Category: Basketball

Irish Basketball Association Women’s Senior National Cup 1994-2005

IBA Women’s Senior National Cup Finals 1994-2005

YearWinner Runner-Up 
1994-95Naomh Mhuire72Lee Strand Tralee56
1995-96West Coast Cooler Meteors54Snowcream Wildcats37
1996-97Openet Naomh Mhuire70West Coast Cooler Meteors63
1997-98Snowcream Wildcats72Naomh Mhuire58
1998-99Tolka Rovers59Avonmore Wildcats58
1999-2000Avonmore Wildcats52Meteors51
2000-01Wildcats62Tolka Rovers44
2001-02DART Killester78University of Limerick66
2002-03University of Limerick76Bausch & Lomb Wildcats48
2003-04University of Limerick69Bausch & Lomb Wildcats42
2004-05    

[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

About

The Women’s Senior National Cup was the Irish Basketball Association’s Premier All-Ireland Cup tournament for Women. It followed on from the Senior Cup, and was replaced in 2005-06 by the Super League Cup (Super League teams) and the Senior Cup (Division 1 teams).

Report

The Cup was won twice each by the University of Limerick and Naomh Mhuire (Inchicore, Dublin) between 1994 and 2005. It was also won once by Killester, Tolka Rovers and Meteors (all Dublin).

Waterford Wildcats won it three times during this period, in 1997-98, 1998-99 and 2000-01.

References

Sources

[1] (1995) “Details”. Irish Independent. Monday, January 30, 1995. pp. 24-25

[2] (1996) “Tallaght Details”. Irish Independent. Monday, January 29, 1996. pp. 32-33

[3] (1997) “All The Sprite Cup Results”. Irish Independent. Monday, January 27, 1997. pg. 26

[4] (1998) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, January 26, 1998. pp. 30-31

[5] (1999) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, February 1, 1999. pp. 30-31

[6] (2000) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, January 31, 2000. pp. 28-29

[7] (2001) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, January 29, 2001. pp. 38-39

[8] (2002) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, January 28, 2002. pp. 26-27

[9] (2003) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, February 3, 2003. pp. 52-53

[10] (2004) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, January 31, 2004. pp. 22-23

[11] (2004) “Basketball”. Irish Examiner. Monday, February 2, 2004. pp. 30-31

[12] (2005) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, January 31, 2005. pp. 28-29

Note: An Archive of The Irish Independent is available to view online at The Irish Newspaper Archive which is a subscription service: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ann Hanley, Killester

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Irish Basketball Association Men’s Senior National Cup 1994-2005

IBA Men’s Senior National Cup Finals 1994-2005

YearWinner Runner-Up 
1994-95North Monastery 96’ers84Garvey’s Tigers Tralee73
1995-96Chambourcy Ballina82Star of the Sea69
1996-97Denny Notre Dame80Marathon St. Vincent’s75
1997-98Denny Notre Dame79Neptune Evening Echo73
1998-99Denny Notre Dame82Esat Blue Demons61
1999-2000Denny Notre Dame69St. Vincent’s67
2000-01Thorn Killester87Longnecks Ballina71
2001-02Burger King Limerick89Sx3 Star83
2002-03Mardyke UCC Demons84Sx3 Star83
2003-04Mardyke UCC Demons86Neptune83
2004-05Abrakebabra Tigers Tralee90Roma St. Vincent’s81

[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

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]

About

The Senior National Cup was the All-Ireland Cup in Men’s Basketball from 1994-2005. It followed on from the Senior Cup and was replaced by the Super League Cup (Super League teams) and President’s Cup (Division 1 teams) in 2005-06. Any team in Ireland could enter, from teams in the two National Divisions to teams at a Regional Area Board level.

Report

Denny Notre Dame, from Firhouse in Dublin, who were resident at the time in the National Basketball Arena in Tallaght, were the Cup specialists during this era – winning the Cup four times in a row from 1996-2000.

Killester stopped their run in 2000-01 and from then on it was all Munster teams, as Limerick won it in 2001-02, followed by two wins for UCC Demons, and then in 2004-05 Tralee Tigers.

Another Cork side, North Monastery 96ers and Ballina from Mayo had preceeded Notre Dame’s record run.

References

Sources

[1] (1995) “Details”. Irish Independent. Monday, January 30, 1995. pp. 24-25

[2] (1996) “Tallaght Details”. Irish Independent. Monday, January 29, 1996. pp. 32-33

[3] (1997) “All The Sprite Cup Results”. Irish Independent. Monday, January 27, 1997. pg. 26

[4] (1998) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, January 26, 1998. pp. 30-31

[5] (1999) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, February 1, 1999. pp. 30-31

[6] (2000) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, January 31, 2000. pp. 28-29

[7] (2001) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, January 29, 2001. pp. 38-39

[8] (2002) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, January 28, 2002. pp. 26-27

[9] (2003) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, February 3, 2003. pp. 52-53

[10] (2004) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, January 31, 2004. pp. 22-23

[11] (2004) “Basketball”. Irish Examiner. Monday, February 2, 2004. pp. 30-31

[12] (2005) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, January 31, 2005. pp. 28-29

Note: An Archive of The Irish Independent is available to view online at The Irish Newspaper Archive which is a subscription service: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com

Images

[13] 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 John Folan

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Basketball Ireland Post-Primary Schools All-Ireland Schools Cup U19A Girls 1994-Present

Finals 1994-2018

YearWinners Runners-Up 
1994Mercy Waterford52Loreto Crumlin45
1995Mercy Heights Skibbereen67Presentation 
1996Presentation Listowel57Moyne CS44
1997Moyne CS59Manor House Raheny45
1998St. Vincent’s Cork65Mercy Heights Skibbereen62
1999Presentation Oranmore60Moyne CS59
2000Mercy Waterford54Presentation Killarney40
2001St. Ruain Killenaule44Presentation SS Thurles29
2002Presentation Thurles73Ursuline43
2003Presentation Thurles (Tipperary)97Our Lady of Mercy (Waterford)62
2004Colaiste Iosagain (Dublin)45Ursuline College (Sligo)33
2005Colaiste Iosagain Stillorgan (Dublin)56Mercy Heights Skibbereen (Cork)42
2006Calasanctius Oranmore (Galway)43St. Vincent’s (Cork)36
2007Holy Faith Clontarf (Dublin)74Presentation Listowel (Kerry)54
2008Calasanctius Oranmore (Galway)78Presentation Thurles (Tipperary)73
2009Calasanctius Oranmore (Galway)70Our Lady of Mercy (Waterford)69
2010    
2011St. Joseph’s Abbeyfeale62Calasanctius Oranmore (Galway)26
2012St. Angela’s (Cork)46Colaiste Iosagain (Cork)29
2013    
2014Holy Faith Clontarf (Dublin)38St. Vincent’s (Cork)31
2015Christ King (Cork)65St. Vincent’s (Cork)46
2016Ard Scoil Rathangan (Kildare)69Holy Faith Clontarf (Dublin)66
2017Holy Faith Clontarf (Dublin)75Dunshaughlin (Meath)46
2018Christ King Cork93Colaiste Chiarain Leixlip62

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Home Counties

SchoolCounty
Mercy WaterfordWaterford
Loreto CrumlinDublin
Mercy Heights SkibbereenCork
Presentation 
Presentation ListowelKerry
Moyne Community School 
Manor House RahenyDublin
St. Vincent’s CorkCork
Presentation OranmoreGalway
Mercy WaterfordWaterford
Presentation KillarneyKerry
Presentation ThurlesTipperary
Ursuline College SligoSligo

Report

The Under 19 A Girls All-Ireland Cup has been won on 3 separate occasions since 1994 by Calasanctius Oranmore of Galway and Holy Faith Clontarf (Dublin). It has also been won twice since then by  Christ the King (Cork), Mercy Waterford, Presentation Thurles (Tipperary) and Colaiste Iosagain Stillorgan (Dublin).

