2014β15 Irish Premier League season | |
---|---|
League | Premier League |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | 4 October 2014 β 15 March 2015 (Regular season) 21 March 2015 β 29 March 2015 (Champions Trophy) |
Number of games | 18 |
Number of teams | 10 |
Regular season | |
League champions | UCC Demons |
Season MVP | Colin O'Reilly (UCC Demons) |
Top scorer | Ricky Taylor (Belfast Star) (26.2 ppg) |
Tournaments | |
Champions Trophy champions | UCC Demons |
Champions Trophy runners-up | Templeogue |
National Cup champions | UCC Demons |
National Cup runners-up | UCD Marian |
The 2014β15 Irish Premier League season was the 42nd 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 4 October 2014 and ending on 15 March 2015. In 2014β15, UCC Demons created history in Irish basketball by becoming the first side ever to remain undefeated for an entire season. They claimed the end-of-season Champions Trophy on 29 March 2015 to add to their League and Cup titles in a campaign that saw them win 24 games in a row. In a thrilling Champions Trophy final in Galway, Demons saw off Templeogue 85β73 behind the play of player-coach Colin O'Reilly. [1]
Team | Stadium | City/Area | Last season |
---|---|---|---|
Belfast Star | Methodist College | Belfast | 6th |
DCU Saints | DCU Sports Complex | Glasnevin, Dublin | 4th |
Dublin Inter | Mountview Y&C Club | Clonsilla, Dublin | 8th |
Killester | IWA Sports Hall | Clontarf, Dublin | 1st |
Neptune | Neptune Stadium | Cork | 3rd |
Swords Thunder | ALSAA Sports Complex | Dublin Airport, Dublin | New |
Templeogue | Oblate Hall | Inchicore, Dublin | 10th |
UCC Demons | Mardyke Arena, UCC | Cork | 2nd |
UCD Marian | UCD Sports Centre | Belfield, Dublin | 7th |
UL Eagles | UL Arena | Limerick | 5th |
# | Irish Premier League Regular Season Standings | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | W | L | PCT | BP | PTS | |
1 | UCC Demons | 18 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 54 |
2 | Swords Thunder | 13 | 5 | 72 | 0 | 39 |
3 | Templeogue | 11 | 7 | 61 | 1 | 34 |
4 | Killester | 11 | 7 | 61 | 1 | 34 |
5 | UCD Marian | 9 | 9 | 50 | 4 | 31 |
6 | Belfast Star | 7 | 11 | 39 | 6 | 27 |
7 | Neptune | 7 | 11 | 39 | 1 | 22 |
8 | DCU Saints | 6 | 12 | 33 | 2 | 20 |
9 | UL Eagles | 5 | 13 | 28 | 4 | 19 |
10 | Dublin Inter | 3 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 12 |
Source: Comortais
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | UCC Demons | 73 | ||||||||||||
4 | Killester | 75 | 4 | Killester | 71 | |||||||||
Moycullen* | 72 |
![]() | UCC Demons | 85 | ||||||||||
Templeogue | 73 | |||||||||||||
2 | Swords Thunder | 73 | ||||||||||||
3 | Templeogue | 84 | 3 | Templeogue | 81 | |||||||||
Maree** | 61 |
*National League Division 1 champions. [2] [3]
**National League Division 1 runners-up.
21 March 2015
19:45 GMT |
Maree | 61–84 | Templeogue |
Pts: Padraig Burke (17) | Pts: Conor Grace (20) |
Calasanctius College,
Oranmore
|
28 March 2015
14:00 GMT |
UCC Demons | 73–71 | Killester |
Scoring by quarter: 20β11, 14β27, 22β15, 17β18 | ||
Pts:
Lehmon Colbert (21) Rebs: Lehmon Colbert (11) Asts: Kyle Hosford (5) |
Pts: Ciaran Roe (17) Rebs: Jermaine Turner (16) Asts: Ciaran Roe (7) |
NUIG Kingfisher,
Galway
|
28 March 2015
16:00 GMT |
Swords Thunder | 73–81 | Templeogue |
Scoring by quarter: 16β21, 26β21, 13β18, 18β21 | ||
Pts: Tied (20) Rebs: Juan Torres (14) Asts: Isaac Westbrooks (5) |
Pts:
Jason Killeen (29) Rebs: Jason Killeen (16) Asts: Isaac Gordon (6) |
NUIG Kingfisher,
Galway
|
29 March 2015
16:00 GMT |
UCC Demons | 85–73 | Templeogue |
Scoring by quarter: 22β23, 20β15, 20β15, 23β20 | ||
Pts:
Colin O'Reilly (25) Rebs: Lehmon Colbert (10) Asts: Colin O'Reilly (3) |
Pts: Lorcan Murphy (19) Rebs: Jason Killeen (8) Asts: Conor Grace (3) |
6 December 2014 (Series 1)
|
Neptune | 88–91 | UCD Marian |
UCD Marian win Series 1 on aggregate (186β165). |
Neptune Stadium,
Cork
|
6 December 2014 (Series 2)
|
Dublin Inter | 73–71 | UL Eagles |
UL Eagles win Series 2 on aggregate (146β143). |
Mountview Y&C Club,
Dublin
|
6 December 2014 (Series 3)
|
UCC Demons | 74–64 | Killester |
UCC Demons win Series 3 on aggregate (162β127). |
Mardyke Arena,
Cork
|
6 December 2014 (Series 4)
|
Templeogue | 85–76 | DCU Saints |
Templeogue win Series 4 on aggregate (158β142). |
