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FIBA Basketball European Championship for Small Countries Ireland 2021 Fixtures

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

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Olympic Games Basketball Tournament for Men 1948

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Federation Internationale de Basketball | Roy Curtis International Tournament 1995

Federation Internationale de Basketball (FIBA) Europe | Eurobasket Women Division B | Qualifying Round Group A 2009

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FIBA Europe Eurobasket Division B Qualifying Round Group B & Qualification Games 2005

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FIBA Europe Logo [References: 1]

[References: 4]

Date	Home Team	Away Team
	Round 1
10.08.2021	Malta	San Marino
10.08.2021	Andorra	Ireland
	Round 2
11.08.2021	Gibraltar	Malta
11.08.2021	San Marino	Andorra
	Round 3
12.08.2021	Andorra	Gibraltar
12.08.2021	Ireland	San Marino
	Round 4
14.08.2021	Malta	Andorra
14.08.2021	Gibraltar	Ireland
	Round 5
15.08.2021	San Marino	Gibraltar
15.08.2021	Ireland	Malta

[References: 4]

Ireland will host the FIBA Europe (the continental Basketball Association for Europe) European Championship for Small Countries in 2021. The Championship is a level below the EuroBasket Qualifiers and Pre-Qualifiers and the 2021 edition shall feature Andorra, Gibraltar, Malta and San Marino as well as hosts Ireland. The Championship was last held in 2016 with Ireland finishing 4th.

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[1] Seek Logo (2017) FIBA Europe Logo [Internet] Available from: https://seeklogo.com/images/F/FIBA_Europe-logo-5598D2A380-seeklogo.com.gif [Accessed 6 August 2017]

[2] FIBA Europe (2017) FIBA European Championship for Small Countries [Internet] Available from: [Accessed 6 August 2017]

[3] FIBA Europe (2017) FIBA European Championship for Small Countries [Internet] Available from: [Accessed 6 August 2017]

[4] Basketball Ireland (2021) Ireland Senior Men to face Andorra in FIBA Euros opener [Internet] Available from: https://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10071467/ireland-senior-men-to-face-andorra-in-fiba-euros-opener/ [Accessed 1 June 2021]

[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]

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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

[References: Compiled from results in 1-4]

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

[References; 1-5]

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.

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[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]

[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]

Thanks to Jim Naughton.

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May 31, 2021

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

[References: Compiled from results in 1-4]

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

[References; 1-5]

[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]

Thanks to Jim Naughton.

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March 23, 2021

Basketball Hall of Fame Classic Belfast Logo [References: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
01.12.2017	Manhatten Jaspers	70	Holy Cross Crusaders	54
01.12.2017	Towson Tigers	67	La Salle Explorers	60
	3rd Place Playoff
02.12.2017	La Salle Explorers	58	Holy Cross Crusaders	54
	Final
02.12.2017	Towson Tigers	56	Manhattan Jaspers	55

[References: 2-6]

Ireland’s Cian Sullivan, a native of Kerry lined out for La Salle Explorers in the NCAA Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic at the SSE Arena over the 1st to 2nd December 2017. The four team tournament featured teams from Philadelphia, Pennsylvaia (La Salle Explorers – Atlantic 10 Conference), Towson, Maryland (Towson Tigers – Colonial Athletic Association), Worcester, Massachusetts (Holy Cross Crusaders – Patriot League) and the Bronx, New York City, New York (Manhattan Jaspers – Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). The Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame is based in Springfield, Massachusetts, where Basketball was invented.

Towson Tigers won the Event with a narrow 56-55 win over Manhattan Jaspers in the Final after defeating Sullivan’s La Salle Explorers in the Semi-Finals. La Salle finished third with a victory over Holy Cross Crusaders.

