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Lesser spotted dunks: Preston Ross steals and jams
UCD Marian finished their season with an overtime victory 85-76 over Dublin Inter. An end of season game between two mid-table clubs doesn’t usually get our attention. Preston Ross commanded it with a big jam at the 24 second mark of the video below.
Lesser spotted dunks: Preston Ross makes the big jam against DCU Saints
We heard about this dunk on Twitter but it took a few days for it to surface online, check out Preston Ross nailing the huge one-handed jam for UCD Marian in their 89-80 win over DCU Saints in the Irish league. Ross is averaging 20.7 points per game 6.7 rebounds per game in his first […]
This road needs some lights
It was a long day in Tallaght for Irish basketball’s big night. Two champions retained their titles and one veteran showed what it takes to keep getting paid. The move was always going to come. From the off the pace was far too fast for UCD Marian’s liking. The underdogs were ahead after 10 minutes […]
VIDEO: Lehmon Colbert says Colin O’Reilly taught him everything
Irish men’s Cup MVP Lehmon Colbert told BiE’s Aidan Geraghty that player-coach Colin O’Reilly taught him everything he knows about being a pro baller. Colbert had 25 points, 11 rebounds, 2 steals, and 1 block in UCC Demons 91-65 win over UCD Marian as the reigning champions defended their title in style. This also marks […]
Audio: Irish cup finals preview with FRQ
In our final preview piece ahead of tonight’s Irish Cup Finals, BiE’s Emmet Ryan joined Podge O’Donnell on FRQ radio to break down the games.
VIDEO: When commentators try to ball
Ahead of commentating for Newstalk at Saturday night’s Irish men’s Cup Final between UCC Demons and UCD Marian, Oisín Langan was put through his paces by Marian’s Conor Meany. The results were pretty damning, Oisín is a far better commentator than he is a baller. Watch what happened: You can listen to Oisín’s commentary of […]
Can this god bleed?
With the Irish Cup final taking place on Saturday night, Emmet Ryan looks ahead to a classic David and Goliath clash. We want romance, we want grit, and we want a real battle. Blowouts are rarely fun, except when they prove era defining. We long for a team to come along and not just punch […]
Podcast: Previewing the Irish Cup Finals on the Phil Naessens Show
Given the tone of most of what’s on BiE this week, it’s not exactly a shock to learn that Emmet took a break from breaking down the happenings in Euroleague to preview the big games this weekend in Ireland with BallinEurope’s regular slot on the Phil Naessens show. Listen here: Phil’s show has been nominated […]
AUDIO: O’Reilly says Irish players are better than ever
UCC Demons player coach Colin O’Reilly leads the reigning champions into the Irish Cup final this Saturday night. Ahead of their battle with UCD Marian, O’Reilly spoke with TG4 about the game in Ireland right now and the challenge presented from UCD Marian. Despite Demons being undefeated in all competitions this season, after suffering just […]
Highlights: Round-up from the Irish Cup semi finals
It was a big weekend in Irish basketball as UCD Marian and UCC Demons booked their spots in the men’s cup final while DCU Mercy and the gloriously named Team Montenotte Hotel secured spots in the women’s decider. We’ve highlights from all four teams semi final victories here for those who missed our live broadcast […]
LIVE: Irish Cup semi finals
BallinEurope is in the Mardyke Arena in Cork to broadcast Friday night’s two huge Irish Cup semi finals. First up it’s UCD Marian vs UL Eagles (19.00 GMT/20.00 CET) and that’s followed by UCC Demons vs Swords Thunder (21.00 GMT/ 22.00 CET). Tweet us during the game @bie_basketball and I’ll try to read them out […]
BiE to stream Irish Cup semi finals LIVE on Friday
Huge news for BallinEurope today as we can confirm that we will be streaming the Irish men’s Cup semi-finals live from the Mardyke arena in Cork this Friday night. BiE has directly streamed three games this season and carried the stream of a further four from the Irish Premier League. This combo however will be […]