About

The Basketball Ireland Post-Primary Schools Cup is run on an All-Ireland knockout basis for schools from the beginning of the competition, as opposed to the League which is run on a regional basis with an All-Ireland phase at the end. In the 1990s it was the Schools Basketball Association of Ireland which ran it, and it is now under the direct stewardship of Basketball Ireland.

The All-Ireland Cup is the highlight of the Schools Basketball Calendar, and is run at Under-19 and Under-16 Grades, with an A, B & C Competition inn both boys and girls for schools of different sizes.

References

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Websites

[1] Sligo Sport and Recreation (2017) Basketball Ireland Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.sligosportandrecreation.ie/wp-content/uploads/basketball-ireland-logo.jpg [Accessed 10 March 2017]

[2] Anon. (1994) “Schools Cup Finals” IBBA Official Basketball Magazine. No. 27, March 1994. pg. 22-25.

[3] Anon. (1995) “Bank of Ireland Schools Cup Finals” IBA Irish Basketball Magazine. March 1995. pg. 26.

[4] Anon. (1996) “Bank of Ireland Schools Cup Finals” IBA Irish Basketball Magazine. April 1996. pg. 22-25.

[5] Hudson, E. (1997) “Moyne the pride of midlands” Irish Independent. Thursday, February 13, 1997. pg. 16-17.

[6] Anon. (1998) “BASKETBALL” Irish Independent. Wednesday, February 11, 1998. pg. 24-25.

[7] Anon. (1999) “BASKETBALL: Glory for Oranmore” Irish Independent. Thursday, February 11, 1999. pg. 18-19.

[8] Anon. (2000) “BASKETBALL” Irish Independent. Wednesday, February 9, 2000. pg. 18-19.

[9] Anon. (2001) “BASKETBALL” Irish Independent. Thursday, February 8, 2001. pg. 18-19.

[10] Anon. (2002) “BASKETBALL” Irish Independent. Wednesday, February 13, 2002. pg. 23.

[11] Irish Schools Basketball Association (2003) Bank of Ireland Schools Cup Finals 2003 / Trebor 24-7 All-Ireland League – Results [Internet] Available from: http://www.iol.ie/~isba/girsl%20%20Results.htm [Accessed 25 May 2018]

[12] Anon. (2004) BASKETBALL Irish Independent. Thursday, February 5 2004. pg. 18-19

[13] Anon. (2005) BASKETBALL Irish Independent. Wednesday, February 2 2005. pg. 18-19

[14] Anon. (2006) BASKETBALL Irish Independent. Wednesday, February 1 2006. pg. 58-59

[15] Anon. (2007) BASKETBALL Irish Independent. Thursday, February 1 2007. pg. 24-25

[16] Anon. (2008) Malchy’s power to title despite Tramore rally Irish Examiner. Wednesday, January 30 2008. pg. 32-33

[17] Anon. (2009) BASKETBALL Irish Independent. Thursday, January 29 2009. pg. 66-67

[18] Anon. (2011) BASKETBALL Irish Independent. Thursday, January 27 2011. pg. 30-31

[19] Anon. (2012) BASKETBALL Irish Independent. Friday, January 27 2012. pg. 46-47

[20] Anon. (2014) BASKETBALL Irish Independent. Thursday, January 23 2014. pg. 48-49

[21] Basketball Ireland Comortais (2015) U19A Girls All-Ireland Schools Cup 2014-15 [Internet] Available from: http://bi.comortais.com/competition.aspx?oId=1001&id=1110#.WsIu5YjwbIU [Accessed 2 April 2018]

[22] Basketball Ireland (2016) Gamezone: Subway All-Ireland Schools Cup Finals [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/371671/ [Accessed 5 May 2017]

[23] Basketball Ireland (2017) Day 3 : Subway All Ireland Schools Cup Finals [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10018115/ [Accessed 25 January 2017]

[24] Basketball Ireland (2018) DAY 1: SUBWAY ALL IRELAND SCHOOLS CUP FINALS 2018 [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10034396/ [Accessed 14 January 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Aisling Delaney (Our Lady’s Templeogue)

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Irish Basketball Association | National Basketball League | Women’s Division 2 1991-1997

IBA Women’s NBL Division 2 1991-92

P W L Pts
Drimnagh Dynamos 14 10 4 20
Snowcream Wexford 14 9 5 18
Brunell 14 9 5 18
Carrick-on-Shannon 14 7 7 14
Eagles [Kildare] 14 7 7 14
Thor Sporting Belfast 14 7 7 14
Keltic 14 6 8 12
Athlone 14 1 13 2

[2]

Date Home Team Away Team

2nd Place Playoff
Snowcream Wexford 76 Brunell 69

[7]

IBA Women’s NBL Division 2 1992-93

P W L Pts
Oscar Taylor’s Killester 12 10 2 20
Carrick-on-Shannon 12 7 5 14
Brunell 12 6 6 12
Sporting Belfast 12 6 6 12
Eagles 12 5 7 10
Keltic 12 5 7 10
Elan Athlone 12 2 10 4

[3]

Date Home Team Away Team

Final
Carrick-on-Shannon 57 Oscar Taylor’s Killester 59

IBA Women’s NBL Division 2 1993-94

</table[3][4][11][12][4][4][11][4][8][9]IBA Women’s NBL Division 2 1994-95[5][11]IBA Women’s NBL Division 2 1995-96[6][9]IBA Women’s NBL Division 2 1996-97[10]Report_________________________________________________________The Irish Basketball Association rebranded the Ladies National Basketball League as the Women’s National League in 1991. Division 2 was the Second Tier.Drimnagh Dynamoes would win the Division in 1991-92 on a 10-4 record, but lose the Final 62-44 to Snowcream Wexford. The following year Killester would top the league on 10-2 and defeat Carrick-on-Shannon, by two points 59-57 in the Final.Snowcream Wexford would be back in Division 2 after one season in Division 1 and would win the title with 13 wins from 14 matches. The 1994-95 season would see a drop in the number of teams to five as Brunell of Cork  took the title with a 9-3 record. MSB wouuld take the title in 1995-96 with a 9-3 record and defeat Eagles of Kildare 74-61 in the Final.Following the 1996-97 season which was won by Blarney with an unblemished 12-0 record, though they lost the Final to Killester in Overtime, 79-75, it was decided to merge Divisions 1 & 2 into one Super League, with a Regional League below this.References_________________________________________________________Articles[2] (1992) “Citrus Spring League Final standings”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Number 21. April 1992 pp. 7[3] (1993) “WOMENS NATIONAL LEAGUE”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Number 24. April 1993 pp. 15-17[4] (1994) “Budweiser Superleague Final”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Number 27. March 1994 pp. 16-17[5] (1995) “Gateaux Women’s League Final Standing”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Number 30. March 1995 pp. 30[6] (1996) “MSB return to top flight”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Number 33. April 1996. pp. 29Sources[7] (1992) “North Mon plough into stars: DETAIL”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 16, 1992. pp. 3224-25.[8] (1994) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, February 28, 1994. pp. 26-27.[9] (1994) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 14, 1994. pp. 24-25.[10] (1997) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 3, 1997. pp. 28-29.[11] (1995) “Basketball Reults”. Irish Examiner. Monday, March 13, 1995. pp. 14-15.AcknowledgementsThanks to Ann Hanley, Killester and Ireland National Team.About this documentResearched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for theEirball | Irish North American and World Sports ArchiveLast Updated: 20 January 2019(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2019You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Resereved.

