Ian O'Boyle (born 6 March 1984) is an Irish former

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player. He played nine seasons in the Irish

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as well as four seasons in the South Australian

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, where he won a championship. He has represented the Irish national team.

Early life

O'Boyle was born in

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and raised in Newbridge, County Kildare, where he attended

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Basketball career

Ireland and United States

O'Boyle debuted in the Irish SuperLeague for Notre Dame during the 2001–02 season. With Notre Dame in 2002–03, he was named the Junior Men's Player of the Year. In 2003, O'Boyle moved to the United States and enrolled at New York's

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. He played for the Trinity-Pawling School basketball team in 2003–04, earning first-team all- TriState and first-team all-New England. After graduating from Trinity-Pawling, O'Boyle accepted a scholarship to play at

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(NJIT). In NJIT's home opener of the 2004–05 season, O'Boyle led the team in scoring with 16 points to secure a win over Philadelphia University, who were coached by

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coach

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, who labelled O'Boyle as a phenomenal shooter after the victory. In 2005, O'Boyle moved back to Ireland to complete his university studies. Along with attending

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(UCD), O'Boyle played for UCD Marian in the SuperLeague during the 2005–06 season. He returned to Notre Dame, now

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, in 2006 and played two seasons there before joining Ulster Elks in 2008. After two seasons with Ulster, he joined

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for the 2010–11 season. He left Neptune in December 2010.

New Zealand and Australia

In March 2011, O'Boyle played for the

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of the New Zealand NBL during their pre-season games. He had another pre-season stint with the Jets in 2012. O'Boyle moved to

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in 2013 to work at the University of South Australia. He subsequently joined the Norwood Flames of the

. He played four seasons for the Flames, including winning a championship with them in 2015.

Return to Ireland

After returning to Ireland, O'Boyle joined Swords Thunder for the

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National team career

In a game for Ireland against Luxembourg in 2009, he hit six consecutive first half three-pointers and ended the game with 23 points in a winning effort.

Personal

O'Boyle's father,

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, is a former

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of the

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References

External links

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