Neptune Basketball Club Explained

Neptune Basketball Club
Color1:white
Color2:blue
Founded:1947
Arena:Neptune Stadium
Location:Cork, Ireland
Colours:Blue and white
Sponsor:Energywise Ireland
Coach:Paul Kelleher (as of 2023)[1]

Neptune Basketball Club is an Irish basketball club based in Cork. Founded in 1947 following input from members of the Irish Defence Forces in developing citizen's clubs,[2] [3] Neptune is the oldest and most successful basketball club in Ireland.[4] Based at Neptune Stadium, Neptune is the only basketball club in Ireland with its own stadium.[5]

History

The club's senior men's representative team has won the Irish National League title 11 times. Known as Burgerland Neptune throughout the 1980s and 1990s,[6] the team won seven championships between 1983 and 1991 thanks to American import Terry Strickland and the support of Irish investor Jackie Solan.[7] Neptune won a further four titles between 1995 and 2003.[8] [9] In 2013, Neptune won their fifth National Cup title and first since 1992.[10]

In July 2015, Neptune withdrew from the Premier League following a major loss of player personnel, deciding instead to join the second-tiered National League Division 1 for the 2015–16 season.[11] [12] [13] Neptune continued on in Division 1 for the 2016–17 season[14] and subsequently won the 2017 Hula Hoops Presidents Cup.[15] In March 2018, they were promoted back into Basketball Ireland's Men's Super League.[16] After initially being relegated back down to Division 1 following the 2018–19 season, the withdrawal of cross-town rival UCC Demons led to Neptune remaining in the Super League for the 2019–20 season.[17] [18] [19]

In the 2021–22 season, Neptune reached the final of both the National Cup[20] and the League playoffs.[21]

Achievements

Notable players

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Preview: Kelleher's "whirlwind week", as Energywise Ireland Neptune look to end Belfast Star's winning run. ireland.basketball. 23 November 2023. 6 December 2023.
  2. Web site: History . neptunebasketballclub.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20181218101727/https://neptunebasketballclub.com/nptnbsktbllclb/history/ . 18 December 2018.
  3. Book: O'Leary, Eleanor . Youth and Popular Culture in 1950s Ireland . 209 . 2018 . Bloomsbury . 9781350015883 . [prior to] the setting-up of the Neptune Basketball Club and Stadium in Cork [..] over a period of a decade or more some members of the army assisted the uptake of the game by the civilian population .
  4. Web site: Neptune withdrawal raises serious questions. thecourtsidecollective.com . 27 July 2015 . 31 December 2018 .
  5. Web site: Frustration seeps out of Neptune via leak in the roof. Irish Examiner . 22 March 2018 . 31 December 2018 .
  6. Web site: Kieran Shannon: King of Cork and Court . Irish Examiner . 9 February 2013 . 31 December 2018 .
  7. Web site: Americans enriched a unique era: When Ireland loved basketball. thestar.ie . https://web.archive.org/web/20170208014333/http://thestar.ie/americans-enriched-a-unique-era-when-ireland-loved-basketball/. 8 February 2017 .
  8. Web site: Roll of Honour 1973 - 2014 . basketballireland.ie . https://web.archive.org/web/20150428104842/http://www.basketballireland.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1388 . 28 April 2015 .
  9. Web site: Neptune favourites . Irish Times . 14 March 2003 . 31 December 2018 .
  10. Web site: American dream retold in documentary on Irish basketball's glory days . the42.ie . 25 January 2013 . 31 December 2018 .
  11. Web site: Neptune exit Basketball Premier League . Irish Examiner . 27 July 2015 . 31 December 2018 .
  12. Web site: Cork basketball in turmoil as Neptune withdraw. corkindependent.com . 30 July 2015 . 31 December 2018 .
  13. Web site: Neptune's disappearance a low point for basketball in 2015 . irishnews.com . 22 December 2015 . 31 December 2018 .
  14. Web site: National League Fixtures 2016/2017 . basketballireland.ie . 1 September 2016 . 31 December 2018 .
  15. Web site: Hula Hoops Cup Finals Gamezone: Senior Men and Women . basketballireland.ie . 27 January 2017 . 31 December 2018 .
  16. Web site: RECAP: Neptune secure promotion while Templeogue win in OT . basketballireland.ie . 31 March 2018 . 31 December 2018 .
  17. Web site: Coughlan. John. Neptune to replace UCC Demons in Men's SuperLeague. irishexaminer.com. 18 July 2019. 19 July 2019.
  18. Web site: Murphy. Éamonn. Neptune take the place of basketball rivals Demons in the Super League. echolive.ie. 18 July 2019. 19 July 2019.
  19. Web site: Neptune To Remain In Men's Super League For 2019/20 Season. basketballireland.ie. 18 July 2019. 19 July 2019.
  20. Web site: Garvey's Tralee Warriors beat C&S Neptune 88-75 to win the InsureMyHouse.ie Pat Duffy Cup Final. ireland.basketball. 22 January 2022. 25 January 2022.
  21. Web site: Garvey's Tralee Warriors claim double with 78-72 InsureMyVan.ie Super League final win over C&S Neptune. ireland.basketball. 2 April 2022. 3 April 2022.
  22. Web site: Basketball Ireland Superleague Winners . irishsportsnet . 23 March 2013 . 13 December 2018 .
  23. News: Neptune's new wave making a splash . John . Coughlan . . 9 January 2017 . 28 March 2019 . When Neptune dominated Irish basketball in the 80's and 90's, players like Tom Wilkinson, Tom O'Sullivan, Jim Nugent, Joe Healy and Brendan O'Flaherty were household names..
  24. News: KIERAN SHANNON: Top 25: Ireland’s greatest ever male basketball players . Kieran . Shannon . . 22 January 2015 . 29 March 2019.
  25. Web site: The American Who Briefly Got Ireland To Love Basketball Is Looking For A Storybook Ending . Dave . McKenna . . 29 June 2018 . 30 June 2018.
  26. News: When we were kings . Kieran . Shannon . . 24 March 2012 . 30 June 2018.
  27. News: Strickland inspires the re-emergence of Neptune . Greg . Allen . . 1 November 1996 . 28 March 2019 . Under the coaching of former eighties star Tom Wilkinson....

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