Conor Meany
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As equal as basketball is in Ireland, if we had a guy score 30 for a good D1 school we’d collectively lose our minds.
We take what Bronagh has been doing for the last couple of years for granted. ⭐️
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Really sad news that Mary Flanagan has passed away.
Mary was a huge part of Dublin basketball. She helped
@UCDMarian
for years and also was a big part of schools finals, masters basketball and of course
@dublinlions
.
RIP to a lovely person who always had a smile for everyone
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When we talk about why basketball on tv is so important, this is Arthur seeing his coach
@sean_sean10j
getting called out for the Super League final on TG4. We already have role models in bball, we just need them to have the platform to be stars. Helps when coach gets mvp too!
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Hate seeing some brilliant young basketballers getting targeted online for being willing to represent Ireland.
If you have an issue with this weeks game direct it at the Governing Body or the International Body not at a group of amateur players.
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So Ulster got promoted, went into last years runners up Maree, came from 26 down & beat them with a shot in the last 10 secs and there’s no mention of it anywhere?!
Streaming behind a paywall is fine in my opinion.
Stats behind a paywall is not.
No coverage is definitely not.
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The Irish Basketball election video you weren’t expecting to see today….
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Final article of the year.
Thanks to everyone who’s engaged with it over the year. Hopefully people have enjoyed it.
Thanks to
@tonyleen
for giving me the chance.
Congratulations to
@eannabasketball
and
@KillesterBball
, two deserving league champions
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CJ Fulton is going dancing!
"This team is special. Charleston is special! ... OUR CITY!"
@CofCBasketball
punches their ticket to the Big Dance 🎟️
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It truly sucks that the one time that basketball breaks into the wider media ahead of the league finals is for a ridiculous situation that has now gone on for almost a week.
Everyone’s either pissed off or embarrassed by it at this stage 🙃
Basketball Ireland to replay 0.3 seconds of Division 1 playoff
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I can never thank the ref enough for standing in the way of the camera as i stupidly jumped and got dunked all over. 🙏🏻
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Elijah Tillman had 55 for Demons, shooting 23/25 from 2 and 9/10 from the line. Add in 20 boards and 2 blocks.
Hard to imagine there’s been many better individual stat lines than that ever in Ireland.
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Portlaoise have issued a statement and there will be no 0.3 second replay.
The right ending to a tough few days for everyone involved.
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Caitlin Clark vs Bronagh Power Cassidy is set for Saturday evening after Holy Cross win their First Four game.
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Good to see the twins get called into the squad for tomorrow’s game with the Swiss.
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Amazing for Bronagh and so well deserved.
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Wonder how many times Ireland have beaten England twice in the same day?
Brilliant results at the Four Nations today 💪🏻 🇮🇪
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Lots of good happening in BI but not having any social posts or anything on the website ahead of the biggest game the sport has is crazy.
If we don’t care about it, why should anybody else 🤷🏻♂️
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Thank you
@OrlaFeely
for the support. Amazing to have the
@ucddublin
President there to support us.
Great to have UCD President
@OrlaFeely
at the game to support the team and join the celebrations. Pictured with
@UCDMarian
captain Conor Meany.
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This is really great 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Well done
@EdelThornton5
and everyone involved.
𝘼𝙍𝙀 𝙔𝙊𝙐 𝙉𝙀𝙓𝙏? ✨
Basketball is the
#1
indoor sport for women in Ireland.
◾️Creating heroes.
◾️For all ages.
◾️For all abilities.
Become part of the family. Join us on our journey.
@sportireland
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@hermoves_ie
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@PROMISEShewins
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@FIBA
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Lorcan Murphy with 44!
25 in the 2nd half to help Templeogue come from behind to beat Sligo by 5.
Just Templeogue’s second win of the year, it could be massive in the long run.
Usually scoring like that needs a lot of ft but he was just 3/6. Incredible performance 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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Saturday night is huge for some of this group.
Sorcha and Rachel vs Claire for the League title at 7.30pm in the Arena.
At 7pm Irish time Bronagh plays in
#MarchMadness
against one of the most famous college basketball players ever in Caitlin Clark.
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When we celebrated Cork as the capital of basketball with 4 cup finalists, should we talk about Dublin yet with Super League champions for men and women both in Dublin?
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Beautiful assist by CJ ⭐️
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Wow!!
Huge move for Mobi.
From Titans to Kansas State. Mobi has gone on the most adventurous journey including moving to Czech when he was only 16.
Hope he thrives at K State.
🇮🇪 Mobi Ikegwuruka has committed to Kansas State, as announced by
@ArtursKalnitis
6-ft-6 wing/forward with great athleticism and physical tools. 2nd Team All-American in NJCAA D2, avg'd 19.0 PPG, 10.3 RPG, 2.1 SPG, 2.2 BPG for Ellsworth. 3 years to play.
