2012–13 Irish SuperLeague season
2012–13 Irish SuperLeague season | |
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League | SuperLeague |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | 28 September 2012 – 9 March 2013 (Regular season) 15 March 2013 – 23 March 2013 (Champions Trophy) |
Number of games | 21 |
Number of teams | 8 |
Regular season | |
League champions | UL Eagles |
Season MVP | Ger Noonan (Neptune) |
Top scorer | Patrick Sullivan (Moycullen) (23.3 ppg) |
Tournaments | |
Champions Trophy champions | UCC Demons |
Champions Trophy runners-up | DCU Saints |
National Cup champions | Neptune |
National Cup runners-up | UL Eagles |
The 2012–13 Irish SuperLeague season was the 40th running of Basketball Ireland's premier men's basketball competition. The season featured 8 teams from across the Republic of Ireland, with the regular season beginning on 28 September 2012[1] and ending on 9 March 2013. With a first-place finish and a 16–5 win/loss record, UL Eagles were crowned league champions for the second straight year.[2]Neptune were crowned National Cup champions for the first time in 21 years, while UCC Demons won the inaugural season finale Champions Trophy tournament.
Contents
1 Teams
2 Regular season
2.1 Standings
3 Champions Trophy
3.1 Bracket
3.2 Semi-finals
3.3 Final
4 National Cup
4.1 Semi-finals
4.2 Final
5 SuperLeague Select Team
5.1 Ireland vs England
5.1.1 Team
5.1.2 Game data
6 Awards
6.1 Player of the Month
6.2 Coach of the Month
6.3 Statistics leaders
6.4 Regular season
7 References
Teams
Team | Stadium | City/Area | Last season |
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DCU Saints | DCU Sports Complex | Glasnevin, Dublin | 1st (North) |
Dublin Inter | National Basketball Arena | Tallaght, Dublin | New |
Killester | IWA Sports Hall | Clontarf, Dublin | 2nd (North) |
Moycullen | Kingfisher, NUIG | Galway | 4th (South) |
Neptune | Neptune Stadium | Cork | 2nd (South) |
UCC Demons | Mardyke Arena, UCC | Cork | 1st (South) |
UCD Marian | UCD Sports Centre | Belfield, Dublin | 3rd (North) |
UL Eagles | UL Arena | Limerick | 3rd (South) |
Regular season
Standings
# | Irish SuperLeague Regular Season Standings | ||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | PTS | |
1 | UL Eagles | 16 | 5 | 76 | 53 |
2 | Neptune | 13 | 8 | 62 | 47 |
3 | UCC Demons | 13 | 8 | 62 | 47 |
4 | DCU Saints | 11 | 10 | 52 | 43 |
5 | Killester | 10 | 11 | 48 | 41 |
6 | Moycullen | 8 | 13 | 38 | 37 |
7 | UCD Marian | 8 | 13 | 38 | 37 |
8 | Dublin Inter | 5 | 16 | 24 | 29 |
Source: SportsNewsIRELAND
Champions Trophy
Bracket
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
1 | UL Eagles | 75 | |||||||
4 | DCU Saints | 83 | |||||||
DCU Saints | 62 | ||||||||
UCC Demons | 73 | ||||||||
2 | Neptune | 74 | |||||||
3 | UCC Demons | 79 | |||||||
Semi-finals
15 March 2013 18:45 GMT |
Report |
Neptune | 74–79 | UCC Demons |
Pts: Darren Townes (15) | Pts: Ciaran O'Sullivan (23) |
Mardyke Arena, Cork |
15 March 2013 20:45 GMT |
Report |
UL Eagles | 75–83 | DCU Saints |
Pts: Robert Taylor (18) | Pts: Mārtiņš Provizors (13) |
Mardyke Arena, Cork |
Source: RTE
Final
23 March 2013 19:00 GMT |
Stats |
DCU Saints | 62–73 | UCC Demons |
Pts: Keith Anderson (13) | Pts: Ciaran O'Sullivan (18) |
National Basketball Arena, Dublin MVP: Shane Coughlan |
Source: RTE
National Cup
Semi-finals
11 January 2013 19:00 GMT |
Preview Stats |
UCC Demons | 71–76 | Neptune |
Pts: Kenton Walker (27) | Pts: Darren Townes (21) |
Neptune Stadium, Cork |
11 January 2013 21:00 GMT |
Preview Stats |
UL Eagles | 58–50 | UCD Marian |
