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 […]
Preview: Panathinakos vs Partizan Belgrade – Euroleague Round 22
Zeljko Obradovic leads his Partizan Belgrade team to Athens to take on his former club Panathinaikos in a big Euroleague Basketball battle It’s been 11 years yet every return of Zeljko Obradovic to Athens to take on Panathinaikos still feels special. On Friday, he guides his Partizan Belgrade team into the Oaka for Euroleague Basketball […]
Preview: Crvena Zvezda vs Baskonia – Euroleague Round 22
It’s the Luca Vildoza derby in Euroleague Basketball as Baskonia travel to Belgrade to take on Crvena Zvezda We’ve reached the point in the Euroleague Basketball season where it’s harder to find games that don’t matter to the playoffs than those that do. That being said, this battle of Crvena Zvezda and Baskonia has major […]
Preview: LDLC Asvel vs Alba Berlin – Euroleague Round 21
The bottom two teams in Euroleague Basketball face off on Friday. It LDLC Asvel vs Alba Berlin in the clash of the cellar dwellers It’s the most miserable rivalry in Euroleague Basketball. LDLC Asvel and Alba Berlin do battle in an effort to avoid the last overall slot in the standings. Key details Who: LDLC […]
Preview: Real Madrid vs Valencia – Euroleague Round 21
Real Madrid continue to dominate the Euroleague basketball regular season but can Valencia spring a surprise on Thursday? It’s a Spanish derby as Chus Mateo leads Real Madrid against a Valencia team looking to bounce back from defeat to Zalgiris Kaunas, despite a great all round display by Brandon Davies. Key details Who: Real Madrid […]
Preview: FC Barcelona vs Olympiacos – Euroleague Round 20
It’s another double round week in Euroleague as FC Barcelona host Olympiacos in a basketball battle that wouldn’t look out of place on the football field Olympiacos ride a seven game win streak in all competitions into Palau Blaugrana but they are clear underdogs against a FC Barcelona side that is rounding into form nicely. […]
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. […]
Ricky Rubio is writing his own story
With Ricky Rubio announcing his retirement from the NBA, Emmet Ryan writes about his own mental health, basketball, and coping with yourself Thursday was a moment for reflection. It’s not the first of its type and it won’t be the last but that doesn’t make it any less important. Ricky Rubio has played his last […]