There’s a big double-header weekend in store for a number of the Basketball Ireland Men’s Division One teams this weekend as the 2018/19 season enters its third week.
Tipping off proceedings, IT Carlow Basketball will be hoping to get the start of their campaign back on track on Saturday afternoon as they welcome Tradehouse Centre Ballincollig to Carlow. The hosts lost out to LIT in Limerick last weekend and are facing an in-form Ballincollig who are currently 2-0. Both sides have another big clash on Sunday, with a big midlands derby taking place in Portlaoise as the Panthers host Carlow, while Ballincollig will welcome LIT to Cork.
It’ll be a quick turnaround for all sides, with Portlaoise also playing on Saturday evening, with a trip to the new Fr Mathews Arena on the cards for them, while Fr Mathews will also play Limerick Celtics on Sunday. Speaking of Celtics, one of the big games of the weekend will be a big Limerick derby in UL Arena on Saturday evening as UL Sports Eagles welcome Celtics to the University.
Ulster University Elks will be hoping to get back to winning ways this weekend as they host KUBS in Jordanstown. Elks lost out to DBS Éanna in Dublin last weekend, while KUBS are chasing their first win of the season following two overtime losses in the last two weeks.
Bad Bobs Tolka Rovers meanwhile will be aiming to keep their winning run intact as they go head-to-head with LYIT Donegal in Dublin on Saturday evening. Both teams are coming into the game with some momentum following wins last weekend. Elsewhere, WIT Vikings are also chasing their first win of the year and will be facing off against an in-form Scotts Lakers St Paul’s Killarney in Waterford. Killarney will then face into a home clash against UL Sports Eagles on Sunday afternoon.
The final match ups of the weekend see Ej Sligo All Stars welcoming DBS Éanna and Gamefootage.net Titans hosting Abbey Seals Dublin Lions, the latter going into the game with their tails up following their overtime victory against KUBS last Saturday evening.
Full fixtures for the weekend can be found on the Basketball Ireland website, www.basketballireland.ie.
Basketball Ireland Fixtures September 22nd and 23rd
Saturday, September 22nd 2018
Basketball Ireland Men’s Division One
IT Carlow Basketball v Tradehouse Central Ballincollig, Barrow Centre IT Carlow, 12:30;
Ulster University Elks v KUBS, Ulster University, 15:00;
Bad Bobs Tolka Rovers v LYIT Donegal, Tolka Rovers SC, 18:00;
UL Sports Eagles v Limerick Celtics, UL Arena-Limerick, 19:00;
WIT Vikings v Scotts Lakers St Paul’s Killarney, Waterford IT, 19:00;
Fr Mathews v Portlaoise Panthers, Fr Mathews Arena, 19:00;
EJ Sligo All-Stars v DBS Eanna, Mercy College, 19:30;
Sunday, September 23rd 2018
Basketball Ireland Men’s Division One
Tradehouse Central Ballincollig v LIT, Ballincollig CS, 13:00;
Scotts Lakers St Paul’s Killarney v UL Sports Eagles, Killarney Sports Centre, 15:00;
Limerick Celtics v Fr Mathews, St Munchins, 15:00;
GameFootage.net Titans v Abbey Seals Dublin Lions, The Jes, 15:30;
Portlaoise Panthers v IT Carlow Basketball, St Mary’s Sports Hall, 17:00;
