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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 | |
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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 |
Team | Stadium | City/Area | Last season |
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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 |
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 |
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]
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 |
19 March 2018 |
Tralee Warriors | 78–71 | Swords Thunder |
Pts: Goran Pantovic (19) | Pts: Isaac Westbrooks (20) |
22 March 2018 |
UCD Marian | 78–82 | Tralee Warriors |
Pts: Mike Garrow (22) | Pts: Paul Dick & Goran Pantovic (18) |
UL Arena, Limerick |
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 |
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 |
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
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] |
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] |
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 |
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