2016–17 Irish Super League season

Sports season

2016–17 Irish Super League season

League| Super League
Sport| Basketball
Duration| 23 September 2016 – 19 March 2017 (Regular season)
25 March 2017 – 2 April 2017 (Champions Trophy)
Number of games| 22
Number of teams| 12
Regular season
League champions| Templeogue
Season MVP| Trae Pemberton (Tralee Warriors)
Top scorer| Dillon Stith (Belfast Star)
(27.4 ppg)
Tournaments
Champions Trophy champions| Tralee Warriors
Champions Trophy runners-up| Templeogue
National Cup champions| Swords Thunder
National Cup runners-up| Killester
Super League seasons

← 2015–16

2017–18 →

The 2016–17 Irish Super League season was the 44th 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 23 September 2016 and ending on 19 March 2017.[1] During the 2016 off-season, Basketball Ireland expanded its top flight men's league to 12 teams, with new team Tralee Warriors entering and Dublin side KUBS being granted promotion from the Men's Division One.[2] With a first-place finish and a 20–2 win–loss record, Templeogue were crowned league champions for the first time in their history. 2017 National Cup honours went to Swords Thunder, who collected their first piece of silverware in the top flight league, while Tralee were crowned the winners of the season finale Champions Trophy tournament after defeating Templeogue in the final.

## Teams[edit]

Team  | Stadium  | City/Area  | Last season

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Belfast Star | Methodist College | Belfast | 7th
DCU Saints | DCU Sports Complex  | Glasnevin, Dublin | 6th
Éanna | Coláiste Éanna | Rathfarnham, Dublin | 10th
Killester | IWA Sports Hall  | Clontarf, Dublin | 2nd
KUBS | Carroll Arena  | Greendale, Dublin | New
Moycullen | Kingfisher, NUIG | Galway | 9th
Swords Thunder | ALSAA Sports Complex  | Dublin Airport, Dublin | 5th
Templeogue | Oblate Hall  | Inchicore, Dublin | 3rd
Tralee Warriors | Tralee Sports Complex  | Tralee | New
UCC Demons | Mardyke Arena, UCC | Cork | 1st
UCD Marian | UCD Sports Centre  | Belfield, Dublin | 4th
UL Eagles | PESS Building, UL | Limerick | 8th

## Regular season[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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1  | Templeogue (C) | 22  | 20  | 2  | 1906  | 1619  | +287  | 60  |
2  | Swords Thunder | 22  | 19  | 3  | 1902  | 1518  | +384  | 57
3  | Tralee Warriors | 22  | 17  | 5  | 1773  | 1590  | +183  | 51
4  | UCD Marian | 22  | 17  | 5  | 1871  | 1656  | +215  | 51
5  | Killester | 22  | 13  | 9  | 1683  | 1601  | +82  | 39
6  | UCC Demons | 22  | 12  | 10  | 1776  | 1827  | −51  | 36
7  | Moycullen | 22  | 9  | 13  | 1730  | 1784  | −54  | 27
8  | DCU Saints | 22  | 7  | 15  | 1628  | 1754  | −126  | 21
9  | Éanna | 22  | 6  | 16  | 1568  | 1746  | −178  | 18
10  | Belfast Star | 22  | 6  | 16  | 1564  | 1717  | −153  | 18
11  | KUBS | 22  | 5  | 17  | 1526  | 1731  | −205  | 15
12  | UL Eagles (R) | 22  | 1  | 21  | 1387  | 1771  | −384  | 3  | Relegated

Source: Basketball Ireland
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated

## Champions Trophy[edit]

### Bracket[edit]

| Quarter-finals | | | Semi-finals | | | Final |

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| | | | 1 | Templeogue | 71 | |
| 4 | UCD Marian | 80 | | | 4 | UCD Marian | 64 |
|  | Ulster University Elks** | 56 | | | | | |  | Templeogue | 73 |
| | | | | |  | Tralee Warriors | 74 |
| | | | 2 | Swords Thunder | 64 | | | |
| 3 | Tralee Warriors | 82 | | | 3 | Tralee Warriors | 66 |
|  | Maree* | 67 | |

*National League Division 1 champions.[3]

**National League Division 1 runners-up.[3]

### Quarter-finals[edit]

25 March 2017
15:00 GMT

Ulster University Elks | 56-80 | UCD Marian

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Pts: Marty McDonald (18) |  | Pts: Tied (19)