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The end to the Sligo Tralee game was about as wild as you’ll see.
Tralee hit 3 with 2 seconds left to go to overtime.
Sligo up 3 in OT and ref warns player to stay back on inbounds and then rules he got too close so gives a tech. She did warn him but I’ve never seen this before
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Huge win for Liffey Celtics last night over Brunell. Keeps Liffey and Killester tied at the top.
I fully get that there’s an international game today, but a top of the table clash deserves more attention and to not be mentioned on socials or the website is a shame.
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Joe Biden knows Charleston are led by an Irish pg ☘️
President Joe Biden has Alabama as a first round exit to Charleston in the NCAA Tournament.
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That was amazing.
Demons down 12 with 2.30 to go and somehow find a way to will themselves to victory.
James Hannigan with the shot to send it to overtime and then without Seventh Woods there were big performances down the stretch from Demons Irish players.
Amazing.
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Not the type of news story anyone wants at the end of a season, particularly after the SL issues last week.
Can’t see how a full replay could be the answer, for a referee error (of less than half a second).
If that’s the case we could have a long season each year 🫣.
Sensational story emerging in Irish basketball circles. If BI stands over the National Appeals Committee's decision to grant Portlaoise a replay of a league quarter-final, it would set quite the precedent for the sport and other sports in this country
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Year 2 with
@ExaminerSport
is here.
We have a team by team verdict, assessment of rule changes, potential issues with the Conference system, young talent returning and an outlook on potential winners.
2 page spread in the paper or available here:
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Well done to
@BballIrl
for having a double header like this on TV.
With more games over the finals weekend and TV, the league finals are growing in significance.
Cispheil Bheo ar
@TG4TV
🤩
Tune in this weekend for live coverage of the Men's and Women's Super League Finals!!
📆 Dé Domhnaigh / Sunday
⏰ 13:45
🏀
@KillesterBball
v
@SETUWildcats
⏰ 16:15
🏀
@KillesterBball
v
@eannabasketball
@BballIrl
#LeagueFinals24
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So disappointed for Edel.
What a week, from winning the Cup to a season ending injury.
She’ll be back strong and hopefully Brunell can keep the title run going this season without her, it’s a big ask though.
Brunell captain Edel Thornton out for rest of season
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Lastly, I know I’m biased because of my involvement but fair play to
@tonyleen
for the amount of basketball coverage the Examiner has had. Features, game reports and opinion. Hopefully something for everyone in there.
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Well done to Phoenix BC on their U18 National Cup win.
Remarkable run that saw them win five games by less than five points.
Add in a big upset of Titans in the semi final and a huge performance over Lions in the final.
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Fair play to Ballincollig beating both finalists of the Cork Championship to start the Super League season.
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Looking forward to seeing this on Nationwide on Wednesday.
@PatJCurran
has done great work on and off the floor in Bantry.
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My look back at the weekend’s cup action.
• Tillman a big success for Demons
• Brunell’s local heroes
• other key storylines over the weekend
The first half of the women’s final was as entertaining a game I’ve seen in a long time.
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NBA Live 95 on the SNES had you closer to the court than UU do.
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There’s room for improvement in the leagues but there are positives too
•Crowds are definitely up
• BITV isnt perfect but it’s a huge improvement over what we had previously. We take it for granted all we can watch
• Swish stats arent great (yet) but live scoring is brilliant
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💔
Thoughts and prayers to the Bowden family, everyone in
@moycullenbasket
and everyone impacted by this tragedy.
Basketball Ireland wish to extend our deepest condolences to the family, friends, teammates and the community of Moycullen following the tragic deaths of Ciara, Saoirse and Una Bowden.
Ciara was selected to Basketball Ireland's West Academy Programme earlier this year, as well
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There’s currently 4 Southern Conference teams on 5 wins, which will change tomorrow as Neptune play Moycullen.
1 of the 4 will be in the playoffs and 1 of the 4 will be relegated.
Nice reminder that the relegation system by conference is silly.
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17 points in his season debut. 5 threes too, if he can shoot consistently from the perimeter his ceiling as a pro is raised even further.
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🇮🇪 🙌🏻 well done
@bronaghpc13
1,000 for Bronagh 🇮🇪
Congratulations to
@bronaghpc13
for becoming the 36th member of the 1,000 point club!
#GoCrossGo
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Here’s the game winner from Conor Liston. 26 down to a win on the road 👏🏻
𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐑 ⭐️
A superb two-pointer from Conor Liston to win the game for
@UlsterUni
👏
Not a bad way to mark your
@InsureMyVan_ie
Super League & club debut 😎
#BISL
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#BITV
📺
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Damaria Franklin’s one week stint in the Super League for Maree.
