2012–13 Irish SuperLeague season

Sports season

2012–13 Irish SuperLeague season

League| SuperLeague
Sport| Basketball
Duration| 28 September 2012 – 9 March 2013 (Regular season)
15 March 2013 – 23 March 2013 (Champions Trophy)
Number of games| 21
Number of teams| 8
Regular season
League champions| UL Eagles
Season MVP| Ger Noonan (Neptune)
Top scorer| Patrick Sullivan (Moycullen)
(23.3 ppg)
Tournaments
Champions Trophy champions| UCC Demons
Champions Trophy runners-up| DCU Saints
National Cup champions| Neptune
National Cup runners-up| UL Eagles
SuperLeague seasons

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2013–14 →

The 2012–13 Irish SuperLeague season was the 40th running of Basketball Ireland's premier men's basketball competition. The season featured 8 teams from across the Republic of Ireland, with the regular season beginning on 28 September 2012[1] and ending on 9 March 2013. With a first-place finish and a 16–5 win–loss record, UL Eagles were crowned league champions for the second straight year.[2] Neptune were crowned National Cup champions for the first time in 21 years, while UCC Demons won the inaugural season finale Champions Trophy tournament.

## Teams

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Team  | Stadium  | City/Area  | Last season

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DCU Saints | DCU Sports Complex  | Glasnevin, Dublin | 1st (North)
Dublin Inter  | National Basketball Arena | Tallaght, Dublin | New
Killester | IWA Sports Hall  | Clontarf, Dublin | 2nd (North)
Moycullen | Kingfisher, NUIG | Galway | 4th (South)
Neptune | Neptune Stadium  | Cork | 2nd (South)
UCC Demons | Mardyke Arena, UCC | Cork | 1st (South)
UCD Marian | UCD Sports Centre  | Belfield, Dublin | 3rd (North)
UL Eagles | UL Arena  | Limerick | 3rd (South)

## Regular season

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### Standings

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#  | Irish SuperLeague Regular Season Standings

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Team  |  W  |  L  |  PCT  |  PTS
1  | UL Eagles | 16 | 5 | 76 | 53
2  | Neptune | 13 | 8 | 62 | 47
3  | UCC Demons | 13 | 8 | 62 | 47
4  | DCU Saints | 11 | 10 | 52 | 43
|  |  |  |  |
5  | Killester | 10 | 11 | 48 | 41
6  | Moycullen | 8 | 13 | 38 | 37
7  | UCD Marian | 8 | 13 | 38 | 37
8  | Dublin Inter | 5 | 16 | 24 | 29

Source: SportsNewsIRELAND Archived 2016-08-22 at the Wayback Machine

## Champions Trophy

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### Bracket

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| Semi-finals | | | Final |

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|  |  |  | | |  |  |  |
| 1 | UL Eagles | 75 | |
| 4 | DCU Saints | 83 |
| |  | DCU Saints | 62 |
|  |
| | |  | UCC Demons | 73 |
| 2 | Neptune | 74 |

| 3 | UCC Demons | 79 |

### Semi-finals

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15 March 2013
18:45 GMT

Report

Neptune | 74-79 | UCC Demons

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Pts: Darren Townes (15) |  | Pts: Ciaran O'Sullivan (23)

Mardyke Arena, Cork

15 March 2013
20:45 GMT

Report

UL Eagles | 75-83 | DCU Saints

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Pts: Robert Taylor (18) |  | Pts: Mārtiņš Provizors (13)

Mardyke Arena, Cork

Source: RTE

### Final

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23 March 2013
19:00 GMT

Stats

DCU Saints | 62-73 | UCC Demons

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Pts: Keith Anderson (13) |  | Pts: Ciaran O'Sullivan (18)

National Basketball Arena, Dublin
MVP: Shane Coughlan

Source: RTE

## National Cup

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### Semi-finals

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11 January 2013
19:00 GMT

Preview Stats

UCC Demons | 71-76 | Neptune

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Pts: Kenton Walker (27) |  | Pts: Darren Townes (21)

Neptune Stadium, Cork

11 January 2013
21:00 GMT

Preview Stats

UL Eagles | 58-50 | UCD Marian

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Pts: Neil Campbell (15) |  | Pts: Thomas Viglianco (14)