P W L Pts
Snowcream Wexford 14 13 1 26
Parcelforce Sporting Belfast 14 11 3 22
Slevin Group Mid Sutton-Baldoyle 14 11 3 22
Carrick-on-Shannon 14 8 6 16
Silken Thomas Eagles 14 5 9 10
Elan Athlone 14 3 11 6
Dublin Crusaders 14 3 11 6
Dublin Celtic 14 2 12 4
Date Home Team Away Team

2nd Place Playoff
Mid Sutton-Baldoyle 71 Sporting Belfast 63
P W L Pts
Brunell 12 9 3 30
Atlantic Ballybunnion 12 8 4 28
Eagles 12 6 6 24
Parcelforce Sporting Belfast 12 6 6 24
Athlone 12 1 11 14
Date Home Team Away Team

Promotion Playoff
Atlantic Ballybunnion 69 Oscar Taylor Killester 51
P W L Pts
Mid Sutton-Baldoyle 12 9 3 30
Athlone 12 8 4 28
Silken Thomas Eagles 12 7 5 26
TNT Killester 12 6 6 24
Sporting Belfast 12 5 7 22
Castleisland 12 4 8 20
Coasters 12 3 9 18
Date Home Team Away Team

Semi-Finals
Mid Sutton-Baldoyle 45 Killester 44
Eagles 72 Athlone 55

Final
Mid Sutton-Baldoyle 74 Eagles 61
P W L Pts
Buckley Sports Blarney 12 12 0 36
TNT Killester 12 9 3 30
Firhouse Coasters 12 7 5 26
Sporting Belfast 12 6 6 24
Riverisland Castleisland 12 5 7 22
Silken Thomas Eagles 12 2 10 16
Atlantic Ballybunnion # (-1) 12 1 11 13
Date Home Team Away Team

Semi-Finals

Final
Killester 79 Buckley Sports Blarney 75 ot

Irish Basketball Association National Basketball League Men’s Division 1 1993-2003

IBA National League Men’s Division 1 1993-94

 PWLPFPAPts
Delta Notre Dame14122  24
Dungannon14113  22
Marian1495  18
Marathon1477  14
St. Paul’s Killarney1468  12
Slevin Group Mid Sutton-Baldoyle1459  10
St. Gall’s14410  8
Tolka Rovers14212  4
DateHome Team Away Team 
 Promotion/Relegation Playoff 1st Leg   
 Dungannon70Queens Strongbow80
 Promotion/Relegation Playoff 2nd Leg   
 Queens Strongbow93Dungannon62

IBA National Basketball League Men’s Division 1 1994-95

 PWLPFPAPts
*Kerry Spring Water Killarney16133  42
North Monastery 96’ers16133  42
*Dungannon16115  38
Sligo Dairies16106  36
Marathon Limerick1697  34
Tolka Rovers16610  28
Mid Sutton-Baldoyle16511  26
Marian16412  24
St. Gall’s16115  18

IBA National Basketball League Men’s Division 1 1995-96

 PWLPFPAPts
Marian14140  42
Queen’s Strongbow14113  36
Sligo Dairies14104  34
Tolka Rovers1495  32
Marathon Limerick1459  24
St. Gall’s1459  24
Mid Sutton-Baldoyle14113  16
Trident14113  16
DateHome Team Away Team 
 
Semi-Finals
   
 Queen’s Strongbow80Sligo Dairies102
 Tolka Rovers96Marian115
 
Final
   
 Sligo Dairies85Marian78

IBA National League Men’s Division 1 1996-97

 PWLPFPAPts
Longnecks Ballina14113  36
Dungannon14113  36
Mid Sutton-Baldoyle14104  34
Riverisland Castleisland1495  32
Tridents1459  24
Tolka Rovers14410  22
St. Gall’s14311  20
Burger King Limerick14311  20
DateHome Team Away Team 
 
Semi-Finals
   
     
     
 
Final
   
 Mid Sutton-Baldoyle89Longnecks Ballina63

IBA Men’s Division 1 1997-98

 PWLPFPAPts
Sligo Dairies18144  46
Waterford Crystal18135  44
Burger King Limerick18126  42
Tolka Rovers18108  38
Mid Sutton-Baldoyle18108  38
Riverisland Castleisland18810  34
Team Oscar Tridents18513  28
St. Gall’s18018  18
DateHome Team Away Team 
 
Semi-Finals
   
 Waterford Crystal87Limerick75
 Sligo Dairies74Tolka Rovers67
 
Final
   
 Waterford Crystal90Sligo Dairies68
Note: Division 1 was merged with the Super League in 1998 and recreated as a second level in 2001. There was no second level at National League level from 1998-2001.

IBA Men’s Division 1 2001-02

 PWLPFPAPts
*Longnecks Ballina1192  18
*Queens University Belfast1394  18
*Neptune B1192  18
*Moycullen1284  16
Castleisland1266  12
Tegral Athy1257  10
Westaro Castlebar1257  10
Lundy Foods Ballina1239  6
Crescent13013  0
DateHome Team Away Team 
 
Semi-Finals
   
 Longnecks Ballina77ADC Moycullen52
 Neptune70Queens University67
 
Final
   
 Longnecks Ballina83Neptune76

IBA Men’s Division 1 2002-03

 PWLPFPAPts
*Longnecks Ballina14131  26
*Moycullen14113  22
*Queens University Belfast14113  22
*Westaro Castlebar1486  16
Tyrone Towers14410  8
Longford Falcons14311  6
Lundy Foods Ballina14311  6
Newport14311  6
DateHome Team Away Team 
 
Semi-Finals
   
 Longnecks Ballina85Westaro Castlebar73
 Moycullen76Queens University77
 
Final
   
 Longnecks Ballina82Ballina72

The Men’s Division 1 was the 2nd Level of the IBA National Basketball League from 1993-2003. There was automatic Promotion and Relegation to and from the Super League.

Delta Notre Dame of Firhouse, playing in the National Basketball Arena, won the Division in 1993-94 by one game from Dungannon of Tyrone. The following season Killarney and North Monastery 96ers of Cork finished tied at the top. Marian, from South-East Dublin, ran away with the title in 1995-96, winning all fourteen games, with Queen’s University in second. Sligo All-Stars won the Top four Playoffs.

Ballina (Mayo) and Dungannon finished tied at the top in 1996-97 with MSB of North Dublin winning the Playoffs. Sligo won the title in 1997-98 but lost the Playoff Final to Waterford.

The Second Level was merged with the Super League after the 1997-98 season and re-established in 2001. Ballina won the Playoff Final in 2001-02, and completed the double in 2002-03.

In 2003 The irish Basketball Association underwent a rebranding as Basketball Ireland.

References

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Magazine Articles

(1994) “Budweiser Superleague Final”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Number 27. March 1994 pp. 16-17

(1995) “Budweiser League Final Standings”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Number 30. March 1995 pg. 24

(1995) “Gateaux Women’s League Final Standing”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Number 30. March 1995 pp. 30

(1996) “Tralee Tops in Budweiser Superleague”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Number 33. April 1996. pg. 16

(1996) “Tralee Tops in Budweiser SuperleagueMarian: Back in big-time after unbeaten campaign”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Number 33. April 1996. pg. 27

(1996) “Wildcats take league title”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Number 33. April 1996. pp. 28

(1996) “MSB return to top flight”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Number 33. April 1996. pp. 29

Sources

(1994) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, February 28, 1994. pp. 26-27.

