The 2017–18 Irish Super League season was the 45th running of
Basketball Ireland's premier men's basketball competition. The season featured 12 teams from across the
Republic of Ireland
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and
Northern Ireland
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, with the regular season beginning on 15 September 2017 and ending on 17 March 2018 with
UCD Marian
UCD Marian is an Irish basketball team based in Dublin that competes in the Super League. The team is a division of UCD Marian Basketball Club and is directly associated with the University College Dublin.
History Early years
Marian Basketball Cl ...
claiming their first title in 40 years.
Templeogue
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Geography Location
Templeogue is from Dublin city centre t ...
were victorious in the National Cup, while
Tralee Warriors defended their Champions Trophy title.
Teams
Regular season
Regular season play-off final
A regular season play-off final was scheduled after
Killester
Killester () is a small residential suburb of Dublin, Ireland on the Northside of the city in the Dublin 3 and Dublin 5 postal districts. It was the site of a church and convent or monastery centuries ago, and later a small village developed. ...
and
UCD Marian
UCD Marian is an Irish basketball team based in Dublin that competes in the Super League. The team is a division of UCD Marian Basketball Club and is directly associated with the University College Dublin.
History Early years
Marian Basketball Cl ...
finished joint first at the top of the table with 17 wins and five losses.
Champions Trophy
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
National Cup
Round 1
Round 2
Semi-finals
Final
Source
Basketball Ireland
Awards
Player of the Month
Coach of the Month
Statistics leaders
''Stats as of the end of the regular season''
Regular season
* Player of the Year: Dee Proby (DCU Saints)
* Young Player of the Year: Eoin Rockall (Maree)
* Coach of the Year: Ioannis Liapakis (UCD Marian)
* All-Star First Team:
** Ciaran Roe (Killester)
** Adrian O'Sullivan (UCC Demons)
** Royce Williams (Killester)
** Dee Proby (DCU Saints)
**
Jason Killeen (Templeogue)
* All-Star Second Team:
** Trae Pemberton (Tralee Warriors)
** Conor Meany (UCD Marian)
** Lorcan Murphy (Templeogue)
** Mike Garrow (UCD Marian)
** Luis Filiberto Hoyos (Killester)
* All-Star Third Team:
** Isaac Westbrooks (Swords Thunder)
** Neil Randolph (Templeogue)
** Dan James (UCD Marian)
**
Kieran Donaghy (Tralee Warriors)
**
Lehmon Colbert (UCC Demons)
References
External links
2017–18 team changes at basketballireland.ie
Pre-season info at basketballireland.ie
National Cup draw at basketballireland.ie
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Irish
Super League (Ireland) seasons
Basket
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Basket
A basket is a container that is traditionally constructed from stiff Fiber, fibers, and can be made from a range of materials, including wood splints, Stolon, runners, and cane. While most baskets are made from plant materials, other materials ...