Final Table

BIBF Junior Mens Four Countries 1994	P	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Ireland	3	3	0	273	201	6
England	3	2	1	209	207	4
Scotland	3	1	2	189	221	2
Wales	3	0	3	184	226	0

Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
08.04.1994	Scotland	67	Wales	57
08.04.1994	Ireland	87	England	72
09.04.1994	Ireland	100	Scotland	64
09.04.1994	England	73	Wales	62
10.04.1994	Ireland	86	Wales	65
10.04.1994	England	64	Scotland	58

Report

Ireland pulled off a shock victory over England in the opening night of the Junior Men’s Four Countries Basketball Tournament at the National arena in Tallaght on Saturday, April 8th 1994 and went on to win the tournament with two wins over Scotland and Wales to complete a “Triple Crown”. Niall Phelan top scored on 27 points for Ireland versus Wales and Jason Sherlock scored 23. N Murphy netted 22 against Scotland as Ireland reached the ton and top scored on 27 points versus England in the first match.

Venue: National Basketball Arena, Tallaght, Ireland

Venue Map

References / Further Reading

Newspaper

[1] Anon (1994) “Planning Pays off for Ireland.” Irish Press. Monday, April 11, 1994. pg. 38 [Past Copies of the Irish Press are available to view online at the Irish Newspaper archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ [Last accessed 31 May 2021]

[2] Anon (1994) “Factfile plus Greyhound Racing: Basketball” Irish Independent. Saturday, April 9, 1994. pg. 20. [Past Copies of the Irish independent are available to view online at the Irish Newspaper archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ [Last accessed 31 May 2021]

[3] Anon (1994) “Basketball” Sunday Independent. April 10, 1994. pg. 47. [Past Copies of the Sunday independent are available to view online at the Irish Newspaper archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ [Last accessed 31 May 2021]

[4] Anon (1994) “A-Z of Weekend Sport: Basketball” Irish Independent. Monday, April 11, 1994. pg. 24. [Past Copies of the Irish independent are available to view online at the Irish Newspaper archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ [Last accessed 31 May 2021]

Images

[5] Picture Credit: Ross Mahon / Shutterstock (2021) TALLAGHT, IRELAND – MARCH 01, 2021: An aerial view of the National Basketball Arena in Tymon Park. [Accessed 4 May 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Jim Naughton.

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Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball – Irish North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 31 May 2021

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