Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Quarter-Finals
22.04.1963	Garda (Dublin)	52	Neptune (Cork)	41
22.04.1963	Tralee FCA	36	UCC	29
22.04.1963	Newport (Wales)	38	Gunners (Cork)	28
22.04.1963	Belfast Celtics	W	St. Joseph’s (Dublin)	L
	Semi-Finals
22.04.1963	Garda	64	FCA Tralee	59
22.04.1963	Newport	57	Belfast Celtics	42
	Final
22.04.1963	Garda	52	Newport	46

Report

Garda, from Dublin, won the inaugural Lota Tournament, defeating Newport of Wales 52-46 in the Final. They had earlier disposed of hosts Neptune 52-41 in the Quarter-Finals, and FCA Tralee 64-49 in the Semi-Finals.

Player of the Tournament was the tall American, Bob Collins, who scored 68 points in total, the highest in the tournament. Welsh International, D. Floyd top scored in the Final with 24 points, and scored 59 in total.

The competition was organised by Tom Cogan of Ford, who described it as a way of raising extra nicities for the boys at Lota. It was the first Internatonal Basketball Tournament of its kind in Ireland.

Garda Team (Back Row L-R): PJ Moriarty (Coach), Joe Dunleavy , Bob Collins, Tony Walsh, Michael Guthrie. (Front row L-R): John O’Keeffe, Noel Nugent, Jarlath Lee (Capt.), Gerry Donovan, JJ O’Reilly.

References

Newspapers / Sources

[1] Anon. (1963) “Dublin Garda become first holders of Lota Trophy” Evening Echo. April 24, 1963.[Irish Newspaper Archive]

[2] Anon. (1973) “How did it start?” Evening Echo. March 24, 1973.[Irish Newspaper Archive]

Images

[3] A Little “Bit” of Irish Basketball History (2020) 1963 Dublin Garda Team Evening Herald, February 3, 1963 [Internet]Available from:https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-32_CH_OYLys/XhfykJaIZoI/AAAAAAAAC8w/0U-ZFmPbJzY1vaU9THUab9fplNaYx_KCwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/1963%2BLota%2BTournament%2BResults%2BAction.jpg  [Accessed 28 July 2020]

[4] A Little “Bit” of Irish Basketball History (2020) Checque Presented to Lota [Internet]Available from: https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-32_CH_OYLys/XhfykJaIZoI/AAAAAAAAC8w/0U-ZFmPbJzY1vaU9THUab9fplNaYx_KCwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/1963%2BLota%2BTournament%2BResults%2BAction.jpg [28 July 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Rob Gihbu & Pat Connolly.

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Pool Tables

	P	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Pool 1
*Neptune (Cork)	2	2	0	43	38	4
US Navy (Derry)	2	1	1	42	42	2
Tannery (Tralee)	2	0	2	39	44	0
Pool 2
*St. Mary’s (Athlone)	2	1	1	48	50	2
St. Vincent’s (Killarney)	2	1	1	39	30	2
Cardinals	2	1	1	38	45	2
Pool 3
*Collegians (Belfast)	2	2	0	62	42	4
Ford (Cork)	2	1	1	34	44	2
CYMS (Tralee)	2	0	2	43	51	0
Pool 4
*Gunners (Cork)	2	2	0	68	47	4
Garda (Dublin)	2	1	1	42	52	2
Robert Emmetts (Kilkenny)	2	0	2	47	58	0

Finals

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
19.04.1965	Neptune	32	St. Mary’s	26
19.04.1965	Collegians	24	Gunners	18
	Final
19.04.1965	Collegians	54	Neptune	32

