Hibernia Basketball was an Irish

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team, created by

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to participate in the 2015–16 FIBA Europe Cup. The team's home arena was the

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, based in

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, South Dublin, and the playing roster consisted of

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players. The team made its debut on 28 October 2015 against Danish club

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, losing 96–60. They finished the tournament with a winless 0–6 record, finishing last in Group F and earning a tournament-worst point difference figure of 243 (345 points for, 588 against).

Roster

References

External links

Basketball Ireland official website
@ FIBAEurope.com {{Basketball in Ireland Basketball teams in Ireland 2015 establishments in Ireland Basketball teams established in 2015