(1994) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 14, 1994. pp. 24-25.

(1995) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 14, 1994. pp. 24-25.

(1995) “Vincent’s have winning formula”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 27, 1995. pp. 22-23.

(1997) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 20, 1995. pp. 24-25.

(1997) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 10, 1997. pp. 28-29.

(1997) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 17, 1997. pp. 26-27.

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

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

(1999) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 15, 1999. pp. 42-43.

(1999) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 22, 1999. pp. 46-47.

(1999) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Saturday, March 27, 1999. pp. 46-47.

(1999) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 29, 1999, pp. 40-41.

(2000) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 13, 2000. pp. 38-39.

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(2001) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, February 26, 2001. pp. 28-29.

(2002) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 11, 2002. pp. 94-95.

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(1994) “Basketball”. Irish Examiner. Monday, February 28, 1994. pp. 26-27.

(1994) “Basketball”. Irish Examiner. Monday, March 7, 1994. pp. 22-23.

(1994) “Rose Breen Orchestrates Victory”. Irish Examiner. Monday, March 14, 1994. pp. 20-21.

(1994) “Basketball”. Irish Examiner. Monday, March 18, 1994. pp. 18-19.

(1995) “Brunell lift league title for first time”. Irish Examiner. Monday, March 6, 1995. pp. 14-15.

Websites

[1] Basketball Ireland (2018) History [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/history/ [Accessed 26 May 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to John Folan.

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Last Updated: 20 January 2019

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Irish Basketball Association National Basketball League Ladies Division 2 1982-1991

IBBA NBL Ladies Division 2 1982-83

 PWLPts
*Eagle Lodge Tralee1413126
*Moyle Park1412224
*Athlone1410420
*Eagles146812
Marian145910
Sporting Belfast145910
St. Joseph’s143116
Portlaoise142124

[8]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 
Semi-Finals
   
 Tralee68Eagles42
 Moyle ParkLAthloneW
 
Final
   
 Tralee65Athlone37

IBBA NBL Ladies Division 2 1983-84

 PWLPts
Athlone1816232
St. Louis1815330
Killester Kittens1813526
Atlantis1812624
Beaumont Celts189918
Castledermot1881016
Galway Democrats1851310
Team Satzenbrau1851310
Marian184148
Eagles183156

[1]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 
Semi-Finals
   
 St. Louis39Killester Kittens26
 Athlone93Atlantis83
 
Final
   
 Athlone52St. Louis40

IBBA NBL Ladies Division 2 1984-85

 PWLPts
Killester Kittens1614228
Yoplait Silhouette [Marian]1613326
Team Burgerland [Limerick]1612424
Beaumont Celts169718
Castledermot168816
Team Satzenbrau168816
Traffic1661012
Galway Democrats162144
Navan O’Mahony’s160160

[2]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 
Semi-Finals
   
 Killester KittensWBeaumont CeltsL
 Yoplait MarianLBurgerland LimerickW
 
Final
   
 Killester Kittens67Burgerland Limerick65

IBBA NBL Ladies Division 2 1985-86

 PWLPts
*Team Lyonara Wildcats1614228
*Team Satzenbrau Belfast1612424
*St. Louis1611522
*Castledermot1610620
Traffic167914
Athlone1651110
Team Burgerland Limerick1651110
Beaumont164128
Moyle Park164128

[3]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 
Semi-Finals
   
 WildcatsWCastledermotL
 Satzenbrau BelfastLSt. LouisW
 Final   
 Wildcats53St. Louis47

IBBA NBL Ladies Division 2 1986-87

 PWLPts
Athlone1412224
Swatch Castledermot1412224
Team CSB1410420
Moyle Park Columbas149518
St. Colm’s146812
Opel Sport144108
Dublin Celtic143116
Bray140140

[4]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 
Semi-Finals
   
 Castledermot63Team CSB53
 Athlone46Moyle Park45
 Final   
 Athlone46Castledermot44

IBBA NBL Ladies Division 2 1987-88

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Final   
 Fitzpatricks Shannon87Premier Milk Killester86

IBBA NBL Ladies Division 2 1988-89

 PWLPts
*Marathon129318
*Premier Milk Killester129318
*Satzembrau Belfast129318
*Moyle Park Columbas128416
Kyer Kelts12396
Pacers12396
Dublin Celtic121112

[5]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 
Final		   
 Marathon79Premier Milk Killester77

IBBA NBL Ladies Division 2 1989-90

 PWLPts
*Tolka Rovers1817134
*Brunell1814428
*Columbas Moyle Park1811722
*Drimnagh Dynamos1811722
Eagles189918
Carrick-on-Shannon1881016
Castledermot1881016
Gateaux Athlone1881016
Pacers182164
Satzenbrau Belfast182164

[6]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Final   
 Tolka Rovers63Brunell68

IBBA NBL Ladies Division 2 1990-91

 PWLPts
Corinthians1413126
Thor Sporting Belfast149518
Athlone149518
Drimnagh Dynamos149518
Eagles147714
Castledermot146812
Carrick-on-Shannon143116
Keltic140140

[7]

Report

________________________________________________________

The Irish Basketball Association (IBBA) started the Ladies National Basketball League in 1979-80, and the Ladies Division 2 in 1982-83, with automatic Promotion and Relegation between them.

The 1982-83 season was won by Eagle Lodge of Tralee who went on to defeat Athlone 65-37 in the Top-Four Playoffs. Athlone would make up for the loss the following season winning Division 2 and beating St. Louis in the Top-Four Final by a score of 52-40. The 1984-85 season would see the start of the Killester Kittens long-term success, winning the Division and beating Burgerland Limerick 67-65 in the Top-Four Final.

Wildcats of Waterford would start their road to Super League success winning the double in 1985-86, with St. Louis losing another Top-Four Final, 53-47. Athlone, back in Division 2 for 1986-87, would play out a fantastic tussle all-season with Kildare’s Castledermot – the two would finish level on points at the top of the league, before Athlone would beat the Kildare team 46-44 in the Top-Four Final.

The 1987-88 season Finale would be won by Shannon 87-86 over a Killester team back in Division 2. Killester would lose out the following season also, 89-87 to Marathon. Tolka Rovers of Dublin would win the League in 1989-90, only to lose to Brunell, 68-63 in the Final. Corinthians would win the last League under the IBBA Ladies NBL name.

The League underwent rebranding in 1991 – The IBBA became the IBA and the Men’s Division 1 became a Super League. In the Ladies Leagues, the IBA changed the name of the competition to the Women’s National League Divisions 1 & 2, a Super League would be a further 6 years off for the Women.

References

________________________________________________________

Articles

[1] (1984) “National league 1983-84”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. October 1984.

[2] (1985) “Final Standings”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Autumn 1985.

[3] (1986) “National League Standings 1985-86”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. 1985-86 Season.

[4] (1987) “National League 1986-87”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. 1986-87 Season.

[5] (1989) “National League 1988-89 Final Standings”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Number 12. 1988-89 Season. pg. 28

[6] (1990) “National League 1989-90 Final Standings”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Number 15. March 1990 pp. 18

[7] (1991) “National League Tables 1990/91”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Number 18. May 1991 pp. 14

Sources

[8] (1983) “Scene is set for top-four showdown”. Irish Press. Monday, March 16, 1983.

[9] (1988) “Dawn Milk leave it to last seconds”. Irish Press. Monday, March 21, 1988. pp. 12-13.

