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December 23, 2020

Irish Basketball Association Women’s Sprite Cup 1997-98

Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Round 1
02.11.1997	Openet Naomh Mhuire	109	Sporting Belfast	41
02.11.1997	Lee Strand Tralee	57	Sligo Dairies	45
02.11.1997	Tolka Rovers	89	Riverisland Castleisland	58
02.11.1997	Snowcream Wildcats	95	Supermacs Limerick	53
	Quarter-Finals
07.12.1997	Blarney	73	Snowcream Wildcats	80
07.12.1997	Lee Strand Tralee	45	Meteors	62
07.12.1997	Openet Naomh Mhuire	58	Killester	50
07.12.1997	New Ross Bullets	31	Tolka Rovers	80
	Semi-Finals
24.01.1998	Openet Naomh Mhuire	64	Tolka Rovers	62 ot
24.01.1998	Snowcream Wildcats	71	Meteors	60
	Final
25.01.1998	Snowcream Wildcats	72	Naomh Mhuire	58

[Reference: 3]

MVP Award: Michelle Maguire (Wildcats).

Report

There were no surprises in the Irish Basketball Association Women’s Sprite Cup 1997-98 when the First Round Tipped-off in the first weekend of November, with Regional Team Sligo Dairies losing by 12 points to struggling Super League Team Lee Strand Tralee, while there were big wins for Openet Naomh Mhuire, Tolka Rovers and Snowcream Wildcats against Sporting Belfast, Riverisland Castleisland and Supermacs Limerick.

Meteors provided a minor shock in the Quater-Finals in the middle of December with a 17-point defeat of Lee Strand Tralee. Elsewhere there were wins for Snowcream Wildcats, Openet Naomh Mhuire and Tolka Rovers against Blarney, Killester and regional team New Ross Bullets respectively.

In the Finals at the National Basketball Arena over the Weekend of 23rd to 25th January 1998, Michelle Maguire was awarded the MVP Award as she scored 24 points in the Final as did Jillian Hayes, as the Wildcats remained unbeaten throughout the season, defeating Naomh Mhuire 72-58. In the Semi-Finals Openet Naomh Mhuire overcame Tolka Rovers in overtime while the Wildcats won by 11 against Meteors.

About Basketball Ireland / Irish Basketball Association Cups

The Irish Basketball Association ran the National Cup for the Top Two Divisions as well as any regional teams that wished to enter in both Men’s and Women’s as well as Junior (Under 19) Cup for both Men and Women. The Cups were Knockout (single elimination) from the First Round. They were replaced by Super League and Division 1 Cups when the Association rebranded as Basketball Ireland in 2003. The Junior (U19) Cups were replaced by Under 20 and Under 18 Cups. Other Cups included the Irish Wheelchair Basketball Cup and introduced in the late 2010s the National Intermediate Cup Competition (Tier 3).

References

Newspapers

[1] Anon. (1997) “A-Z of Weekend Sport: Basketball” Irish Independent. Monday, November 3, 1997. Pg. 34

[2] Anon. (1997) “A-Z of Weekend Sport: Basketball” Irish Independent. Monday, December 15, 1997. Pg. 32-33.

[3] Anon. (1998) “A-Z of Weekend Sport: Basketball” Irish Independent. Monday, January 26, 1998, Pg. 31

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ann Hanley (Killester).

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Last Updated: 19 December 2020

December 22, 2020

Irish Basketball Association Men’s Sprite Cup 1997-98

Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Round 1
02.11.1997	Denny Notre Dame	97	Kerry Spring Water Kilarney	73
02.11.1997	Amev UCD Marian	83	Star of the Sea	87
02.11.1997	Waterford Crystal	88	Longnecks Ballina	90
02.11.1997	Killester	82	Garvey’s Tigers Tralee	90
02.11.1997	Riverisland Castleisland	90	Marathon Sports St. Vincent’s	91
02.11.1997	Blue Demons	86	St. Galls	64
02.11.1997	Tolka Rovers	84	Dungannon	70
02.11.1997
	Quarter-Finals
14.12.1997	Marathon Sports St. Vincent’s	92	Tolka Rovers	95
14.12.1997	Denny Notre Dame	90	Blue Demons	64
14.12.1997	Neptune	86	Longnecks Ballina	74
14.12.1997	Garvey’s Tigers Tralee	76	Star of the Sea	97
	Semi-Finals
24.01.1998	Neptune Evening Echo	85	Tolka Rovers	78
24.01.1998	Denny Notre Dame	77	Star of the Sea	74
	Final
25.01.1998	Denny Notre Dame	79	Neptune Evening Echo	73

[References: 3]

MVP: Lennie McMilian (Denny Notre Dame).