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Congratulations to the great people in
@KillesterBball
Titles taste better after waiting 40 years.
𝗦𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀 🥳
@KillesterBball
get their hands on the
@missquoteie
Super League trophy 🏆
#BISL
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@missquoteie
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My look back at brilliant Cup weekend in Cork including:
The Shot
The Derby
The Upset
The frustrations
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Such a shame the Americans got in ahead of us to offer her international basketball.
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Well done
@thesidelinelive
there’s a lot of research gone into this. Doubt many others know as much across all of the competitions. Loads to look forward to over the Cup Weekend.
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semi final weekend wrap up:
Best play: Keelan game winner
Best story: Niamh Dwyer - came out of retirement and had such a big impact in an upset. One of the greatest ever.
Team performance: Fr Mathews or Phoenix BC u18
Best game: derby game
Anyone got any different?
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My look back at the weekend’s action.
@KillesterBball
big win over Liffey Celtics and Kason’s 50
@warriors_bc
comeback
@BelfastStar64
survive triple ot
Concerns for Demons against zone
Galway derby win for
@UGMareeBball
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Here’s this week’s talking points on another eventful weekend for Cork teams in particular.
Headlines:
Star with a big win over Maree
Imbalance in the women’s league
Neptune continue the merry go round
Demons struggling
Grant Olsen with 40
Let me know what stood out for you
Topsy turvy Neptune have fans pulling their hair out, Belfast bounce back, Brunell stake their claim
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AIL women’s final and
@lilypeat11
is still going and more athletic than everyone around her. Just scored a great try. What a star ⭐️
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Ahead of the
@Insuremyhouseie
Cup Final Weekend I will have two pieces in
@ExaminerSport
, starting with a look at 5 rising stars to watch over the weekend.
Tomorrow we’ll have the big questions ahead of the two Super League Finals.
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Leo was very impressive last summer. Excited to see how he does at Harvard.
🇮🇪 2024 6-8 G/F Leo Byrne has committed to Harvard
The Alvik product put his high-level shooting abilities well on display last year with the Irish NT at the FIBA U18 Div B, averaging 15.6 PPG in 22.7 MPG across 7 games (11th scorer of the tournament)
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Look back at yesterday’s action.
•
@eannabasketball
peaking at the perfect time
• Simons delivers for
@KillesterBball
• Demons rollercoaster comes to an end
• Maree dip at the wrong
•Wildcats end Liffey’s season
• Brunell young guns show promise
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Last thoughts on the Irish team before we get back to the final few weeks of the league.
There’s obviously a big talent gap that we have to fill to become seriously competitive internationally.
Most of that is long term development and a complex discussion.
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The revival and extension of the Hall of Fame has been one of the success stories of the past few years. Great to see great players/coaches/administrators recognised.
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Big news for
@Nd_Okafor23
going to Washington State
TP Commit: Cal transfer ND Okafor has committed to Washington State, he tells
@TP4PT
.
The 6’9” 235 pound forward appeared in 39 games for the Golden Bears spanning over two seasons.
#TP4PT
#TransferPortal
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Talking points of the weekend:
•Ulster stun Wildcats
• Star the real deal
• Demons Jekyll and Hyde
• Neptune change Americans Again
• Killorglin stun Maree after coaching change
• Brunell’s title challenge fading
Basketball round-up: Killorglin stun Maree, Demons dominate Ballincollig
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Weekly talking points in the
@ExaminerSport
Brunell’s big win
Lorcan’s 44
Ryan Leonard hitting his stride
Are Star the real deal?
And more…
Let me know what stood out for you.
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Is the stream not working for anyone else? Still saying due to start at 19.45?
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Ballincollig vs Killester
Maree vs Sligo
Eanna vs Tralee
Star vs Demons
People will focus on Star Demons especially with Fields likely suspended and Demons knocking them out of the Cup.
That top game is going to be fascinating though. Ballincolligs size vs killesters guards
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Incredible 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Wolves are down by 2 with 2 seconds to go and then this happens. Darren inbounds to Francisco and from way down deep BANG a game WINNER!!
Just WOW
@BballIrl
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Mark Reynolds becoming a proper Irish Super League player by returning the season after retiring.
@hoopfolio
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Away from the eyes of the Cup,
@moycullenbasket
with a huge win over Sligo. Takes them even with Demons and only a game behind Neptune and Killorglin.
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Good luck to Killian who moves to Maine.
With the right progression and development, he has the potential to be one of our top pros over the next few years.
Siena transfer Killian Gribben chooses the University of Maine, an America East rival of UAlbany:
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Ahead of the four
@Insuremyhouseie
Cup semi-finals I’ve taken a look at some of the key questions for each of the games.
