Semi-Finals & Final

Date	Winners		Runners-Up
	Semi-Finals
21.11.71	Manchester University	52	Blue Demons Cork	39
21.11.71	St. Vincent’s Glasnevin	60	Sheffield Scorpions	56
	Final
21.11.71	St. Vincent’s Glasnevin	76	Manchester University	67

Reference: [4][5]

Pool Tables

	P	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Pool A
*Blue Demons Cork	3	3	0	146	133	6
*St. Vincent’s Glasnevin	3	2	1	164	131	4
Edinburgh University (Sco)	3	1	2	148	169	2
St. Mary’s College Twickenham (Eng)	3	0	3	144	169	0
Pool B
*Sheffield Scorpions (Eng)	3	3	0	185	128	6
*Manchester University (Eng)	3	2	1	165	153	4
Sligo All Stars	3	1	2	152	140	2
Corinthians Dublin	3	0	3	99	180	0

Reference : Compiled from Results in: [3][4][5] Pools from: [2]

Pool Results

Date	Winners		Runners-Up
	Pool A
20.11.71	Blue Demons	46	St. Vincent’s Glasnevin	42
20.11.71	St. Vincent’s Glasnevin	61	Edinburgh University	43
20.11.71	Blue Demons	48	St. Mary’s College	46
21.11.71	Edinburgh University	60	St. Mary’s College	56
21.11.71	Blue Demons	52	Edinburgh University	45
21.11.71	St. Vincent’s Glasnevin	61	St. Mary’s College	42
	Pool B
20.11.71	Manchester University	52	Sligo All Stars	49
20.11.71	Sheffield Scorpions	62	Corinthians	30
21.11.71	Sheffield Scorpions	67	Manchester University	57
21.11.71	Sligo All Stars	62	Corinthians	32
21.11.71	Manchester University	56	Corinthians	37
21.11.71	Sheffield Scorpions	56	Sligo All Stars	41

Reference: [3][4][5] Pools :[2]

About

The Roy Curtis Trophy was an International Tournament involving Irish, English, Scottish, welsh, American, and occasionally Scandinavian teams that was played in Dublin from 1965-1995. It was usually held at Oblate Hall in Inchicore until the construction of the National Basketball Arena in Tymon, Dublin, in early 1990s.

Report

St. Vincent’s, from Glasnevin in Dublin, won the Roy Curtis Trophy for the fifth time in a row in 1971. They defeated Manchester University in the Final 76-67, and were ahead 33-25 at halftime, before the students clawed back to within 2 points, before pulling away again. David Fitzsimons (25 Points) was the top scorer in the Final.

Final

St. Vincent’s 76 (John Prendergast (Capt.) 18, David Fitzsimons 25, Brian O’ Hanlon 13, Colm Kearns 13, Peter Crean 10, Clem Keyes, Tom O’Hanlon, Bill Casey, Frank Murray, Gerry Guihan, Kevin Byrne, Archie Hade)

Manchester University 67 (D. Owens 19, S. Brooks 16, R. Kelch 13, K. Khalafallah 10, D. Scrivener 9, C. Kennedy, R. Genzman, A. Yates, B. Meehan, K. Elliott, B. Travers)

References:

Social Media:

[1] Irish Basketball Memories of the 80s and 90s | Facebook Group (2019) Post to Page by Rob Gihbu April 25, 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10211479925673874&set=pcb.2331843563505776&type=3&theater&ifg=1 [Accessed 21 May 2019]

[2] Irish Basketball Memories of the 80s and 90s | Facebook Group (2019) Post to Page by Rob Gihbu April 25, 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10211479925673874&set=pcb.2331843563505776&type=3&theater&ifg=1 [Accessed 21 May 2019]

Sources:

[3] Anon. (1971) “Oblate hall boon to sports” Sunday Independent, November 21, 1971. pg. 30.

[4] Anon. (1971) “St. Vincent’s Retain Trophy” Irish Press, Monday, November 22, 1971. pg. 14.

[5] Anon. (1971) “Curtis Trophy for Vincents” Irish Independent, Monday, November 22, 1971. pg. 13.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Rob Gihbu.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

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Last Updated: 21 May 2019

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