Basketball Ireland Men’s Super League table toppers
Templeogue will be hoping that they continue their impressive form of late this
weekend when they welcome reigning league champions, UCD Marian, to Oblate
Hall.
The league leaders come into the game off the back of a nail-biting one-point
win against Keane’s SuperValu Killorglin last weekend, and now sit one win
ahead of nearest contenders, Garvey’s Tralee Warriors, at the top of the table.
UCD Marian meanwhile come into the clash from a big 100-96 home win over
Belfast Star in Dublin last weekend, and will be hoping to carry that form into
this weekend’s derby.
“This is a massive game for us,” said Templeogue’s Jason Killeen. “All of the
games in this league are. With the top six so close to each other, no one can
afford to drop a game. We had a tough test in Kerry last week that will
hopefully stand us well, but we know Marian are coming into the game off the
back of a big win against Star last weekend. We know each other inside out, so
it’s set to be a really tough challenge.”
Indeed there’s almost nothing separating the remainder of the top six - Star,
Killester, UCD, DCU Saints and Garvey’s Tralee Warriors. Warriors, who have a
game in hand on Templeogue, have a weekend off this weekend following Griffith
College Swords Thunder’s withdrawal from the league. Elsewhere, Belfast Star
will host DCU Saints, Pyrobel Killester welcome Keane’s SuperValu Killorglin,
Maree host UCC Demons, while there’s a must win clash in Galway as both
Moycullen and C and S Neptune need to get some vital points on the board.
Over in the Women’s Super League and Cup champions,
Courtyard Liffey Celtics, are still unbeaten at the top of the table but face
an extremely tough weekend of action as they welcome fellow Cup finalists,
Singleton SuperValu Brunell on Saturday, before going head-to-head with Pyrobel
Killester on Sunday. Liffey Celtics played Killester last weekend and almost
lost their unbeaten streak on the night, but a 26-point fourth quarter pulled
the win out of the fire for them. Killester also have a double-header weekend,
as they host IT Carlow Basketball on Saturday evening.
Second placed DCU Mercy host Maxol WIT Wildcats in what is set to be a very
interesting tie on Sunday afternoon, while old rivalries will reignite in Cork
on Saturday as Fr Mathews face off against old foes, Marble City Hawks. NUIG
Mystics meanwhile are still on the hunt for an elusive first win, and will be
hoping that Cork will be the place for them to get it as they travel down to
third-placed Ambassador UCC Glanmire on Sunday.
A
note on Griffith College Swords Thunder: Griffith
College Swords Thunder will no longer compete in the Men’s Super League this
season. In accordance with Appendix 7 of the MNCC regulations (below), the
league table will be adjusted accordingly this week.
Appendix
7:
If a
team withdraws or is expelled from the competition, then all games in which the
team participated prior to the withdrawal or expulsion will be considered null
and void and will not be included in the table.
Basketball
Ireland Fixtures: February 8-10th
Friday
8th February 2019
Basketball
Ireland Men’s Division One:
GameFootage.net Titans v UL Sports Eagles, The Jes,
20:00;
Saturday 9th February 2019
Basketball
Ireland Men’s Super League:
Belfast Star v DCU Saints, De La Salle, 18:30;
Pyrobel Killester v Keane’s Supervalu Killorglin,
IWA-Clontarf, 19:00;
Maree v UCC Demons, St Mary’s College, Galway,
17:00;
Moycullen v CandS Neptune, NUIG, 19:30;
Templeogue v UCD Marian, Oblate Hall Inchicore,
20:00;
Basketball
Ireland Women’s Super League:
Pyrobel Killester v IT Carlow Basketball,
IWA-Clontarf, 17:00;
Fr Mathews v Marble City Hawks, Fr Mathews Arena,
17:00;
Courtyard Liffey Celtics v Singleton SuperValu
Brunell, Leixlip Amenities Centre, 19:00;
Basketball
Ireland Men’s Division One:
Ulster University Elks v Tradehouse Central
Ballincollig, Ulster University Elks, 15:00;
LYIT Donegal v IT Carlow Basketball, LYIT, 16:00;
Bad Bobs Tolka Rovers v Fr Mathews, Tolka Rovers SC,
18:00;
Abbey Seals Dublin Lions v Waterford Vikings,
Colaiste Bride, 18:30;
DBS Eanna v Portlaoise Panthers, Colaiste Bride,
19:00;
EJ Sligo All-Stars v Limerick Celtics, Mercy College,
19:30;
KUBS BC v LIT, Greendale, 20:00;
Basketball
Ireland Women’s Division One:
Limerick Celtics v Maree, St Munchins, 16:00;
UL Huskies v Portlaoise Panthers, UL Arena-Limerick,
17:00;
Trinity Meteors v Phoenix Rockets, Trinity, 17:30;
Swords Thunder v Ulster University Elks,
ALSAA-Dublin, 19:00;
Fabplus North West v Team Tom McCarthys St Mary’s,
TBC, 14:00;
Sunday
10th February 2019
Basketball
Ireland Women’s Super League:
Ambassador UCC Glanmire v NUIG Mystics, Mardyke Arena,
13:30;
DCU Mercy v Maxol WIT Wildcats, DCU Complex, 14:30;
Pyrobel Killester v Courtyard Liffey Celtics,
IWA-Clontarf, 18:00;
