The 2012–13 Irish SuperLeague season was the 40th running of

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's premier men's basketball competition. The season featured 8 teams from across the

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, with the regular season beginning on 28 September 2012 and ending on 9 March 2013. With a first-place finish and a 16–5 win–loss record,

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were crowned league champions for the second straight year.

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were crowned National Cup champions for the first time in 21 years, while

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won the inaugural season finale Champions Trophy tournament.

Teams

Regular season

Standings

Source
SportsNewsIRELAND

Champions Trophy

Bracket

Semi-finals

Source
RTE

Final

Source
RTE

National Cup

Semi-finals

Final

SuperLeague Select Team

Ireland vs England

In January 2013, the SuperLeague Select Team travelled to

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, England to play against the England Select Team in the

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Final curtain-raiser. The match took place at the

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on Sunday 13 January, with tip off at 12:30pm.

Team

*Shane Coughlan (UCC Demons) *Niall O'Reilly (UCC Demons) *Robert Taylor (UL Eagles) * Jason Killeen (UL Eagles) *Rob Lynch (UL Eagles) *Neil Campbell (UL Eagles) *Darren Townes (Neptune) *Michael McGinn (Neptune) *Ger Noonan (Neptune) *Mindaugas Tamušauskas (Dublin Inter) *Keith Anderson (DCU Saints) *Mike Westbrooks (Killester) *Cian Nihill (reserve player) (Moycullen) Head Coach: Mark Keenan (UL Eagles)
Assistant Coaches: Jerome Westbrooks (Killester) and John King

Game data

Awards

Player of the Month

Coach of the Month

Statistics leaders

Regular season

* Player of the Year: Ger Noonan (Neptune) * Young Player of the Year: Keith Anderson (DCU Saints) * Coach of the Year: Mark Scannell (Neptune)

References

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Super League (Ireland) seasons

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