2015–16 Irish Premier League season

the basketball season the football season 2015–16 NIFL Premiership 2015–16 Irish Premier League season Premier League Basketball 3 October 2015 – 6 March 2016 (Regular season)12 March 2016 – 20 March 2016 (Champions Trophy) 18 10 Regular season UCC Demons Lehmon Colbert (UCC Demons) Duane Johnson (DCU Saints) (26.2 ppg) Tournaments Champions Trophy UCC Demons Killester National Cup Templeogue Swords Thunder Premier League 2014–15 Irish Premier League season 2014–15 2016–17 Irish Super League season 2016–17 The 2015–16 Irish Premier League season was the 43rd 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 3 October 2015 and ending on 6 March 2016. With a first-place finish and a 16–2 win–loss record, UCC Demons were crowned back-to-back league champions,http://www.bluedemonsbc.com/club/cs-ucc-demons-retain-mens-premier-league-title/ C&S UCC DEMONS RETAIN MEN'S PREMIER LEAGUE TITLE BlueDemonsBC.com 28 February 2016 7 March 2016http://www.bluedemonsbc.com/club/trophy-presentation-for-league-champions-on-sunday/ TROPHY PRESENTATION FOR LEAGUE CHAMPIONS ON SUNDAY BlueDemonsBC.com 3 March 2016 7 March 2016http://www.bluedemonsbc.com/club/cs-ucc-demons-are-crowned-2016-premier-league-winners/ C&S UCC DEMONS ARE CROWNED 2016 PREMIER LEAGUE WINNERS BlueDemonsBC.com 6 March 2016 7 March 2016 while 2016 National Cup honours went to Templeogue, who collected their first piece of silverware.Blake Ben http://www.the42.ie/watch-live-swords-templeogue-basketball-2575079-Jan2016/ Templeogue pip GCD Swords Thunder in dramatic Men's National Cup final the42.ie 30 January 2016 7 March 2016McGee Tony http://www.irishnews.com/sport/othersports/2016/02/01/news/templeogue-hold-off-late-swords-surge-in-national-cup-final-402383/ Templeogue hold off late Swords surge in National Cup final IrishTimes.com 1 February 2016 7 March 2016 In the season finale Champions Trophy tournament, Demons took out the title for the fourth straight year.http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10001241/ DEMONS CLAIM END OF SEASON CHAMPIONS TROPHY BasketballIreland.ie 20 March 2016 20 March 2016 21 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160321052450/http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10001241/ dead Teams TeamStadiumCity/AreaLast seasonBelfast StarMethodist CollegeBelfast6thDCU SaintsDCU Sports ComplexGlasnevin, Dublin8thÉannaColáiste ÉannaRathfarnham, DublinNewKillesterIWA Sports HallClontarf, Dublin4thMoycullenKingfisher, NUIGGalwayNewSwords ThunderALSAA Aer Lingus Social and Athletic Association Sports ComplexDublin Airport, Dublin2ndTempleogueOblate HallInchicore, Dublin3rdUCC DemonsMardyke Arena, UCCCork1stUCD MarianUCD Sports CentreBelfield, Dublin5thUL EaglesPESS Building, ULLimerick9th Regular season Standings # Irish Premier League Regular Season Standings Team W Games won L Games lost PCT Winning percentage PTS Points1UCC Demons 16 2 89 482Killester 14 4 78 423Templeogue 14 4 78 424UCD Marian 10 8 56 30 5Swords Thunder 9 9 50 276DCU Saints 7 11 39 217Belfast Star 6 12 33 188UL Eagles 6 12 33 189Moycullen 5 13 28 1510Éanna 3 15 17 9 Source: Basketball Ireland Champions Trophy Bracket Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final 4 UCD Marian 101 KUBS** 67 3 Templeogue 86 Maree* 73 1 UCC Demons 75 4 UCD Marian 71 2 Killester 94 3 Templeogue 76 File:Gold_Cup_icon.svg UCC Demons 82 Killester 77 *National League Division 1 champions.http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10000611/ PLAYOFF AND CHAMPIONS TROPHY FIXTURES CONFIRMED BasketballIreland.ie 8 March 2016 9 March 2016 **National League Division 1 runners-up. Quarter-finals #eee 12 March 2016 16:30 GMT Maree 73 86 Templeogue Cathal Finn (18) Michael Bonaparte (34) Calasanctius College, Oranmore 12 March 2016 20:00 GMT KUBS 67 101 UCD Marian Jonathan Riles (19) Dustan Moreira (24) Carroll Arena, Greendale, Dublin Source: Basketball Ireland Semi-finals #eee 19 March 2016 15:00 GMT Box Score Report Killester 94 76 26–21 24–24 19–18 25–13 Templeogue Jermaine Turner (25) Jermaine Turner (16) Ciaran Roe (6) Michael Bonaparte (28) Michael Bonaparte (13) Tied (5) The Watershed, Kilkenny 19 March 2016 17:00 GMT Box Score Report UCC Demons 75 71 23–18 19–19 22–22 11–12 UCD Marian Lehmon Colbert (35) Lehmon Colbert (17) Kyle Hosford (5) Dustan Moreira (17) Dustan Moreira (11) Barry Drumm (8) The Watershed, Kilkenny Source: Basketball Ireland, Basketball Ireland Final #eee 20 March 2016 16:00 GMT Box Score Report UCC Demons 82 77 16–15 24–26 26–14 16–22 Killester Lehmon Colbert (27) Lehmon Colbert (16) Colin O'Reilly (10) Paul Dick (22) Paul Dick (12) Tied (6) The Watershed, KilkennyMVP: Lehmon Colbert YouTube National Cup Round 1 (2 legs) #eee 13 November 2015 (Series 1) UL Eagles 53 82 UCC Demons UL Arena, Limerick 14 November 2015 (Series 2) UCD Marian 116 85 DCU Saints UCD Sports Centre, Dublin #eee 14 November 2015 (Series 3) Moycullen 70 80 Templeogue NUIG Kingfisher, Galway 14 November 2015 (Series 4) Swords Thunder 78 59 Éanna ALSAA, Dublin #eee 14 November 2015 (Series 5) Belfast Star 86 74 Killester Methodist College, Belfast 4 December 2015 (Series 1) UCC Demons 88 67 UL Eagles Mardyke Arena, Cork UCC Demons win Series 1 on aggregate (170–120). #eee 5 December 2015 (Series 2) DCU Saints 67 80 UCD Marian DCU Sports Complex, Dublin UCD Marian win Series 2 on aggregate (196–152). 