Hibernia Basketball Explained

Hibernia Basketball
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Leagues:FIBA Europe Cup
Founded:2015
Dissolved:2016
Arena:National Basketball Arena
Capacity:2,500
Location:Tallaght, South Dublin, Ireland
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Coach:Colin O'Reilly
Ownership:Basketball Ireland
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Hibernia Basketball was an Irish basketball team, created by Basketball Ireland to participate in the 2015–16 FIBA Europe Cup.[1] The team's home arena was the National Basketball Arena, based in Tallaght, South Dublin,[2] and the playing roster consisted of Premier League players.[3] The team made its debut on 28 October 2015 against Danish club Bakken Bears, losing 96–60.[4] They finished the tournament with a winless 0–6 record, finishing last in Group F and earning a tournament-worst point difference figure of 243 (345 points for, 588 against).[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: O'Neill . Michael . Basketball Ireland to enter new FIBA Europe Competition . SportsNewsIreland.com . 22 July 2015 . 28 July 2015 . 26 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171226063158/http://sportsnewsireland.com/other_sports/basketball-ireland-to-enter-new-fiba-europe-competition/ . dead .
  2. Web site: McDermott . Niall . Irish Club Basketball in Europe – 15 Questions about Hibernia Basketball . TheCourtsideCollective.com . 21 July 2015 . 28 July 2015 . 21 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151021031023/http://thecourtsidecollective.com/irish-club-basketball-in-europe-15-questions-about-hibernia-basketball/ . dead .
  3. Web site: HIBERNIA NAME THEIR 16 FIGHTING IRISH . FIBAEurope.com . 29 September 2015 . 31 January 2016.
  4. Web site: BAKKEN BEARS TEACH HIBERNIA TOUGH LESSONS IN BLOW-OUT . FIBAEurope.com . 28 October 2015 . 31 January 2016.
  5. Web site: Hibernia Basketball – FIBA Europe Cup . FIBAEurope.com . 3 December 2015.