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2013–14 Irish Premier League season
LeaguePremier League
SportBasketball
Duration5 October 2013 – 9 March 2014 (Regular season)
15 March 2014 – 23 March 2014 (Champions Trophy)
Number of games18
Number of teams10
Regular season
League championsKillester
Season MVPMichael Bonaparte (Killester)
Top scorerMichael Callaghan (Moycullen)
(26.2 ppg)
Tournaments
Champions Trophy championsUCC Demons
  Champions Trophy runners-upKillester
National Cup championsUCC Demons
  National Cup runners-upDublin Inter
Premier League seasons
← 2012–132014–15 →

The 2013–14 Irish Premier League season was the 41st running of Basketball Ireland's premier men's basketball competition. The season featured 10 teams from across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, with the regular season beginning on 5 October 2013 and ending on 9 March 2014. With a first-place finish and a 17–1 win–loss record, Killester were crowned league champions for the eighth time in their history. UCC Demons were crowned National Cup champions for a sixth time, and won the season finale Champions Trophy tournament for the second straight year.

Teams

Team Stadium City/Area Last season
Belfast Star Methodist College Belfast New
DCU Saints DCU Sports Complex Glasnevin, Dublin 4th
Dublin Inter Mountview Y&C Club Clonsilla, Dublin 8th
Killester IWA Sports Hall Clontarf, Dublin 5th
Moycullen Kingfisher, NUIG Galway 6th
Neptune Neptune Stadium Cork 2nd
Templeogue Oblate Hall Inchicore, Dublin New
UCC Demons Mardyke Arena, UCC Cork 3rd
UCD Marian UCD Sports Centre Belfield, Dublin 7th
UL Eagles UL Arena Limerick 1st

Regular season

Standings

# Irish Premier League Regular Season Standings
Team W L PCT BP PTS
1 Killester 17 1 94 1 52
2 UCC Demons 16 2 89 1 49
3 Neptune 11 7 61 1 34
4 DCU Saints 10 8 56 2 32
5 UL Eagles 10 8 56 1 31
6 Belfast Star 9 9 50 4 31
7 UCD Marian 8 10 44 2 26
8 Dublin Inter 6 12 33 3 21
9 Moycullen 2 16 11 1 7
10 Templeogue 1 17 6 4 7

Source: Comortais

Champions Trophy

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1 Killester 76
4 DCU Saints 83 4 DCU Saints 64
Maree* 63 Killester 60
UCC Demons 79
2 UCC Demons 106
3 Neptune 82 3 Titans 68
Titans** 86

*National League Division 1 champions.

**Fourth place in National League Division 1.

Quarter-finals

15 March 2014
20:00 GMT
Report
Maree 63–83 DCU Saints
Pts: Kenneth Hansberry (25) Pts: Eoin Quill (27)
Calasanctius College, Oranmore
16 March 2014
15:00 GMT
Report
Titans 86–82 Neptune
Pts: Tomas Mitkus (24) Pts: Darren Townes (24)
Merlin Woods College, Galway

Semi-finals

21 March 2014
19:00 GMT
Preview Box Score
UCC Demons 106–68 Titans
Scoring by quarter: 34–22, 25–12, 18–14, 29–20
Pts: Adrian O'Sullivan (25)
Rebs: Christian Anon (12)
Asts: Shane Coughlan (4)		 Pts: Tomas Mitkus (22)
Rebs: Tomas Mitkus (12)
Asts: Chris Coyne (4)
Neptune Stadium, Cork
21 March 2014
21:00 GMT
Preview
Killester 76–64 DCU Saints
Pts: Ciaran Roe (15) Pts: Mārtiņš Provizors (24)
Neptune Stadium, Cork

Final

23 March 2014
16:00 GMT
Box Score
Killester 60–79 UCC Demons
Scoring by quarter: 17–30, 18–14, 7–16, 18–19
Pts: Michael Bonaparte (14)
Rebs: Kieran O'Brien (13)
Asts: Tied (3)		 Pts: Christian Anon (19)
Rebs: Lehmon Colbert (12)
Asts: Lehmon Colbert (4)
Neptune Stadium, Cork
MVP: Christian Anon

National Cup

Round 1 (2 legs)