5 December 2015 (Series 3) Templeogue 79 78 Moycullen Oblate Hall, Dublin Templeogue win Series 3 on aggregate (159–148). #eee 5 December 2015 (Series 4) Éanna 86 92 Swords Thunder Coláiste Éanna, Dublin Swords Thunder win Series 4 on aggregate (170–145). 5 December 2015 (Series 5) Killester 100 51 Belfast Star IWA-Clontarf, Dublin Killester win Series 5 on aggregate (174–137). Round 2 (1 leg) Winner of Series 2 vs Winner of Series 4 #eee 18 December 2015 Swords Thunder 80 70 UCD Marian ALSAA, Dublin Semi-finals Winner of Series 1 vs Winner of Round 2 #eee 8 January 2016 UCC Demons 82 103 Swords Thunder Mardyke Arena, Cork Winner of Series 5 vs Winner of Series 3 #eee 9 January 2016 Killester 59 61 Templeogue Mardyke Arena, Cork Final #eee 30 January 2016 20:00 GMT Box Score Report Swords Thunder 75 78 16–24 23–4 12–29 24–21 Templeogue Isaac Westbrooks (15) Dan Nelms (13) Isaac Westbrooks (7) Michael Bonaparte (21) Jason Killeen (10) Sean Flood (5) National Basketball Arena, DublinMVP: Michael Bonaparte Source: Basketball Ireland, Comortais Awards Player of the Month Month Player Team Ref October Michael Bonaparte Templeogue http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/369250/ OCTOBER PLAYERS AND COACHES OF THE MONTH BasketballIreland.ie 24 November 2015 7 March 2016 November Lehmon Colbert UCC Demons http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/370213/ NOVEMBER 2015 AWARDS BasketballIreland.ie 16 December 2015 7 March 2016 December Duane Johnson DCU Saints http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/370906/ DECEMBER AWARDS 2015 BasketballIreland.ie 7 January 2016 7 March 2016 8 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160108125452/http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/370906/ dead January Michael Bonaparte Templeogue http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/372875/ JANUARY PLAYER AND COACH OF THE MONTH AWARDS BasketballIreland.ie 15 February 2016 7 March 2016 February Jermaine Turner Killester http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10000610/ PLAYER AND COACH OF THE MONTH AWARDS - FEBRUARY 2016 BasketballIreland.ie 8 March 2016 8 March 2016 4 November 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161104125540/http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10000610/ dead Coach of the Month Month Player Team Ref October Mark Keenan Templeogue November Colin O'Reilly UCC Demons December Neal McCotter Belfast Star January Mark Keenan Templeogue February Brian O'Malley Killester Statistics leaders Stats as of the end of the regular seasonhttp://www.basketballireland.ie/player-stats-test/ Basketball Ireland – Player Stats BasketballIreland.ie 9 March 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160309090114/http://www.basketballireland.ie/player-stats-test/ 9 March 2016 http://www.basketballireland.ie/stats/ Basketball Ireland – League Stats BasketballIreland.ie 9 March 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160309090509/http://www.basketballireland.ie/stats/ 9 March 2016 Category Player Team Stat Points per game Duane Johnson DCU Saints 26.2 Rebounds per game Duane Johnson DCU Saints 18.7 Assists per game Isaac Westbrooks Swords Thunder 9.1 Steals per game Alexander Zurn UCD Marian 4.6 Blocks per game Alexander Zurn UCD Marian 3.6 Regular season Player of the Year: Lehmon Colbert (UCC Demons)http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10006845/ BASKETBALL IRELAND ANNUAL AWARDS 2016 BasketballIreland.ie 13 June 2016 13 June 2016 16 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160616015541/http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10006845/ dead Young Player of the Year: Sean Flood (Templeogue) Coach of the Year: Brian O'Malley (Killester) All-Star First Picks: Michael Bonaparte (Templeogue)http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10001090/ BASKETBALL IRELAND 2016 ALL-STARS REVEALED BasketballIreland.ie 16 March 2016 16 March 2016 Lehmon Colbert (UCC Demons) Duane Johnson (DCU Saints) Jermaine Turner (Killester) Shawn Vanzant (Belfast Star) All-Star Second Picks: Staats Battle (UL Eagles) Paul Dick (Killester) Sean Flood (Templeogue) Dan James (UCD Marian) Isaac Westbrooks (Swords Thunder) All-Star Third Picks: Paul Cummins (Templeogue) Conor Grace (Templeogue) Jason Killeen (Templeogue) Dustan Moreira (UCD Marian) Mārtiņš Provizors (DCU Saints) References 2 collapsed Irish Category:Super League (Ireland) seasons Basket Basket