[1] Belfast Basketball Classic Wayback Machine (2017) scl_logo16-200 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20180610153857im_/http://www.belfastbasketballclassic.com//wp-content/uploads/2017/03/scl_logo16-200.png [Accessed 23 March 2021]

[2] Basketball Ireland (2017) KERRY NATIVE CIAN SULLIVAN STARTS FOR LA SALLE IN BELFAST [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10032588/ [Accessed 9 December 2017]

[3] Baltimore Sun (2017) State Basketball roundup (Dec. 2): Morsell gives Towson men Belfast title [Internet] Available from: http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/basketball/mens/bs-sp-state-hoops-roundup-1203-20171202-story.html [Accessed 9 December 2017]

[4] Holy Cross (2017) MEN’S BASKETBALL: Floyd Scores Career-High 15 Points IN 58-54 Loss to La Salle [Internet] Available from: http://www.goholycross.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=917391&SPID=157228&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211688143&DB_OEM_ID=33100 [Accessed 23 March 2021]

[5] Holy Cross (2017) MEN’S BASKETBALL: Holy Cross Falls to Manhattan in Belfast Classic Opener [Internet] Available from: https://goholycross.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=917391&SPID=157228&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211687987&DB_OEM_ID=33100 [Accessed 23 March 2021]

[6] Belfast Basketball Classic (2017) Teams [Internet] Available from: http://www.belfastbasketballclassic.com/teams [Accessed 9 December 2021]

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June 22, 2020

FIBA Europe Logo [Ref: 1]

	P	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Bakken Bears	6	6	0	485	398	12
CEZ Nymburk	6	4	2	543	375	10
Tajfun	6	2	4	440	452	8
Hibernia	6	0	6	345	588	6

FIBA Europe Cup Group F Final Standings [Ref: 2]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Round 1
28.10.2015	Bakken Bears	96	Hibernia	60
28.10.2015	Tajfun	56	CEZ Nymburk	70
	Round 2
04.11.2015	CEZ Nymburk	64	Bakken Bears	66
04.11.2015	Tajfun	82	Hibernia	55
	Round 3
11.11.2015	Bakken Bears	72	Tajfun	68
11.11.2015	CEZ Nymburk	106	Hibernia	45
	Round 4
18.11.2015	Hibernia	67	Bakken Bears	90
18.11.2015	CEZ Nymburk	103	Tajfun	81
	Round 5
25.11.2015	Bakken Bears	82	CEZ Nymburk	79
25.11.2015	Hibernia	73	Tajfun	93
	Round 6
02.12.2015	Tajfun	60	Bakken Bears	79
02.12.2015	Hibernia	45	CEZ Nymburk	121

FIBA Europe Cup Group F Results 2015-16 [Ref: 3]

The FIBA Europe Cup was a 2nd Division Men’s Club Basketball Competition in Europe that ran from 2006 to 2017. Basketball Ireland entered a representative team from the National Leagues, including both Irish and Non-National players, called Hibernia.

Hibernia lost all six Group F matches against Bakken Bears (Denmark), CEZ Nymburk (Czech Republic) and Tajfun Celje (Slovenia).

Team	Venue	City	Country
Hibernia Basketball	National Basketball Arena	Dublin	Ireland
Bakken Bears	Vejlby Risskov Hallen	Risskov	Denmark
CEZ Nymburk	CEZ Sportovni Hala	Nymburk	Czech Rep.
Tajfun	Golovec Sport Centre	Celje	Slovenia

FIBA Europe Cup Group F Teams & Home Venues 2015-16 [Ref: 3]

[1] Seek Logo (2017) FIBA Europe Logo [Internet] Available from: https://seeklogo.com/images/F/FIBA_Europe-logo-5598D2A380-seeklogo.com.gif [Accessed 6 August 2017]

[2] FIBA Europe (2020) FIBA Europe Cup Schedule & Results [Internet] Available from: http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/cid/ECM2/sid/11866/_/2016_FIBA_Europe_Cup/schedule.html [Accessed 22 June 2020]

