2017–18 Irish Super League season

2017–18 Irish Super League season
LeagueSuper League
SportBasketball
Duration15 September 2017 – 17 March 2018 (Regular season)
19 March 2018 – 24 March 2018 (Champions Trophy)
Number of games21/22/23
Number of teams12
Regular season
League championsUCD Marian
Season MVPDee Proby (DCU Saints)
Top scorerDee Proby (DCU Saints)
(32.4 ppg)
Tournaments
Champions Trophy championsTralee Warriors
  Champions Trophy runners-upTempleogue
National Cup championsTempleogue
  National Cup runners-upUCD Marian
Super League seasons

The 2017–18 Irish Super League season was the 45th running of Basketball Ireland's premier men's basketball competition. The season featured 12 teams from across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, with the regular season beginning on 15 September 2017 and ending on 17 March 2018[1][2] with UCD Marian claiming their first title in 40 years.[3] Templeogue were victorious in the National Cup, while Tralee Warriors defended their Champions Trophy title.

Teams

Team Stadium City/Area Last season
Belfast Star Methodist College Belfast 10th
DCU Saints DCU Sports Complex Glasnevin, Dublin 8th
Éanna Coláiste Éanna Rathfarnham, Dublin 9th
Killester IWA Sports Hall Clontarf, Dublin 5th
KUBS Carroll Arena Greendale, Dublin 11th
Maree Calasanctius College Oranmore New
Moycullen Kingfisher, NUIG Galway 7th
Swords Thunder ALSAA Sports Complex Dublin Airport, Dublin 2nd
Templeogue Oblate Hall Inchicore, Dublin 1st
Tralee Warriors Tralee Sports Complex Tralee 3rd
UCC Demons Mardyke Arena, UCC Cork 6th
UCD Marian UCD Sports Centre Belfield, Dublin 4th

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Relegation
1 UCD Marian 23 18 5 1863 1646 +217 54
2 Killester 23 17 6 1964 1692 +272 51
3 Templeogue 22 16 6 1939 1802 +137 48
4 Tralee Warriors 22 16 6 1761 1621 +140 48
5 Swords Thunder 22 14 8 1807 1575 +232 42
6 UCC Demons 22 13 9 1965 1852 +113 39
7 Belfast Star 21 9 12 1555 1535 +20 27
8 Moycullen 21 9 12 1649 1676 −27 27
9 DCU Saints 22 8 14 1738 1950 −212 24
10 Maree 22 6 16 1685 1954 −269 18
11 Éanna 22 4 18 1642 1823 −181 12 Relegated to Division I
12 KUBS 22 2 20 1490 1932 −442 6
Source: Basketball Ireland

Regular season play-off final

A regular season play-off final was scheduled after Killester and UCD Marian finished joint first at the top of the table with 17 wins and five losses.[4]

17 March 2018
18:00 GMT
Killester 71–72 UCD Marian
Pts: Luis Filiberto (27) Pts: Mike Garrow (19)

Champions Trophy

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1 UCD Marian 78
4 Tralee Warriors 78 4 Tralee Warriors 82
5 Swords Thunder 71 Tralee Warriors 73
Templeogue 61
2 Killester 73
3 Templeogue 90 3 Templeogue 75
6 UCC Demons 77

Quarter-finals

19 March 2018
Templeogue 90–77 UCC Demons
Pts: Neil Randolph (21) Pts: Lehmon Colbert (26)
19 March 2018
Tralee Warriors 78–71 Swords Thunder
Pts: Goran Pantovic (19) Pts: Isaac Westbrooks (20)

Semi-finals

21 March 2018
Killester 73–75 (OT) Templeogue
Pts: Royce Williams (20) Pts: Mike Bonaparte (30)
22 March 2018
UCD Marian 78–82 Tralee Warriors
Pts: Mike Garrow (22) Pts: Paul Dick & Goran Pantovic (18)
UL Arena, Limerick

Final

24 March 2018
19:00 GMT
Tralee Warriors 73–61 Templeogue
Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 22–15, 18–13, 19–16
Pts: Paul Dick (22)
Rebs: Kieran Donaghy (9)
Asts: Paul Dick (6)		 Pts: Jason Killeen (22)
Rebs: Jason Killeen (11)
Asts: Mike Bonaparte (7)
WIT Arena, Waterford
MVP: Paul Dick

