2015–16 Irish Premier League season



























































2015–16 Irish Premier League season
League Premier League
Sport Basketball
Duration 3 October 2015 – 6 March 2016 (Regular season)
12 March 2016 – 20 March 2016 (Champions Trophy)
Number of games 18
Number of teams 10
Regular season
League champions UCC Demons
Season MVP
Lehmon Colbert (UCC Demons)
Top scorer
Duane Johnson (DCU Saints) (26.2 ppg)
Tournaments
Champions Trophy champions UCC Demons
  Champions Trophy runners-up Killester
National Cup champions Templeogue
  National Cup runners-up Swords Thunder
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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,[1][2][3] while 2016 National Cup honours went to Templeogue, who collected their first piece of silverware.[4][5] In the season finale Champions Trophy tournament, Demons took out the title for the fourth straight year.[6]




Contents






  • 1 Teams


  • 2 Regular season


    • 2.1 Standings




  • 3 Champions Trophy


    • 3.1 Bracket


    • 3.2 Quarter-finals


    • 3.3 Semi-finals


    • 3.4 Final




  • 4 National Cup


    • 4.1 Round 1 (2 legs)


    • 4.2 Round 2 (1 leg)


    • 4.3 Semi-finals


    • 4.4 Final




  • 5 Awards


    • 5.1 Player of the Month


    • 5.2 Coach of the Month


    • 5.3 Statistics leaders


    • 5.4 Regular season




  • 6 References





Teams





































































Team
Stadium
City/Area
Last season

Belfast Star

Methodist College

Belfast
6th

DCU Saints

DCU Sports Complex

Glasnevin, Dublin
8th

Éanna

Coláiste Éanna

Rathfarnham, Dublin
New

Killester

IWA Sports Hall

Clontarf, Dublin
4th

Moycullen
Kingfisher, NUIG

Galway
New

Swords Thunder

ALSAA Sports Complex

Dublin Airport, Dublin
2nd

Templeogue
Oblate Hall

Inchicore, Dublin
3rd

UCC Demons

Mardyke Arena, UCC

Cork
1st

UCD Marian

UCD Sports Centre

Belfield, Dublin
5th

UL Eagles
PESS Building, UL

Limerick
9th


Regular season



Standings






































































































#

Irish Premier League Regular Season Standings
Team

W

L

PCT

PTS
1
UCC Demons 16 2 89 48
2
Killester 14 4 78 42
3
Templeogue 14 4 78 42
4
UCD Marian 10 8 56 30

5
Swords Thunder 9 9 50 27
6
DCU Saints 7 11 39 21
7
Belfast Star 6 12 33 18
8
UL Eagles 6 12 33 18
9
Moycullen 5 13 28 15
10
Éanna 3 15 17 9

Source: Basketball Ireland



Champions Trophy



Bracket







































































































 
Quarter-finals
 
 
Semi-finals
 
 
Final
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
1

UCC Demons

75
 
 
4

UCD Marian

101
 
 
4

UCD Marian
71
 
 
 


KUBS**
67
 
 
 
 

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UCC Demons

82
 
 
 


Killester
77
 

 
 
2

Killester

94
 
 
 
3

Templeogue

86
 
 
3

Templeogue
76
 
 

Maree*
73
 

*National League Division 1 champions.[7]


**National League Division 1 runners-up.[7]



Quarter-finals




12 March 2016
16:30 GMT
















Maree 73–86
Templeogue

Pts: Cathal Finn (18)

Pts: Michael Bonaparte (34)


Calasanctius College, Oranmore






12 March 2016
20:00 GMT
















KUBS 67–101
UCD Marian

Pts: Jonathan Riles (19)

Pts: Dustan Moreira (24)


Carroll Arena, Greendale, Dublin




Source: Basketball Ireland



Semi-finals




19 March 2016
15:00 GMT




Box Score Report














Killester
94–76
Templeogue

Scoring by quarter: 26–21, 24–24, 19–18, 25–13

Pts: Jermaine Turner (25)
Rebs: Jermaine Turner (16)
Asts: Ciaran Roe (6)

