2013–14 Irish Premier League season

the basketball season the football season 2013–14 NIFL Premiership 2013–14 Irish Premier League season Premier League Basketball 5 October 2013 – 9 March 2014 (Regular season)15 March 2014 – 23 March 2014 (Champions Trophy) 18 10 Regular season Killester Michael Bonaparte (Killester) Michael Callaghan (Moycullen)(26.2 ppg) Tournaments Champions Trophy UCC Demons Killester National Cup UCC Demons Dublin Inter Premier League 2012–13 Irish SuperLeague season 2012–13 2014–15 Irish Premier League season 2014–15 The 2013–14 Irish Premier League season was the 41st running of Basketball Ireland's premier men's basketball competition. The season featured 10 teams from across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, with the regular season beginning on 5 October 2013 and ending on 9 March 2014. With a first-place finish and a 17–1 win–loss record, Killester were crowned league champions for the eighth time in their history. UCC Demons were crowned National Cup champions for a sixth time, and won the season finale Champions Trophy tournament for the second straight year. Teams TeamStadiumCity/AreaLast seasonBelfast StarMethodist CollegeBelfastNewDCU SaintsDCU Sports ComplexGlasnevin, Dublin4thDublin InterMountview Y&C ClubClonsilla, Dublin8thKillesterIWA Sports HallClontarf, Dublin5thMoycullenKingfisher, NUIGGalway6thNeptuneNeptune StadiumCork2ndTempleogueOblate HallInchicore, DublinNewUCC DemonsMardyke Arena, UCCCork3rdUCD MarianUCD Sports CentreBelfield, Dublin7thUL EaglesUL ArenaLimerick1st Regular season Standings # Irish Premier League Regular Season Standings Team W Games won L Games lost PCT Winning percentage BP Bonus points PTS Points1Killester 17 1 94 1 522UCC Demons 16 2 89 1 493Neptune 11 7 61 1 344DCU Saints 10 8 56 2 32 5UL Eagles 10 8 56 1 316Belfast Star 9 9 50 4 317UCD Marian 8 10 44 2 268Dublin Inter 6 12 33 3 219Moycullen 2 16 11 1 710Templeogue 1 17 6 4 7 Source: Comortais Champions Trophy Bracket Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final 4 DCU Saints 83 Maree* 63 3 Neptune 82 Titans** 86 1 Killester 76 4 DCU Saints 64 2 UCC Demons 106 3 Titans 68 Killester 60 File:Gold_Cup_icon.svg UCC Demons 79 *National League Division 1 champions.http://bi.comortais.com/competition.aspx?oId=1001&id=1051#.V71N1SN94zY Champions Trophy 2013-14 bi.comortais.com 24 August 2016http://bi.comortais.com/competition.aspx?oId=1001&id=1014#.V71OxCN94zY Men's Division One 2013-14 bi.comortais.com 24 August 2016 **Fourth place in National League Division 1.https://issuu.com/robheigh/docs/swords_ed12041f2d524f/38 Thunder to face Marian in League Cup quarters Dublin Gazette 13 March 2014 24 August 2016 Quarter-finals #eee 15 March 2014 20:00 GMT Report Maree 63 83 DCU Saints Kenneth Hansberry (25) Eoin Quill (27) Calasanctius College, Oranmore 16 March 2014 15:00 GMT Report Titans 86 82 Neptune Tomas Mitkus (24) Darren Townes (24) Merlin Woods College, Galway Semi-finals #eee 21 March 2014 19:00 GMT Preview Box Score UCC Demons 106 68 34–22 25–12 18–14 29–20 Titans Adrian O'Sullivan (25) Christian Anon (12) Shane Coughlan (4) Tomas Mitkus (22) Tomas Mitkus (12) Chris Coyne (4) Neptune Stadium, Cork 21 March 2014 21:00 GMT Preview Killester 76 64 DCU Saints Ciaran Roe (15) Mārtiņš Provizors (24) Neptune Stadium, Cork