[10] (1989) “Neptune find right formula”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 20, 1989. pp. 14-15.

[11] (1990) “Ballina overtime ban hands it to Vincents”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 19, 1990. pp. 12-13.

[12] (1991) “Last gasp Neptune!”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 25, 1991. pp. 22-23.

[13] (1983) “Vincent’s, North Mon on top”. Irish Examiner. Monday, March 21, 1983. pp. 14-15.

[14] (1984) “Top two titles stay in Dublin”. Irish Examiner. Monday, March 19, 1984. pp. 16-17.

[15] (1985) “Formula finally right”. Irish Examiner. Monday, March 18, 1985. pp. 16-17.

[16] (1986) “Dubliners basket top four honours”. Irish Examiner. Monday, March 17, 1986. pp. 12-13.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ann Hanley, Killester and Ireland National Team.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 20 January 2019

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2019

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

Irish Basketball Association National Basketball League Men’s Division 2 1979-1991

IBBA National Basketball League Men’s Division 2 1979-80

 PWLPts
DateHome Team Away Team 
 Semi-Finals   
 Corinthians97Tuam80
 St. Colm’s77Annadale60
 
Final
   
 Corinthians85St. Colm’s68

[1]

IBBA National Basketball League Men’s Division 2 1980-81

 PWLPts
DateHome Team Away Team 
 Semi-Finals   
 Neptune115Annadale90
 Ballina75Galway Democrats58
 
Final
   
 Neptune119Ballina91

[1]

IBBA National Basketball League Men’s Division 2 1981-82

 PWLPts
Sporting Belfast1616032
Sligo All-Stars1613326
St. Colm’s Limerick1613326
Annadale1610620
North Monastery1661012
Galway Democrats1651110
Portarlington Hawks164128
Athlone163136
Tuam162144

[1]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Final   
 Sporting Belfast Sligo All-Stars 

IBBA National Basketball League Men’s Division 2 1982-83

 PWLPts
North Monastery1614228
Annadale1613326
Tuam1612424
Corinthians169718
St. Colm’s169718
Galway Democrats1651110
St. Declan’s1651110
Team Trimgas [Trim]164128
Portarlington Hawks161152

[1]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Semi-Finals   
 North Monastery75Corinthians59
 AnnadaleLTuamW
 
Final
   
 North Monastery70Tuam67

[9]
[14]

National Basketball Leagues Men’s Division 2 1983-84

 PWLPts
Team West1815330
Yoplait [Marian]1812624
St. Declan’s1811722
Team Hoffmans [Limerick]1811722
Galway Democrats1811722
Portarlington Hawks189918
Star of the Sea189918
Glentworth [Limerick]1871114
Trim1851310
Claremont Admirals180180

[2]
[1]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 3rd Place Playoffs   
 St. Declan’s72Galway Democrats64
 St. Declan’s101Team Roadspeed83
 Team Roadspeed102Galway Democrats83
DateHome Team Away Team 
 Semi-Finals   
 Roadspeed Corinthians90Team West Ballina89
 St. Declan’s96Yoplait Marian64
 
Final
   
 St. Declan’s76Roadspeed Corinthians74

[15]

IBBA National Basketball Leagues Men’s Division 2 1984-85

 PWLPts
Team Tudor [St. Gall’s]1814428
Team Roadspeed [Corinthians]1813526
Star of the Sea1812624
Team Hoffmans [Limerick]1811722
Avon Arlington Hawks1810820
Galway Democrats1810820
Annadale-Cleveland1881016
Team Callaghan Concrete [Trim]1861212
St. Declan’s1861212
Claremont Admirals180180

[3]
[1]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Semi-Finals   
 Tudor St. Gall’sWHoffman’s LimerickL
 Roadspeed CorinthiansLStar of the SeaW
 
Final
   
 Tudor St. Gall’s82Star of the Sea54

[16]

National Basketball Leagues Men’s Division 2 1985-86

 PWLPts
Avon Hawks2218436
St. Declan’s2218436
Team Danny Mann2215730
St. Vincent’s Cork2214828
Galway Democrats22121024
Annadale22111122
Team Butter22111122
Team Hoffmans22111122
Team GWI [Sligo]2281416
Trim2261612
Claremont Admirals2251710
Cashmans223196

[4]
[1]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Semi-Finals   
 St. Vincent’s Cork102St. Declan’s76
 Avon Hawks73Danny Mann Killarney75
 Final   
 St. Vincent’s Cork84Danny Mann Killarney81

[17]

IBBA National Leagues Men’s Division 2 1986-87

 PWLPts
*Galway Democrats1611522
*Southern Hotel Sligo1611522
*St. Colm’s1611522
*Smithwicks1611522
Marian169718
Star of the Sea169718
Annadale1641212
Gleneagle [Killarney]163136
Claremont Admirals163136

[5]
[1]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Final   
 Smithwicks91St. Colm’s89

IBBA National League Men’s Division 2 1987-88

 PWLPts
*Cookstown Glenavon1611522
*St. Gall’s Belfast1611522
*Jonathan’s St. Colm’s Limerick169718
*Marian Dublin169718
Annadale Belfast169718
Smithwick’s Belfast168816
Woodfield Marathon167914
Portarlington Hawks1651110
Cashman’s Crosshaven163136

[1]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Final   
 Cookstown Glenavon94Jonathans Limerick84

[10]

IBBA National League Men’s Division 2 1988-89

 PWLPts
*Garvey’s Tralee1614228
*Tennents Sligo1613326
*Annadale1612424
Club Orange Marian168816
Limerick George Marathon168816
Galway Democrats167914
Star of the Sea1661012
Snowcream Wildcats163136
Corrib161152

[6]
[1]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Semi-Finals   
 Annadale86Tennents Sligo85
     
 

Final

   
 Garvey’s Tralee104Annadale100

[11]

IBBA National League Men’s Division 2 1989-90

 PWLPts
*Cookstown Glenavon1410420
*Marathon Limerick George1410420
*St. Gall’s1410420
*Star of the Sea1410420
Snowcream Wildcats147714
Galway Democrats144108
Annadale143116
Marian142124

[7]
[1]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Final   
 Cookstown Glenavon86St. Gall’s71

[12]

IBBA National League Men’s Division 2 1990-91

 PWLPFPAPts
Annadale1293  18
Star of the Sea1293  18
Garvey’s Tralee1275  14
Sligo All-Stars1266  12
Galway Democrats1248  8
Woodchester Marian1248  8
St. Gall’s1239  6

[8]
[1]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Final   
 Sligo All-Stars70Star of the Sea59

[1][13]

References

_________________________________________________________

Bibliography

[1] Shannon, Kieran (2009) “Hanging from the Rafters: The Story of Neptune and the Golden Age of Irish Basketball” City Print, Cork, Ireland. Pg. 517-527

Articles

[2] (1984) “National league 1983-84”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. October 1984.

[3] (1985) “Final Standings”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Autumn 1985.

[4] (1986) “National League Standings 1985-86”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. 1985-86 Season.

[5] (1987) “National League 1986-87”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. 1986-87 Season.

[6] (1989) “National League 1988-89 Final Standings”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Number 12. 1988-89 Season. pg. 28

[7] (1990) “National League 1989-90 Final Standings”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Number 15. March 1990 pp. 18

[8] (1991) “National League Tables 1990/91”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Number 18. May 1991 pp. 14

Sources

[9] (1983) “Scene is set for top-four showdown”. Irish Press. Monday, March 16, 1983.

[10] (1988) “Dawn Milk leave it to last seconds”. Irish Press. Monday, March 21, 1988. pp. 12-13.

