The 2017–18 Irish Super League season was the 45th running of Basketball Ireland's premier men's basketball competition. The season featured 12 teams from across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, with the regular season beginning on 15 September 2017 and ending on 17 March 2018[1][2] with UCD Marian claiming their first title in 40 years.[3] Templeogue were victorious in the National Cup, while Tralee Warriors defended their Champions Trophy title.
| 2017–18 Irish Super League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Super League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | 15 September 2017 – 17 March 2018 (Regular season) 19 March 2018 – 24 March 2018 (Champions Trophy) |
| Number of games | 21/22/23 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Regular season | |
| League champions | UCD Marian |
| Season MVP | Dee Proby (DCU Saints) |
| Top scorer | Dee Proby (DCU Saints) (32.4 ppg) |
| Tournaments | |
| Champions Trophy champions | Tralee Warriors |
| Champions Trophy runners-up | Templeogue |
| National Cup champions | Templeogue |
| National Cup runners-up | UCD Marian |
Teams
edit| Team | Stadium | City/Area | Last season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast Star | Methodist College | Belfast | 10th |
| DCU Saints | DCU Sports Complex | Glasnevin, Dublin | 8th |
| Éanna | Coláiste Éanna | Rathfarnham, Dublin | 9th |
| Killester | IWA Sports Hall | Clontarf, Dublin | 5th |
| KUBS | Carroll Arena | Greendale, Dublin | 11th |
| Maree | Calasanctius College | Oranmore | New |
| Moycullen | Kingfisher, NUIG | Galway | 7th |
| Swords Thunder | ALSAA Sports Complex | Dublin Airport, Dublin | 2nd |
| Templeogue | Oblate Hall | Inchicore, Dublin | 1st |
| Tralee Warriors | Tralee Sports Complex | Tralee | 3rd |
| UCC Demons | Mardyke Arena, UCC | Cork | 6th |
| UCD Marian | UCD Sports Centre | Belfield, Dublin | 4th |
Regular season
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCD Marian | 23 | 18 | 5 | 1863 | 1646 | +217 | 54 | |
| 2 | Killester | 23 | 17 | 6 | 1964 | 1692 | +272 | 51 | |
| 3 | Templeogue | 22 | 16 | 6 | 1939 | 1802 | +137 | 48 | |
| 4 | Tralee Warriors | 22 | 16 | 6 | 1761 | 1621 | +140 | 48 | |
| 5 | Swords Thunder | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1807 | 1575 | +232 | 42 | |
| 6 | UCC Demons | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1965 | 1852 | +113 | 39 | |
| 7 | Belfast Star | 21 | 9 | 12 | 1555 | 1535 | +20 | 27 | |
| 8 | Moycullen | 21 | 9 | 12 | 1649 | 1676 | −27 | 27 | |
| 9 | DCU Saints | 22 | 8 | 14 | 1738 | 1950 | −212 | 24 | |
| 10 | Maree | 22 | 6 | 16 | 1685 | 1954 | −269 | 18 | |
| 11 | Éanna | 22 | 4 | 18 | 1642 | 1823 | −181 | 12 | Relegated to Division I |
| 12 | KUBS | 22 | 2 | 20 | 1490 | 1932 | −442 | 6 |
Source: Basketball Ireland
Regular season play-off final
editA regular season play-off final was scheduled after Killester and UCD Marian finished joint first at the top of the table with 17 wins and five losses.[4]
Champions Trophy
editBracket
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | UCD Marian | 78 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Tralee Warriors | 78 | 4 | Tralee Warriors | 82 | |||||||||
| 5 | Swords Thunder | 71 | 
| Tralee Warriors | 73 | |||||||||
| Templeogue | 61 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Killester | 73 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Templeogue | 90 | 3 | Templeogue | 75 | |||||||||
| 6 | UCC Demons | 77 | ||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
edit19 March 2018
|
| Tralee Warriors | 78–71 | Swords Thunder |
| Pts: Goran Pantovic (19) | Pts: Isaac Westbrooks (20) |
Semi-finals
edit22 March 2018
|
| UCD Marian | 78–82 | Tralee Warriors |
| Pts: Mike Garrow (22) | Pts: Paul Dick & Goran Pantovic (18) |
UL Arena, Limerick
|
Final
edit24 March 2018
19:00 GMT |
| Tralee Warriors | 73–61 | Templeogue |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 22–15, 18–13, 19–16 | ||
| Pts: Paul Dick (22) Rebs: Kieran Donaghy (9) Asts: Paul Dick (6) |
Pts: Jason Killeen (22) Rebs: Jason Killeen (11) Asts: Mike Bonaparte (7) | |
WIT Arena, Waterford
MVP: Paul Dick |
National Cup
editRound 1
editRound 2
editSemi-finals
edit6 January 2018
18:00 GMT |
| Killester | 77–91 | UCD Marian |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–25, 23–19, 15–26, 15–21 | ||
| Pts: Royce Williams (24) Rebs: Royce Williams (7) Asts: Ciaran Roe (9) |
Pts: Mike Garrow (19) Rebs: Tied (7) Asts: Mike Garrow (6) | |
Mardyke Arena, Cork
|
6 January 2018
20:00 GMT |
| UCC Demons | 77–98 | Templeogue |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–28, 17–14, 21–22, 15–34 | ||
| Pts: Lehmon Colbert (29) Rebs: Adrian O'Sullivan (9) Asts: Tied (5) |
Pts: Lorcan Murphy (22) Rebs: Jason Killeen (10) Asts: Michael Bonaparte (9) | |
Mardyke Arena, Cork
|
Final
edit27 January 2018
20:00 GMT |