Men’s Plate

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Plate Quarter–Finals
02.11.1997	Sligo All-Stars	91	Burger King Lmerick	77
02.11.1997	Oscar Tridents	71	Mid Sutton-Baldoyle	91
	Plate Final
14.12.1997	Kerry Spring Water Killaney	87	Riverisland Castleisland	70

[Reference: 2]

Report

In Round 1 of the Irish Basketball Association Men’s Sprite Cup in 1997-98 there were narrow wins for Super League teams Marathon Sports St. Vincent’s over Riverisland Castleisland and Longnecks Ballina against Waterford Crystal. Regional Cork team Blue Demons had a 22-point win over St. Galls (Divsion 1) and Division 1 team Tolka Rovers shocked high-flying Super League team Dungannon. Garvey’s Tigers Tralee, Denny Notre Dame and Star of the Sea won the three All-Super League ties. The Plate Quarter-Finals saw victories for Sligo All-Stars and Mid Sutton-Baldoyle.

Tolka Rovers, Denny Notre Dame, Neptune and Star of the Sea progressed through to the Semi-Finals when the Quarter-Finals were played in mid-December. Only the Tolka Rovers v Marathon Sports St. Vincent’s tie was close with the visitors winning by 3 points, 95 to 92. In the Plate Final played the same weekend an All -Kerry affair saw Kerry Spring Water Killarney triumph 87-70 against Riverisland Castleisland, with 25 points contributed by S Polownski and 23 by V Daly.

In the Finals Weekend over the 23rd-25th January at the National Basketball Arena in Tallaght, Denny Notre Dame triumphed 79-73 against Neptune Evening Echo in the Final, where Lennie McMillian received the MVP Award for his 16 point contribution. In the Semi-Finals Notre Dame had knocked out Star of the Sea in a huge battle between the two top teams all season, and Neptune Evening Echo won by seven over Tolka Rovers.

About Basketball Ireland / Irish Basketball Association Cups

The Irish Basketball Association ran the National Cup for the Top Two Divisions as well as any regional teams that wished to enter in both Men’s and Women’s as well as Junior (Under 19) Cup for both Men and Women as well as a Junior B (U19) Regional Cup for both Men and Women. The Cups were Knockout (single elimination) from the First Round. They were replaced by Super League and Division 1 Cups when the Association rebranded as Basketball Ireland in 2003. The Junior (U19) Cups were replaced by Under 20 and Under 18 Cups. Other Cups included the Irish Wheelchair Basketball Cup and introduced in the late 2010s the National Intermediate Cup Competition (Tier 3).

References

Newspapers

[1] Anon. (1997) “A-Z of Weekend Sport: Basketball” Irish Independent. Monday, November 3, 1997. Pg. 34.

[2] Anon. (1997) “A-Z of Weekend Sport: Basketball” Irish Independent. Monday, December 15, 1997. Pg. 32-33.

[3] Anon. (1998) “A-Z of Weekend Sport: Basketball” Irish Independent. Monday, January 26, 1998, Pg. 31

Acknowledgements

Thanks to John Folan.

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December 21, 2020

Irish Basketball Association Sprite U19 Junior Women’s National Cup 1997-98

Finals

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
24.01.1998	SHS Tullamore Cyclones	87	Naomh Mhuire	72
24.01.1998	Castlebar Mother Hubbard Rockets	60	Blarney	48
	Final
25.01.1998	SHS Tullamore Cyclones	82	Castlebar Mother Hubbard Rockets	64

[Reference: 2]

MVP: Susan Moran (Tullamore).

Pool Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Pool 1 Final
23.11.1997	SHS Tullamore	67	Supermacs Limerick	42
	Pool 2 Final
23.11.1997	Blarney	57	Killester	43
	Pool 3 Final
23.11.1997	Naomh Mhuire	63	Portlaoise	49
	Pool 4 Final
23.11.1997	Rockets Castlebar	48	Meteors Dublin	44

[Reference: 2]

Report

Susan Moran deservedly won the MVP Award in the Irish Basketball Association Women’s Junior U19 Cup in 1997-98, scoring a phenomenal 53 points in the Final for SHS Tullamore Cyclones as they defeated Castlebar Mother Hubbard Rockets 82-64 in an all-regional Final at the National Basketball Arena. The Finals were preceeeded a Preliminary Round with Four Pools, the winners of which met in the Semi-Finals: SHS Tullamore Cyclones (67-42 v Supermacs Limerick), Blarney (57-43 v Killester), Naomh Mhuire(63-49 v Portlaoise) and Castlebar Rockets (48-44 v Meteors). In the Semi-Finals at the NBA Tullamore knocked out Naomh Mhuire and Castlebar Rockets defeated Blarney.