[3] FIBA Europe (2020) FIBA Europe Cup Group Standing [Internet] Available from: http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/cid/ECM2/sid/11866/_/2016_FIBA_Europe_Cup/group-standing.html [Accessed 22 June 2020]

[4] FIBA Europe (2020) FIBA Europe Cup History [Internet] Available from: http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/cid/ECM2/sid/11866/_/2016_FIBA_Europe_Cup/history.html [Accessed 22 June 2020]

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April 30, 2020

Place	Country	P	W	L
1	United States of America	8	8	0
2	France	7	5	2
3	Brazil	8	7	1
4	Mexico	7	5	2
5	Uruguay	8	5	3
6	Chile	8	4	4
7	Czechoslovakia	8	5	3
8	Korea	8	3	5
9	Canada	8	6	2
10	Peru	8	4	4
11	Belgium	8	5	3
12	Philippines	8	4	4
13	Cuba	7	4	3
14	Iran	7	2	5
15	Argentina	8	4	4
16	Hungary	8	3	5
17	Italy	8	4	4
18	China	8	5	3
19	Egypt	7	2	5
20	Great Britain	8	1	7
21	Switzerland	8	2	6
22	Iraq	7	0	7
23	Ireland	6	0	6

Olympic Games Basketball Tournament Final Standings 1948 [Ref: compiled from: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	21st-22nd Place
12.08.1948	Switzerland	2	Iraq	0 #
	19th-20th Place
12.08.1948	Great Britain	18	Egypt	50
	13th-14th Place
12.08.1948	Cuba	70	Iran	36
	11th-12th Place
12.08.1948	Belgium	38	Philippines	34
	9th-10th Place
12.08.1948	Canada	49	Peru	43
	Final
13.08.1948	United States of America	65	France	21
	15th-16th Place
13.08.1948	Argentina	2	Hungary	0 #
	17th-18th Place
13.08.1948	China	38	Italy	54
	7th-8th Place
13.08.1948	Czechoslovakia	39	Korea	38
	5th-6th Place
13.08.1948	Uruguay	50	Chile	32
	3rd-4th Place
13.08.1948	Brazil	52	Mexico	47

Olympic Games Basketball Tournament Final Round 1948 [Ref: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	17th-20th Semi-Finals
10.08.1948	Italy	35	Egypt	33
11.08.1948	China	54	Great Britain	25
	9th-12th Semi-Finals
10.08.1948	Peru	40	Philippines	29
10.08.1948	Canada	45	Belgium	40
	1st-4th Semi-Finals
11.08.1948	United States of America	71	Mexico	40
11.08.1948	Brazil	33	France	43

Olympic Games Basketball Tournament Semi-Final Round 1948 [Ref: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	21st-23rd Classification
10.08.1948	Ireland	12	Switzerland	51
	13th-16th Classification
10.08.1948	Cuba	35	Argentina	34
12.08.1948	Iran	2	Hungary	0 #
	5th-8th Classification
11.08.1948	Czechoslovakia	36	Chile	38
11.08.1948	Uruguay	45	Korea	36

Olympic Games Basketball Tournament Classification 1948 [Ref: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	17th-23rd Quarter-Finals
07.08.1948	Italy	77	Iraq	28
09.08.1948	China	42	Switzerland	34
11.08.1948	Belgium	2	Hungary	0 #
	9th-16th Quater-Finals
07.08.1948	Cuba	40	Peru	45
07.08.1948	Canada	81	Iran	25
07.08.1948	Great Britain	46	Ireland	21
07.08.1948	Argentina	43	Philippines	45
	1st-8th Quarter-Finals
09.08.1948	Brazil	28	Czechoslovakia	23
09.08.1948	Chile	52	France	53
09.08.1948	Mexico	43	Korea	32
09.08.1948	Uruguay	28	United States of America	63

Olympic Games Basketball Tournament Quarter-Final Round 1948 [Ref: 1]