Oblate Hall,
Dublin
|
6 December 2014 (Series 5)
|
Swords Thunder | 74–62 | Belfast Star |
Swords Thunder win Series 5 on aggregate (147β145). |
ALSAA,
Dublin
|
Winner of Series 4 vs Winner of Series 5
Winner of Series 1 vs Winner of Series 2
Winner of Series 3 vs Winner of Round 2
24 January 2015
20:00 GMT |
UCD Marian | 65–91 | UCC Demons |
Pts: Neil Baynes (20) | Pts: Lehmon Colbert (25) |
Source: Comortais
Month | Player | Team | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
October | Colin O'Reilly | UCC Demons | [4] [5] |
November | Ricky Taylor | Belfast Star | |
December | Michael Goj | Swords Thunder | [6] |
January | Lehmon Colbert | UCC Demons | [7] |
February | Conor Meany | UCD Marian | |
March | Jason Killeen | Templeogue | [8] |
Month | Player | Team | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
October | Colin O'Reilly | UCC Demons | [4] |
November | Dave Baker | Swords Thunder | [9] |
December | Ioannis Liapakis | UCD Marian | [6] |
January | Colin O'Reilly | UCC Demons | [7] |
February | Colin O'Reilly | UCC Demons | [10] |
March | Mark Keenan | Templeogue | [8] |
Stats as of the end of the regular season [11]
Category | Player | Team | Stat |
---|---|---|---|
Points per game | Ricky Taylor | Belfast Star | 26.2 |
Rebounds per game | MΔrtiΕΕ‘ Provizors | DCU Saints | 16.8 |
Assists per game | Isaac Westbrooks | Swords Thunder | 9.6 |
Steals per game | Isaac Westbrooks | Swords Thunder | 3.2 |
Blocks per game | Jason Killeen | Templeogue | 2.4 |
2014β15 Irish Premier League season | |
---|---|
League | Premier League |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | 4 October 2014 β 15 March 2015 (Regular season) 21 March 2015 β 29 March 2015 (Champions Trophy) |
Number of games | 18 |
Number of teams | 10 |
Regular season | |
League champions | UCC Demons |
Season MVP | Colin O'Reilly (UCC Demons) |
Top scorer | Ricky Taylor (Belfast Star) (26.2 ppg) |
Tournaments | |
Champions Trophy champions | UCC Demons |
Champions Trophy runners-up | Templeogue |
National Cup champions | UCC Demons |
National Cup runners-up | UCD Marian |
The 2014β15 Irish Premier League season was the 42nd 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 4 October 2014 and ending on 15 March 2015. In 2014β15, UCC Demons created history in Irish basketball by becoming the first side ever to remain undefeated for an entire season. They claimed the end-of-season Champions Trophy on 29 March 2015 to add to their League and Cup titles in a campaign that saw them win 24 games in a row. In a thrilling Champions Trophy final in Galway, Demons saw off Templeogue 85β73 behind the play of player-coach Colin O'Reilly. [1]
Team | Stadium | City/Area | Last season |
---|---|---|---|
Belfast Star | Methodist College | Belfast | 6th |
DCU Saints | DCU Sports Complex | Glasnevin, Dublin | 4th |
Dublin Inter | Mountview Y&C Club | Clonsilla, Dublin | 8th |
Killester | IWA Sports Hall | Clontarf, Dublin | 1st |
Neptune | Neptune Stadium | Cork | 3rd |
Swords Thunder | ALSAA Sports Complex | Dublin Airport, Dublin | New |
Templeogue | Oblate Hall | Inchicore, Dublin | 10th |
UCC Demons | Mardyke Arena, UCC | Cork | 2nd |
UCD Marian | UCD Sports Centre | Belfield, Dublin | 7th |
UL Eagles | UL Arena | Limerick | 5th |
# | Irish Premier League Regular Season Standings | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | W | L | PCT | BP | PTS | |
1 | UCC Demons | 18 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 54 |
2 | Swords Thunder | 13 | 5 | 72 | 0 | 39 |
3 | Templeogue | 11 | 7 | 61 | 1 | 34 |
4 | Killester | 11 | 7 | 61 | 1 | 34 |
5 | UCD Marian | 9 | 9 | 50 | 4 | 31 |
6 | Belfast Star | 7 | 11 | 39 | 6 | 27 |
7 | Neptune | 7 | 11 | 39 | 1 | 22 |
8 | DCU Saints | 6 | 12 | 33 | 2 | 20 |
9 | UL Eagles | 5 | 13 | 28 | 4 | 19 |
10 | Dublin Inter | 3 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 12 |
Source: Comortais
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | UCC Demons | 73 | ||||||||||||
4 | Killester | 75 | 4 | Killester | 71 | |||||||||
Moycullen* | 72 |
![]() | UCC Demons | 85 | ||||||||||
Templeogue | 73 | |||||||||||||
2 | Swords Thunder | 73 | ||||||||||||
3 | Templeogue | 84 | 3 | Templeogue | 81 | |||||||||
Maree** | 61 |
*National League Division 1 champions. [2] [3]