Pool Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Pool 1
19.04.1965	Neptune	22	US Navy	19
19.04.1965	Neptune	21	Tannery	19
19.04.1965	US Navy	23	Tannery	20
	Pool 2
19.04.1965	Cardinals	14	St. Vincent’s	13
19.04.1965	St. Mary’s Athlone	32	Cardinals	24
19.04.1965	St. Vincent’s	26	St. Mary’s	16
	Pool 3
19.04.1965	Ford	18	CYMS Tralee	17
19.04.1965	Collegians	27	Ford	16
19.04.1965	Collegians	35	CYMS Tralee	26
	Pool 4
19.04.1965	Gunners	33	Garda	19
19.04.1965	Gunners	35	Robert Emmetts	28
19.04.1965	Garda	23	Robert Emmetts	19

Report

Irish International, George Clarke, scored 39 of Collegians points, as he picked up the Most Valuable Player Award for the 1965 Lota Tournament, as the Belfast side triumphed by 22 points in the Final against hosts, Neptune. The Final score was 54-32 in favour of the Northerners.

The other Pool winners were St. Mary’s Athlone, winning their Pool on Points scored after all three teams had finished on one win apiece, and Gunners, from Cork. Neptune disposed of St. Mary’s in the first semi-Final, 32-26, and in the second, Collegians, likewise, won by six points, over Gunners, the final score being 24-18.

Collegians played a wide zone in the Final, and in an effort to combat this, Neptune drove forthe basket, only to see it swept from their fingertips, with a resulting fast break for the Northerners resulting in baskets. Player of the Tournament, George Clarke, not only scored 39 of his sides points but also always working, also making himself loose, leading from the break, and unselfishly making scoring passes time and again.

References

Newspapers

[1] Anon. (1965) “Basketball: Collegians were worthy winners of the Lota Tournament” Evening Echo. April 22, 1965.[Irish Newspaper Archive]

Images

[2] A Little “Bit” of Irish Basketball History (2020) 1965 Lota Tournament trophy for Belfast Collegians [Internet]Available from: https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ugfBkmELKnE/XhoAaiDGHlI/AAAAAAAAC94/dexNEeIrwYgitvMMoeH9iRpFn0JIKBS8ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/1965%2BLota%2BTournament%2BResuts%2B%2528Collegians%2529.jpg  [Accessed 28 July 2020]

[2] A Little “Bit” of Irish Basketball History (2020) Basketball Prize: G Clarke of Collegians Team (Belfast)… [Internet]Available from: https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ugfBkmELKnE/XhoAaiDGHlI/AAAAAAAAC94/dexNEeIrwYgitvMMoeH9iRpFn0JIKBS8ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/1965%2BLota%2BTournament%2BResuts%2B%2528Collegians%2529.jpg  [Accessed 28 July 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Rob Gihbu & Pat Connolly.

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Last Updated: 28 July 2020

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Pool Tables

	P	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Pool 1
*US Navy (Derry)	1	1	0	20	11	2
Ford (Cork)	2	1	1	48	40	2
St. Vincent’s (Killarney)	1	0	1	20	37	0
Pool 2
*Tannery (Tralee)	2	2	0	58	54	4
Newport (Wales)	2	1	1	46	41	2
Gunners (Cork)	2	0	2	52	61	0
Pool 3
*Neptune (Cork)	2	2	0	57	37	4
Cardinals (Cork)	2	1	1	33	38	2
Celtic (Limerick)	2	0	2	34	49	0
Pool 4
*Iona (Cork)	2	2	0	63	46	4
De Paul (Cork)	2	1	1	55	52	2
St. Mary’s (Athlone)	2	0	2	44	64	0

Finals

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
11.04.1966	Tannery	31	US Navy	39
11.04.1966	Iona	16	Neptune	29
	Final
11.04.1966	US Navy	36	Neptune	31

Pool Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Pool 1
11.04.1966	Ford	37	St. Vincent’s	20
11.04.1966	Ford	11	US Navy	20
11.04.1966	St. Vincent’s		US Navy
	Pool 2
11.04.1966	Gunners	33	Tannery	36
11.04.1966	Gunners	19	Newport	25
11.04.1966	Newport	21	Tannery	22
	Pool 3
11.04.1966	Neptune	26	Cardinals	15
11.04.1966	Cardinals	18	Celtic	12
11.04.1966	Neptune	31	Celtic	22
	Pool 4
11.04.1966	Iona	30	St. Mary’s	25
11.04.1966	Iona	33	De Paul	21
11.04.1966	De Paul	34	St. Mary’s	19

