2017–18 Irish Super League season explained

2017–18 Irish Super League season
League:	Super League
Sport:	Basketball
Duration:	15 September 2017 – 17 March 2018 (Regular season) 19 March 2018 – 24 March 2018 (Champions Trophy)
No Of Games:	21/22/23
No Of Teams:	12
Season:	Regular season
League Champs:	UCD Marian
Mvp:	Dee Proby (DCU Saints)
Top Scorer:	Dee Proby (DCU Saints) (32.4 ppg)
Playoffs:	Tournaments
Conf1:	Champions Trophy
Conf1 Champ:	Tralee Warriors
Conf1 Runner-Up:	Templeogue
Conf2:	National Cup
Conf2 Champ:	Templeogue
Conf2 Runner-Up:	UCD Marian
Seasonslistnames:	Super League
Prevseason Link:	2016–17 Irish Super League season
Prevseason Year:	2016–17
Nextseason Link:	2018–19 Irish Super League season
Nextseason Year:	2018–19

The 2017–18 Irish Super League season was the 45th 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 15 September 2017 and ending on 17 March 2018^{[1] [2]} with UCD Marian claiming their first title in 40 years.^[3] Templeogue were victorious in the National Cup, while Tralee Warriors defended their Champions Trophy title.

Teams

width=20%	Team	width=20%	Stadium	width=20%	City/Area	width=15%	Last season
Belfast Star	Methodist College	Belfast	10th
DCU Saints	DCU Sports Complex	Glasnevin, Dublin	8th
Éanna	Coláiste Éanna	Rathfarnham, Dublin	9th
Killester	IWA Sports Hall	Clontarf, Dublin	5th
KUBS	Carroll Arena	Greendale, Dublin	11th
Maree	Calasanctius College	Oranmore	New
Moycullen	Kingfisher, NUIG	Galway	7th
Swords Thunder	Sports Complex	Dublin Airport, Dublin	2nd
Templeogue	Oblate Hall	Inchicore, Dublin	1st
Tralee Warriors	Tralee Sports Complex	Tralee	3rd
UCC Demons	Mardyke Arena, UCC	Cork	6th
UCD Marian	UCD Sports Centre	Belfield, Dublin	4th

Regular season

Regular season play-off final

A regular season play-off final was scheduled after Killester and UCD Marian finished joint first at the top of the table with 17 wins and five losses.^[4]

Champions Trophy

Final

National Cup

Final

Source: Basketball Ireland

Awards

Player of the Month

Month	Player	Team	Ref
September	Dee Proby		^[5]
October	Dee Proby		^[6]
November	Mike Garrow		^[7]
December	Mike Garrow		^[8]
January	Lorcan Murphy		^[9]
February	Trae Pemberton		^[10]
March	Trae Pemberton		^[11]

Coach of the Month

Month	Player	Team	Ref
September	Darren O'Neill
October	Mark Bernsen
November	Ioannis Liapakis
December	Brian O'Malley
January	Mark Keenan
February	Brian O'Malley
March	Ioannis Liapakis

Statistics leaders

Stats as of the end of the regular season^{[12] [13]}

Category	Player	Team	Stat
Points per game	Dee Proby		32.4
Rebounds per game	Dee Proby		19.3
Assists per game	Scott Kinevane		8.6
Steals per game	Dan James		3.8
Blocks per game			2.5

Regular season

• Player of the Year: Dee Proby (DCU Saints)^[14]
• Young Player of the Year: Eoin Rockall (Maree)
• Coach of the Year: Ioannis Liapakis (UCD Marian)
• All-Star First Team:
  • Ciaran Roe (Killester)^[15]
  • Adrian O'Sullivan (UCC Demons)
  • Royce Williams (Killester)
  • Dee Proby (DCU Saints)
  • Jason Killeen (Templeogue)
• All-Star Second Team:
  • Trae Pemberton (Tralee Warriors)
  • Conor Meany (UCD Marian)
  • Lorcan Murphy (Templeogue)
  • Mike Garrow (UCD Marian)
  • Luis Filiberto Hoyos (Killester)
• All-Star Third Team:
  • Isaac Westbrooks (Swords Thunder)
  • Neil Randolph (Templeogue)
  • Dan James (UCD Marian)
  • Kieran Donaghy (Tralee Warriors)
  • Lehmon Colbert (UCC Demons)