	P	W	L	Pts
Group A
Brazil	5	5	0	10
Uruguay	5	3	2	6
Canada	5	3	2	6
Hungary	5	3	2	6
Italy	5	1	4	2
Great Britain	5	0	5	0
Group B
Chile	5	3	2	6
Korea	5	3	2	6
Belgium	5	3	2	6
Philippines	5	3	2	6
China	5	3	2	6
Iraq	5	0	5	0
Group C
Unites States of America	5	5	0	10
Czechoslovakia	5	4	1	8
Argentina	5	3	2	6
Peru	5	2	3	4
Egypt	5	1	4	2
Switzerland	5	0	5	0
Group D
Mexico	4	4	0	8
France	4	3	1	6
Cuba	4	2	2	4
Iran	4	1	3	2
Ireland	4	0	4	0

Olympic Games Basketball Tournament Group Standings 1948 [Ref: 2]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Group A
30.07.1948	Brazil	45	Hungary	41
30.07.1948	Uruguay	69	Great Britain	17
30.07.1948	Canada	55	Italy	37
31.07.1948	Uruguay	32	Brazil	36
31.07.1948	Canada	44	Great Britain	24
31.07.1948	Italy	19	Hungary	32
02.08.1948	Great Britain	11	Brazil	76
02.08.1948	Canada	36	Hungary	37
03.08.1948	Italy	34	Uruguay	46
04.08.1948	Great Britain	28	Italy	49
04.08.1948	Hungary	31	Uruguay	49
04.08.1948	Canada	35	Brazil	57
05.08.1948	Hungary	60	Great Britain	23
05.08.1948	Brazil	47	Italy	31
05.08.1948	Canada	52	Uruguay	50
	Group B
30.07.1948	Philippines	102	Iraq	30
30.07.1948	Belgium	27	Korea	29
30.07.1948	China	39	Chile	44
31.07.1948	Iraq	18	Chile	100
31.07.1948	Korea	33	Philippines	35
02.08.1948	Belgium	34	China	36
03.08.1948	Philippines	39	Chile	68
03.08.1948	Iraq	20	Belgium	98
03.08.1948	Korea	48	China	49
04.08.1948	Chile	36	Belgium	38
04.08.1948	Korea	120	Iraq	20
04.08.1948	Philippines	51	China	32
05.08.1948	Philippines	34	Belgium	35
06.08.1948	China	125	Iraq	25
06.08.1948	Korea	28	Chile	21
	Group C
30.07.1948	United States of America	86	Switzerland	21
30.07.1948	Czechoslovakia	38	Peru	30
31.07.1948	Argentina	57	Egypt	38
02.08.1948	Peru	52	Egypt	27
02.08.1948	Switzerland	23	Argentina	49
02.08.1948	United States of America	53	Czechoslovakia	28
03.08.1948	Switzerland	19	Peru	49
03.08.1948	United States of America	59	Argentina	57
03.08.1948	Czechoslovakia	52	Egypt	38
04.08.1948	United States of America	66	Egypt	28
05.08.1948	Czechoslovakia	54	Switzerland	28
05.08.1948	Argentina	32	Peru	34
06.08.1948	Egypt	31	Switzerland	29
06.08.1948	United States of America	61	Peru	33
06.08.1948	Argentina	41	Czechoslovakia	45
	Group D
31.07.1948	Iran	30	France	62
31.07.1948	Mexico	39	Cuba	31
02.08.1948	Mexico	71	Ireland	9
02.08.1948	Cuba	31	France	37
03.08.1948	Mexico	50	France	42
04.08.1948	Ireland	22	Iran	49
05.08.1948	Mexico	68	Iran	27
05.08.1948	Ireland	25	Cuba	88
06.08.1948	Iran	30	Cuba	63
06.08.1948	France	73	Ireland	14

Olympic Games Basketball Tournament Group Results 1948 [Ref: 1]

Ireland finished in 23rd and last place in the 1948 Olympic Games Basketball Tournament, losing all six games, although they were drawn in a tough group that included eventual Semi-Finalists France and Mexico (France went on to meet the mighty United States of America in the Final).

