Templeogue Basketball Club is an Irish
basketball
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club based in
Dublin
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. The club has teams competing in Dublin Leagues and National Competitions, with the senior men's representative team, Griffith College Templeogue, playing in the
Irish Super League.
History
Templeogue Basketball Club was established in 1976 by a group of Past Pupils from
Templeogue College. It was not until 2012 that a senior men's team entered one of Ireland's national competitions. For the 2012–13 season, Templeogue entered the National League Division 1 and made their debut on 29 September 2012 against
Ulster Elks
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. After losing their season opener, they won their first match two weeks later. Between October and February, Templeogue remained unbeaten thanks to American import Isaac Gordon. They finished as Division 1 Northern Conference runners-up in 2012–13.
In 2013, Templeogue were admitted into the
Premier League
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for the
2013–14 season. The team recruited Conor and Daniel James from
UCD Marian
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to team up with their younger brother Stephen. Their first season in the top league ended with just one win in eighteen games.
The
2014–15 season saw Templeogue's Premier League team climb the ladder. After starting their campaign with three straight defeats, Templeogue bounced back to finish the regular season in third place with an 11–7 record. Their strong form at the back end of the season saw coach Mark Keenan and centre
Jason Killeen win Coach and Player of the Month respectively for March 2015. They went on to reach the Champions Trophy final, where they were defeated 85–73 by
UCC Demons
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.
In
2015–16, Templeogue were undefeated over their first 10 games, but stumbled over their final eight to finish the regular season in third place with a 14–4 record. Their form over the first half of the season saw them reach the National Cup final. There they defeated
Swords Thunder
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History Dublin Thunder
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78–75 to claim the first national trophy in club history. The Final MVP was awarded to
small forward
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Michael Bonaparte after he scored 21 points.
In
2016–17, Templeogue won their first league title after finishing first on the regular-season table with a 20–2 record. They went on to reach the Champions Trophy final, where they lost to
Tralee Warriors
Tralee Warriors Basketball Club, also known as Garvey's Tralee Warriors for sponsorship reasons, is an Irish basketball club based in Tralee that currently consists of a men's team that competes in the Super League, as well as an Under 20s sid ...
.
In
2017–18, Templeogue reached the National Cup final for the second time in three years, where they defeated UCD Marian 68–62 behind 23 points from MVP Lorcan Murphy. They went on to reach their third Champions Trophy final in four years, but were once again defeated by Tralee Warriors.
In
2018–19, Templeogue were triumphant at last in the Champions Trophy tournament, defeating
Belfast Star
Belfast Star is a basketball team based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The team competes in the Super League and plays its home games at De La Salle College. The team is a division of Belfast Star Basketball Club and is the only team in the Supe ...
77–62 in the final to win their first Champions Trophy title.
In
2019–20, Templeogue reached the National Cup final for the third time in five years, where they defeated
Éanna 78–68 behind 33 points from MVP Lorcan Murphy.
Achievements
* 1× Irish Men's National League champions: 2017
* 3× Irish Men's National Cup champions: 2016, 2018, 2020
* 1× Irish Men's Champions Trophy champions: 2019
* 1× U20 National Cup champions: 2013
* 4× U18 National Cup champions: 2007, 2011, 2012, 2014
* 3× Billy Kelly Tournament champions: 2006, 2009, 2011
* 1× U16 champions: 2016
* South Dublin Sports Club of the Year: 2011
References
External links
Official website
{{Irish Super League
Super League (Ireland) teams
Basketball teams in County Dublin