The 2012–13 Irish SuperLeague season was the 40th running of Basketball Ireland's premier men's basketball competition. The season featured 8 teams from across the Republic of Ireland, with the regular season beginning on 28 September 2012[1] and ending on 9 March 2013. With a first-place finish and a 16–5 win–loss record, UL Eagles were crowned league champions for the second straight year.[2] Neptune were crowned National Cup champions for the first time in 21 years, while UCC Demons won the inaugural season finale Champions Trophy tournament.
| 2012–13 Irish SuperLeague season | |
|---|---|
| League | SuperLeague |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | 28 September 2012 – 9 March 2013 (Regular season) 15 March 2013 – 23 March 2013 (Champions Trophy) |
| Number of games | 21 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Regular season | |
| League champions | UL Eagles |
| Season MVP | Ger Noonan (Neptune) |
| Top scorer | Patrick Sullivan (Moycullen) (23.3 ppg) |
| Tournaments | |
| Champions Trophy champions | UCC Demons |
| Champions Trophy runners-up | DCU Saints |
| National Cup champions | Neptune |
| National Cup runners-up | UL Eagles |
Teams
edit| Team | Stadium | City/Area | Last season |
|---|---|---|---|
| DCU Saints | DCU Sports Complex | Glasnevin, Dublin | 1st (North) |
| Dublin Inter | National Basketball Arena | Tallaght, Dublin | New |
| Killester | IWA Sports Hall | Clontarf, Dublin | 2nd (North) |
| Moycullen | Kingfisher, NUIG | Galway | 4th (South) |
| Neptune | Neptune Stadium | Cork | 2nd (South) |
| UCC Demons | Mardyke Arena, UCC | Cork | 1st (South) |
| UCD Marian | UCD Sports Centre | Belfield, Dublin | 3rd (North) |
| UL Eagles | UL Arena | Limerick | 3rd (South) |
Regular season
editStandings
edit| # | Irish SuperLeague Regular Season Standings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | PCT | PTS | |
| 1 | UL Eagles | 16 | 5 | 76 | 53 |
| 2 | Neptune | 13 | 8 | 62 | 47 |
| 3 | UCC Demons | 13 | 8 | 62 | 47 |
| 4 | DCU Saints | 11 | 10 | 52 | 43 |
| 5 | Killester | 10 | 11 | 48 | 41 |
| 6 | Moycullen | 8 | 13 | 38 | 37 |
| 7 | UCD Marian | 8 | 13 | 38 | 37 |
| 8 | Dublin Inter | 5 | 16 | 24 | 29 |
Source: SportsNewsIRELAND Archived 2016-08-22 at the Wayback Machine
Champions Trophy
editBracket
edit| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | UL Eagles | 75 | |||||||
| 4 | DCU Saints | 83 | |||||||
| DCU Saints | 62 | ||||||||
| UCC Demons | 73 | |||||||
| 2 | Neptune | 74 | |||||||
| 3 | UCC Demons | 79 | |||||||
Semi-finals
edit15 March 2013
18:45 GMT |
| Neptune | 74–79 | UCC Demons |
| Pts: Darren Townes (15) | Pts: Ciaran O'Sullivan (23) |
Mardyke Arena, Cork
|
15 March 2013
20:45 GMT |
| UL Eagles | 75–83 | DCU Saints |
| Pts: Robert Taylor (18) | Pts: Mārtiņš Provizors (13) |
Mardyke Arena, Cork
|
Source: RTE
Final
edit23 March 2013
19:00 GMT |
| DCU Saints | 62–73 | UCC Demons |
| Pts: Keith Anderson (13) | Pts: Ciaran O'Sullivan (18) |
Source: RTE
National Cup
editSemi-finals
edit11 January 2013
19:00 GMT |
| UCC Demons | 71–76 | Neptune |
| Pts: Kenton Walker (27) | Pts: Darren Townes (21) |
Neptune Stadium, Cork
|
11 January 2013
21:00 GMT |
| UL Eagles | 58–50 | UCD Marian |
| Pts: Neil Campbell (15) | Pts: Thomas Viglianco (14) |
Neptune Stadium, Cork
|
Final
editSuperLeague Select Team
editIreland vs England
editIn January 2013, the SuperLeague 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 13 January,[3][4] with tip off at 12:30pm.[5]
Team
edit- Shane Coughlan (UCC Demons)
- Niall O'Reilly (UCC Demons)
- Robert Taylor (UL Eagles)
- Jason Killeen (UL Eagles)
- Rob Lynch (UL Eagles)
- Neil Campbell (UL Eagles)
- Darren Townes (Neptune)
- Michael McGinn (Neptune)
- Ger Noonan (Neptune)
- Mindaugas Tamušauskas (Dublin Inter)
- Keith Anderson (DCU Saints)
- Mike Westbrooks (Killester)
- Cian Nihill (reserve player) (Moycullen)[6]
Head Coach: Mark Keenan (UL Eagles)
Assistant Coaches: Jerome Westbrooks (Killester) and John King
Game data
edit13 January 2013
12:30 GMT |
| England Select | 80–83 | SuperLeague Select |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 26–26, 17–14, 16–23 | ||
| Pts: Tayo Ogedengbe (33) Rebs: Mike Tuck (12) Asts: Devan Bailey (6) |
Pts: Mindaugas Tamušauskas (17) Rebs: Jason Killeen (12) Asts: Robert Taylor (4) | |
Awards
editPlayer of the Month
edit| Month | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| October | Pat Glover | DCU Saints |
| November | Robert Taylor | UL Eagles |
| December | Shane Coughlan | UCC Demons |
| January | Michael McGinn | Neptune |
| February | Dan James | UCD Marian |
| March | Shane Coughlan | UCC Demons |
Coach of the Month
edit| Month | Player | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| October | Paul Kelleher | UCC Demons | |
| November | Mark Keenan | UL Eagles | |
| December | Mark Scannell | Neptune | |
| January | Mark Scannell | Neptune | [7] |
| February | Salva Camps | Moycullen | |
| March | Dave Donnelly | DCU Saints |
Statistics leaders
edit| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Patrick Sullivan | Moycullen | 23.3 |
| Rebounds per game | John Galvin | UCD Marian | 17.4 |
| Assists per game | Ger Noonan | Neptune | 8.2 |
| Steals per game | Robert Taylor | UL Eagles | 2.7 |
| Blocks per game | John Galvin | UCD Marian | 2.9 |
Regular season
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