2014–15 Irish Premier League season

the basketball season the football season 2014–15 NIFL Premiership 2014–15 Irish Premier League season Premier League Basketball 4 October 2014 – 15 March 2015 (Regular season)21 March 2015 – 29 March 2015 (Champions Trophy) 18 10 Regular season UCC Demons Colin O'Reilly (UCC Demons) Ricky Taylor (Belfast Star)(26.2 ppg) Tournaments Champions Trophy UCC Demons Templeogue National Cup UCC Demons UCD Marian Premier League 2013–14 Irish Premier League season 2013–14 2015–16 Irish Premier League season 2015–16 The 2014–15 Irish Premier League season was the 42nd 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 4 October 2014 and ending on 15 March 2015. In 2014–15, UCC Demons created history in Irish basketball by becoming the first side ever to remain undefeated for an entire season. They claimed the end-of-season Champions Trophy on 29 March 2015 to add to their League and Cup titles in a campaign that saw them win 24 games in a row. In a thrilling Champions Trophy final in Galway, Demons saw off Templeogue 85–73 behind the play of player-coach Colin O'Reilly.http://www.rte.ie/sport/basketball/2015/0329/690696-cs-ucc-demons-end-season-unbeaten/ C&S UCC Demons end season unbeaten RTE.ie 29 March 2015 18 August 2016 Teams TeamStadiumCity/AreaLast seasonBelfast StarMethodist CollegeBelfast6thDCU SaintsDCU Sports ComplexGlasnevin, Dublin4thDublin InterMountview Y&C ClubClonsilla, Dublin8thKillesterIWA Sports HallClontarf, Dublin1stNeptuneNeptune StadiumCork3rdSwords ThunderALSAA Aer Lingus Social and Athletic Association Sports ComplexDublin Airport, DublinNewTempleogueOblate HallInchicore, Dublin10thUCC DemonsMardyke Arena, UCCCork2ndUCD MarianUCD Sports CentreBelfield, Dublin7thUL EaglesUL ArenaLimerick5th Regular season Standings # Irish Premier League Regular Season Standings Team W Games won L Games lost PCT Winning percentage BP Bonus points PTS Points1UCC Demons 18 0 100 0 542Swords Thunder 13 5 72 0 393Templeogue 11 7 61 1 344Killester 11 7 61 1 34 5UCD Marian 9 9 50 4 316Belfast Star 7 11 39 6 277Neptune 7 11 39 1 228DCU Saints 6 12 33 2 209UL Eagles 5 13 28 4 1910Dublin Inter 3 15 17 3 12 Source: Comortais Champions Trophy Bracket Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final 4 Killester 75 Moycullen* 72 3 Templeogue 84 Maree** 61 1 UCC Demons 73 4 Killester 71 2 Swords Thunder 73 3 Templeogue 81 File:Gold_Cup_icon.svg UCC Demons 85 Templeogue 73 *National League Division 1 champions.http://bi.comortais.com/competition.aspx?oId=1001&id=1211#.V7VLCyN94zZ Men's Champions Trophy 2014-15 bi.comortais.com 18 August 2016http://bi.comortais.com/competition.aspx?oId=1001&id=1076#.V7VQrSN94zY Men's Division One 2014-15 bi.comortais.com 18 August 2016 **National League Division 1 runners-up. Quarter-finals #eee 21 March 2015 19:45 GMT Maree 61 84 Templeogue Padraig Burke (17) Conor Grace (20) Calasanctius College, Oranmore 21 March 2015 Moycullen 72 75 Killester Kyle Cunningham (14) John Behan (16) Semi-finals #eee 28 March 2015 14:00 GMT Box Score UCC Demons 73 71 20–11 14–27 22–15 17–18 Killester Lehmon Colbert (21) Lehmon Colbert (11) Kyle Hosford (5) Ciaran Roe (17) Jermaine Turner (16) Ciaran Roe (7) NUIG Kingfisher, Galway 28 March 2015 16:00 GMT Box Score Swords Thunder 73 81 16–21 26–21 13–18 18–21 Templeogue Tied (20) Juan Torres (14) Isaac Westbrooks (5) Jason Killeen (29) Jason Killeen (16) Isaac Gordon (6) NUIG Kingfisher, Galway Final #eee 29 March 2015 16:00 GMT Box Score UCC Demons 85 73 22–23 20–15 20–15 23–20 Templeogue Colin O'Reilly (25) Lehmon Colbert (10) Colin O'Reilly (3) Lorcan Murphy (19) Jason Killeen (8) Conor Grace (3) NUIG Kingfisher, GalwayMVP: Colin O'Reilly YouTube National Cup Round 1 (2 legs) #eee 15 November 2014 (Series 1) UCD Marian 95 77 Neptune UCD Sports Centre, Dublin 15 November 2014 (Series 2) UL Eagles 75 70 Dublin Inter PESS Building, Limerick #eee 15 November 2014 (Series 3) Killester 63 88 UCC Demons IWA-Clontarf, Dublin 15 November 2014 (Series 4) DCU Saints 66 73 Templeogue DCU Sports Complex, Dublin #eee 16 November 2014 (Series 5) Belfast Star 83 73 Swords Thunder Methodist College, Belfast 6 December 2014 (Series 1) Neptune 88 91 UCD Marian Neptune Stadium, Cork UCD Marian win Series 1 on aggregate (186–165). #eee 6 December 2014 (Series 2) Dublin Inter 73 71 UL Eagles Mountview Y&C Club, Dublin UL Eagles win Series 2 on aggregate (146–143). 