Neptune Stadium, Cork

### Final

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25 January 2013
20:45 GMT

Preview Report Report

UL Eagles | 65-85 | Neptune

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Pts: Neil Campbell (18) |  | Pts: Michael McGinn (28)

National Basketball Arena, Dublin
MVP: Michael McGinn

## SuperLeague Select Team

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### Ireland vs England

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In January 2013, the SuperLeague Select Team travelled to Birmingham, England to play against the England Select Team in the BBL Cup Final curtain-raiser. The match took place at the National Indoor Arena on Sunday 13 January,[3][4] with tip off at 12:30pm.[5]

#### Team

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* Shane Coughlan (UCC Demons)
* Niall O'Reilly (UCC Demons)
* Robert Taylor (UL Eagles)
* Jason Killeen (UL Eagles)
* Rob Lynch (UL Eagles)
* Neil Campbell (UL Eagles)
* Darren Townes (Neptune)
* Michael McGinn (Neptune)
* Ger Noonan (Neptune)
* Mindaugas Tamušauskas (Dublin Inter)
* Keith Anderson (DCU Saints)
* Mike Westbrooks (Killester)
* Cian Nihill (reserve player) (Moycullen)[6]

Head Coach: Mark Keenan (UL Eagles)
Assistant Coaches: Jerome Westbrooks (Killester) and John King

#### Game data

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Highlights Replay

13 January 2013
12:30 GMT

Report Box Score

England Select | 80-83 | SuperLeague Select

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Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 26–26, 17–14, 16–23
Pts: Tayo Ogedengbe (33)
Rebs: Mike Tuck (12)
Asts: Devan Bailey (6) |  | Pts: Mindaugas Tamušauskas (17)
Rebs: Jason Killeen (12)
Asts: Robert Taylor (4)

National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

## Awards

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### Player of the Month

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Month | Player | Team

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October | Pat Glover | DCU Saints
November | Robert Taylor | UL Eagles
December | Shane Coughlan | UCC Demons
January | Michael McGinn | Neptune
February | Dan James | UCD Marian
March | Shane Coughlan | UCC Demons

### Coach of the Month

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Month | Player | Team | Ref

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October | Paul Kelleher | UCC Demons |
November | Mark Keenan | UL Eagles |
December | Mark Scannell | Neptune |
January | Mark Scannell | Neptune | [7]
February | Salva Camps | Moycullen |
March | Dave Donnelly | DCU Saints |

### Statistics leaders

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Category | Player | Team | Stat

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Points per game | Patrick Sullivan | Moycullen | 23.3
Rebounds per game | John Galvin | UCD Marian | 17.4
Assists per game | Ger Noonan | Neptune | 8.2
Steals per game | Robert Taylor | UL Eagles | 2.7
Blocks per game | John Galvin | UCD Marian | 2.9

### Regular season

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* Player of the Year: Ger Noonan (Neptune)[8]
* Young Player of the Year: Keith Anderson (DCU Saints)[9]
* Coach of the Year: Mark Scannell (Neptune)[10]

## References

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1. ^ Reilly, Terry (7 September 2012). "Dublin Inter replace fallen Star in Men's SuperLeague". IrishExaminer.ie. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
2. ^ "UL Eagles lifted the Nivea For Men's SuperLeague trophy for a second straight season". RTE.ie. 3 March 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
3. ^ "KIERAN SHANNON: Making the big calls". IrishExaminer.ie. 12 January 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
4. ^ Ryan, Emmet (7 January 2014). "IRISH SELECT COACH MARK KEENAN PLOTTING ANOTHER UPSET". BallinEurope.com. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
5. ^ "BBL Cup Final tickets". TheTicketFactory.com. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
6. ^ Sanders, Andrew (23 October 2013). "The Gathering Shield: A Premier Select?". TheCourtsideCollective.com. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
7. ^ "Neptune coach Mark Scannell wins manager of the month". SportsNewsIreland.com. 13 February 2013. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
8. ^ "Basketball Ireland Annual Awards 2012/2013 – 758769". SportsFile.com. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
9. ^ "National Awards - Season 2012/2013". BasketballIreland.ie. Archived from the original on 13 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
10. ^ "Basketball Ireland Annual Awards 2012/2013 – 758771". SportsFile.com. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2016.

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