Finals 1952-1973

Year	Winners		Runners-Up
1952	Roscommon
1953
1954
1955	Roscommon		(unopposed?)
1956	not held?
1957	Roscommon
1958	Roscommon
1959
1960
1961	Roscommon
1962	Roscommon
1963	Sligo		Mayo
1964	Roscommon
1965
1966
1967	Galway
1968	Sligo
1969	Sligo
1970	Sligo
1971
1972
1973

Report

Roscommon and Sligo won most Connacht Senior Championship titles between them from 1952 to 1973. Roscommon won most of the championships in the early days, with Sligo winning their first title (as is currently known) in 1963, before winning three-in-a-row from 1968 to 1970. Galway had a sole victory in 1967.

About

The Amateur Basketball Association of Ireland (now Basketball Ireland) was the organisation in charge of running Basketball in Ireland from 1947 to 1979 when it changed its name to the Irish Basketball Association.

From 1953 to 1973 it was organised on a Club and County basis like the Gaelic Athletic association, and the All-Ireland Minor Championship was the Underage County Championship.

References

Sources

[1] Anon. (1952) “Basketball” Irish Press. Wednesday, December 31, 1952. 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) “Basketball” Irish Independent Tuesday, January 1, 1963. pg. 12-13

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

[14] Anon. (1963) Basketball Champions” Connaught Telegraph. Saturday, April 6, 1963. pg. 8

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

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

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

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

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

[20] 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.

Acknowledgements

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

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