Pts: Neil Campbell (15) | Pts: Thomas Viglianco (14) |
Neptune Stadium, Cork |
Final
25 January 2013 20:45 GMT |
Preview Report Report |
UL Eagles | 65–85 | Neptune |
Pts: Neil Campbell (18) | Pts: Michael McGinn (28) |
National Basketball Arena, Dublin MVP: Michael McGinn |
SuperLeague Select Team
Ireland vs England
In January 2013, the SuperLeague 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 13 January,[3][4] with tip off at 12:30pm.[5]
Team
- Shane Coughlan (UCC Demons)
- Niall O'Reilly (UCC Demons)
- Robert Taylor (UL Eagles)
Jason Killeen (UL Eagles)- Rob Lynch (UL Eagles)
- Neil Campbell (UL Eagles)
- Darren Townes (Neptune)
- Michael McGinn (Neptune)
- Ger Noonan (Neptune)
- Mindaugas Tamušauskas (Dublin Inter)
- Keith Anderson (DCU Saints)
- Mike Westbrooks (Killester)
- Cian Nihill (reserve player) (Moycullen)[6]
Head Coach: Mark Keenan (UL Eagles)
Assistant Coaches: Jerome Westbrooks (Killester) and John King
Game data
Highlights Replay |
13 January 2013 12:30 GMT |
Report Box Score |
England Select | 80–83 | SuperLeague Select |
Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 26–26, 17–14, 16–23 | ||
Pts: Tayo Ogedengbe (33) Rebs: Mike Tuck (12) Asts: Devan Bailey (6) | Pts: Mindaugas Tamušauskas (17) Rebs: Jason Killeen (12) Asts: Robert Taylor (4) |
National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
Awards
Player of the Month
Month | Player | Team |
---|---|---|
October | Pat Glover | DCU Saints |
November | Robert Taylor | UL Eagles |
December | Shane Coughlan | UCC Demons |
January | Michael McGinn | Neptune |
February | Dan James | UCD Marian |
March | Shane Coughlan | UCC Demons |
Coach of the Month
Month | Player | Team | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
October | Paul Kelleher | UCC Demons | |
November | Mark Keenan | UL Eagles | |
December | Mark Scannell | Neptune | |
January | Mark Scannell | Neptune | [7] |
February | Salva Camps | Moycullen | |
March | Dave Donnelly | DCU Saints |
Statistics leaders
Category | Player | Team | Stat |
---|---|---|---|
Points per game | Patrick Sullivan | Moycullen | 23.3 |
Rebounds per game | John Galvin | UCD Marian | 17.4 |
Assists per game | Ger Noonan | Neptune | 8.2 |
Steals per game | Robert Taylor | UL Eagles | 2.7 |
Blocks per game | John Galvin | UCD Marian | 2.9 |
Regular season
Player of the Year: Ger Noonan (Neptune)[8]
Young Player of the Year: Keith Anderson (DCU Saints)[9]
Coach of the Year: Mark Scannell (Neptune)[10]
References
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^ "KIERAN SHANNON: Making the big calls". IrishExaminer.ie. 12 January 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
^ Ryan, Emmet (7 January 2014). "IRISH SELECT COACH MARK KEENAN PLOTTING ANOTHER UPSET". BallinEurope.com. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
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^ Sanders, Andrew (23 October 2013). "The Gathering Shield: A Premier Select?". TheCourtsideCollective.com. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
^ "Neptune coach Mark Scannell wins manager of the month". SportsNewsIreland.com. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
^ "Basketball Ireland Annual Awards 2012/2013 – 758769". SportsFile.com. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
^ "National Awards - Season 2012/2013". BasketballIreland.ie. Archived from the original on 13 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
^ "Basketball Ireland Annual Awards 2012/2013 – 758771". SportsFile.com. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
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