**National League Division 1 runners-up.
21 March 2015
19:45 GMT |
Maree | 61–84 | Templeogue |
Pts: Padraig Burke (17) | Pts: Conor Grace (20) |
Calasanctius College,
Oranmore
|
28 March 2015
14:00 GMT |
UCC Demons | 73–71 | Killester |
Scoring by quarter: 20β11, 14β27, 22β15, 17β18 | ||
Pts:
Lehmon Colbert (21) Rebs: Lehmon Colbert (11) Asts: Kyle Hosford (5) |
Pts: Ciaran Roe (17) Rebs: Jermaine Turner (16) Asts: Ciaran Roe (7) |
NUIG Kingfisher,
Galway
|
28 March 2015
16:00 GMT |
Swords Thunder | 73–81 | Templeogue |
Scoring by quarter: 16β21, 26β21, 13β18, 18β21 | ||
Pts: Tied (20) Rebs: Juan Torres (14) Asts: Isaac Westbrooks (5) |
Pts:
Jason Killeen (29) Rebs: Jason Killeen (16) Asts: Isaac Gordon (6) |
NUIG Kingfisher,
Galway
|
29 March 2015
16:00 GMT |
UCC Demons | 85–73 | Templeogue |
Scoring by quarter: 22β23, 20β15, 20β15, 23β20 | ||
Pts:
Colin O'Reilly (25) Rebs: Lehmon Colbert (10) Asts: Colin O'Reilly (3) |
Pts: Lorcan Murphy (19) Rebs: Jason Killeen (8) Asts: Conor Grace (3) |
6 December 2014 (Series 1)
|
Neptune | 88–91 | UCD Marian |
UCD Marian win Series 1 on aggregate (186β165). |
Neptune Stadium,
Cork
|
6 December 2014 (Series 2)
|
Dublin Inter | 73–71 | UL Eagles |
UL Eagles win Series 2 on aggregate (146β143). |
Mountview Y&C Club,
Dublin
|
6 December 2014 (Series 3)
|
UCC Demons | 74–64 | Killester |
UCC Demons win Series 3 on aggregate (162β127). |
Mardyke Arena,
Cork
|
6 December 2014 (Series 4)
|
Templeogue | 85–76 | DCU Saints |
Templeogue win Series 4 on aggregate (158β142). |
Oblate Hall,
Dublin
|
6 December 2014 (Series 5)
|
Swords Thunder | 74–62 | Belfast Star |
Swords Thunder win Series 5 on aggregate (147β145). |
ALSAA,
Dublin
|
Winner of Series 4 vs Winner of Series 5
Winner of Series 1 vs Winner of Series 2
Winner of Series 3 vs Winner of Round 2
24 January 2015
20:00 GMT |
UCD Marian | 65–91 | UCC Demons |
Pts: Neil Baynes (20) | Pts: Lehmon Colbert (25) |
Source: Comortais
Month | Player | Team | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
October | Colin O'Reilly | UCC Demons | [4] [5] |
November | Ricky Taylor | Belfast Star | |
December | Michael Goj | Swords Thunder | [6] |
January | Lehmon Colbert | UCC Demons | [7] |
February | Conor Meany | UCD Marian | |
March | Jason Killeen | Templeogue | [8] |
Month | Player | Team | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
October | Colin O'Reilly | UCC Demons | [4] |
November | Dave Baker | Swords Thunder | [9] |
December | Ioannis Liapakis | UCD Marian | [6] |
January | Colin O'Reilly | UCC Demons | [7] |
February | Colin O'Reilly | UCC Demons | [10] |
March | Mark Keenan | Templeogue | [8] |
Stats as of the end of the regular season [11]
Category | Player | Team | Stat |
---|---|---|---|
Points per game | Ricky Taylor | Belfast Star | 26.2 |
Rebounds per game | MΔrtiΕΕ‘ Provizors | DCU Saints | 16.8 |
Assists per game | Isaac Westbrooks | Swords Thunder | 9.6 |
Steals per game | Isaac Westbrooks | Swords Thunder | 3.2 |
Blocks per game | Jason Killeen | Templeogue | 2.4 |