Report

US Navy of Derry won the 1966 Lota Basketball Tournament, defeating hosts Neptune 36-31 in the Final. Teams had travelled from as far as Newport in wales for the Tournament, although holders, Collegians, from Belfast, could not travel on the day, and were replaced in Pool 4 by De Paul.

Tannery from Tralee and Iona from Cork, were the other Pool winners, and were beaten in the Semi-Finals 31-39 by US Navy and 16-29 by Neptune respectively.

The US Navy made it third time lucky in the Final, playing a set zone defense and Neptune were relying on fast breaks. 5’3″ Chuck Pattison claimed the Most Valuable Player Award for the tournament, scoring 10 Points from outside jump shots to play an important role in the victory.

Final Scorers:

US Navy: J Yeutter (14), C Pattison (10), B Allard (8), M Brown (4).

Neptune: M Finn (10), JJ O’Connell (10), J Ryan (4), J O’Donoghue (4), L O’Donohue (3)

References

Newspapers / Sources

[1] Anon. (1966) “Neptune lose Basketball Final to U.S.Navy “ Cork Examiner April 12, 1966.[Irish Newspaper Archive]

[2] Anon. (1966) “Lota Tournament 1966 Should Be The Best Ever Staged” Evening Echo. April 5, 1966.[Irish Newspaper Archive]

Images

[3] A Little “Bit” of Irish Basketball History (2020) U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry Basketball Team [Internet]Available from: https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7EGyLJUJAVo/Xhfli8-I3QI/AAAAAAAAC8g/0vjVjvprdFowCGmCTfjSiJj42ibtBExVACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/1966%2BLota%2BTournament%2B%2528%2BUS%2BNavy%2Bvs%2B%2BNeptune%2529%2Bxx.jpg  [Accessed 28 July 2020]

[4] A Little “Bit” of Irish Basketball History (2020) 1966 Lota Programme [Internet]Available from: https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LvGldxpHUHw/XlkbZL74QOI/AAAAAAAADYw/AtwnfZbNyH8fbmpfxlBYWflJ4yMldoPZACLcBGAsYHQ/s400/1966%2BLota%2BProgramme.jpg [28 July 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Rob Gihbu & Pat Connolly.

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Last Updated: 28 July 2020

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Results

Date	Home team		Away Team
	Quarter-Finals
31.03.1964	Garda (Dublin)	64	Aberdeen University (Scotland)	25
31.03.1964	St. Joseph’s (Dublin)	50	University College Cork	25
31.03.1964	FCA (Tralee)	55	Neptune (Cork)	54
31.03.1964	Newport (Wales)	53	US Navy (Derry)	42
	Semi-Finals
31.03.1964	FCA Tralee	49	Garda	32
31.03.1964	St. Joseph’s	52	Newport	64
	Final
31.03.1964	Tralee FCA	61	Newport	49

Report

Tralee FCA (Army Reserves) shocked hosts Neptune in the first round of the 1964 Lota International Tournament, and then went on to defeat a disappointing Garda in the Semi-Finals, and in a high-scoring match for the times, Newport from Wales 61-49 in the Final.

