2019–20 Irish Super League season

2019–20 Irish Super League season
LeagueSuper League
SportBasketball
Duration21 September 2019 – 8 March 2020 (Regular season)
Number of games21
Number of teams12
Regular season
League championsBelfast Star
Season MVPDelaney Blaylock (Belfast Star)
Top scorerMike Bonaparte (DCU Saints)
(24.6ppg)
Tournaments
Champions Trophy championsN/A
  Champions Trophy runners-upN/A
National Cup championsTempleogue
  National Cup runners-upÉanna
Super League seasons

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

Team Stadium City/Area Last season
Belfast Star De La Salle College Belfast 5th
DCU Saints DCU Sports Complex Glasnevin, Dublin 6th
Dublin Lions Coláiste Bríde Clondalkin, Dublin New
Éanna Coláiste Éanna Rathfarnham, Dublin New
Killester IWA Sports Hall Clontarf, Dublin 4th
Killorglin Killorglin Sports Complex Killorglin 9th
Maree Calasanctius College Oranmore 8th
Moycullen Kingfisher, NUIG Galway 10th
Neptune Neptune Stadium Cork 11th
Templeogue Nord Anglia International School Leopardstown, Dublin 2nd
Tralee Warriors Tralee Sports Complex Tralee 1st
UCD Marian UCD Sports Centre Belfield, Dublin 3rd

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]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1 Belfast Star 21 16 5 1777 1605 +172 48 Qualification for Champions Trophy
2 Tralee Warriors 21 15 6 1635 1401 +234 45
3 Éanna 21 14 7 1659 1541 +118 42
4 UCD Marian 21 14 7 1625 1540 +85 42
5 Templeogue 21 13 8 1800 1650 +150 39
6 DCU Saints 21 10 11 1632 1676 −44 30
7 Killester 21 10 11 1635 1687 −52 30
8 Killorglin 21 10 11 1600 1716 −116 30
9 Neptune 21 9 12 1801 1842 −41 27
10 Maree 21 7 14 1583 1708 −125 21
11 Moycullen 21 7 14 1540 1632 −92 21 Relegation to Division 1
12 Dublin Lions 21 1 20 1469 1758 −289 3
Updated to match(es) played on 8 March 2020. Source: Basketball Ireland

Results

Home \ Away BEL DCU DUB EAN KIL KLG MAR MOY NEP TEM TW UCD
Belfast Star — 85–69 91–71 81–59 90–83 77–69 77–61 76–68 79–77 94–92 84–81 85–78
DCU Saints — 87–81 70–55 75–83 85–70 72–73 78–91 74–80 89–79 60–104 82–73
Dublin Lions 61–102 70–78 — 54–76 67–70 76–93 63–48 82–96 59–76 70–76 53–75
Éanna 71–84 88–62 92–76 — 73–86 74–61 81–75 79–61 98–88 87–70 90–76
Killester 81–73 89–95 72–60 74–94 — 83–70 87–70 57–69 102–98 64–87 63–91
Killorglin 81–79 79–77 76–64 71–90 88–79 — 87–84 87–84 101–100 54–67 79–74 64–87
Maree 59–76 73–78 87–84 76–64 81–84 73–78 — 87–79 80–89 83–71 67–87 77–89
Moycullen 96–89 64–87 89–83 81–82 69–60 58–70 — 68–71 75–70 61–79 66–71
Neptune 89–84 77–86 100–84 112–107 70–82 88–71 92–99 85–107 — 79–95 79–75
Templeogue 85–76 96–82 101–87 98–89 108–79 97–68 90–80 91–79 — 81–82 85–68
Tralee Warriors 93–86 103–78 96–54 80–77* 82–64 81–63 100–84 89–63 98–76 77–68 — 72–73
UCD Marian 87–95 75–73 82–75 82–92 97–83 86–79 78–56 79–73 79–76 76–86* —
Updated to match(es) played on 8 March 2020. Source: Basketball Ireland
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

*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

Round 1

25 October 2019
Killorglin 60–83 Tralee Warriors
Killorglin Sports Complex, Killorglin
26 October 2019
Maree 75–90 Belfast Star
Calasanctius College, Oranmore
26 October 2019
Templeogue 82–62 UCD Marian
Nord Anglia International School, Dublin
26 October 2019
DCU Saints 68–57 Dublin Lions

Round 2

30 November 2019
Belfast Star 63–78 Éanna
30 November 2019
Templeogue 95–82 Moycullen
Nord Anglia International School, Dublin
30 November 2019
DCU Saints 79–100 Neptune
30 November 2019
Tralee Warriors 76–64 Killester
Tralee Sports Complex, Tralee

Semi-finals

11 January 2020
16:00 GMT
Éanna 78–63 Tralee Warriors
Pts: Stefan Zečević (24) Pts: Tied (14)
Neptune Stadium, Cork
11 January 2020
20:00 GMT
Templeogue 78–75 Neptune
Pts: Jason Killeen (21) Pts: Nil Sabata (18)
Neptune Stadium, Cork

Final

25 January 2020
20:00 GMT
Éanna 68–78 Templeogue
Scoring by quarter: 19–24, 12–20, 23–19, 14–15
Pts: Joshua Wilson (16)
Rebs: Stefan Zečević (12)
Asts: Tied (4)		 Pts: Lorcan Murphy (33)
Rebs: Jason Killeen (9)
Asts: Neil Randolph (6)

Awards

Player of the Month

Month Player Team Ref
October Stefan Zečević Éanna [6]
November Stefan Zečević Éanna [7]
December Delaney Blaylock Belfast Star [8]
January Lorcan Murphy Templeogue [9]
February Delaney Blaylock Belfast Star [10]
March

Coach of the Month

Month Player Team Ref
October Darren McGovern Éanna [6]
November Lehmon Colbert Neptune [7]
December Adrian Fulton Belfast Star [8]
January Mark Keenan Templeogue [9]
February Adrian Fulton Belfast Star [10]
March

Statistics leaders

Stats as of the end of the regular season[11][12]

Category Player Team Stat
Points per game Mike Bonaparte DCU Saints 24.6
Rebounds per game Mike Bonaparte DCU Saints 15.8
Assists per game Paul Dick Tralee Warriors 9.0
Steals per game Jonathan Lawton Tralee Warriors 4.3
Blocks per game Oisin Kerlin Templeogue 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)

References

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  13. ^ "Annual Awards and President's Awards 2019/20 announced". BasketballIreland.ie. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
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