8 November 2013 (Series 1)
Templeogue 48–84 DCU Saints
National Basketball Arena, Dublin
9 November 2013 (Series 2)
Neptune 104–59 Moycullen
Neptune Stadium, Cork
9 November 2013 (Series 3)
Killester 83–80 Belfast Star
IWA-Clontarf, Dublin
9 November 2013 (Series 4)
UL Eagles 74–63 Dublin Inter
UL Arena, Limerick
10 November 2013 (Series 5)
UCC Demons 96–65 UCD Marian
Mardyke Arena, Cork
16 November 2013 (Series 1)
DCU Saints 79–76 Templeogue
DCU Saints win Series 1 on aggregate (163–124).
DCU Sports Complex, Dublin
16 November 2013 (Series 2)
Moycullen 80–92 Neptune
Neptune win Series 2 on aggregate (196–139).
NUIG Kingfisher, Galway
16 November 2013 (Series 3)
Belfast Star 61–78 Killester
Killester win Series 3 on aggregate (161–141).
Methodist College, Belfast
16 November 2013 (Series 4)
Dublin Inter 84–72 UL Eagles
Dublin Inter win Series 4 on aggregate (147–146).
Mountview Y&C Club, Dublin
16 November 2013 (Series 5)
UCD Marian 98–68 UCC Demons
UCC Demons win Series 5 on aggregate (164–163).
UCD Sports Centre, Dublin

Round 2 (1 leg)

Winner of Series 1 vs Winner of Series 2

7 December 2013
Neptune 95–87 DCU Saints
Neptune Stadium, Cork

Semi-finals

Winner of Series 3 vs Winner of Series 5

10 January 2014
UCC Demons 87–86 Killester
Neptune Stadium, Cork

Winner of Series 4 vs Winner of Round 2

10 January 2014
Neptune 61–65 Dublin Inter
Neptune Stadium, Cork

Final

24 January 2014
20:45 GMT
Report Report Report
UCC Demons 82–64 Dublin Inter
Pts: Lehmon Colbert (21) Pts: Mindaugas Tamušauskas (17)
National Basketball Arena, Dublin
MVP: Lehmon Colbert

Source: Comortais

Premier League Select Team

Gathering Shield

The 2013 "Gathering Shield" match between the Premier League Select Team and the Welsh National Select Team took place at the National Basketball Arena on Saturday 26 October.

Team

  • Shane Coughlan (UCC Demons)
  • Niall O'Reilly (UCC Demons)
  • Colin O'Reilly (UCC Demons)
  • Mike McGinn (Neptune)
  • Ger Noonan (Neptune)
  • Mati Rudak (Neptune)
  • Neil Campbell (UL Eagles)
  • Scott Kinnevane (UL Eagles)
  • Keith Anderson (Swords Thunder – National League Division 1)
  • Isaac Westbrooks (Killester)
  • Mindaugas Tamušauskas (Dublin Inter)
  • Paul O'Brien (Moycullen)

Head Coach: Mark Keenan (UL Eagles)
Assistant Coaches: Jerome Westbrooks (Killester) and Mike Hickey (UL Eagles)

Game data

26 October 2013
17:00 GMT
Details Report
Premier League Select 90–47 Wales Select
National Basketball Arena, Dublin

Ireland vs England

For the second straight year, the Premier League Select Team travelled to Birmingham, England to play against the England Select Team in the BBL Cup Final curtain-raiser. The match took place at the National Indoor Arena on Sunday 12 January, with tip off at 12pm.

Team

  • Paul Dick (Belfast Star)
  • Darren Townes (Neptune)
  • Ger Noonan (Neptune)
  • Ian McLoughlin (Neptune)
  • Michael McGinn (Neptune)
  • Ciaran O'Sullivan (UCC Demons)
  • Mārtiņš Provisors (DCU Saints)
  • Kieran O'Brien (Killester)
  • Mike Westbrooks (Killester)
  • Dylan Cunningham (Moycullen)
  • Delwan Graham (UL Eagles)
  • Scott Kinnevane (UL Eagles)

Head Coach: Mark Keenan (UL Eagles)
Assistant Coaches: Jerome Westbrooks (Killester) and Mike Hickey (UL Eagles)
Team Manager: Aidan O'Brien

Game data

12 January 2014
12:00 GMT
Report
England Select 66–75 Premier League Select
Pts: Nick George (16) Pts: Delwan Graham (21)
National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

Awards

Player of the Month

Month Player Team Ref
October Michael Bonaparte Killester
November Mārtiņš Provizors DCU Saints
December Lehmon Colbert UCC Demons
January Aurimas Statkus Dublin Inter
February Michael McGinn Neptune
March Michael Bonaparte Killester

Coach of the Month

Month Player Team Ref
October Colin O'Reilly UCC Demons
November Jonathan Grennell Killester
December Dave Donnelly DCU Saints
January Colin O'Reilly UCC Demons
February Ioannis Liapakis UCD Marian
March Jonathan Grennell Killester

Statistics leaders

Stats as of the end of the regular season

Category Player Team Stat
Points per game Michael Callaghan Moycullen 26.2
Rebounds per game Michael Callaghan Moycullen 14.9
Assists per game Scott Kinevane UL Eagles 8.8
Steals per game Dylan Cunningham Moycullen 3.4
Blocks per game Mati Rudak Neptune 2.8

Regular season

  • Player of the Year: Michael Bonaparte (Killester)
  • U23 Player of the Year: Paul Dick (Belfast Star)
  • Coach of the Year: Jonathan Grennell (Killester)

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