About Basketball Ireland / Irish Basketball Association Cups

References

Newspapers

[1] Anon. (1997) “Factfile: Basketball” Irish Independent. Sunday, November 16, 1997. Pg. 60.

[2] Cliona Foley (1997) “Garvey’s Grizzled by Sizzling Denny” Irish Independent. Monday, November 24, 1997. Pg. 30.

[3] Anon. (1998) “A-Z of Weekend Sport: Basketball” Irish Independent. Monday, January 26, 1998, Pg. 31

[4] Anon. (1997) “Sports Round Up” Irish Times. Monday, November 24, 1997. pg. 28 [Internet] Available online at: https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1997/1124/Pg028.html#Ar02800 [Accessed 19 December 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ann Hanley, Killester and Ireland National Team.

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December 21, 2020

Irish Basketball Association Women’s Super League 1997-98

Final Table

	P	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Avonmore Snowcream Wildcats (C – NC)	16	16	0			48
Openet Naomh Mhuire (NC)	16	13	3			42
Tolka Rovers (NC)	16	12	4			40
Meteors (NC)	16	10	6			36
Blarney Spring	16	8	8			32
Killester	16	7	9			30
Supermacs Limerick	16	5	11			26
Riverisland Castleisland	16	1	15			18
Lee Strand Tralee	16	1	15			18

[Reference: 1]

Top Four Playoffs

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
	Snowcream Wildcats	65	Meteors	43
	Tolka Rovers	64	Naomh Mhuire	61 ot
	Final
	Snowcream Wildcats	82	Tolka Rovers	68

[Reference: 2]

Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
05.10.1997	Snowcream Wildcats	75	Killester	51
05.10.1997	Lee Strand Tralee	51	Blarney	64
05.10.1997	Meteors	75	Limerick	40
05.10.1997	Riverisland Castleisland	72	Tolka Rovers	94
	Week 2
12.10.1997	Lee Strand Tralee	50	Riverisland Castleisland	58
12.10.1997	Killester	51	Meteors	72
12.10.1997	Snowcream Wildcats	72	Openet Naomh Mhuire	64
12.10.1997	Limerick	62	Tolka Rovers	64
	Week 3
19.19.1997	Meteors	48	Snowcream Wildcats	52
19.10.1997	Openet Naomh Mhuire	104	Lee Strand Tralee	58
19.10.1997	Riverisland Castleisland	49	Limerick	70
19.10.1997	Tolka Rovers	83	Blarney	45
	Week 4
26.10.1997	Supermacs Limerick	49	Killester	46
26.10.1997	Meteors	66	Blarney	45
26.10.1997	Openet Naomh Mhuire	79	Riverisland Castleisland	62
26.10.1997	Tolka Rovers	72	Snowcream Wildcats	78
	Week 5
09.11.1997	Lee Strand Tralee	39	Meteors	72
09.11.1997	Snowcream Wildcats	107	Supermacs Limerick	34
09.11.1997	Riverisland Castleisland	42	Killester	70
09.11.1997	Blarney	53	Openet Naomh Mhuire	98
	Week 6
16.11.1997	Riverisland Castleisland	67	Blarney	91
16.11.1997	Killester	56	Tolka Rovers	77
16.11.1997	Snowcream Wildcats	106	Lee Strand Tralee	42
16.11.1997	Supermacs Limerick	47	Openet Naomh Mhuire	68
	Week 7
23.11.1997	Tolka Rovers	70	Meteors	69
23.11.1997	Blarney	60	Snowcream Wildcats	105
23.11.1997	Killester	47	Openet Naomh Mhuire	74
23.11.1997	Supermacs Limerick	83	Lee Strand Tralee	50
	Week 8
30.11.1997	Meteors	56	Openet Naomh Mhuire	62
30.11.1997	Lee Strand Tralee	56	Tolka Rovers	89
30.11.1997	Killester	58	Blarney	56
30.11.1997	Riverisland Castleisland	67	Snowcream Wildcats	146
	Week 9
07.12.1997	Lee Strand Tralee	58	Killester	79
07.12.1997	Supermacs Limerick	69	Blarney	74
07.12.1997	Meteors	97	Riverisland Castleisland	57
07.12.1997	Tolka Rovers	70	Openet Naomh Mhuire	73
	Week 10
21.12.1997	Tolka Rovers	107	Riverisland Castleisland	53
21.12.1997	Killester	53	Snowcream Wildcats	90
21.12.1997	Supermacs Limerick	97	Meteors	84
21.12.1997	Blarney	59	Lee Strand Tralee	44
	Week 11
04.01.1998	Meteors	73	Killester	38
04.01.1998	Openet Naomh Mhuire	56	Snowcream Wildcats	67
04.01.1998	Riverisland Castleisland	63	Lee Strand Tralee	67
04.01.1998	Tolka Rovers	86	Supermacs Limerick	58
	Week 12
11.01.1998	Blarney	68	Tolka Rovers	57
11.01.1998	Lee Strand Tralee	52	Openet Naomh Mhuire	76
11.01.1998	Snowcream Wildcats	83	Meteors	61
11.01.1998	Supermacs Limerick	90	Riverisland Castleisland	64
	Week 13
18.01.1998	Snowcream Wildcats	83	Tolka Rovers	58
18.01.1998	Killester	77	Supermacs Limerick	63
18.01.1998	Riverisland Castleisland	61	Openet Naomh Mhuire	119
18.01.1998	Blarney	54	Meteors	56
	Week 14
01.02.1998	Openet Naomh Mhuire	91	Supermacs Limerick	59
01.02.1998	Lee Strand Tralee	40	Snowcream Wildcats	84
01.02.1998	Tolka Rovers	66	Killester	60
01.02.1999	Blarney	97	Riverisland Castleisland	50
	Week 15
08.02.1998	Supermacs Limerick	53	Snowcream Wildcats	83
08.02.1998	Meteors	80	Lee Strand Tralee	41
08.02.1998	Killester	61	Riverisland Castleisland	39
08.02.1998	Openet Naomh Mhuire	63	Blarney	53
	Week 16
15.02.1998	Openet Naomh Mhuire	66	Killester	35
15.02.1998	Meteors	55	Tolka Rovers	81
15.02.1998	Snowcream Wildcats	81	Blarney	62
15.02.1998	Lee Strand Tralee	50	Supermacs Limerick	57
	Week 17
22.02.1998	Openet Naomh Mhuire	57	Tolka Rovers	59
22.02.1998	Killester	94	Lee Strand Tralee	56
22.02.1998	Riverisland Castleisland	51	Meteors	81
22.02.1998	Blarney	94	Supermacs Limerick	52
	Week 18
01.03.1998	Openet Naomh Mhuire	52	Meteors	62
01.03.1998	Snowcream Wildcats	123	Riverisland Castleisland	26
01.03.1998	Tolka Rovers	95	Lee Strand Tralee	46
01.03.1998	Blarney Spring	57	Killester	71

[References: 3-27]

Report

Wildcats of Waterford won the first Super League title in 1997-98 defeating Tolka Rovers 82-68 in the Final.

Snowcream Wildcats from Waterford were on top of the Irish Basketball Association Women’s Super League at the end of October 1997, with four wins from four games. Tolka Rovers and Meteors were both a game behind on three wins and one loss, although Opent Naomh Mhuire from Inchicore in Dublin had a game in hand with two wins from three. What made Wildcats position even more outstanding was three of those wins came agianst their three nearest challengers, for all of whom it was their only loss.

By the end of November, Snowcream Wildcats were still undefeated, with maximum points from 8 games, their eighth game being a 146-67 demolition of Riverisland Castleisland, Jillian Hayes contributing 30 points in the game. Tolka Rovers and Openet Naomh Mhuire could not be counted out however with 6 wins from 7 games each in second place. Meteors were a bit further back in fourth with 4 wins from seven games.

At the years end Snowcream Wildcats were still undefeated with 9 wins, two ahead of Tolka Rovers and Naomh Mhuire, with Naomh Mhuire having a game in hand. Tolka Rovers narrow three-point loss at home to the women from Inchicore in Week 9 damahing their title hopes. Meteors were still hanging in there in fourth with 6 wins.

By the last weekend of league action in January before the Cup Finals Weekend, Snowcream Wildcats had kept their unbeaten record, stretching it to 12 wins. Openet Naomh Mhuire occupied second on 9 wins, with Tolka Rovers and Meteors tied in third on eight wins each.

At the end of the season at the End of February / Beginning of March, Snowcream Wildcats finished off their League campaign with an astonishing 123 to 26 victory over Riverisland Castleisland, to top the table with a perfect 16 wins from 16, three wins ahead of Openet Naomh Mhuire in second, with Tolka Rovers in third on 12-6 and Meteors finishing off the season in fourth with 10-6, sneaking into the playoffs ahead of Blarney Spring with a win over Opent Naomh Mhuire on the last day as Blarney lost to Killester.

The National Championship in the National Basketball Arena on the 14th to 15th March saw Snowcream Wildcats win all three major Competitions with an 82-68 triumph over Tolka Rovers in the Final after a 65-43 defeat of Meteors in the Semi-Finals. The other Semi-Final was a 64-61 win for Tolka Rovers in overtime versus Opent Naomh Mhuire.

The following year the Super League dropped to five teams as Naomh Mhuire lost their sponsor and Riverisland Castleisland and Lee Strand Tralee, who had struggled all season dropped out. The loss of Blarney was another big blow to the league.

About the National Basketball Leagues

The Amateur Basketball Association of Ireland was founded in 1947 and set up the first National League for men in 1971. In 1979 the League brought in professional players from America and the ABAI became the Irish Basketball Association and also started up the first Women’s League with a 1st and 2nd Division.

In 1997 the two Divisions were merged into one Women’s Super League, with a Regional League bbelow this, which in 2003 reverted back to two Divisions – Super League and Division 1 – with another rebranding of the Association to Basketball Ireland.

References

Newspapers

[1] (1998) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 2, 1998. pp. 20-21.

[2] (1998) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 16, 1998. pp. 34-35.

[3] Anon. (1997) “Factfile: Basketball” Irish Independent. Monday, October 6, 1997. Pg. 30

[4] Anon. (1997) “Factfile: Basketball” Irish Independent. Monday, October 13, 1997. Pg. 34

[5] Anon. (1997) “Ballina want McClean on the Plane from Spain” Irish Independent. Friday, October 17, 1997. Pg. 18

[6] Anon. (1997) “Factfile: Basketball” Irish Independent. Saturday, October 18, 1997. Pg. 22

[7] Anon. (1997) “Factfile: Basketball” Irish Independent. Monday, October 20, 1997. Pg. 32

[8] Anon. (1997) “McClean helps to sink Neptune” Irish Independent. Monday, October 20, 1997. Pg. 32

[9] Anon. (1997) “Factfile: Basketball” Irish Independent. Monday, October 27, 1997. Pg. 34

[10] Anon. (1997) “Factfile: Basketball” Irish Independent. Monday, November 10, 1997. Pg. 34.

[11] Anon. (1997) “Factfile: Basketball” Irish Independent. Monday, November 17, 1997. Pg. 34.

[12] Anon. (1997) “Factfile: Basketball” Irish Independent. Monday, November 24, 1997. Pg. 30.

[13] Anon. (1997) “A-Z of Weekend Sport: Basketball” Irish Independent. Monday, December 1, 1997. Pg. 30

[14] Anon. (1997) “A-Z of Weekend Sport: Basketball” Irish Independent. Monday, December8, 1997, Pg. 33

[15] Anon. (1997) “A-Z of Weekend Sport: Basketball” Irish Independent. Monday, December 22, 1997, Pg. 40

[16] Anon. (1998) “A-Z of Weekend Sport: Basketball” Irish Independent. Monday, January 5, 1998, Pg. 23

[17] Anon. (1998) “A-Z of Weekend Sport: Basketball” Irish Independent. Monday, January 12, 1998, Pg. 31

[18] Anon. (1998) “Neptune looking up as Augusto points the way” Irish Independent. Monday, January 19, 1998, Pg. 30

[19] Anon. (1998) “A-Z of Weekend Sport: Basketball” Irish Independent. Monday, January 26, 1998, Pg. 31

[20] Anon. (1998) “A-Z of Weekend Sport: Basketball” Irish Independent. Monday, February 2, 1998, Pg. 20

[21] Anon. (1998) “A-Z of Weekend Sport: Basketball” Irish Independent. Monday, February 9, 1998, Pg. 26

[22] Anon. (1998) “A-Z of Weekend Sport: Basketball” Irish Independent. Monday, February 16, 1998, Pg. 32

[23] Anon. (1998) “A-Z of Weekend Sport: Basketball” Irish Independent. Monday, February 23, 1998, Pg. 28

[24] Anon. (1998) “A-Z of Weekend Sport: Basketball” Irish Independent. Monday, March 2, 1998, Pg. 20

[3] Anon. (1997) “Sports Round Up” Irish Times. Monday, November 24, 1997. pg. 28 [Internet] Available online at: https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1997/1124/Pg028.html#Ar02800 [Accessed 19 December 2020]

[4] Anon. (1997) “Sports Round Up” Irish Times. Monday, December 1, 1997. pg. 30 [Internet] Available from: https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1997/1201/Pg030.html#Ar03000 [Accessed 19 December 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ann Hanley, Killester and Ireland National Team.

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Last Updated: 19 December 2020

December 20, 2020

Irish Basketball Association Sprite Men’s U19 Junior National Cup 1997-98

Finals

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
24.01.1998	Killester	78	Marathon Limerick	56
24.01.1998	New Balance Blue Demons	89	Team Sligo Dairies	64
	Final
25.01.1998	Killester	67	New Balance Blue Demons	52

[References: 3]

Pool Finals

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Pool 1 Final
16.11.1997	Sligo Dairies	57	Tolka Rovers	55
	Pool 2 Final
16.11.1997	Killester	74	Neptune	57
	Pool 3 Final
16.11.1997	Blue Demons	66	Marian	64
	Pool 4 Final
16.11.1997	Marathon Limerick	79	St. Vincent’s	65

[Reference: 2]

Pool Tables

Mens U19 Cup	P	W	L	Pts
Pool 4
Burger King Marathon Limerick	3	3	0	9
St. Vincent’s	3	2	1	7
Roadstone Rockets	2	1	1	4
Crescent Limerick	3	1	2	5
Mid Sutton-Baldoyle	3	0	3	3

[Reference: Compiled from 1-2]

Report

The Irish Basketball Association Men’s U19 Junior National Cup was won in 1997-98 by Killester from Dublin who defeated New Balance Blue Demons from Cork 67-52 in the Final. The Cup was divided into four Preliminary Round Pools, with the Winners of the Four Pool Finals being: Sligo Dairies (57-55 v Tolka Rovers), Killester (74-57 v Neptune), Blue Demons (66-64 v Marian), and Marathon Limerick (79-65 v St. Vincent’s). The four Pool Winners then met in the Sprite Cup Finals weekend at the National Basketball Arena in Tallaght, Dublin 24, where Killester knocked out Marathon Limerick, and Blue Demons defeated Sligo Dairies.

About Basketball Ireland / Irish Basketball Association Cups

Pool Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Pool 4
15.11.1997	Team Burger KIng Marathon	82	St. Vincent’s	81
15.11.1997	Crescent Limerick	124	Mid Sutton-Baldoyle	39
15.11.1997	St. Vincent’s	77	Roadstone Rockets	58
15.11.1997	Team Burger King Marathon	54	Crescent Limerick	53
15.11.1997	Roadstone Rockets	82	Mid Sutton-Baldoyle	67
15.11.1997	St. Vincent’s	61	Crescent Limerick	60
15.11.1997	Team Burger King Marathon	80	Mid Sutton-Baldoyle	78

[Reference: Compiled from 1-2]

References

Newspapers

[1] Anon. (1997) “Factfile: Basketball” Irish Independent. Sunday, November 16, 1997. Pg. 60.

[2] Anon. (1997) “Factfile: Basketball” Irish Independent. Monday, November 17, 1997. Pg. 34.

[3] Anon. (1998) “A-Z of Weekend Sport: Basketball” Irish Independent. Monday, January 26, 1998, Pg. 31

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ann Hanley, Killester and Ireland National Team.

About this document

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 19 December 2020

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

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About Basketball Ireland / Irish Basketball Association Cups

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Results

Men’s Plate

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About Basketball Ireland / Irish Basketball Association Cups

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Finals

Pool Results

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About Basketball Ireland / Irish Basketball Association Cups

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Final Table

Top Four Playoffs

Regular Season Results

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About the National Basketball Leagues

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About Basketball Ireland / Irish Basketball Association Cups

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