Repairs to be carried out at Forthill basketball court
Repair works are to be carried out on the basketball court in Forthill after a lot of equipment was damaged following bad weather. The boards in the court are set to be replaced, however, there is no funding available to re-line the court. The outdoor facilities in Forthill get a…
Danish All-Star Toby ready for Sligo challenge
EJ’s Sligo All-Stars’ new signing Toby Christensen is looking forward to the coming season with his new team. The Danish guard has also taken up a coaching role with the All-Star under 20’s. He watched on as the U-20’s were beaten by Drogheda Wolves on Sunday, 86-79. Speaking to Ocean…
Donegal to have women’s team in national basketball league
Basketball Ireland has confirmed that LYIT Donegal will compete in the Women’s National League level for the first time ever this October. The Women’s Division 1 has followed the Women’s Super League’s suit and will have a Conference format for the revised 2020/21 season. Both leagues will start on the…
Northwest clubs preparing for start of new basketball season
The countdown is on to the start of the 2018/19 Basketball Ireland National League season, with the Men’s Division One league getting the season underway from September 8th. The Men’s Super League will be next up with tip off on September 29th, while the Women’s Super League and Women’s Division…
National Leagues to expand for 2018-19 season
Basketball Ireland has announced that the Men’s and Women’s National Leagues will expand from 42 teams to 49 teams for the upcoming 2018/19 season. New additions to the Men’s Super League sees the promotion of Keane’s SuperValu Killorglin and Neptune BC to the division at the cost of Éanna…
Donegal Town basketballers preparing for national final
Donegal Town BC U16 Girls head off to represent the Region in the ALL IRELAND CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS next weekend. They qualify for this the end of season highlight by winning the Counties Donegal/ Sligo Regional League as well as adding the Supercup Title to their seasons haul. The Donegal Girls…