National Leagues 390
An odd number and a tough choice for Basketball Ireland
With the Insuremyvan.ie men’s Irish basketball Super League adjusting back to a straight league format over a two year transition, Emmet Ryan addresses the tough choice for Basketball Ireland What makes a champion? That is the unfortunately vague question that Basketball Ireland has been tasked with answering. There’s no easy solution to getting the right […]
Seventh Woods grasps the MVP moment as UCC Blue Demons win Irish Cup
Seventh Woods showed more than the return of his confidence as he took on a different role to be named MVP as Blue Demons won the Irish men’s cup It was always going to be a mental challenge for Seventh Woods and UCC Blue Demons in the Irish cup final. What observers didn’t expect was […]
Seventh Woods: From mixtape legend to rediscovering himself in Ireland
It’s not been a straightforward path for Seventh Woods. From Hoop Mixtape legend through a tough college career, basketball has presented its challenges to him. Now, in his first season as a pro, he’s seeking a championship in the Irish cup with Blue Demons The name alone resonates: Seventh Woods. Once you hear something that […]
A Rebel Yell: Irish Basketball Cup finals preview
The cup finals of Irish basketball take place this weekend with Ballincollig taking on Blue Demons in the men’s final and Brunell battling Fr Mathew’s in the women’s decider It’s an historic weekend in Irish basketball, well for Cork basketball in particular. All four finalists in the men’s and women’s cups hail from the Rebel […]
Kieran Donaghy unbroken in defeat as Ballincollig down Tralee Warriors
What motivates someone to keep going in basketball when they have won all their is to one and their best years are clearly behind them. Anyone watching Tralee Warriors battle Ballincollig could understand why as Kieran Donaghy fought for the right to be in that moment The Berserker at Stamford Bridge never fell, if the […]
Jayla Johnson powers Brunell past Killester in Irish Cup
It was a duel between Jayla Johnson and Jiselle Thomas that decided the big battle of Brunell and Killester, as the Nellies packed their trunk for a trip to the Irish Cup final The league leaders showed their steel in front of a hot crowd at Neptune Stadium as a Jayla Johnson scoring show pushed […]
Ariel Johnson and Niamh Dwyer drag Fr Mathew’s past Liffey Celtics
It should never have been this close but Niamh Dwyer and Ariel Johnson got the work done to get Fr Mathew’s past Liffey Celtics and into their first ever Irish Cup final Fr Mathew’s made history to reach the Irish Cup final for the first time in their history. It took a star role from […]
Seventh Woods takes control as Blue Demons down Neptune
Seventh Woods overcame a first half that encapsulated all the potential the world thought he had lost to guide Blue Demons to the Irish Cup final with victory over Neptune. Emmet Ryan on the rebirth of the wonder in El Corkico There is simply no bigger rivalry in Irish basketball than Blue Demons and Neptune. […]
Irish men’s Basketball Super League preview
Ballincollig are the defending champions but the InsureMyVan.ie Irish Super League has never been deeper. With challengers emerging from pretty much everywhere, from Neptune through who will emerge to lift Basketball Ireland’s most prestigious men’s title? There are big changes in the InsureMyVan.ie Irish Super League this year. Basketball Ireland has changed the rules in […]
Irish women’s basketball Super League preview
Glanmire are the reigning champions but their key challengers for the crown in Irish women’s basketball may change. With Killester and Liffey Celtics loading up, we look ahead to the Irish women’s Super League. Irish women’s basketball has, at times, felt a lot like men’s EuroBasket. Everyone plays a lot of games. There’s lots of […]
Hunting high and low
Ireland’s few players across continental European leagues have reached the playoff stages of their seasons and Emmet Ryan is doing what he can to keep track A spice bag is a wonderful creation. It’s crispy chilli chicken with chips (fries for most of the world), some bizarre assortment of spices and the tiniest garnish of […]
Charlie Crowley steps down as University of Galway Maree coach
The 25 year old had guided the club to its first ever national cup title and its best ever finish in the Irish men’s Super League In a stunning development in Irish basketball, Charlie Crowley, the 25 year old wunderkind, has opted to step down as head coach of University of Galway Maree. Crowley guided […]