| UCD Marian | 62–68 | Templeogue |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–16, 21–16, 15–18, 17–18 | ||
| Pts: Conor Meany (16) Rebs: Neil Baynes (10) Asts: Tied (3) |
Pts: Lorcan Murphy (23) Rebs: Jason Killeen (13) Asts: Mike Bonaparte (6) | |
Source: Basketball Ireland
Awards
editPlayer of the Month
edit| Month | Player | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| September | Dee Proby | DCU Saints | [5] |
| October | Dee Proby | DCU Saints | [6] |
| November | Mike Garrow | UCD Marian | [7] |
| December | Mike Garrow | UCD Marian | [8] |
| January | Lorcan Murphy | Templeogue | [9] |
| February | Trae Pemberton | Tralee Warriors | [10] |
| March | Trae Pemberton | Tralee Warriors | [11] |
Coach of the Month
edit| Month | Player | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| September | Darren O'Neill | Belfast Star | [5] |
| October | Mark Bernsen | Tralee Warriors | [6] |
| November | Ioannis Liapakis | UCD Marian | [7] |
| December | Brian O'Malley | Killester | [8] |
| January | Mark Keenan | Templeogue | [9] |
| February | Brian O'Malley | Killester | [10] |
| March | Ioannis Liapakis | UCD Marian | [11] |
Statistics leaders
editStats as of the end of the regular season[12][13]
| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Dee Proby | DCU Saints | 32.4 |
| Rebounds per game | Dee Proby | DCU Saints | 19.3 |
| Assists per game | Scott Kinevane | UCD Marian | 8.6 |
| Steals per game | Dan James | UCD Marian | 3.8 |
| Blocks per game | Jason Killeen | Templeogue | 2.5 |
Regular season
edit- Player of the Year: Dee Proby (DCU Saints)[14]
- Young Player of the Year: Eoin Rockall (Maree)
- Coach of the Year: Ioannis Liapakis (UCD Marian)
- All-Star First Team:
- Ciaran Roe (Killester)[15]
- Adrian O'Sullivan (UCC Demons)
- Royce Williams (Killester)
- Dee Proby (DCU Saints)
- Jason Killeen (Templeogue)
- All-Star Second Team:
- Trae Pemberton (Tralee Warriors)
- Conor Meany (UCD Marian)
- Lorcan Murphy (Templeogue)
- Mike Garrow (UCD Marian)
- Luis Filiberto Hoyos (Killester)
- All-Star Third Team:
- Isaac Westbrooks (Swords Thunder)
- Neil Randolph (Templeogue)
- Dan James (UCD Marian)
- Kieran Donaghy (Tralee Warriors)
- Lehmon Colbert (UCC Demons)
References
edit- ^ "FIXTURES ANNOUNCED FOR BASKETBALL IRELAND NATIONAL LEAGUE SEASON". BasketballIreland.ie. 5 September 2017. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "PREVIEW: WE LOOK AHEAD TO THIS WEEKEND'S GAMES". BasketballIreland.ie. 14 September 2017. Archived from the original on 14 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ "UCD MARIAN CROWNED 2017/18 SUPER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS!". BasketballIreland.ie. 17 March 2018. Archived from the original on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ "DATE AND VENUE ANNOUNCED FOR MEN'S SUPER LEAGUE PLAY-OFF". BasketballIreland.ie. 12 March 2018. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ^ a b "MEN'S PLAYERS AND COACHES OF THE MONTH FOR SEPTEMBER ANNOUNCED". BasketballIreland.ie. 18 October 2017. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ a b "BASKETBALL IRELAND PLAYERS AND COACHES OF THE MONTH FOR OCTOBER". BasketballIreland.ie. 2 November 2017. Archived from the original on 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ a b "BASKETBALL IRELAND PLAYER AND COACHES OF THE MONTH – NOVEMBER". BasketballIreland.ie. 6 December 2017. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ a b "BASKETBALL IRELAND PLAYERS AND COACHES OF THE MONTH - DECEMBER". BasketballIreland.ie. 3 January 2018. Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ a b "BASKETBALL IRELAND PLAYER AND COACHES OF THE MONTH FOR JANUARY". BasketballIreland.ie. 8 February 2018. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ a b "BASKETBALL IRELAND PLAYER AND COACHES OF THE MONTH - FEBRUARY". BasketballIreland.ie. 9 March 2018. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ a b "BASKETBALL IRELAND PLAYERS AND COACHES OF THE MONTH FOR MARCH". BasketballIreland.ie. 12 April 2018. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ "Basketball Ireland – Player Stats". BasketballIreland.ie. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018.
- ^ "Basketball Ireland – League Stats". BasketballIreland.ie. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018.
- ^ "BASKETBALL IRELAND PLAYER AND COACHES OF THE YEAR 2017/18". BasketballIreland.ie. 19 April 2018. Archived from the original on 19 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "2017/18 ALL STAR TEAMS ANNOUNCED". BasketballIreland.ie. 18 March 2018. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
External links
edit- 2017–18 team changes Archived 2017-09-11 at the Wayback Machine at basketballireland.ie
- Pre-season info Archived 2017-09-11 at the Wayback Machine at basketballireland.ie
- National Cup draw Archived 2017-09-13 at the Wayback Machine at basketballireland.ie