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| FIBA ranking | T-75 | ||
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| FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||
| National federation | Basketball Ireland | ||
| Coach | Jay Larranaga | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 1 | ||
| Medals | None | ||
| FIBA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| Medals | None | ||
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| Appearances | None | ||
| Medals | None | ||
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Ireland is a men's internationalbasketball team representing the island of Ireland. It is organised by Basketball Ireland, with players from both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Ireland play their home matches at the National Basketball Arena in Tallaght, Dublin. The team has never qualified for the final stages of EuroBasket or the FIBA World Championship.
History
Ireland's basketball association affiliated to FIBA in 1947. In 1948 the team was invited to the 1948 Olympic tournament in nearby London, from which many top sides were absent in the aftermath of World War II. The team finished last, losing every match heavily. Ireland were involved in Olympic qualification only once; in 1976 they finished bottom of the European qualification group.
In 1988 Ireland finished runner-up in EuroBasket Division C. In 1993 the National Basketball Arena opened which became the team's new permanent home. Division C was hosted there the following year, and Ireland beat Cyprus 81–78 in the final to gain promotion to EuroBasket Division B. Ireland narrowly failed to win promotion to Division A in EuroBasket 2005, losing to Denmark by 4 points after having won the first game in Dublin by 10 points.
In February 2010, with the Republic of Ireland in the midst of a serious economic decline, Basketball Ireland announced that it was €1.2m in debt and was deactivating its senior international squads to cut costs..
EuroBasket 2009 Qualifying campaign
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- 15 Aug: Ireland 50-66 Sweden, National Basketball Arena, Tallaght, Republic of Ireland (Eurobasket B)
- 19 Aug: Ireland 73-98 Georgia, Vere Basketball Hall, Tbilisi, Georgia (Eurobasket B)
- 22 Aug: Ireland 100-83 Luxembourg, National Basketball Arena, Tallaght, Republic of Ireland (Eurobasket B)
- 29 Aug: Ireland 68-75 Slovakia, Inter Arena Pasienky, Bratislava, Slovakia (Eurobasket B)
Roster
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InjuredCompetitions
Performance at Summer Olympics
| Year | Position | Tournament | Host |
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| 1936 | - | Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics | Germany |
| 1948 | 23 | Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics | Great Britain |
| 1952 | - | Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics | Finland |
| 1956 | - | Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics | Australia |
| 1960 | - | Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics | Italy |
| 1964 | - | Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics | Japan |
| 1968 | - | Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics | Mexico |
| 1972 | - | Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics | Germany |
| 1976 | - | Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics | Canada |
| 1980 | - | Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics | Soviet Union |
| 1984 | - | Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics | USA |
| 1988 | - | Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics | Korea |
| 1992 | - | Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics | Spain |
| 1996 | - | Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics | USA |
| 2000 | - | Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics | Australia |
| 2004 | - | Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics | Greece |
| 2008 | - | Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics | China |
Notable players
- Pat Burke - Only Irish-born to have played in the NBA. PLayed for Orlando Magic & Phoenix Suns. Also a Euroleague and ULEB Eurocup winner with Panathinaikos BC & Real Madrid Baloncesto
- Marty Conlon - NBA player for Seattle SuperSonics, Sacramento Kings, Charlotte Hornets, Washington Bullets, Milwaukee Bucks, Boston Celtics, Miami Heat, and Los Angeles Clippers, but not born in Ireland
- Cal Bowdler - NBA player for Atlanta Hawks, but not born in Ireland
Honours
- EuroBasket Division B Promotion runners-up: 2005
- EuroBasket Division C winners: 1994. runners-up: 1988
See also
References
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- Duggan, Keith (24 February 2010). "Basketball Ireland pull plug on international sides". The Irish Times. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
External links
- Basketball Ireland Official site
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