National Cup

Round 1

21 October 2017
Swords Thunder 70–75 DCU SaintsDCU Saints
ALSAA, Dublin
21 October 2017
KUBS 47–101 UCC Demons
Carroll Arena, Dublin
21 October 2017
Templeogue 90–81 Belfast Star
Oblate Hall, Dublin
22 October 2017
Moycullen 79–71 Maree

Round 2

9 December 2017
DCU Saints 53–87 UCD Marian
DCU Sports Complex, Dublin
9 December 2017
Templeogue 81–76 Éanna
Oblate Hall, Dublin
10 December 2017
Moycullen 60–82 Killester
13 December 2017
UCC Demons 69–64 Tralee Warriors
Parochial Hall, Cork

Semi-finals

6 January 2018
18:00 GMT
Killester 77–91 UCD Marian
Scoring by quarter: 24–25, 23–19, 15–26, 15–21
Pts: Royce Williams (24)
Rebs: Royce Williams (7)
Asts: Ciaran Roe (9)		 Pts: Mike Garrow (19)
Rebs: Tied (7)
Asts: Mike Garrow (6)
Mardyke Arena, Cork
6 January 2018
20:00 GMT
UCC Demons 77–98 Templeogue
Scoring by quarter: 24–28, 17–14, 21–22, 15–34
Pts: Lehmon Colbert (29)
Rebs: Adrian O'Sullivan (9)
Asts: Tied (5)		 Pts: Lorcan Murphy (22)
Rebs: Jason Killeen (10)
Asts: Michael Bonaparte (9)
Mardyke Arena, Cork

Final

27 January 2018
20:00 GMT
UCD Marian 62–68 Templeogue
Scoring by quarter: 9–16, 21–16, 15–18, 17–18
Pts: Conor Meany (16)
Rebs: Neil Baynes (10)
Asts: Tied (3)		 Pts: Lorcan Murphy (23)
Rebs: Jason Killeen (13)
Asts: Mike Bonaparte (6)

Source: Basketball Ireland

Awards

Player of the Month

Month Player Team Ref
September Dee Proby DCU Saints [5]
October Dee Proby DCU Saints [6]
November Mike Garrow UCD Marian [7]
December Mike Garrow UCD Marian [8]
January Lorcan Murphy Templeogue [9]
February Trae Pemberton Tralee Warriors [10]
March Trae Pemberton Tralee Warriors [11]

Coach of the Month

Month Player Team Ref
September Darren O'Neill Belfast Star [5]
October Mark Bernsen Tralee Warriors [6]
November Ioannis Liapakis UCD Marian [7]
December Brian O'Malley Killester [8]
January Mark Keenan Templeogue [9]
February Brian O'Malley Killester [10]
March Ioannis Liapakis UCD Marian [11]

Statistics leaders

Stats as of the end of the regular season[12][13]

Category Player Team Stat
Points per game Dee Proby DCU Saints 32.4
Rebounds per game Dee Proby DCU Saints 19.3
Assists per game Scott Kinevane UCD Marian 8.6
Steals per game Dan James UCD Marian 3.8
Blocks per game Jason Killeen Templeogue 2.5

Regular season

  • Player of the Year: Dee Proby (DCU Saints)[14]
  • Young Player of the Year: Eoin Rockall (Maree)
  • Coach of the Year: Ioannis Liapakis (UCD Marian)
  • All-Star First Team:
    • Ciaran Roe (Killester)[15]
    • Adrian O'Sullivan (UCC Demons)
    • Royce Williams (Killester)
    • Dee Proby (DCU Saints)
    • Jason Killeen (Templeogue)
  • All-Star Second Team:
    • Trae Pemberton (Tralee Warriors)
    • Conor Meany (UCD Marian)
    • Lorcan Murphy (Templeogue)
    • Mike Garrow (UCD Marian)
    • Luis Filiberto Hoyos (Killester)
  • All-Star Third Team:
    • Isaac Westbrooks (Swords Thunder)
    • Neil Randolph (Templeogue)
    • Dan James (UCD Marian)
    • Kieran Donaghy (Tralee Warriors)
    • Lehmon Colbert (UCC Demons)

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