KUBS Basketball Club

KUBS Basketball Club
Founded2007
ArenaCarroll Arena
LocationGreendale, Dublin, Ireland
Team colorsRed, black, white
PresidentFrank Flood
WebsiteKUBS.ie

KUBS Basketball Club is an Irish basketball club based in Dublin. The club's senior men's representative team previously played in Ireland's top national league, the Super League.

History

KUBS Basketball Club was established in 2007, in association with Killester United FC.[1] In 2015, the club entered a senior men's representative team into Basketball Ireland's National League Division 1 competition. In their inaugural season, KUBS finished runners-up with a 14–4 record and claimed the post-season League Cup trophy.[2][3]

In May 2016, KUBS was elevated into the Super League for the 2016–17 season.[4] In July 2018, the team was demoted back down to the National League Division 1.[5]

Achievements

  • 1× Irish Men's League Cup champions: 2016[3]
  • 1× U20 Men's National Cup champions: 2014[6]
  • 1× AICC U14 champions: 2009[7]

References

  1. ^ "About Us". kubs.ie. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  2. ^ "LEAGUE TABLE FOR MENS DIVISION 1". BasketballIreland.ie. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b "LEAGUE CUP RESULTS". BasketballIreland.ie. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016.
  4. ^ "MNCC ANNOUNCE LEAGUE EXPANSION". BasketballIreland.ie. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  5. ^ "49 TEAMS CONFIRMED FOR BASKETBALL IRELAND NATIONAL LEAGUE SEASON". BasketballIreland.ie. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  6. ^ Basketball Ireland (26 January 2014). "U20 Men's National Cup Final Result: Neptune..." Twitter. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  7. ^ Whelan, Shane (15 April 2010). "Dublin clubs take to stage for best of underage level". Herald.ie. Retrieved 21 August 2016.