Methodist College, Belfast

25 March 2017
19:00 GMT

Maree | 67-82 | Tralee Warriors

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Pts: Eoin Rockall (18) |  | Pts: Trae Pemberton (31)

Calasanctius College, Oranmore

Source: Basketball Ireland, Basketball Ireland

### Semi-finals[edit]

1 April 2017
16:00 GMT

Box Score

Templeogue | 71-64 | UCD Marian

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Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 14–10, 15–19, 22–14
Pts: Jason Killeen (21)
Rebs: Jason Killeen (14)
Asts: Tied (3) |  | Pts: Conor Meany (17)
Rebs: Mike Garrow (12)
Asts: Scott Kinevane (9)

LYIT, Letterkenny

1 April 2017
18:00 GMT

Box Score

Swords Thunder | 64-66 | Tralee Warriors

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Scoring by quarter: 15–18, 12–18, 16–16, 21–14
Pts: Alex Dolenko (13)
Rebs: José María Gil Narbón (10)
Asts: Alex Calvexe (4) |  | Pts: Trae Pemberton (24)
Rebs: Goran Pantovic (14)
Asts: Kieran Donaghy (5)

LYIT, Letterkenny

Source: Basketball Ireland Basketball Ireland

### Final[edit]

YouTube

2 April 2017
16:00 GMT

Box Score Report Report

Templeogue | 73-74 (OT) | Tralee Warriors

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Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 20–16, 14–17, 16–15, Overtime: 7–8
Pts: Michael Bonaparte (22)
Rebs: Michael Bonaparte (14)
Asts: Stephen James (6) |  | Pts: Trae Pemberton (21)
Rebs: Goran Pantovic (18)
Asts: Kieran Donaghy (8)

LYIT, Letterkenny
MVP: Kieran Donaghy

## National Cup[edit]

### Round 1 (2 legs)[edit]

22 October 2016 (Series 1)

Moycullen | 72-71 | Belfast Star

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NUIG Kingfisher, Galway

22 October 2016 (Series 2)

UCD Marian | 95-68 | UL Eagles

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UCD Sports Centre, Dublin

22 October 2016 (Series 3)

Tralee Warriors | 61-55 | Swords Thunder

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Tralee Sports Complex, Tralee

22 October 2016 (Series 4)

KUBS | 72-65 | Éanna

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Carroll Arena, Dublin

22 October 2016 (Series 5)

Killester | 69-70 | DCU Saints

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IWA-Clontarf, Dublin

22 October 2016 (Series 6)

Templeogue | 96-87 | UCC Demons

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Oblate Hall, Dublin

29 October 2016 (Series 2)

UL Eagles | 62-69 | UCD Marian

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UCD Marian win Series 2 on aggregate (164–130).

UL Arena, Limerick

29 October 2016 (Series 3)

Swords Thunder | 77-64 | Tralee Warriors

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Swords Thunder win Series 3 on aggregate (132–125).

ALSAA, Dublin

29 October 2016 (Series 4)

Éanna | 53-68 | KUBS

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KUBS win Series 4 on aggregate (140–118).

Coláiste Éanna, Dublin

29 October 2016 (Series 5)

DCU Saints | 68-84 | Killester

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Killester win Series 5 on aggregate (153–138).

DCU Sports Complex, Dublin

30 October 2016 (Series 6)

UCC Demons | 85-94 | Templeogue

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Templeogue win Series 6 on aggregate (190–172).

Mardyke Arena, Cork

19 November 2016 (Series 1)

Belfast Star | 80-84 | Moycullen

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Moycullen win Series 1 on aggregate (156–151).

Methodist College, Belfast

### Round 2 (1 leg)[edit]

Winner of Series 5 vs Winner of Series 4

26 November 2016

Killester | 84-62 | KUBS

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IWA-Clontarf, Dublin

Winner of Series 6 vs Winner of Series 3

7 December 2016

Templeogue | 81-88 | Swords Thunder

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National Basketball Arena, Dublin

### Semi-finals[edit]

Winner of Series 1 vs Winner of Game 2, Round 2

7 January 2017
16:00 GMT

Moycullen | 77-85 | Swords Thunder

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Neptune Stadium, Cork

Winner of Game 1, Round 2 vs Winner of Series 2

7 January 2017
20:00 GMT

Killester | 81-69 | UCD Marian

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Neptune Stadium, Cork

### Final[edit]

YouTube

28 January 2017
20:00 GMT

Box Score Report

Killester | 51-72 | Swords Thunder

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Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 12–16, 13–20, 11–19
Pts: Cian Nihill (16)
Rebs: Jermaine Turner (16)
Asts: Ciaran Roe (4) |  | Pts: Justin Goldsborough (14)
Rebs: José María Gil Narbón (8)
Asts: Isaac Westbrooks (7)

