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The Ireland men's national basketball team (Irish: Foireann cispheile náisiúnta na hÉireann) represents the island of Ireland in international basketball. It is governed by Basketball Ireland with players from both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Ireland plays their home matches at the National Basketball Arena in Tallaght, Dublin.
Basketball Ireland (BI; Irish: Cispheil Éireann [1]) is the national governing body for the sport on the island of Ireland.Part of FIBA Europe, the European governing body, and of FIBA, the World governing body, BI is responsible for the promotion and administration of basketball throughout Ireland and for Irish international participation.
In 1973, the Irish Basketball Association established a national basketball competition for men with two divisions. This saw many Dublin -based clubs enter their Men's A team into the top flight league, with the likes of Killester , St. Vincent's Dublin and Marian competing for supremacy against Cork -based clubs Blue Demons and Neptune . [ 1 ]
In February 2010, during the Irish financial crisis, Basketball Ireland announced that it was €1.2m in debt and would deactivate its senior international squads to cut costs. [5] A team representing Ireland was reformed in 2013, when a "Premier League All Stars" team played Wales in a match to mark The Gathering Ireland 2013 festival.
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 season featured 12 teams from across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. [1]
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 .
The Ireland men's national under-20 basketball team is a national basketball team of Ireland, administered by the Basketball Ireland. [1] [2] It represents the country in international men's under-20 basketball competitions.
Ireland men's national basketball team players (10 P) Pages in category "Irish men's basketball players" The following 48 pages are in this category, out of 48 ...