References

Newspapers / Sources

[1] Anon. (1968) “Tralee FCA win Lota Tournament “ Evening Herald. April 3, 1964.[Irish Newspaper Archive]

[2] Anon. (1968) “Presentation of Lota Trophy “ Evening Echo. April 1, 1964.[Irish Newspaper Archive]

Images

[3] A Little “Bit” of Irish Basketball History (2020) Lota Trophy[Internet]Available from: https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jZQ2Y5ImAwQ/Xhk9BaymDRI/AAAAAAAAC9Y/flv-QyGMeKgXT9ZfFTc6u2CbYxKuHjDFACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/1964%2BLota%2BPreview.jpg  [Accessed 27 July 2020]

[4] A Little “Bit” of Irish Basketball History (2020) 1964 Lota Tournament Champions [Internet]Available from: https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TL1f0txkmlg/Xhk9BfLcB2I/AAAAAAAAC9c/l_fmEug1WoQoVVHhNkSgMM5CqwElr2rIwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/1964%2BLota%2BTournament%2BResults%2Band%2BPhotos.jpg [Accessed 27 July 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Rob Gihbu & Pat Connolly.

About this document

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Last Updated: 27 July 2020

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2020

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Final Group Tables

	P	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Pool I
*Blue Demons (Cork)	2	2	0	63	40	4
St. Vincent’s Killarney	2	1	1	38	41	2
Llwynipia (Wales)	2	0	2	32	52	0
Pool II
*Ardglass (Down)	2	2	0	49	24	4
Cardinals (Cork)	2	1	1	31	36	2
CYMS Killorglin (Kerry)	2	0	2	26	46	0
Pool III
*Corinthians (Dublin)	2	2	0	50	44	4
Ford (Cork)	2	1	1	41	33	2
Neptune II (Cork)	2	0	2	31	43	0
Pool IV
*Neptune (Cork)	2	2	0	40	24	4
Iona (Cork)	2	1	1	12	27	2
St. Vincent’s (Dublin)	2	0	2	11	13	0

Finals

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
22.04.1968	Ardglass	25	Neptune	18
22.04.1968	Blue Demons	21	Corinthians	18
	Final
22.04.1968	Blue Demons	37	Ardglass	26

Pool Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Pool I
21.04.1968	Blue Demons	28	St. Vincent’s Killarney	21
21.04.1968	Blue Demons	35	Llwynypia	19
21.04.1968	St. Vincent’s Killarney	17	Llwynypia	13
	Pool II
21.04.1968	Cardinals	19	CYMS Killorglin	14
21.04.1968	Cardinals	12	Ardglass	22
21.04.1968	CYMS Killorglin	12	Ardglass	27
	Pool III
21.04.1968	Ford	24	Neptune II	14
21.04.1968	Ford	17	Corinthians	19
21.04.1968	Neptune II	27	Corinthians	31
	Pool IV
21.04.1968	Neptune	27	Iona	12
21.04.1968	Neptune	13	St. Vincent’s Dublin	11
21.04.1968	Iona	w/o	St. Vincent’s Dublin	scr

Report

Blue Demons were the first Cork side to win the Lota Tournament (hosted by Neptune) in 1968. They had won their Pool by defetaing St. Vincent’s Killarney, and the International invitee Llwynypia from Wales.

In the Semi-Finals they narrowly overcame Corinthians from Dublin, before some of the best basketball they had ever produced according to the reporter in the Evening echo, to triumph 37-26 over Ardglass from co. Down in the Final.

Blue Demons (L-R): Noel McCarthy, Aidan Horgan, Barry Joyce, Noel McSweeney, sean O’Sullivan, Brendan Kelleher, Jack Desmond, Peter Coughlan.

References

Newspapers / Sources

[1] Anon. (1968) “Blue Demons first Cork club To win Lota Tournament “ Evening Echo. April 23, 1968.[Irish Newspaper Archive]

Images

[2] A Little “Bit” of Irish Basketball History (2020) 1968 De Paul Blue Demons Lota Champions [Internet] Available from; https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3JWYc7y6ygk/XjG3KHn7kRI/AAAAAAAADNc/ErljzNlNLokZLg3fDyFLLnxE8bJqh1ZpwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/1968%2BDePaul%2BBlue%2BDemons%2BLota%2BChampions%25282XX%2529.jpg [Accessed 27 July 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Rob Gihbu & Pat Connolly.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 27 July 2020

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2020

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved.