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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.
In February 2010, Basketball Ireland deactivated both the senior men's and women's national teams due to a financial crisis within the organisation. The full effect of the financial crisis was a debt of €1.2m, which made the continued funding of the national program too much of a financial burden. [4]
In 2013, Basketball Ireland rebranded the competition and changed the name from SuperLeague to Premier League. [20] Over the next three seasons, UCC Demons won seven of the nine trophies, including going unbeaten in the 2014–15 season. [21] In 2015, Basketball Ireland's representative team Hibernia played in the FIBA Europe Cup. The team's ...
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 National Basketball Arena serves as the headquarters of Basketball Ireland. [7] It serves as the home court of the Ireland national basketball team and the Ireland women's national basketball team [8] and regularly hosts Super League games. [9] It has previously served as the home court of Hibernia Basketball and Shamrock Rovers Hoops.
The 2019–20 Irish Super League season was the 47th running of Basketball Ireland's premier men's basketball competition. The season featured 12 teams from across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. [1] The regular season began on 21 September 2019 and was scheduled to end on 14 March 2020.
The 2018–19 Irish Super League season was the 46th running of Basketball Ireland's premier men's basketball competition. The season began featuring 12 teams from across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, before dropping to 11 mid-season following Swords Thunder disbanding in February 2019. [1]