Pts: Michael Bonaparte (28)
Rebs: Michael Bonaparte (13)
Asts: Tied (5)


The Watershed, Kilkenny






19 March 2016
17:00 GMT




Box Score Report














UCC Demons
75–71
UCD Marian

Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 19–19, 22–22, 11–12

Pts: Lehmon Colbert (35)
Rebs: Lehmon Colbert (17)
Asts: Kyle Hosford (5)

Pts: Dustan Moreira (17)
Rebs: Dustan Moreira (11)
Asts: Barry Drumm (8)


The Watershed, Kilkenny




Source: Basketball Ireland, Basketball Ireland



Final




YouTube



20 March 2016
16:00 GMT




Box Score Report














UCC Demons
82–77
Killester

Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 24–26, 26–14, 16–22

Pts: Lehmon Colbert (27)
Rebs: Lehmon Colbert (16)
Asts: Colin O'Reilly (10)

Pts: Paul Dick (22)
Rebs: Paul Dick (12)
Asts: Tied (6)


The Watershed, Kilkenny
MVP: Lehmon Colbert





National Cup



Round 1 (2 legs)




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






14 November 2015 (Series 3)









Moycullen 70–80
Templeogue


NUIG Kingfisher, Galway






14 November 2015 (Series 4)









Swords Thunder
78–59
Éanna


ALSAA, Dublin






14 November 2015 (Series 5)









Belfast Star
86–74
Killester


Methodist College, Belfast






4 December 2015 (Series 1)












UCC Demons
88–67
UL Eagles
UCC Demons win Series 1 on aggregate (170–120).


Mardyke Arena, Cork






5 December 2015 (Series 2)












DCU Saints 67–80
UCD Marian
UCD Marian win Series 2 on aggregate (196–152).


DCU Sports Complex, Dublin






5 December 2015 (Series 3)












Templeogue
79–78
Moycullen
Templeogue win Series 3 on aggregate (159–148).


Oblate Hall, Dublin






5 December 2015 (Series 4)












Éanna 86–92
Swords Thunder
Swords Thunder win Series 4 on aggregate (170–145).


Coláiste Éanna, Dublin






5 December 2015 (Series 5)












Killester
100–51
Belfast Star
Killester win Series 5 on aggregate (174–137).


IWA-Clontarf, Dublin





Round 2 (1 leg)


Winner of Series 2 vs Winner of Series 4




18 December 2015









Swords Thunder
80–70
UCD Marian


ALSAA, Dublin





Semi-finals


Winner of Series 1 vs Winner of Round 2




8 January 2016









UCC Demons 82–103
Swords Thunder


Mardyke Arena, Cork




Winner of Series 5 vs Winner of Series 3




9 January 2016









Killester 59–61
Templeogue


Mardyke Arena, Cork





Final




30 January 2016
20:00 GMT




Box Score Report














Swords Thunder 75–78
Templeogue

Scoring by quarter: 16–24, 23–4, 12–29, 24–21

Pts: Isaac Westbrooks (15)
Rebs: Dan Nelms (13)
Asts: Isaac Westbrooks (7)

Pts: Michael Bonaparte (21)
Rebs: Jason Killeen (10)
Asts: Sean Flood (5)



National Basketball Arena, Dublin
MVP: Michael Bonaparte




Source: Basketball Ireland, Comortais



Awards



Player of the Month







































Month Player Team Ref
October Michael Bonaparte Templeogue [8]
November Lehmon Colbert UCC Demons [9]
December Duane Johnson DCU Saints [10]
January Michael Bonaparte Templeogue [11]
February Jermaine Turner Killester [12]


Coach of the Month







































Month Player Team Ref
October Mark Keenan Templeogue [8]
November Colin O'Reilly UCC Demons [9]
December Neal McCotter Belfast Star [10]
January Mark Keenan Templeogue [11]
February Brian O'Malley Killester [12]


Statistics leaders


Stats as of the end of the regular season[13][14]







































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)[15]


  • Young Player of the Year: Sean Flood (Templeogue)


  • Coach of the Year: Brian O'Malley (Killester)


  • All-Star First Picks:

    • Michael Bonaparte (Templeogue)[16]


    • 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





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