It was the only time an Ireland team represented the country at the Olympic Games in a team sport until the 21st Century when the Hockey team did so. Although the Amateir Basketball Association had only just been founded in 1945, the authorities decided to take advantage of the Olympic Games being held in London.

Most of the players came from the Army, who were most prominent in Irish Basketball at the time, having played the sport since the 1920s (the army was the only place that had gyms at the time). While the resulting report given to the Army authorities said it was a valuable learning experience and Ireland could do quite well at the next Olympics, it was not until a couple of decades later that Ireland entered the International arena again.

The Irish team had been using a ball that was more like a cross between a medicine ball and a Gaelic football than a basketball, and were using an outdated version of the rules, having self-isolated during the 1930s and 1940s due to World War II. Although outclassed by superior opponents in Mexico and France, Irish players were picking up moves they learnt during the tournament and executing them well during play towards the end.

Ireland Team: 3. Donald O’Donovan 4. Frank O’Connor 5. Tommy Mallon 6. Patrick Crehan 7. Jimmy McGee 8. Bill Jackson 9. Harry Boland 10. Tommy Keenan 12. Donald Sheriff 13. Daniel Reddin 14. Paddy Sheriff 15. Jim Flynn 16. Christy Walsh

Ireland at the 1948 Olympic Games Paddy Crehan (left), serving Frank O’Connor and Harry Boland. Paddy Sherriff at the back with the ball. [Ref: 6]

[1] FIBA (2016) Schedule & Results | 1948 Olympic Games [Internet] Available from: http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sid/2932/tid/305/schedule.html [Accessed 25 July 2016]

[2] FIBA (2016) Group Standings [Internet] Available from: http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sid/2932/tid/305/group-standing.html [Accessed 25 July 2016]

[3] FIBA (2016) Ireland [Internet] Available from: http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/team/p/sid/2932/tid/305/_/1948_Olympic_Games_Tournament_for_Men/index.html [Accessed 25 July 2016]

[4] History Ireland (2012) Ireland ‘slam-dunked’: basketball at the 1948 games [Internet] Available from: https://www.historyireland.com/20th-century-contemporary-history/ireland-slam-dunked-basketball-at-the-1948-games/ [Accessed 30 April 2020]

[5] 1st Dibs (2020) Olympic Games 1948 Poster [Internet] Available from: https://a.1stdibscdn.com/archivesE/upload/a_436/1508595396776/PS0745_org.jpg [Accessed 30 April 2020]

[6] History Ireland (2012) Ireland ‘slam-dunked’: basketball at the 1948 games [Internet] Available from: https://www.historyireland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Ireland-%E2%80%98slam-dunked%E2%80%99-basketball-at-the-1948-games-1.jpg [Accessed 30 April 2020]

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December 8, 2019

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
19.11.1995	America Today Den Bosch (Ned)	84	Real Canoe Madrid (Esp)	78
19.11.1995	London Leopards (Eng)	92	Marathon Sports St. Vincent’s	85
	3rd Place Playoff
19.11.1995	Marathon Sports St. Vincent’s	102	Real Canoe Madrid (Esp)	97
	Final
19.11.1995	America Today Den Bosch (Ned)	72	London Leopards (Eng)	69

Reference: [1]

	P	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Pool A
*America Today Den Bosch (Eng)	3	3	0	228	195	6
*Marathon Sports St. Vincents	3	2	1	237	226	4
TNT Killester	3	1	2	215	234	2
Crystal Palace (Eng)	3	0	3	202	227	0
Pool B
*London Leopards (Eng)	3	3	0	237	197	6
*Real Canoe Madrid (Esp)	3	2	1	217	208	4
Delta Notre Dame	3	1	2	212	228	2
Garvey’s Tigers Tralee	3	0	3	206	241	0

