The fixtures for the 2019/20 Basketball Ireland National League season have been announced today.

A stunning exhibition of three-point shooting from Pyrobel Killester last night saw them become the first team this season to overcome league leaders and cup champions, Courtyard Liffey Celtics.

After the Men’s Cup action a week ago, the Women’s National Cup takes centre stage this weekend, with the four quarter-finals in the newly-named Paudie O’Connor Cup.

Templeogue are the only unbeaten side in the Men’s Super League following their impressive 85-70 over joint leaders Keane’s SuperValu Killorglin.

Another huge weekend in the Men’s Super League as all the leading contenders are in action, with the leading pair, Garvey’s Tralee Warriors and UCD Marian, going head-to-head at Belfield.

Kieran Donaghy has enacted some Houdini acts in his time with Kerry, and he was at it again on Saturday in the basketball kit of Garvey’s Tralee Warriors who eked out a crucial 78-75 Men’s Superleague win over Eanna.

For those teams looking forward to Cup final duels, this weekend was a delicate balance of keeping players healthy and Superleague momentum on track.

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It’s back to Super League action with a bang this weekend after a hectic schedule of Hula Hoops National Cup semi-finals in Cork.

It’s as much a part of Cork sporting folklore as Flower Lodge or Páirc Ui Chaoimh, as the Mardyke or Turner’s Cross. But the storied basketball crucible that is the northside’s Parochial Hall will fall silent next month when the National Cup semi-finals are played out on Leeside.

Singleton’s Supervalu Brunell host Ambassador UCC Glanmire in the pick of the weekend’s Women’s Super League action.

UCC Demons’ player-coach Colin O’Reilly is urging his players to maintain their intensity levels for Sunday’s visit of Killester to the Mardyke Arena. O’Reilly’s charges has been plagued with injuries this season meaning a heavy playing schedule for the squad.

Four first-round games in the Pat Duffy National Cup are down for decision this weekend as holders Griffith College Swords Thunder face fellow Dublin side DCU Saints.

UCC Demons will be hoping to inflict more misery on champions Templeogue when the sides meet tomorrow in the Men’s Super League.

UCD Marian are the only unbeaten side in the Men’s Super League following their impressive 78-72 away win over champions Templeogue.

UCC Demons produced the result of the weekend when they toppled league leaders Griffith Swords Thunder 96-95 in an epic Men’s Super League clash at the Mardyke Arena yesterday.

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.

It’s a crucial weekend in the Men’s Super League, with two games that could go a long way to deciding the destiny of the title.

Ambassador UCC Glanmire have been crowned regular season champions of the Women’s Super League following a comfortable 92-49 win over NUIG Mystics.

Liffey Celtics shocked cup champions Team Ambassador UCC Glanmire 72-65 in the Women’s Super League at Leixlip on Saturday.

A Champions Trophy place is the main carrot for Garvey’s Tralee Warriors when they host Killester at the Tralee Sports complex tomorrow in the Men’s Super League.

Cup champions, Team Ambassador UCC Glanmire, continued their winning ways in the League when hammering Meteors 102-46 at Upper Glanmire Sports complex.

Team Ambassador UCC Glanmire lost their unbeaten record in the Women’s Super League. They were pipped by WIT Wildcats 65-61, in Waterford, on Saturday.

Team Ambassador UCC Glanmire were given a mighty scare before prevailing over WIT Wildcats 61-56 in the Women’s National Cup.

Five talking points from the Irish basketball weekend.

It’s back to Super League action this weekend and all eyes are on Cork this evening [Thursday] as Singleton SuperValu Brunell prepare for their first home game of the season, which sees them up against local rivals and League leaders, Ambassador UCC Glanmire.

Templeogue coach Mark Keenan hopes his team maintain their winning start to the Men’s Super League with victory over unbeaten UCD Marian on Sunday.

Team Montenotte, Glanmire won their third Women’s Premier League and Cup double in scintillating style yesterday when defeating DCU Mercy 72-69 in an epic final at the Watershed in Kilkenny.

Collegiate freshman at Quinnipiac University, Edel Thornton is one of five overseas inclusions in Mark Scannell’s provisional Senior Women’s squad for Ireland’s re-entry into international tournament play after a six-year hiatus.

Templeogue coach Mark Keenan is sweating on the fitness of two key players ahead of tomorrow’s Premier Men’s National Cup final against Swords Thunder (8pm, live on TG4).

C&S Blue Demons will face the might of Killester this afternoon in the first semi final of the Senior Men’s National Cup at Neptune Stadium.

Team Montenotte’s unbeaten record in the Women’s Premier League is sure to be tested when they play joint leaders Courtyard Liffey Celtics at Upper Glanmire Sports Centre tomorrow.

Paul Kelleher has experienced the highs and lows of basketball in recent seasons but the UL Eagles coach is confident his new role in Limerick will be a success.

Changing times on Ireland’s basketball scene. The final four Champions Trophy spots for the Nivea for Men’s SuperLeague have been settled and there will be no Killester or UCD Marian in the shake up.

UL Huskies and Team Montenotte Cork will contest the Women’s SuperLeague National Cup final following their impressive wins over WIT Wildcats and DCU Mercy at Neptune Stadium.

There will not be an empty seat tonight at the Neptune Stadium when Bord Gais Neptune and UCC Demons clash in the Men’s SuperLeague National cup semi-final.

There was cup action all around the country this weekend as the cream of the crop in the men’s and women’s senior and U18s battled it out in the quarter-finals.

Belfast Star have withdrawn from the Nivea For Men’s SuperLeague.