2017–18 Irish Super League season
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
| 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
| 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
A 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
Bracket
| 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
19 March 2018 |
| Tralee Warriors | 78–71 | Swords Thunder |
| Pts: Goran Pantovic (19) | Pts: Isaac Westbrooks (20) |
Semi-finals
22 March 2018 |
| UCD Marian | 78–82 | Tralee Warriors |
| Pts: Mike Garrow (22) | Pts: Paul Dick & Goran Pantovic (18) |
UL Arena, Limerick |
Final
24 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
Round 1
Round 2
Semi-finals
6 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
27 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
Player of the Month
| 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
| 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
Stats 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
- 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
- "FIXTURES ANNOUNCED FOR BASKETBALL IRELAND NATIONAL LEAGUE SEASON". BasketballIreland.ie. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- "PREVIEW: WE LOOK AHEAD TO THIS WEEKEND'S GAMES". BasketballIreland.ie. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- "UCD MARIAN CROWNED 2017/18 SUPER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS!". BasketballIreland.ie. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- "DATE AND VENUE ANNOUNCED FOR MEN'S SUPER LEAGUE PLAY-OFF". BasketballIreland.ie. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- "MEN'S PLAYERS AND COACHES OF THE MONTH FOR SEPTEMBER ANNOUNCED". BasketballIreland.ie. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- "BASKETBALL IRELAND PLAYERS AND COACHES OF THE MONTH FOR OCTOBER". BasketballIreland.ie. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- "BASKETBALL IRELAND PLAYER AND COACHES OF THE MONTH – NOVEMBER". BasketballIreland.ie. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- "BASKETBALL IRELAND PLAYERS AND COACHES OF THE MONTH - DECEMBER". BasketballIreland.ie. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- "BASKETBALL IRELAND PLAYER AND COACHES OF THE MONTH FOR JANUARY". BasketballIreland.ie. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- "BASKETBALL IRELAND PLAYER AND COACHES OF THE MONTH - FEBRUARY". BasketballIreland.ie. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- "BASKETBALL IRELAND PLAYERS AND COACHES OF THE MONTH FOR MARCH". BasketballIreland.ie. 12 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. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- "2017/18 ALL STAR TEAMS ANNOUNCED". BasketballIreland.ie. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
External links
- 2017–18 team changes at basketballireland.ie
- Pre-season info at basketballireland.ie
- National Cup draw at basketballireland.ie
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