[11] (1989) “Neptune find right formula”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 20, 1989. pp. 14-15.

[12] (1990) “Ballina overtime ban hands it to Vincents”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 19, 1990. pp. 12-13.

[13] (1991) “Last gasp Neptune!”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 25, 1991. pp. 22-23.

[14] (1983) “Vincent’s, North Mon on top”. Irish Examiner. Monday, March 21, 1983. pp. 14-15.

[15] (1984) “Top two titles stay in Dublin”. Irish Examiner. Monday, March 19, 1984. pp. 16-17.

[16] (1985) “Formula finally right”. Irish Examiner. Monday, March 18, 1985. pp. 16-17.

[17] (1986) “Dubliners basket top four honours”. Irish Examiner. Monday, March 17, 1986. pp. 12-13.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ann Hanley, Killester and Ireland National Team.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 20 January 2019

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2019

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

Irish Basketball Association Women’s Super League 1997-2003

BI Women’s Super League 1997-98

 PWLPFPAPts
Avonmore Snowcream Wildcats16160  48
Openet Naomh Mhuire16133  42
Tolka Rovers16124  40
Meteors16106  36
Blarney Spring1688  32
Killester1679  30
Supermacs Limerick16511  26
Riverisland Castleisland16115  18
Lee Strand Tralee16115  18

[1]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Semi-Finals   
 Snowcream Wildcats65Meteors43
 Tolka Rovers64Naomh Mhuire61 ot
 Final   
 Snowcream Wildcats82Tolka Rovers68

[2]

BI Women’s Super League 1998-99

 PWLPFPAPts
Avonmore Snowcrem Wildcats16142  44
Tolka Rovers1697  34
Meteors1697  34
Killester16610  28
Supermacs Limerick16214  20

[3]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 
Quarter-Finals
   
 Crusaders55Killester91
 Meteors59Supermacs Limerick36
 Firhouse Coasters50Tolka Rovers73
 
Semi-Finals
   
 Snowcream Wildcats84Tolka Rovers82
 Killester63Meteors45
 
Final
   
 Snowcream Wildcats68Killester61

[4][5][6]

BI Women’s Super League 1999-2000

 PWLPFPAPts
Tolka Rovers20173  34
Avonmore Snowcream Wildcats20173  34
Meteors20119  22
University of Limerick20812  16
Killester20614  12
Crusaders20119  2

[7]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 
Quarter-Finals
   
 Tolka Rovers81Portlaoise Panthers50
 Meteors87Blarney30
 Killester61University of Limerick46
 Snowcream Wildcats106Crusaders32
 
Semi-Finals
   
 Snowcream Wildcats80Killester53
 Meteors52Tolka Rovers48
 
Final
   
 Snowcream Wildcats57Meteors44

[8][9]

BI Women’s Super League 2000-01

 PWLPFPAPts
*Wildcats15132  26
Tolka Rovers14104  20
University of Limerick1578  14
Sasha Meteors15411  8
Killester15312  6

[10]

League abandoned 7 March 2001 due to outbreak of foot-and-mouth-disease and title awarded to Wildcats as they couldn’t be caught by their nearest challengers

BI Women’s Super League 2001-02

 PWLPFPAPts
*Tolka Rovers15123  24
*Waterford Wildcats15114  22
*University of Limerick15105  20
*DART Killester1569  12
Meteors15510  10
Glanmire15114  2

[11]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 
Semi-Finals
   
 Tolka Rovers59Killester50
 Bausch & Lomb Wildcats41University of Limerick65
 
Final
   
 Tolka Rovers66University of Limerick59

[12][13]

BI Women’s Super League 2002-03

 PWLPFPAPts
*University of Limerick16151  30
*Bausch & Lomb Wildcats16133  26
*St. Paul’s Killarney16106  20
*Sasha Meteors1697  18
DART Killester1688  16
Tolka Rovers1679  14
Drimnagh Dynamoes1679  14
Glanmire16313  6
Tipperary Talons16016  0

[14]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 

Semi-Finals

   
 St. Paul’s Killarney62Wildcats57
 University of Limerick72Sasha Meteors57
 

Final

   
 University of Limerick70St. Paul’s Killarney56

[15]

Report

_________________________________________________________

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.

Wildcats of Waterford won the first Super League title in 1997-98 defeating Tolka Rovers 82-68 in the Final, and the following year they defeated  Killester 68-61, They completed a hat-trick of Super League titles in 1999-2000 winning against Dublin’s  Meteors 57-44. In the 2000-01 season they were awarded the title after the league was abandoned due to an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease as they were too far ahead to be caught by their nearest challengers.

The 2001-02 season saw the wildcats knocked off the top spot when Tolka Rovers finally won the title 66-59 in the Final against the University of Limerick. The students of Limerick, however, would come back stronger the following year and win the final 70-56 against St. Paul’s Killarney in an All-Munster Final.

This marked the end of an era as in 2003 the IBA rebranded as Basketball Ireland.

References

__________________________________________________________________

Sources

[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] (1999) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 15, 1999. pp. 42-43.

[4] (1999) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 22, 1999. pp. 46-47.

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[9] (2000) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 20, 2000. pp. 38-39.

[10] (2001) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, February 26, 2001. pp. 28-29.

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[14] (2003) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 10, 2003. pp. 66-67.

[15] (2003) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 24, 2003. pp. 34-35.

Internet Archive

[38] Wayback Machine Web Archive – Basketball Ireland (2004) SuperLeagues Womens Results – League Table from the 17th of July [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20040717140926/http://www.basketballireland.ie/asp/results.asp?leagueID=13 [Accessed 26 March 2017]

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Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ann Hanley, Killester and Ireland National Team.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 13 January 2019

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2019

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

Irish Basketball Association Men’s Super League 1993-2003

IBA Men’s Super League 1993-94

 PWLPFPAPts
Jameson St. Vincent’s14113  22
Garvey’s Tigers Tralee1495  18
Connacht Gold Ballina1495  18
Neptune1486  16
Star of the Sea1468  12
Queens Strongbow1459  10
Oscar Taylor’s Killester1459  10
North Monastery 96’ers14311  6

[8][31]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Promotion/Relegation Playoff 1st Leg   
 Dungannon70Queens Strongbow80
 Promotion/Relegation Playoff 2nd Leg   
 Queens Strongbow93Dungannon62
DateHome Team Away Team 
 Semi-Finals Leg 1   
 Connacht Gold Ballina55Garvey’s Tigers Tralee98
 Neptune59Jameson St. Vincent’s69
 Semi-Finals Leg 2   
 Garvey’s Tigers Tralee95Connacht Gold Ballina66
 Jameson St. Vincent’s81Neptune82
 Final   
 Jameson St. Vincent’s82Garvey’s Tigers Tralee75

[2][9][32][33][34]

IBA Men’s Super League 1994-95

 PWLPFPAPts
*Neptune14104  34
*Oscar Taylor’s Killester1495  32
*Marathon Sports St. Vincent’s1486  30
*Delta Notre Dame1486  30
*Chambourcy Ballina1477  28
*Star of the Sea1468  26
Garvey’s Tigers Tralee1468  26
Queen’s Strongbow14212  18

[3]

