Kyle Hosford Explained

Kyle Hosford
Position:Point guard
Height Cm:182
League:Superleague
Team:UCC Demons
Nationality:Irish
Birth Date:27 June 1989
Birth Place:Cork, Ireland
Career Start:2008
Years1:2008–2012
Team1:UCC Demons
Years2:2012–2013
Team2:Blue Demons
Years3:2013–2019
Team3:UCC Demons
Years4:2015
Team4:Hibernia
Years5:2019–2020
Team5:Neptune
Years6:2021–present
Team6:UCC Demons
Highlights:
  • Irish Super League champion (2009, 2015, 2016)
  • 3× Irish National Cup champion (2009, 2014, 2015)
  • 3× Irish Champions Trophy champion (2014–2016)
  • Irish Super League All-Star First Team (2015)
  • Irish Super League All-Star Third Team (2023)
  • Basketball Ireland Men's Division One champion (2013)
  • Basketball Ireland Men's Senior National Cup champion (2013)

Kyle Martin Hosford (born 27 June 1989)[1] is an Irish basketball player. He represented the Irish national team between 2015 and 2022.

Irish League career

Between 2008 and 2012, Hosford played for UCC Demons in the Irish Super League.[2] After a season with Demons' Division One team in 2012–13, he returned to the Super League team for the 2013–14 season. During the 2015–16 season, he competed for Hibernia in the FIBA Europe Cup.[3] After UCC Demons withdrew from the Super League in 2019, he joined Neptune for the 2019–20 season. For the 2021–22 season, he re-joined UCC Demons for their return season in the National League Division One.[4]

National team career

Hosford represented the Irish national team at the 2016 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries.[5] He served as vice-captain of the Irish team that won the 2021 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries. Between November 2021 to June 2022, he served as captain of the Irish team. He announced his retirement from national team duties on 27 June 2022 after a seven-year international career.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kyle Martin Hosford's profile. FIBA.com. 17 May 2017.
  2. Web site: Kyle Hosford. eurobasket.com. 14 July 2021.
  3. Web site: BAKKEN BEARS TEACH HIBERNIA TOUGH LESSONS IN BLOW-OUT . FIBAEurope.com . October 28, 2015 . December 15, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151201022645/http://www.fibaeurope.com/fibaeuropecup/compID_BYg5Rb55Jw-G5I3MZ6JB01.season_2016.roundID_11866.gameID_11876-F-1-1.html . December 1, 2015.
  4. Web site: Coughlan. John. Kyle Hosford's return a huge boost to new Blue Demons coach Danny O'Mahony ahead of new season. echolive.ie. 7 July 2021. 14 July 2021.
  5. Web site: Ireland accumulated statistics | 2016 FIBA European Championship For Small Countries. FIBA.com. 17 March 2017.
  6. Web site: Kyle Hosford retires from international basketball, John Carroll named new Ireland captain. ireland.basketball. 27 June 2022. 4 July 2022.