Finals
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Semi-Finals | ||||
| 24.01.1998 | Killester | 78 | Marathon Limerick | 56 |
| 24.01.1998 | New Balance Blue Demons | 89 | Team Sligo Dairies | 64 |
| Final | ||||
| 25.01.1998 | Killester | 67 | New Balance Blue Demons | 52 |
Pool Finals
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Pool 1 Final | ||||
| 16.11.1997 | Sligo Dairies | 57 | Tolka Rovers | 55 |
| Pool 2 Final | ||||
| 16.11.1997 | Killester | 74 | Neptune | 57 |
| Pool 3 Final | ||||
| 16.11.1997 | Blue Demons | 66 | Marian | 64 |
| Pool 4 Final | ||||
| 16.11.1997 | Marathon Limerick | 79 | St. Vincent’s | 65 |
Pool Tables
| Mens U19 Cup | P | W | L | Pts |
| Pool 4 | ||||
| Burger King Marathon Limerick | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| St. Vincent’s | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Roadstone Rockets | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Crescent Limerick | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Mid Sutton-Baldoyle | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Report
The Irish Basketball Association Men’s U19 Junior National Cup was won in 1997-98 by Killester from Dublin who defeated New Balance Blue Demons from Cork 67-52 in the Final. The Cup was divided into four Preliminary Round Pools, with the Winners of the Four Pool Finals being: Sligo Dairies (57-55 v Tolka Rovers), Killester (74-57 v Neptune), Blue Demons (66-64 v Marian), and Marathon Limerick (79-65 v St. Vincent’s). The four Pool Winners then met in the Sprite Cup Finals weekend at the National Basketball Arena in Tallaght, Dublin 24, where Killester knocked out Marathon Limerick, and Blue Demons defeated Sligo Dairies.
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. 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).
Pool Results
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Pool 4 | ||||
| 15.11.1997 | Team Burger KIng Marathon | 82 | St. Vincent’s | 81 |
| 15.11.1997 | Crescent Limerick | 124 | Mid Sutton-Baldoyle | 39 |
| 15.11.1997 | St. Vincent’s | 77 | Roadstone Rockets | 58 |
| 15.11.1997 | Team Burger King Marathon | 54 | Crescent Limerick | 53 |
| 15.11.1997 | Roadstone Rockets | 82 | Mid Sutton-Baldoyle | 67 |
| 15.11.1997 | St. Vincent’s | 61 | Crescent Limerick | 60 |
| 15.11.1997 | Team Burger King Marathon | 80 | Mid Sutton-Baldoyle | 78 |
References
Newspapers
[1] Anon. (1997) “Factfile: Basketball” Irish Independent. Sunday, November 16, 1997. Pg. 60.
[2] Anon. (1997) “Factfile: Basketball” Irish Independent. Monday, November 17, 1997. Pg. 34.
[3] Anon. (1998) “A-Z of Weekend Sport: Basketball” Irish Independent. Monday, January 26, 1998, Pg. 31
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Ann Hanley, Killester and Ireland National Team.
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