DateHome TeamAway Team
Round 11st Leg
12.03.1995Neptune107Marian83
12.03.1995Oscar Taylors Killester100MSB88
12.03.1995Chambourcy Ballina107Sligo Dairies83
12.03.1995Garvey’s Tigers Tralee97Dungannon92
12.03.1995Delta Notre Dame91Marathon71
12.03.1995Queen’s Strongbow61Kerry Spring Water83
12.03.1995Star of the Sea108North Monastery77
12.03.1995Marathon Sports St. Vincent’s118Tolka Rovers65
Round 12nd Leg
19.03.1995Kerry Spring Water122Queens Strongbow79
(Kerry win 206-144 on agg.)
19.03.1995MSB91Oscar Taylors Killester122
(Killester won 222-179 on agg.)
19.03.1995Sligo Dairies80Chambourcy Ballina77
(Ballina won 184-163 on agg.)
19.03.1995Dungannon102Garveys Tigers Tralee92
(Dungannon won 197-175 on Agg.)
19.03.1995Marian74Neptune94
(Neptune won 201-157 on agg.)
19.03.1995Marathon Limerick86Delta Notre Dame90
(Notre Dame won 181-157 on agg.)
19.03.1995Tolka Rovers100Marathon Sports St. Vincent’s88
(St. Vincent’s won 206-165 on agg.)
19.03.1995North Monastery82Star of the Sea90
(Star won 198-159 on agg.)
Quarter-Finals
24.03.1995Neptune74Star of the Sea73
24.03.1995Delta Notre Dame77Chambourcy Ballina70
25.03.1995Oscar Taylors Killester70Kerry Spring Water75
25.03.1995Marathon Sports St. Vincent’sWDungannonL
Semi-Finals@NBA, Tallaght
25.03.1995Kerry Spring Water75Oscar Taylors Killester70
25.03.1995Marathon Sports St. Vincent’s78Dungannon70
Final@NBA, Tallaght
26.03.1995Marathon Sports St. Vincent’s103Delta Notre Dame88

Reference: [37-43]

IBA Men’s Super League 1995-96

 PWLPFPAPts
Garvey’s Tigers Tralee18144  46
Marathon Sport’s St. Vincent’s18135  44
TNT Killester18117  40
Star of the Sea18117  40
Denny Notre Dame18108  38
Neptune1899  36
Kerry Spring Water Killarney18810  34
North Monastery 96’ers18711  32
Chambourcy Ballina #(-1)18612  29
Dungannon18117  20

[4]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Semi-Finals   
 Marathon St. Vincent’s93TNT Killester83
 Star of the Sea88Garvey’s Tigers Tralee74
 Final   
 Star of the Sea106Marathon St. Vincent’s83

[5]

IBA Men’s Super League 1996-97

 PWLPFPAPts
Neptune Camlec18171  52
Star of the Sea18153  48
Marathon Sports St. Vincent’s18126  42
Denny Notre Dame18117  40
Garvey’s Tigers Tralee18810  34
TNT Killester18711  32
Kerry Spring Water Killarney18711  32
AMEV Marian # (-1)18612  29
Sligo Dairies18414  26
Queen’s Annadale18315  24

[12]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Semi-Finals   
 Neptune Camlec98Denny Notre Dame96
     
 Final   
 Star of the Sea90Neptune Camlec85

[13][14]

IBA Men’s Super League 1997-98

 PWLPFPAPts
Star of the Sea18171  52
Denny Notre Dame18135  44
Marathon Sports St. Vincent’s18108  38
Killester18108  38
Dungannon1899  36
Longnecks Ballina18810  34
UCD Marian18711  32
Kerry Spring Water Killarney18612  30
Neptune18513  28
Garvey’s Tigers Tralee18513  28

[15]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Semi-Finals   
 Star of the Sea94Killester72
 Denny Notre Dame97Marathon Sp St. Vincent’s70
 Final   
 Star of the Sea92Denny Notre Dame74

[16]

IBA Men’s Super League 1998-99

 PWLPFPAPts
Star of the Sea26215  68
Waterford Crystal26197  64
Killester26179  60
Esat Telecom Blue Demons26179  60
Marathon Sports St. Vincent’s26179  60
Denny Notre Dame261610  58
Burger King Limerick261214  50
Neptune261214  50
UCD Marian261214  50
Kerry Spring Water Killarney261115  48
Sligo Dairies261016  46
Dungannon26818  42
Dublin Bay Vikings26818  42
Tolka Rovers26224  30

[17]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Quarter-Finals   
 Star of the Sea82Neptune59
 Waterford Crystal83Burger King Limerick80
 Killester Denny Notre Dame 
 Esat Blue Demons51Marathon Sp St. Vincent’s80
 Semi-Finals   
 Killester95Waterford Crystal65
 Star of the Sea72Marathon Sp St. Vincent’s86
 Final   
 Marathon Sp St. Vincent’s86Killester78

[18][19][20]

IBA Men’s Super League 1999-2000

 PWLPFPAPts
Neptune26233  46
Esat Blue Demons26197  38
St. Vincent’s26188  36
Denny Notre Dame26179  34
Star of the Sea26179  34
Kerry Spring Water Killarney261313  26
Killester261214  24
Hibernian UCD Marian261115  22
Tolka Rovers261016  20
Clare Jets26917  18
Waterford Crystal26917  18
Sligo Dairies26917  18
Burger King Limerick26818  16
Dungannon26719  14

[21]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Quarter-Finals   
 Neptune76UCD Marian70
 Esat Telecom Blue Demons95Killester93
 KSW Killarney87St. Vincent’s106
 Denny Notre Dame85Star of the Sea76
 Semi-Finals   
 Denny Notre Dame83Neptune71
 St. Vincent’s70Esat Telecom Blue Demons68
 Final   
 Denny Notre Dame93St. Vincent’s74

[22][23]

IBA Men’s Super League 2000-01

 PWLPFPAPts
*Thorn Killester21174  34
Star of the Sea23167  32
Burger King Limerick22157  30
Big Al’s Notre Dame23158  30
Frosties Tigers Tralee21147  28
Hibernian UCD Marian22148  28
O’Hagan Saints23149  28
Waterford Crystal21138  26
Neptune22139  26
Esat Demons22715  14
Tolka Rovers20614  12
Tyrone Towers23419  8
Abbey Foods Sligo21318  6
Killarney22210  4

[24]

League abondoned 7 March 2001 due to outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease and Killester declared champions 29 March 2001

IBA Men’s Super League 2001-02

 PWLPFPAPts
*Waterford Crystal26215  42
*Frosties Tigers Tralee26206  40
*Killester26188  36
*Limerick26188  36
*Esat Demons261511  30
*Neptune261511  30
St. Vincent’s261412  28
UCD Marian251213  24
SX3 Star251114  22
Notre Dame261115  22
Gleneagle Lakers261016  20
Tolka Rovers26818  16
Abbey Foods Sligo26719  14
Tyrone Towers26115  2

[25]

 PWLPFPAPts
Pool A      
*Limerick220  4
*Waterford Crystal211  2
Esat Demons202  0
Pool B      
DART Killester220  4
Frosties Tigers Tralee211  2
Neptune202  0

[26][27]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Semi-Finals   
 DART Killester99Waterford Crystal81
 Limerick85Frosties Tigers Tralee96
 Final   
 Frosties Tigers Tralee78DART Killester69

[26][27]

IBA Men’s Super League 2002-03

 PWLPFPAPts
*Neptune22184  36
*SX3 Star22166  32
*Notre Dame22148  28
*ITP Saints22148  28
*UCD Marian22139  26
*UCC Demons221210  24
*Burger King Limerick221210  24
*DART Killester221111  22
Tolka Rovers22715  14
Gleneagle Lakers22517  10
Waterford Crystal22517  10
Tigers Tralee22517  10

[28]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Quarter-Finals   
 DART Killester75Neptune78
 Notre Dame114UCC Demons90
 ITP Saints82UCD Marian74
 SX3 Star97Burger King Limerick89
 Semi-Finals   
 Neptune80ITP Saints90
 Notre Dame99SX3 Star81
 Final   
 ITP Saints115Notre Dame84

[29]

The National Basketball League was again split into two levels in 1993, with St. Vincent’s winning at their third attempt in 1993-94, defeating Garvey’s Tigers Tralee 82-75 in the Final. The Dublin club would win again the following year 103-88 against Notre Dame.