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Just catching up on the earlier games.
You’d certainly be frustrated if you’re Claire and this is how you pick up your 4th foul in the first half.
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Fingers crossed for BI as they try to get funding through the new €120m major sport infrastructure fund launched today.
Priority for NGB and LSPs and the new requirement for facilities to have similar access for men and women is a huge advantage.
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One of the fun facts from Hoops Across the Ocean was that former Irish international John Burke was Magic Johnson’s teammate in Sweden. John was 7’1 and born and raised in Naas. You can see him get an assist at 9 seconds below from Magic!
Magic Johnson
@MagicJohnson
played overseas in Sweden during the 1999-2000 season for a team formerly known as Magic M7 (
@BorasBasket
). He played 5 games and scored 30 points in one game and had 11 assists in the first 2.5 minutes in another. The team ultimately ended up
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Kevin Anyanwu is a player everyone in Dublin has expected big things from for the last 5 years.
It’s great to see that he’s delivering on that potential with Vincent’s. 39 points, 25 in the first half.
Incredibly he only had 5 free throws and 2 threes and shot 14/19 from 2.
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It wasn’t a great
@bballirl
performance but it’s testament to where we are going that the team can play below par and still win international games now.
The sold out arena was loud and kids lining up for autographs is the perfect ending to the window.
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Amazing. Joseph is one of the most entertaining young Irish guards in the country. He plays with a level of creativity we don’t see enough.
Joseph Coughlan from inside his own free throw line with an amazing buzzer beater 🙌🏀
@TitansBC
@BballIrl
@kerrysportshub
#homeofbasketballinkillarney
#BePartOfIt
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This weekend is set to be the biggest of the Super League so far.
Liffey travelling to Fr Mathews is a tough test in women’s.
Maree vs Tralee (with new American)
Star tough test away v Ballincollig
Killorglin v Moycullen (huge implications)
Throw in a Cork derby to cap it off!
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😍😍😍😍
A look at the all-new Newforge Sports Complex, Belfast Star’s new home 🏡
📺
📱
@SwishAllHoops
app for updates
#BISL
|
#BITV
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My 10 talking points from the first weekend of Super League action.
Some big performances over the weekend and some high scoring Americans to look forward to.
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Ultimate issue for the leagues in Ireland currently is that there is no plan for the leagues currently.
There is a lot of interest from clubs to play SL but when it comes to venues, Americans, Irish players, rules, stats, sponsors etc there is no direction.
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Is
@PaulCarr95
the first coach to coach a National Final against a team using the same name as him?
I’m sure that’s the first thing everyone was thinking too.
Will it be a Dublin or Kerry side who gain promotion to the
@missquoteie
Super League for 2024/25? 🤨
📆 | Saturday, March 9th
📍 | National Basketball Arena
⏰ | 14:45
🎟️ |
📺 |
📲 | Swish All Hoops App
#BITV
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#BID1
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Very interesting signing for Neptune. Derek is excellent and played for former Neptune coach Billy Mims at Florida Tech where Daragh O’Sullivan is now.
Main concern is that he’s very similar to Briggs so does it address the fit issues beside Jordan?
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Amazing by Brunell and
@EdelThornton5
😲😲😲😲
Down 7 with 1.07 left and on the road, Edel hits back to back threes and Lauren Homan hits two clutch free throws to keep the league title dream on track.
Heartbreaking for
@frmathewsbc
who won’t know how they managed to lose.
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Check out the preview of Ireland’s
@EuroBasket
qualifier away to Croatia tonight.
The game is on
@SportTG4
at 7.15pm as the senior men go head to head with the 25th ranked team in the world.
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Have to say
@eannabasketball
looked brilliant last night against Star. They were up 20 when the ejection etc happened.
So many options and all playing for each other. Sean Jenkins was brilliant with 28.
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Outside of the positive interaction with women’s basketball, this is really interesting. It’s the first time I think we’ve seen stats on Swish or BITV.
More people are tuning into women's basketball than ever before this season 😍
@sportireland
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#WomenInSportIRE
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Since we’ve returned and gone to conferences post covid.
7 out of the 8 finalists have been from southern conference.
All 4 trophies won by south.
This years cup has 4 southern teams left
5-6 years ago it was all Dublin teams and Tralee but it’s swung heavily the other way
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🇮🇪 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
Center of attention 📍
Neal Quinn is a Second Team All-Atlantic 10 pick after ranking second on the Spiders in scoring and rebounding and placing among the league leaders in assists and blocks!
#OneRichmond
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Great group.
Tony is gent who continues to do a lot for the sport and referees.
Sheila did a huge amount for the Arena and Table Officials alongside my Dad & Mum so I saw firsthand her brilliant contribution.
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