Reference: Compiled from Results in: [2-3]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Pool A
17.11.1995	Marathon Sports St. Vincent’s	95	TNT Killester	85
17.11.1995	America Today Den Bosch (Ned)	81	Crystal Palace (Eng)	69
18.11.1995	Marathon Sports St. Vincent’s	75	Crystal Palace (Eng)	63
18.11.1995	America Today Den Bosch (Ned)	69	TNT Killester	59
18.11.1995	America Today Den Bosch (Ned)	78	Marathon Sports St. Vincent’s	67
18.11.1995	TNT Killester	71	Crystal Palace (Eng)	70
	Pool B
17.11.1995	London Leopards (Eng)	70	Real Canoe Madrid (Esp)	63
17.11.1995	Delta Notre Dame	75	Garvey’s Tigers Tralee	73
18.11.1995	Real Canoe Madrid (Esp)	73	Delta Notre Dame	69
18.11.1995	London Leopards (Eng)	85	Garvey’s Tigers Tralee	64
18.11.1995	London Leopards (Eng)	82	Delta Notre Dame	68
18.11.1995	Real Canoe Madrid (Esp)	81	Garvey’s Tigers Tralee	69

References: [2-3]

[1] Foley, Cliona (1996) “Dutch masters Den Bosch! – Results” Irish Independent. Monday, November 20, 1995. [pg 26 Irish Newspaper Archive]

[2] Foley, Cliona. (1996) “Mims Real Good – Leopards ‘skin’ Madrid” Irish Independent. Saturday, November 18, 1995. [pg 22-23 Irish Newspaper Archive]

[3] Anon. (1984) “Basketball” Sunday Independent. November 19, 1995. [pg 60 Irish Newspaper Archive]

Thanks to Rob Gihbu & Pat Connolly.

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	P	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
*Montenegro	10	10	0	740	610	20
*Netherlands	10	7	3	737	649	17
Ireland	10	6	4	690	666	16
Slovenia	10	3	7	692	7-1	13
Iceland	10	2	8	657	747	12
Switzerland	10	2	8	577	720	12

Reference: [1]

Poimts System: 2 Pts Win / 1 Pt Loss / * Qualify for Playoff for Division A.

Date	Venue	Home Team		Away Team
27.08.2008	Kranjska Gorje	Slovenia	81	Netherlands	83
27.08.2008	Bijelo Polje	Montenegro	68	Ireland	56
27.08.2008	Harfnatfjordhur	Iceland	68	Switzerland	53
30.08.2008	Arena, Limerick	Ireland	67	Slovenia	59
30.08.2008	Bijelo Polje	Montenegro	60	Switzerland	50
30.08.2008	Almere	Netherlands	81	Iceland	70
03.09.2008	Bijelo Polje	Montenegro	82	Netherlands	80
03.09.2008	Hafranrfjordhur	Iceland	69	Slovenia	94
03.09.2008	Lugano	Switzerland	65	Ireland	79
06.09.2008	NBA Dublin	Ireland	68	Iceland	59
06.09.2008	Almere	Netherlands	83	Switzerland	46
06.09.2008	Kranjska Gora	Slovenia	69	Montenegro	74
10.09.2008	Bijelo Polje	Montenegro	92	Iceland	72
10.09.2008	Almere	Netherlands	77	Ireland	65
10.09.2008	Lugano	Switzerland	54	Slovenia	79
15.08.2009	NBA Dublin	Ireland	67	Montenegro	70
15.08.2009	Neuchatel	Switzerland	70	Iceland	68
15.08.2009	Almere	Netherlands	69	Slovenia	58
19.08.2009	Neuchatel	Switzerland	46	Montenegro	76
19.08.2009	Hafnarfjordhur	Iceland	52	Netherlands	70
19.08.2009	Kranjska Gora	Slovenia	66	Ireland	82
22.08.2009	NBA Dublin	Ireland	71	Switzerland	63
22.08.2009	Almere	Netherlands	61	Montenegro	70
22.08.2009	Kranjska Gora	Slovenia	74	Iceland	60
26.08.2009	Niksic	Montenegro	71	Slovenia	47
26.08.2009	Neuchatel	Switzerland	58	Netherlands	71
26.08.2009	Hafnarfjordhur	Iceland	77	Ireland	68
29.08.2009	Kopavogi	Iceland	62	Montenegro	77
29.08.2009	NBA Dublin	Ireland	67	Netherlands	62
29.08.2009	Kranjska Gora	Slovenia	65	Switzerland	72