Final #eee 23 March 2014 16:00 GMT Box Score Killester 60 79 17–30 18–14 7–16 18–19 UCC Demons Michael Bonaparte (14) Kieran O'Brien (13) Tied (3) Christian Anon (19) Lehmon Colbert (12) Lehmon Colbert (4) Neptune Stadium, CorkMVP: Christian Anon National Cup Round 1 (2 legs) #eee 8 November 2013 (Series 1) Templeogue 48 84 DCU Saints National Basketball Arena, Dublin 9 November 2013 (Series 2) Neptune 104 59 Moycullen Neptune Stadium, Cork #eee 9 November 2013 (Series 3) Killester 83 80 Belfast Star IWA-Clontarf, Dublin 9 November 2013 (Series 4) UL Eagles 74 63 Dublin Inter UL Arena, Limerick #eee 10 November 2013 (Series 5) UCC Demons 96 65 UCD Marian Mardyke Arena, Cork 16 November 2013 (Series 1) DCU Saints 79 76 Templeogue DCU Sports Complex, Dublin DCU Saints win Series 1 on aggregate (163–124). #eee 16 November 2013 (Series 2) Moycullen 80 92 Neptune NUIG Kingfisher, Galway Neptune win Series 2 on aggregate (196–139). 16 November 2013 (Series 3) Belfast Star 61 78 Killester Methodist College, Belfast Killester win Series 3 on aggregate (161–141). #eee 16 November 2013 (Series 4) Dublin Inter 84 72 UL Eagles Mountview Y&C Club, Dublin Dublin Inter win Series 4 on aggregate (147–146). 16 November 2013 (Series 5) UCD Marian 98 68 UCC Demons UCD Sports Centre, Dublin UCC Demons win Series 5 on aggregate (164–163). Round 2 (1 leg) Winner of Series 1 vs Winner of Series 2 #eee 7 December 2013 Neptune 95 87 DCU Saints Neptune Stadium, Cork Semi-finals Winner of Series 3 vs Winner of Series 5 #eee 10 January 2014 UCC Demons 87 86 Killester Neptune Stadium, Cork Winner of Series 4 vs Winner of Round 2 #eee 10 January 2014 Neptune 61 65 Dublin Inter Neptune Stadium, Cork Final #eee 24 January 2014 20:45 GMT Report Report Report UCC Demons 82 64 Dublin Inter Lehmon Colbert (21) Mindaugas Tamušauskas (17) National Basketball Arena, DublinMVP: Lehmon Colbert Source: Comortais Premier League Select Team Gathering Shield The 2013 "Gathering Shield" match between the Premier League Select Team and the Welsh National Select Team took place at the National Basketball Arena on Saturday 26 October.O'Sullivan Donn http://www.limerickpost.ie/2013/10/24/basketball-ireland-weekend-preview/ Basketball Ireland weekend preview LimerickPost.ie 24 October 2013 24 August 2016 Team Shane Coughlan (UCC Demons)Sanders Andrew http://thecourtsidecollective.com/the-gathering-shield-a-premier-select/ The Gathering Shield: A Premier Select? TheCourtsideCollective.com 23 October 2013 24 August 2016 Niall O'Reilly (UCC Demons) Colin O'Reilly (UCC Demons) Mike McGinn (Neptune) Ger Noonan (Neptune) Mati Rudak (Neptune) Neil Campbell (UL Eagles) Scott Kinnevane (UL Eagles) Keith Anderson (Swords Thunder – National League Division 1) Isaac Westbrooks (Killester) Mindaugas Tamušauskas (Dublin Inter) Paul O'Brien (Moycullen) Head Coach: Mark Keenan (UL Eagles) Assistant Coaches: Jerome Westbrooks (Killester) and Mike Hickey (UL Eagles)http://www.playersfirstsm.com/blog/senior-irish-teams-to-play-wales-in-the-gathering-shield SENIOR IRISH TEAMS TO PLAY WALES IN THE GATHERING SHIELD playersfirstsm.com 24 October 2013 24 August 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160915195638/http://www.playersfirstsm.com/blog/senior-irish-teams-to-play-wales-in-the-gathering-shield 15 September 