St. Vincent’s  would be in the Final for the fifth year running in 1994-95 losing to Belfast’s Star of the Sea 106-83. This would start a run of four wins in a row for the Belfast side, defeating St. Vincent’s Glasnevin 106-83 in 1995-96 and Neptune of Cork 90-85 in 1996-97. They would top this off with another Final victory in 1997-98, 92-74 against Notre Dame, another agonising defeat for the Firhouse club based in the National Basketball arena in Tallaght.

St. Vincent’s Glasnevin would again take the honours in 1998-99, defeating fellow Dubliners Killester 86-78 in the Final. That season would see the Super League and Division 1 merged yet again after being split into two levels since 1993. The 1999-2000 season would finally see another Dublin team, Notre Dame make the breakthrough, beating St. Vincent’s 93-74.

The 2000-01 season would be cut short due to an outbreak of foot-and-mouth-disease and the title would be awarded to Killester who were ahead on points. They would lose the Final the following year 78-69 to Tralee Tigers, a Kerry team finally winning the title after a long absence from the winners roll for the county. St. Vincent’s, now known as Saints would again be the winners in the 2002-03 season, beating Dublin rivals  Notre Dame 115-84 in the Final.

This would be the end of another era as the Association changed its name to Basketball Ireland in 2003, and reverted to a two-division format, with the both the Super League and Division 1 divided into Northern and Southern Conferences.

References

________________________________________________________

Magazine Articles

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[3] (1995) “Budweiser League Final Standings”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Number 30. March 1995 pg. 24

[4] (1996) “Tralee Tops in Budweiser Superleague”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Number 33. April 1996. pg. 16

[5] (1996) “Tralee Tops in Budweiser Superleague Marian: Back in big-time after unbeaten campaign”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Number 33. April 1996. pg. 27

[6] (1996) “MSB return to top flight”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Number 33. April 1996. pp. 29

References

Magazines / Sources

[3] Anon. (1995) “BUDWEISER LEAGUE FINAL STANDINGS Irish Basketball Association Magazine. March 1995. Pg. 27-30.

Newspapers / Sources

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[43] Anon. (1995) “Neptune squeeze through” Irish Examiner. Saturday, March 25, 1995 [Pg. 33 Irish Newspaper Archive]

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Websites

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Acknowledgements

Thanks to John Folan.

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Cork Men’s Basketball Board | Men’s Division 1 2007-2014

CCBB Men’s Division 1 League 2007-08

 

  P W L PF PA Pts
Neptune A 20 19 1     58
Blue Demons A 20 17 3     54
Blue Demons B 20 15 5     50
Fr. Mathews 19 12 7     43
Iona 20 11 9     42
Mallow Youth Club 19 9 10     37
Neptune B 19 7 12     33
Eco Timber Frame 18 6 12     30
Kanturk 19 5 14     29
Douglas 20 4 16     28
Crosshaven # 19 1 17     19

[1]

 

Date Home Team   Away Team  

 

CCBB Men’s Division 1 League 2008-09

 

  P W L PF PA Pts
Blue Demons A 23 22 1     67
Neptune A 26 23 3     72
Iona A 24 21 3     66
LT United 25 17 8     59
Glanmire 25 17 8     59
Ballincollig 26 16 10     58
Fr. Mathews 25 14 11     53
Blue Demons B 25 10 15     45
Neptune B 26 9 17     44
Crosshaven 26 8 18     42
Cobh 23 7 16     37
Iona B 26 4 22     34
Kanturk 24 5 19     34
Mallow Youth Club # 26 2 24     29

[2]

 

Date Home Team   Away Team  

 

CCBB Men’s Division 1 League 2009-10

 

  P W L PF PA Pts
Blue Demons A 18 18 0     54
Iona 18 16 2     50
Neptune 18 14 4     46
Skibbereen 18 10 8     38
Blue Demons B 18 8 10     34
Crosshaven 18 6 12     30
Ballincollig # 18 6 12     29
Fr. Mathews # 18 5 13     27
Cobh 18 3 15     24
Kanturk # 11 4 7     18

[3]

 

Date Home Team   Away Team  

 

CCBB Men’s Division 1 League 2010-11

 

  P W L PF PA Pts
Neptune * 15 13 2     41
Fr. Mathews * 15 12 3     39
Iona 14 8 6     30
Neptune B 14 6 8     26
Blue Demons # 14 6 8     25
East Cork Glenmary 14 4 10     22
Dragon Crew 14 4 10     22
Skibbereen # 14 4 10     21

[4]

 

Date Home Team   Away Team  

 

CCBB Men’s Division 1 League 2011-12

 

  P W L PF PA Pts

[2]

 

Date Home Team   Away Team  

 

CCBB Men’s Division 1 League 2012-13

 

  P W L PF PA Pts
Blue Demons B 16 15 1     46
Ballincollig 18 11 7     40
St. Brendan’s # 16 12 4     39
Blue Demons A 18 10 8     38
Neptune 14 9 5     32
Fr. Mathews 18 9 9     36
Cork Celts 17 6 11     29
East Cork Glenmary 16 5 11     26
Crosshaven 17 5 12     27
Corkinfo.pl 16 1 15     18

[5]

 

Date Home Team   Away Team  

 

CCBB Men’s Division 1 League 2013-14

 

  P W L PF PA Pts
Neptune 16 14 2     44
Mallow Youth Club 16 10 6     36
Ballincollig 16 11 5     35
Blue Demons # 16 8 8     31
Dragon Crew 16 7 9     30
Cork Celts 16 6 10     28
Fr. Mathews 16 6 10     28
Skibbereen 16 6 10     28
East Cork Glenmary 16 4 12     24

[6]

 

Date Home Team   Away Team  

 

References

__________________________________________________________

 

Internet Archive

 

[1] Cork County Basketball Board (2008) League Tables Season 2007 – 2008 [Internet] Available from:
http://web.archive.org/web/20080827163718/http://www.corkbasketball.com/gpage12.html [Accessed 14 April 2017]

[2] Cork County Basketball Board (2009) League Tables Season 2008 – 2009 [Internet] Available from:
http://web.archive.org/web/20090402032212/http://www.corkbasketball.com/gpage22.html [Accessed 14 April 2017]

[3] Cork County Basketball Board (2010) League Tables Season 2009 – 2010 [Internet] Available from:
http://web.archive.org/web/20100420145307/http://www.corkbasketball.com/gpage22.html [Accessed 14 April 2017]

[4] Cork County Basketball Board (2011) League Tables Season 2010 – 2011 [Internet] Available from:
http://web.archive.org/web/20110510015122/http://www.corkbasketball.com/gpage22.html [Accessed 14 April 2017]

[5] Cork County Basketball Board (2013) League Tables Season 2012 – 2013 [Internet] Available from:
http://web.archive.org/web/20130907073540/http://www.corkbasketball.com/gpage22.html [Accessed 14 April 2017]

[6] Cork County Basketball Board (2008) League Tables Season 2013 – 2014 [Internet] Available from:
http://web.archive.org/web/20140927095439/http://www.corkbasketball.com/gpage22.html [Accessed 14 April 2017]

 

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