External links

• 2017–18 team changes at basketballireland.ie
• Pre-season info at basketballireland.ie
• National Cup draw at basketballireland.ie

Notes and References

1. Web site: FIXTURES ANNOUNCED FOR BASKETBALL IRELAND NATIONAL LEAGUE SEASON. BasketballIreland.ie. 5 September 2017. 11 September 2017. 11 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170911060353/http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10028538/. dead.
2. Web site: PREVIEW: WE LOOK AHEAD TO THIS WEEKEND'S GAMES. BasketballIreland.ie. 14 September 2017. 15 September 2017. 14 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170914211957/http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10029190/. dead.
3. Web site: UCD MARIAN CROWNED 2017/18 SUPER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS!. BasketballIreland.ie. 17 March 2018. 18 March 2018. 18 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180318061834/http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10036852/. dead.
4. Web site: DATE AND VENUE ANNOUNCED FOR MEN'S SUPER LEAGUE PLAY-OFF. BasketballIreland.ie. 12 March 2018. 13 March 2018. 13 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180313181032/http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10036456/. dead.
5. Web site: MEN'S PLAYERS AND COACHES OF THE MONTH FOR SEPTEMBER ANNOUNCED. BasketballIreland.ie. 18 October 2017. 19 October 2017. 19 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171019145550/http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10030477/. dead.
6. Web site: BASKETBALL IRELAND PLAYERS AND COACHES OF THE MONTH FOR OCTOBER. BasketballIreland.ie. 2 November 2017. 3 November 2017. 3 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171103131238/http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10031015/. dead.
7. Web site: BASKETBALL IRELAND PLAYER AND COACHES OF THE MONTH – NOVEMBER. BasketballIreland.ie. 6 December 2017. 31 December 2017. 31 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171231060458/http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10032773/. dead.
8. Web site: BASKETBALL IRELAND PLAYERS AND COACHES OF THE MONTH - DECEMBER. BasketballIreland.ie. 3 January 2018. 23 January 2018. 23 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180123054116/http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10033655/. dead.
9. Web site: BASKETBALL IRELAND PLAYER AND COACHES OF THE MONTH FOR JANUARY. BasketballIreland.ie. 8 February 2018. 16 February 2018. 16 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180216073031/http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10035048/. dead.
10. Web site: BASKETBALL IRELAND PLAYER AND COACHES OF THE MONTH - FEBRUARY. BasketballIreland.ie. 9 March 2018. 10 March 2018. 10 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180310104216/http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10036320/. dead.
11. Web site: BASKETBALL IRELAND PLAYERS AND COACHES OF THE MONTH FOR MARCH. BasketballIreland.ie. 12 April 2018. 13 April 2018. 13 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180413061030/http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10038296/. dead.
12. Web site: Basketball Ireland – Player Stats . BasketballIreland.ie . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180319041038/http://www.basketballireland.ie/stats-tables/ . 19 March 2018.
13. Web site: Basketball Ireland – League Stats . BasketballIreland.ie . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180319041219/http://www.basketballireland.ie/stats-leaders/ . 19 March 2018.
14. Web site: BASKETBALL IRELAND PLAYER AND COACHES OF THE YEAR 2017/18. BasketballIreland.ie. 19 April 2018. 19 April 2018. 19 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180419180013/http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10038592/. dead.
15. Web site: 2017/18 ALL STAR TEAMS ANNOUNCED. BasketballIreland.ie. 18 March 2018. 18 March 2018. 19 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180319040422/http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10036854/. dead.