4	K. O’Flaherty		15:34	4/13	3/8	2/2	5	1
10	S. Fogarty		12:40	1/5	0/0	1/2	5	0
14	C. Martin		09:01	0/3	0/1	0/0	0	0
25	J. Kirwan		01:57	1/1	0/0	0/0	0	0
33	K. Meany		09:11	0/2	0/0	0/0	3	0
35	C. Flaherty		06:19	0/1	0/0	0/0	2	0

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References

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Websites

[2] Basketball Ireland (2017)Hoola Hoops Senior Womens National Cup [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/seniorwomensnationalcup [Accessed 5 February 2018]

[3] Basketball Ireland (2018) Hula Hoops Cup Finals Gamezone 2018: Senior Men & Women [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10034567/ [Accessed 29 January 2018]

[4] FBA Live Stats (2018) Hula Hoops Senior Womens Cup Final [Internet] Available from: http://www.fibalivestats.com/matches/3077/20/70/49/26Xl96F0y6Fl6/ [Accessed 5 February 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ann Hanley, Killester and Ireland National Team.

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July 14, 2019

Amateur Basketball Association of Ireland All-Ireland Senior County Championships 1952-1973

Finals 1952-1973

Year	Winners		Runners-Up
1952	Dublin	38	Roscommon	36
1953	Dublin
1954	Dublin
1955	Roscommon
1956	Cork
1957	Kerry	34	Antrim	31
1958	Antrim	49	Roscommon	34
1959	Kilkenny
1960	Antrim
1961	Roscommon	52	Antrim	48
1962	Antrim
1963	Antrim	67	Kerry	53
1964	Antrim		Dublin
1965	Antrim		Dublin
1966	Dublin	68	Antrim	45
1967	Dublin
1968	Cork		Antrim
1969	Kerry
1970	Kerry
1971	Cork	61	Dublin	57
1972	Dublin	77	Kerry	55
1973	Sligo	64	Kerry	59

ABAI All-Ireland Senior County Championship Finals 1953-1973 [Reference: 1-23]

Report

The Amateur Basketball Association of Ireland was formed in 1945. Prior to this Basketball had only been played in the Army as they were the only places where there were gyms. The first Leagues were played in Dublin in 1945 and by the 1950s there were All-Ireland Championships organised on a County basis much like the GAA.

The All-Ireland Senior Championship was a single-elimination tournament, played out on a Provincial basis with the four Provincial winners meeting in the All-Ireland Semi-Finals.

Antrim (6 Wins), Dublin (4 Wins), Kerry & Cork (3 Wins Apiece) and Roscommon (2 Wins) were the most successful counties. Only Kilkenny in 1959 were to break the stranglehold of these five counties, prior to Sligo’s win over Kerry in the last ever All-Ireland County Championships in 1973.

In 1973, a National Basketball League based on clubs was organised and this brought an end to the era of All-Ireland County Championships.

References

Sources

[1] Anon. (1952) “Basketball” Irish Press. Wednesday, December 31, 1950. pg. 8

[2] Anon (1953) “Basketball” Irish Independent Thursday, December 31, 1953. pg. 9

[3] Anon (1954) “Basketball” Irish Independent Friday, December 31, 1954. pg. 6-7

[4] Anon (1955) “Basketball” Irish Independent Saturday, December 31, 1955. pg. 10-11

[5] Anon (1956) “Basketball” Irish Independent Monday, December 31, 1956. pg. 10-11

[6] Anon (1957) “Basketball” Irish Independent Tuesday, December 31, 1957. pg. 10

[7] Anon (1958) “Basketball” Irish Independent Wednesday, December 31, 1958. pg. 10

[8] Anon (1959) “Basketball” Irish Independent Thursday, December 31, 1959. pg. 12

[9] Anon (1960) “Basketball” Irish Independent Saturday, December 31, 1960. pg. 14-15

[10] Anon (1961) “Senior Title for Roscommon” Irish Independent Wednesday, May 3, 1961. pg. 20-21

[12] Anon (1963) “Kerry Foiled Of Making History” Irish Independent Monday, April 22, 1963. pg. 8-9

[13] Anon (1964) “Basketball” Irish Independent Wednesday, December 30, 1964. pg. 12-13

[15] O’Connor, Tony (1966) “Basketball” Irish Press Friday, April 15, 1966. pg.

[16] Anon (1967) “Basketball” Irish Independent Saturday, December 30, 1967. pg. 14-15

[16] ‘Rebounder’ (1968) “Basketball: At Last Victory for Cork in All-Ireland Senior, Junior Finals” Evening Echo, Tuesday, December 17, 1968. pg.

[17] Anon (1968) “Basketball” Irish Independent Tuesday, December 31, 1968. pg. 12-13

[18] Anon (1969) “Basketball” Irish Independent Wednesday, December 31, 1969. pg. 12

[19] Anon (1970) “Basketball” Irish Independent Thursday, December 31, 1970. pg. 12-13

[20] Anon (1971) “Basketball” Irish Independent Friday, December 31, 1971. pg. 14-15

[21] Anon. (1971) Cork capture All-Ireland While Na Mistealaigh Take Lota Tournament” Evening Echo. Tuesday, April 20, 1971. pg. 12.

[22] Anon (1972) “Basketball” Evening Press Monday, March 13, 1972. pg. 15

[23] A Special Correspondent (1073) “Sligo win the big one: First All-Ireland Title” Sligo Champion, Friday, March 16, 1973. pg. 14.

Social Media

[24] Irish Basketball Memories of the 1980s and 1990s Facebook Page (2020) Junior Ryan: Answer to Post by Enda Mulcahy, 28 February 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1060954243928054/permalink/2942221669134626/ [Accessed 28 February 2020]

[25] Irish Basketball Memories of the 1980s & 1990s Facebook Page (2020) Rob Gihbu, Reply to Post by Enda Mulcahy, 29 February 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/s851x315/89035704_10213399588744251_1758018135312564224_n.jpg?_nc_cat=110&_nc_sid=dbeb18&_nc_ohc=c8NN_DnWk5kAX8GVo-G&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&_nc_tp=7&oh=9f7edd9b8d198cb58e31ae3431837cc5&oe=5EBF47E0 [Accessed 29 February 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Rob Gihbu [Reference: 25] & Junior Ryan (Cork 1971) [Reference: 24].

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Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	Avg PF	Avg PA	Pts
1	DBS Éanna	14	5	0.737	82	76	42
2	Belfast Star	13	6	0.684	83	77	39
3	Killester MSL	10	9	0.526	78	79	30
4	EJ Sligo All-Stars	8	11	0.421	84	85	24
5	Griffith College Templeogue	6	13	0.316	80	85	18
6	Bright St. Vincent's	5	14	0.263	74	83	15
7	UCD Marian	2	17	0.105	67	83	6