Reference: [2]

Ireland started their campaign with a loss to Montenegro who would go on to win all 10 games in the group. Three wins for the Irish followed, 67-59 against Slovenia, 79-65 away to Switzerland and 68-59 against Iceland. A loss to the Netherlands followed before a narrow three point loss to the all-conquering Montenegro.

Ireland then had two more victories against Slovenia and Switzerland, but lost away to Iceland, a disappointing result which ruled the Irish Women out of a Playoff spot. Ireland won their last game against the Netherlands 67-62, showing that they could have indeed qualified for the Playoffs.

Eurobasket Women is the Women’s European Nations Championship, with Division B the second level. Teams play in Qualifying Groups followed by a Playoff to determine who goes forward to the Semi-Final Round. The Final 16 play in the Final Round.

[1] FIBA Europe (2017) FIBA Eurobasket Women 2009 | Division B Standings | Group A [Internet] Available from: http://www.fibaeurope.com/pageID_-vjCv8HqHsAzz3gbhkE3j2.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2009.roundID_6340.html [Accessed 6 August 2017]

[2] FIBA Europe (2017) FIBA Eurobasket Women 2009 | Division B | Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://www.fibaeurope.com/pageID_7FB92Qp-IjY7rsXYN-DG72.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2009.roundID_6340.html [Accessed 6 August 2017]

[3] Seek Logo (2017) FIBA Europe Logo [Internet] Available from: https://seeklogo.com/images/F/FIBA_Europe-logo-5598D2A380-seeklogo.com.gif [Accessed 6 August 2017]

Thanks to Ann Hanley, Ireland National Team.

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	P	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
*Ireland	6	4	2	473	382	10
Slovakia	6	4	2	478	363	10
Switzerland	6	4	2	439	363	10
Malta	6	0	6	286	568	6

Reference: [1]

Date	Venue	Home Team		Away Team
11.09.2004	Msida	Malta	51	Ireland	90
11.09.2004	Lausanne	Switzerland	56	Slovakia	73
13.09.2004	Msida	Malta	53	Slovakia	107
15.09.2004	Dublin	Ireland	79	Switzerland	68
18.09.2004	Msida	Malta	57	Switzerland	90
18.09.2004	Bratislava	Slovakia	70	Ireland	67
03.09.2005	Dublin	Ireland	98	Malta	49
03.09.2005	Bratislava	Slovakia	60	Switzerland	66
07.09.2005	Levice	Slovakia	100	Malta	39
07.09.2005	Geneva	Switzerland	76	Ireland	57
10.09.2005	NBA, Dublin	Ireland	82	Slovakia	68
10.09.2005	Geneva	Switzerland	83	Malta	37

Reference: [2]

Points System: 2 Pts Win / 1 Pt Loss / * Qualify for Qualification Games / Note: Ireland finished ahead of Slovakia & Switzerland based on greater Points Difference in Games between the Countries (Ireland +3 / Slovakia 0 / Switzerland -3)

Date	Venue	Home Team		Away Team
		Qualification Games
17.09.2005	NBA, Dublin	Ireland	80	Denmark	66
24.09.2005	Aarhus	Denmark	86	Ireland	70
		(Denmark won 152-150 on Agg)
17.09.2005	Gmunden	Austria	75	Macedonia	101
24.09.2005	Skopje	Macedonia	99	Austria	62
		(Macedonia won 200-137 on Agg)

Reference: [2]

Ireland won their Division B Qualifying Group with a 4-2 record, beating Malta twice and getting victories at home to Slovakia and Switzerland. Ireland needed to win by 13 points in their last group game to top the table on points difference ahead of Slovakia and Switzerland and did just about enough, beating Slovakia 82-68.