National Basketball Arena, Dublin
MVP: José María Gil Narbón

Source: Basketball Ireland

## Awards[edit]

### Player of the Month[edit]

Month | Player | Team | Ref

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October | Lorcan Murphy | Templeogue | [4]
November | Lorcan Murphy | Templeogue | [5]
December | Dillon Stith | Belfast Star | [6]
January | José María Gil Narbón | Swords Thunder | [7]
February | Trae Pemberton | Tralee Warriors | [8]
March | Trae Pemberton | Tralee Warriors | [9]

### Coach of the Month[edit]

Month | Player | Team | Ref

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October | Mark Keenan | Templeogue | [4]
November | Dave Baker | Swords Thunder | [5]
December | Mark Keenan | Templeogue | [6]
January | Dave Baker | Swords Thunder | [7]
February | Mark Bernsen | Tralee Warriors | [8]
March | Mark Bernsen | Tralee Warriors | [9]

### Statistics leaders[edit]

Stats as of the end of the regular season[10][11]

Category | Player | Team | Stat

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Points per game | Dillon Stith | Belfast Star | 27.4
Rebounds per game | Mārtiņš Provizors | DCU Saints | 16.7
Assists per game | Scott Kinevane | UCD Marian | 9.7
Steals per game | Michael Garrow | UCD Marian | 5.4
Blocks per game | Jacob Lawson | UCC Demons | 3.2

### Regular season[edit]

* Player of the Year: Trae Pemberton (Tralee Warriors)[12]
* Young Player of the Year: Ryan Leonard (Tralee Warriors)[13]
* Coach of the Year: Mark Bernsen (Tralee Warriors)
* All-Star First Team:
* Trae Pemberton (Tralee Warriors)
* José María Gil Narbón (Swords Thunder)
* Lorcan Murphy (Templeogue)
* Jermaine Turner (Killester)
* Michael Bonaparte (Templeogue)
* All-Star Second Team:
* Dillon Stith (Belfast Star)
* Mike Garrow (UCD Marian)
* Kevin Foley (KUBS)
* Jason Killeen (Templeogue)
* Isaac Westbrooks (Swords Thunder)
* All-Star Third Team:
* Kieran Donaghy (Tralee Warriors)
* Corbin Jackson (KUBS)
* Keelan Cairns (Belfast Star)
* Mārtiņš Provizors (DCU Saints)
* Ryan Leonard (Tralee Warriors)

## References[edit]

1. ^ "NATIONAL LEAGUE FIXTURES 2016/2017". BasketballIreland.ie. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
2. ^ "MNCC ANNOUNCE LEAGUE EXPANSION". BasketballIreland.ie. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
3. ^ a b "PREVIEW: WE LOOK AHEAD TO THIS WEEKEND'S GAMES". BasketballIreland.ie. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
4. ^ a b "BASKETBALL IRELAND PLAYERS & COACHES OF THE MONTH - OCTOBER 2016". BasketballIreland.ie. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
5. ^ a b "PLAYERS AND COACHES OF THE MONTH FOR NOVEMBER ANNOUNCED". BasketballIreland.ie. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
6. ^ a b "PLAYERS AND COACHES OF THE MONTH FOR DECEMBER ANNOUNCED". BasketballIreland.ie. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
7. ^ a b "PLAYERS AND COACHES OF THE MONTH FOR JANUARY ANNOUNCED". BasketballIreland.ie. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
8. ^ a b "PLAYERS AND COACHES OF THE MONTH FOR FEBRUARY ANNOUNCED". BasketballIreland.ie. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
9. ^ a b "BASKETBALL IRELAND PLAYERS AND COACHES OF THE MONTH FOR MARCH". BasketballIreland.ie. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
10. ^ "Basketball Ireland – Player Stats". BasketballIreland.ie. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
11. ^ "Basketball Ireland – League Stats". BasketballIreland.ie. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
12. ^ "BASKETBALL IRELAND 2017 ALL STARS AND PLAYERS OF THE YEAR". BasketballIreland.ie. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
13. ^ "BASKETBALL IRELAND ANNUAL AWARDS 2017". BasketballIreland.ie. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.

## External links[edit]

* Season preview at ballineurope.com
* Player ins and outs at basketballireland.ie
* National Cup draw

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* 2016 Summer Olympics
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