2016 Game data #eee 26 October 2013 17:00 GMT Details Report Premier League Select 90 47 Wales Select National Basketball Arena, Dublin Ireland vs England For the second straight year, the Premier League Select Team travelled to Birmingham, England to play against the England Select Team in the BBL Cup Final curtain-raiser. The match took place at the National Indoor Arena on Sunday 12 January,O'Sullivan Donn http://www.limerickpost.ie/2014/01/06/four-ul-eagles-involved-in-irish-premier-side/ Four UL Eagles involved in Irish Premier side LimerickPost.ie 6 January 2014 24 August 2016Ryan Emmet http://ballineurope.com/irish-select-coach-mark-keenan-plotting-another-upset/ IRISH SELECT COACH MARK KEENAN PLOTTING ANOTHER UPSET BallinEurope.com 7 January 2014 24 August 2016 with tip off at 12pm.http://www.gbbasketball.com/news/3214.php#.V72TqiN94zY BBL CUP FINAL HEADING FOR SELL-OUT SHOWDOWN GBBasketball.com 10 January 2014 24 August 2016 Team Paul Dick (Belfast Star) Darren Townes (Neptune) Ger Noonan (Neptune) Ian McLoughlin (Neptune) Michael McGinn (Neptune) Ciaran O'Sullivan (UCC Demons) Mārtiņš Provisors (DCU Saints) Kieran O'Brien (Killester) Mike Westbrooks (Killester) Dylan Cunningham (Moycullen) Delwan Graham (UL Eagles) Scott Kinnevane (UL Eagles) Head Coach: Mark Keenan (UL Eagles) Assistant Coaches: Jerome Westbrooks (Killester) and Mike Hickey (UL Eagles) Team Manager: Aidan O'Brien Game data #eee 12 January 2014 12:00 GMT Report England Select 66 75 Premier League Select Nick George (16) Delwan Graham (21) National Indoor Arena, Birmingham Awards Player of the Month Month Player Team Ref October Michael Bonaparte Killester November Mārtiņš Provizors DCU Saints December Lehmon Colbert UCC Demons January Aurimas Statkus Dublin Inter February Michael McGinn Neptune March Michael Bonaparte Killester https://www.facebook.com/bbireland/posts/649436675148181 Congratulations to the following Player and Coach of the Month Winners for March 2014 Facebook.com 9 April 2014 24 August 2016 Coach of the Month Month Player Team Ref October Colin O'Reilly UCC Demons November Jonathan Grennell Killester December Dave Donnelly DCU Saints January Colin O'Reilly UCC Demons February Ioannis Liapakis UCD Marian March Jonathan Grennell Killester Statistics leaders Stats as of the end of the regular seasonhttp://bi.comortais.com/statistics.aspx?oid=1001&compId=1001 Men's Premier League 2013-14 bi.comortais.com 24 August 2016 Category Player Team Stat Points per game Michael Callaghan Moycullen 26.2 Rebounds per game Michael Callaghan Moycullen 14.9 Assists per game Scott Kinevane UL Eagles 8.8 Steals per game Dylan Cunningham Moycullen 3.4 Blocks per game Mati Rudak Neptune 2.8 Regular season Player of the Year: Michael Bonaparte (Killester)http://www.peoplesrepublicofcork.com/forums/showpost.php?p=5154442&postcount=8603 Basketball Ireland Annual Award Winners peoplesrepublicofcork.com 27 May 2014 24 August 2016http://ballineurope.com/irelands-mvp-under-23-and-coach-of-the-year-awards-announced/ IRELAND'S MVP, UNDER 23, AND COACH OF THE YEAR AWARDS ANNOUNCED BallinEurope.com 5 June 2014 24 August 2016 U23 Player of the Year: Paul Dick (Belfast Star) Coach of the Year: Jonathan Grennell (Killester) References 2 collapsed Irish Category:Super League (Ireland) seasons Basket Basket