Ireland thus qualified for the Qualification Games Playoff with Denmark to determine who would go forward to the Semi-Final Round and after a promising first leg in the National Basketball Arena in Tallaght, Ireland were 14 points up having won 80-66, but it was not to be enough as the Danes pulled out an 86-70 win in Aarhus the following week to go through ny 2 points.

Eurobasket is the Men’s European Nations Championship, and Division B is the Second Level. Qualifying Groups are played to determine who goes forward to the Playoffs to decide which Countries Qualify for the Semi-Final Round (Division A). The Top 16 play in the Final Round (Division A)

[1] FIBA Europe (2017) FIBA Eurobasket 2005 | Division B Scoreboard | Group B [Internet] Available from: http://www.fibaeurope.com/pageID_-vjCv8HqHsAzz3gbhkE3j2.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2005.roundID_3768.html [Accessed 6 August 2017]

[2] FIBA Europe (2017) FIBA Eurobasket 2005 | Division B | Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://www.fibaeurope.com/pageID_7FB92Qp-IjY7rsXYN-DG72.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2005.roundID_3768.html [Accessed 6 August 2017]

[3] Seek Logo (2017) FIBA Europe Logo [Internet] Available from: https://seeklogo.com/images/F/FIBA_Europe-logo-5598D2A380-seeklogo.com.gif [Accessed 6 August 2017]

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	P	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
*Sweden	6	6	0	466	307	12
Ireland	6	4	2	429	374	10
Estonia	6	2	4	377	415	8
Luxembourg	6	0	6	282	458	6

Reference: [1]

Date	Venue	Home Team		Away Team
17.09.2004	Haapsalu	Estonia	89	Luxembourg	47
18.09.2004	Sodertalje	Sweden	87	Ireland	62
22.09.2004	Limerick	Ireland	93	Estonia	71
22.09.2004	Walferdange	Luxembourg	44	Sweden	67
25.09.2004	Haapsalu	Estonia	64	Sweden	85
25.09.2004	NBA, Dublin	Ireland	90	Luxembourg	49
17.09.2005	NBA, Dublin	Ireland	53	Swden	69
17.09.2005	Walferdange	Luxembourg	53	Estonia	60
20.09.2005	Tallinn	Estonia	42	Ireland	61
20.09.2005	Lulea	Sweden	82	Luxembourg	33
23.09.2005	Lulea	Sweden	76	Estonia	51
23.09.2005	Ettelbruck	Luxembourg	56	Ireland	70

Reference: [2]

Ireland won four matches of six in this Division B Qualifying Round Group A campaign, losing twice to Sweden, and beating both Estonia and Luxembourg relatively easily.

[1] FIBA Europe (2017) FIBA Eurobasket 2005 | Division B Standings | Group A [Internet] Available from: http://www.fibaeurope.com/pageID_-vjCv8HqHsAzz3gbhkE3j2.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2005.roundID_3771.html [Accessed 6 August 2017]

[2] FIBA Europe (2017) FIBA Eurobasket 2005 | Division B | Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://www.fibaeurope.com/pageID_7FB92Qp-IjY7rsXYN-DG72.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2005.roundID_3771.html [Accessed 6 August 2017]

[3] Seek Logo (2017) FIBA Europe Logo [Internet] Available from: https://seeklogo.com/images/F/FIBA_Europe-logo-5598D2A380-seeklogo.com.gif [Accessed 6 August 2017]

Thanks to Ann Hanley, Ireland National Team.

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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