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Neptune Basketball Club is an Irish basketball club based in Cork. Founded in 1947 following input from members of the Irish Defence Forces in developing citizen's clubs, [2] [3] Neptune is the oldest and most successful basketball club in Ireland. [4] Based at Neptune Stadium, Neptune is the only basketball club in Ireland with its own stadium ...
By the early 1980s, the recruitment of American imports saw the league expand and grow in popularity. Basketball in Cork was huge as a result, with arch rivals Neptune and Blue Demons fighting out for supremacy throughout the 1980s. Behind the likes of Jasper McElroy and Anthony Jenkins, Blue Demons won three National League titles between 1981 ...
Both Cork teams, Blue Demons and Neptune, began recruiting Americans as a result of Killarney's rise, and Neptune found one of their best-ever imports – Terry Strickland. Strickland helped Neptune become the ultimate powerhouse throughout the 1980s, as they won four titles in a row between 1984–85 and 1987–88.
The 2021–22 Irish Super League season was the 48th running of Basketball Ireland's premier men's basketball competition, following the cancellation of the 2020–21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2022–23 Irish Super League season was the 49th running of Basketball Ireland's premier men's basketball competition. The season featured 14 teams from across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. [1]
North Carolina’s Elliot Cadeau is fouled by N.C. State’s Casey Morsell during the second half of the Tar Heels’ 79-70 win on Saturday, March 2, 2024, at the Smith Center in Chapel Hill, N.C.
In 1980, Strickland became player-coach of the Neptune Basketball Club based in Cork, Ireland. [2] Strickland had been recruited to play in Ireland by an international scout who saw him play in an alumni game in Pittsburgh. [2] In his first season as player-coach, Strickland's team went 18–0 and won the league title. [2]
Blount played for the Irish under-18 basketball team in the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B and averaged 25.4 points, 9.2 rebounds, 3.3 steals and 2.6 assists per game. [17] He played for the Irish under-20 basketball team at the 2016 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B , averaging 12.8 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 2.8 ...