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History is no obstacle to Melia
With Trinity Meteors seeking a first Irish cup crown since 1996, Claire Melia spoke to Emmet Ryan about her journey back to the biggest stage of the season Few things are certain in sport, just ask the San Diego Chargers, but I’m willing to bet that few things are going to phase Claire Melia in […]
Basketball in Clarke’s blood
Ahead of Sunday’s Irish women’s cup final, Mimi Clarke spoke with Emmet Ryan about her lifelong journey with Killester, the unique circumstances she encountered during their run to the 2020 win, and what to expect from their clash with Trinity Meteors The nature of running a basketball site while working for a business paper leads […]
One man and his mo
Scott Kinevane’s moustache can speak Polish in French. It can kill two stones with one bird. This mo lives vicariously through itself. A rattlesnake once bit it, after 5 days of excruciating pain, the rattlesnake died. Right after that, Kinevane and his mo sat down to talk about Saturday’s Irish men’s cup final between DBS […]
Rockall talks schools memories, motherhood, Maree, and more
Claire Rockall is regularly at the centre of cup final week in Ireland but, even without her Glanmire side in the final, she’s at thec centre of the action in Tallaght. The Ireland international told Emmet Ryan about her family ties to the week, coming back to basketball after giving birth, and much more It’s […]
Reynolds grinds Eanna back to the cup final
The haymakers were traded, so too the runs, as Ballincollig and Éanna threw everything they had in their arsenals at each other with a cup final spot on the line but Mark Reynolds proved the X factor for the Dublin side as Éanna booked their place in Ireland’s showpiece game The last game of Irish […]
Gomez stars as Maree storm past Vincent’s
Rodrigo Gomez did most of his work in the first 20 minutes and that, in truth, was enough, as University of Galway Maree reached the Irish Cup final with a comprehensive win over St Vincent’s Donovan Fields didn’t read the script. This game had massacre written all over it pre-game. University of Galway Maree had […]
Meteors show no Mercy to DCU
It was one, as they say, for the purists as Trinity Meteors overpowered and outgunned DCU Mercy to secure their spot in the Irish women’s cup final If you like teams that bring the bigs well was this the game for you as both DCU and Meteors leaned heavily on double-big line-ups to start things […]
Latimer drops 34 as Killester push past Wildcats
Chyna Latimer had a scoring outing for the ages as her 34 points against WIT Wildcats proved decisive in Killester’s victory in Irish Cup semi final. Beauty can be truly ugly. The long three ball put up by Sarah Hickey midway through the first quarter had the weirdest mechanics and looked destined to clear the […]
Never argue with a confident man
It was a defeat, that happens, but Jonathan Jean showed what making a life as a pro is all about in a fascinating opening night performance for UCD Marian. Emmet Ryan on the diminutive guard and the role of the import in Europe’s lesser followed leagues Four days. That’s how much notice Jonathan Jean had […]
Opening dates of every basketball league in Europe 2022/23
The 2022/2023 season is nearly here so it’s time to check out when every men’s national and pan-European basketball league across the continent, or at least as many as we can track, begins. This list will be updated as more start dates become available.. For now it’s the best we can make of it. If […]
Calixte shows his class to send Warriors to title game
Aaron Calixte took charge in the second half as Tralee Warriors downed Éanna to progress to the Irish men’s Super League title game The difference between bad offence and great defence is naturally subjective but, if you watch basketball even casually, you quickly learn to spot the difference. The first half of Sunday’s semi-final in […]
Neptune surge past NUIG Maree into cup final
Neptune got the job done in front of their own fans as they cruised past a brave NUIG Maree side that simply lacked the firepower to compete in the end. Emmet Ryan reports from Neptune Stadium There was plenty of space for both sides to operate early in this one as Cian Heaphy set the […]