O’Reilly and Ireland face Denmark in final group game
Ireland play their final group game at the European U18 Championships in Estonia this evening. The Irish face Denmark at 6.30pm Irish time in their fifth match, hoping to claim their first win of the tournament. Sligo All-Stars’ Oisin O’Reilly is part of the Irish squad, and has featured in…
Sligo All-Stars appoint Spanish coach on three-year contract
EJs Sligo All-Stars have announced that Spaniard Alberto Garcia is to link up with the club as head coach on a three-year contract. The experienced Garcia has been coaching professionally in Sweden for the past number of years, and will take up his new post in Sligo ahead of the…
Basketball Ireland Men’s Division One fixtures unveiled for 2017/18 season
Men’s Division 1 Fixtures 2017-2018 Day Date Time Home Away Venue Round 16/17 Sept St Pauls Killarney Dublin Lions 1 16/17 Sept Ballincollig BC LYIT Donegal 1 16/17 Sept EJ Sligo All Stars LIT Celtics 1 16/17 Sept Ulster Elks Radisson Blu UL Eagles 1 16/17 Sept ITC Basketball BFG…
Basketball Ireland outlines plans for 15-team Men’s Division One next season
Basketball Ireland have outlined their plans for next season’s expanded National League Men’s Division One. The 15-team league, which will once again include Sligo All-Stars, will see each team play each other once initially, before the top eight teams will split into Division 1A and the bottom seven clubs will…
Kaylim Noel named in Division One team of the year
Sligo All-Stars’ Kaylim Noel has been named on the Basketball Ireland All-Star first five for the Men’s Division One. The American had an outstanding first season for the club, having linked up with Shane O’Meara’s side on their return to national league basketball. The EJs All-Stars finished comfortably midtable in…
Donaghy the Star of the show as Donegal hosts national finals
Kieran Donaghy was the main man in Letterkenny on Sunday as Tralee swooped home to glory and scooped the silverware in the final of the Basketball Ireland Men’s Champions Trophy. It was a thrilling finale in Donegal as Donaghy drove down the court and laid the ball up in style to send…