6 December 2014 (Series 3) UCC Demons 74 64 Killester Mardyke Arena, Cork UCC Demons win Series 3 on aggregate (162–127). #eee 6 December 2014 (Series 4) Templeogue 85 76 DCU Saints Oblate Hall, Dublin Templeogue win Series 4 on aggregate (158–142). 6 December 2014 (Series 5) Swords Thunder 74 62 Belfast Star ALSAA, Dublin Swords Thunder win Series 5 on aggregate (147–145). Round 2 (1 leg) Winner of Series 4 vs Winner of Series 5 #eee 17 December 2014 Swords Thunder 82 59 Templeogue ALSAA, Dublin Semi-finals Winner of Series 1 vs Winner of Series 2 #eee 9 January 2015 UCD Marian 81 70 UL Eagles Mardyke Arena, Cork Winner of Series 3 vs Winner of Round 2 #eee 9 January 2015 UCC Demons 95 70 Swords Thunder Mardyke Arena, Cork Final #eee 24 January 2015 20:00 GMT Report UCD Marian 65 91 UCC Demons Neil Baynes (20) Lehmon Colbert (25) National Basketball Arena, DublinMVP: Lehmon Colbert Source: Comortais Awards Player of the Month Month Player Team Ref October Colin O'Reilly UCC Demons http://www.bluedemonsbc.com/ST/colin-oreilly-is-bi-coach-and-player-of-the-month-for-october-2014/ COLIN O'REILLY IS BI COACH AND PLAYER OF THE MONTH FOR OCTOBER 2014 BlueDemonsBC.com 18 August 2016 21 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161221061601/http://www.bluedemonsbc.com/ST/colin-oreilly-is-bi-coach-and-player-of-the-month-for-october-2014/ deadCoughlan John http://www.eveningecho.ie/sport/cork-sport/oreilly/343932/ O'REILLY IS THRILLED WITH AWAY-LEG WIN EveningEcho.ie 18 November 2014 18 August 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160208040743/http://www.eveningecho.ie/sport/cork-sport/oreilly/343932/ 2016-02-08 dead November Ricky Taylor Belfast Star December Michael Goj Swords Thunder https://www.facebook.com/194874824025607/photos/a.194880247358398.1073741827.194874824025607/360871074092647/ Congrats to our very own Mike Goj for being selected as the Premier... Facebook.com 7 January 2015 18 August 2016 January Lehmon Colbert UCC Demons http://www.bluedemonsbc.com/club/cs-ucc-demons-get-bi-awards-for-january/ C&S UCC DEMONS GET BI AWARDS FOR JANUARY BlueDemonsBC.com 18 August 2016 February Conor Meany UCD Marian March Jason Killeen Templeogue https://www.facebook.com/TempleogueBasketballClub/posts/996110530407086 Congratulations to TBC's Mark Keenan and Jason Killeen, Basketball... Facebook.com 21 April 2015 18 August 2016 Coach of the Month Month Player Team Ref October Colin O'Reilly UCC Demons November Dave Baker Swords Thunder O'Sullivan Donn http://www.limerickpost.ie/2014/12/12/basketball-ireland-weekend-preview-4/ Basketball Ireland: Weekend Preview LimerickPost.ie 12 December 2014 18 August 2016 December Ioannis Liapakis UCD Marian January Colin O'Reilly UCC Demons February Colin O'Reilly UCC Demons http://www.bluedemonsbc.com/club/cs-ucc-demons-get-bi-awards-for-february/ C&S UCC DEMONS GET BI AWARDS FOR FEBRUARY BlueDemonsBC.com 18 August 2016 March Mark Keenan Templeogue Statistics leaders Stats as of the end of the regular seasonhttp://bi.comortais.com/statistics.aspx?oid=1001&compId=1075 Men's Premier League 2014-15 bi.comortais.com 18 August 2016 Category Player Team Stat Points per game Ricky Taylor Belfast Star 26.2 Rebounds per game Mārtiņš Provizors DCU Saints 16.8 Assists per game Isaac Westbrooks Swords Thunder 9.6 Steals per game Isaac Westbrooks Swords Thunder 3.2 Blocks per game Jason Killeen Templeogue 2.4 Regular season Player of the Year: Colin O'Reilly (UCC Demons)http://www.rte.ie/sport/basketball/2015/0513/700864-basketball-ireland-awards/ Basketball Ireland awards for Colin O'Reilly and Niamh Dwyer RTE.ie 13 May 2015 18 August 2016 Young Player of the Year: Ciaran Roe (Killester) Coach of the Year: Colin O'Reilly (UCC Demons) All-Star First Picks: G: Kyle Hosford (UCC Demons)http://www.basketballireland.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3040 Inaugural All-Stars Revealed BasketballIreland.ie 26 March 2015 dead https://archive.today/20150405121827/http://www.basketballireland.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3040 5 April 2015 G: Conor Meany (UCD Marian) F: Ricky Taylor (Belfast Star) F: Colin O'Reilly (UCC Demons) C: Lehmon Colbert (UCC Demons) All-Star Second Picks: G: Isaac Westbrooks (Swords Thunder) G: Roy Downey (Neptune) F: Michael Goj (Swords Thunder) F: Juan Torres (Swords Thunder) C: Jason Killeen (Templeogue) All-Star Third Picks: G: Isaac Gordon (Templeogue) G: Kevin Lacey (Swords Thunder) F: Ciaran O'Sullivan (UCC Demons) F: Michael Bonaparte (Neptune) C: Jermaine Turner (Killester) References 2 collapsed Irish Category:Super League (Ireland) seasons Basket Basket