US star Jermaine Turner set for final farewell

Killester star Jermaine Turner plays his final game in Ireland against DCU Saints tomorrow. Turner, 42, has played here for the past 17 years but returns to the US in April to take up a position at Pittsburgh University.

Turner said: “I loved playing in Ireland but my career has a new path. It will be emotional leaving the court at the DCU complex on Saturday.”

“I came here back in 2000, and 17 years is a long time. The transition to moving back to the States has been in the process for a while now, but it’ll be strange for me, ’cause once September rolls around, I’ll get that feeling that I’m supposed to be playing basketball. I’ll miss certain things in Ireland — certainly not the weather! — but I’ve forged some good relationships here, I’ve met some good people here, and there are certain things I’ll definitely miss, but for the most part I’m looking forward to this new chapter, this new challenge in my life.