British & Irish Basketball Federation Men’s Junior Four Countries Tournament 1994

Final Table

BIBF Junior Mens Four Countries 1994PWLPFPAPts
Ireland3302732016
England3212092074
Scotland3121892212
Wales3031842260
[References: Compiled from results in 1-4]

Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
08.04.1994Scotland67Wales57
08.04.1994Ireland87England72
09.04.1994Ireland100Scotland64
09.04.1994England73Wales62
10.04.1994Ireland86Wales65
10.04.1994England64Scotland58
[References; 1-5]

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

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

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.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball – Irish North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 31 May 2021

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2021

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