January 2018 24
A new game for Corselli
The exams are different, so is the practice, and she has to coach some of her team mates in her spare time. It’s been quite the change of life for Tiffany Corselli but she’s looking to make the most of her time in Ireland when she takes the floor for DCU Mercy in the Irish […]
The hunter becomes the hunted
UCD Marian has spent most of their history as a club playing the role of plucky underdog. This season they’ve got a huge target on their back. On Saturday the Dublin club goes for its first Irish cup title since 2011. Emmet Ryan sat down with two of their veterans as they look ahead to […]
It’s Zalgiris but not the one you were expecting
This Saturday morning will see Zalgiris go for glory in a cup final. Not a huge shock but this isn’t the Kaunas club, instead it’s Leixlip Zalgiris who are taking the floor. Emmet Ryan on the big named club making waves in Ireland Once a tiny rural village in Co. Kildare with around 2,000 people […]
Embiid could leave a legacy with Cameroon
The endless cycle of stories around the possibility of Joel Embiid playing for France at international level is ignoring the type of player Embiid is. Emmet Ryan on how the physical embodiment of The Process could be a game changer for his homeland long after he hangs up his kicks It began a few years […]
Heavy hangs the head
Glanmire head into Sunday’s Irish women’s cup final looking to win the title for the fifth straight year. Having plugged for years to reach the top, now it’s the Cork club with a target on its back. Emmet Ryan on how history can’t be a distraction for the defending champions Way back in 2014, ancient […]
Should The Cavaliers Make Changes?
Many people, including Cleveland Cavaliers fans and pundits, are suggesting that the Cavaliers need to make changes to their starting line up immediately in order to get out of the rough patch that they currently find themselves in. It’s not been a great time of late for Cleveland who have now lost five of their […]
Podcast: Sweet 16 – The air that I breathe
It’s time for another episode of Sweet 16 with Moshe Barda of Team Scout, Aris Barkas of Eurohoops, and BiE’s own Emmet Ryan keeping you up to speed with everything going on around Euroleague throughout the season. We have switched to audio only this season because y’all seem to prefer listening to us than looking […]
Why not Puff?
Puff Summers was supposed to be a banker. He had the grades, he’d gone to a great school, and he was set for a steady and impressive career behind a desk. In his heart he knew he belonged on the court. This Saturday Summers plays in the Irish Cup final for the first time, a […]
The best games of FIBA this season
BallinEurope looks back at the best games from FIBA grade ball, from U18 through EuroBasket to the Basketball Champions League since the summer after what has proven to be an exciting spell of hoops across the board. It was always a lock to be a cracker and it really didn’t disappoint. Anyone looking to roll […]
When the big time came to Belfast
BallinEurope’s week-long build up to the Irish cup finals begins with a brief look back. Emmet Ryan reflects on December’s Basketball Hall of Fame Classic in Belfast when the island came to a standstill for two big days up north In any US city, the coming together of teams from the MAAC, Atlantic 10, CAA, […]
The ties that bind
15 January holds an unusual place for European basketball fans in the calendar. With the NBA holding a bunch of matinée games as part of its Martin Luther King day celebration, it’s a rare chance for Euros to follow their local heroes at conventional hours. Emmet Ryan spent 4 hours and 54 minutes court-surfing the […]
Podcast: Sweet 16 – No rest for the wicked
It’s time for another episode of Sweet 16 with Moshe Barda of Team Scout, Aris Barkas of Eurohoops, and BiE’s own Emmet Ryan keeping you up to speed with everything going on around Euroleague throughout the season. We have switched to audio only this season because y’all seem to prefer listening to us than looking […]