2019–20 Irish Super League season explained
| 2019–20 Irish Super League season |
| League: | Super League |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Duration: | 21 September 2019 – 8 March 2020 (Regular season) |
| No Of Games: | 21 |
| No Of Teams: | 12 |
| Season: | Regular season |
| League Champs: | Belfast Star |
| Mvp: | Delaney Blaylock (Belfast Star) |
| Top Scorer: | Mike Bonaparte (DCU Saints)
(24.6ppg) |
| Playoffs: | Tournaments |
| Conf1: | Champions Trophy |
| Conf1 Champ: | N/A |
| Conf1 Runner-Up: | N/A |
| Conf2: | National Cup |
| Conf2 Champ: | Templeogue |
| Conf2 Runner-Up: | Éanna |
| Seasonslistnames: | Super League |
| Prevseason Link: | 2018–19 Irish Super League season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2018–19 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2020–21 Irish Super League season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2020–21 |
The 2019–20 Irish Super League season was the 47th running of Basketball Ireland's premier men's basketball competition. The season featured 12 teams from across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.[1] The regular season began on 21 September 2019 and was scheduled to end on 14 March 2020. However, on 11 March 2020, Basketball Ireland suspended the league with one round to go due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] As a result, Belfast Star were declared the season champions.
Teams
League
The 2019–20 season was cut short by one round due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Tralee Warriors initially finishing on top of the standings with a 17–4 record. However, due to Tralee committing an unintentional rule violation by playing an illegal player in December 2019, they were stripped of two wins (six points) and thus Belfast Star were declared the season champions.[3] [4] [5]
Results
- Later declared 0–20 losses for Tralee Warriors due to playing an illegal player. As a result, Tralee Warriors dropped from 17–4 to 15–6, while UCD Marian and Éanna both moved from 13–8 to 14–7.
National Cup
Final
Awards
Player of the Month
| Month | Player | Team | Ref |
|---|
| October | | | [6] |
| November | | | [7] |
| December | Delaney Blaylock | | [8] |
| January | Lorcan Murphy | | [9] |
| February | Delaney Blaylock | | [10] |
| March | | | |
|
Coach of the Month
| Month | Player | Team | Ref |
|---|
| October | Darren McGovern | | |
| November | | | |
| December | Adrian Fulton | | |
| January | Mark Keenan | | |
| February | Adrian Fulton | | |
| March | | | |
|
Statistics leaders
Stats as of the end of the regular season[11] [12]
| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
|---|
| Points per game | Mike Bonaparte | | 24.6 |
| Rebounds per game | Mike Bonaparte | | 15.8 |
| Assists per game | Paul Dick | | 9.0 |
| Steals per game | Jonathan Lawton | | 4.3 |
| Blocks per game | Oisin Kerlin | | 2.3 | |
Regular season
- Player of the Year: Delaney Blaylock (Belfast Star)[13]
- Young Player of the Year: CJ Fulton (Belfast Star)
- Coach of the Year: Adrian Fulton (Belfast Star)
- All-Star First Team:
- Delaney Blaylock (Belfast Star)[14]
- Lorcan Murphy (Templeogue)
- Stefan Zečević (Éanna)
- Paul Dick (Tralee Warriors)
- CJ Fulton (Belfast Star)
- All-Star Second Team:
- Mike Bonaparte (DCU Saints)
- Mike Garrow (UCD Marian)
- Allan Thomas (Killorglin)
- Nil Sabata (Neptune)
- Joshua Wilson (Éanna)
- All-Star Third Team:
- Jason Killeen (Templeogue)
- Jonathan Lawton (Tralee Warriors)
- Darin Johnson (Maree)
- Neil Randolph (Templeogue)
- Tomas Fernandez (Killester)
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 2019/20 Season Launch And National Cup Draw This Wednesday . BasketballIreland.ie . 16 September 2019 . 17 September 2019.
- Web site: Statement from Basketball Ireland . Basketball Ireland . 11 March 2020 . 13 March 2020.
- Web site: MNCC confirms winner of Basketball Ireland Men's Super League . BasketballIreland.ie . 14 March 2020 . 15 March 2020 . 15 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200315043912/https://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10061709/mncc-confirms-winner-of-basketball-ireland-mens-super-league/ . dead .
- Web site: REACTION: Adrian Fulton on Belfast Star winning the MSL . BasketballIreland.ie . 14 March 2020 . 15 March 2020 . 15 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200315044349/https://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10061719/reaction-adrian-fulton-on-belfast-star-winning-the-msl/ . dead .
- Web site: Shannon . Kieran . Bitter row over Berry eligibility sours Tralee's title chase . irishexaminer.com . 4 March 2020 . 15 March 2020.
- Web site: Basketball Ireland Players And Coaches Of The Month For October. BasketballIreland.ie. 31 October 2019. 1 November 2019.
- Web site: Basketball Ireland Players and Coaches of the Month for November. BasketballIreland.ie. 6 December 2019. 7 December 2019.
- Web site: Basketball Ireland Players and Coaches of the Month for December. BasketballIreland.ie. 5 January 2020. 11 January 2020.
- Web site: Basketball Ireland Players and Coaches of the Month - January. BasketballIreland.ie. 6 February 2020. 14 February 2020.
- Web site: Basketball Ireland Players and Coaches of the Month - February. BasketballIreland.ie. 6 March 2020. 6 March 2020.
- Web site: Basketball Ireland – Stats Leaders . BasketballIreland.ie . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200411035414/https://www.basketballireland.ie/stats-leaders/ . 11 April 2020.
- Web site: Basketball Ireland – Stats Table . BasketballIreland.ie . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200411035534/https://www.basketballireland.ie/stats-tables/ . 11 April 2020.
- Web site: Annual Awards and President's Awards 2019/20 announced. BasketballIreland.ie. 9 April 2020. 11 April 2020.
- Web site: 2019/20 Basketball Ireland All Stars announced. BasketballIreland.ie. 10 April 2020. 11 April 2020. 11 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200411034122/https://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10062414/201920-basketball-ireland-all-stars-announced/. dead.
