Organisation: Mardyke UCC Demons

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Gamble pays off as Lakers sink Neptune

Neptune 75 Gleneagle Lakers 78

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Neptune out to conquer Demons in opening league clash

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Demons finally hunt down Tigers to capture title

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Demons claim Men's title

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Tigers progress to Men's final

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Roaring Tigers favourites to hoop another Tralee title

Killester and Demons clinch semi-final spots

AFTER an amazing weekend that saw Neptune overwhelmed by DART Killester and Mardyke UCC Demons lose an apparently unassailable lead before fighting back to beat UCD, the pairings for next weekend’s semi-finals of the NIVEA for Men SuperLeague have been decided with Abrakebabra Tigers from Tralee and Roma St. Vincent’s already qualified.

Mon, 14 Mar, 2005

Neptune, Demons chasing prize of home semi-finals

WITH UCC again hosting the climax to basketball's Nivea for Men SuperLeague, expect an extra spring in the step of Neptune and Mardyke UCC Demons as the quarter-finalists go head to head this weekend.

Fri, 11 Mar, 2005

Tralee Tiger’s coach wins sports award

Tralee Tiger’s player coach Chris Craig has been named as the Philips Sports Manager of the Month for January.

Wed, 09 Feb, 2005

Demons look to bite back at Tigers

Brendan Mooney

Fri, 04 Feb, 2005

Tigers on alert as Demons bid to banish Cup blues

Brendan Mooney

Tue, 01 Feb, 2005

Tigers had too much in the tank

Abrakebabra Tigers 90 Roma St Vincent's 81

Mon, 31 Jan, 2005

Hoops leave Demons for dead

Galwey Auctioneering Hoops 71 Mardyke UCC Demons 41

Mon, 31 Jan, 2005

Tigers confront their own Demons in bid to end cup hoodoo

IF SuperLeague form was the guide, then Abrakebabra Tigers would be certainties to take the National Cup back to Tralee tomorrow night.

Sat, 29 Jan, 2005

In-demand Murphy faces double appearance

DAVID MURPHY, one of Irish basketball’s most exciting young talents, faces a busy weekend with the possibility of playing in the senior men’s semi-final with Mardyke UCC Demons before going on to captain the club’s U19’s tomorrow night in the men’s junior final.

Fri, 28 Jan, 2005

Limerick Lions roar into contention

ON A weekend when three of the four cup semi-finalists tasted defeat a week before Cup final weekend, Limerick Lions got their challenge for the NIVEA SuperLeague play-off spot back on track with a sensational 107-98 home victory over Mardyke UCC Demons.

Mon, 24 Jan, 2005

Neptune hope to reap benefits of Hines’ sight in clash with students

COACH Jim Nugent says Davenno Hines will be a key player as Neptune battle for a place in the play-off stages of the NIVEA for Men SuperLeague.

Fri, 21 Jan, 2005

Killester looking to get back on track

AFTER the excitement of the senior men’s cup last weekend some clubs will be searching through the debris over the coming days to see if they can salvage anything.

Fri, 07 Jan, 2005

Tough one for Demons, but Price optimistic

CHAMPIONS, Mardyke UCC Demons will face the impressive Tralee outfit Abrakebabra Tigers in the semi-final of the Men’s National Cup at the National Basketball Arena on January 29.

Wed, 05 Jan, 2005

Tigers face their Demons in National Cup

The draw for the semi-finals of basketball's men's National Cup took place today and pits reigning cup holders Mardyke UCC Demons against SuperLeague champions and Southern Conference table toppers, Abrakebabra Tigers.

Tue, 04 Jan, 2005

Smallwood helps Tigers shoot way into Munster dominated semi-finals

ABRAKEBABRA Tigers overwhelmed DART Killester - 111 to 88 - to send three Munster teams through to the semi-finals of the National Cup on what was a great weekend for basketball in the province.

Tue, 04 Jan, 2005

Basketball bonanza for fans

BASKETBALL action in Cork gets off to a flying start in the New Year with two quarter-finals of the National Cup to be decided at Neptune Stadium on January 2, and the Mardyke Arena on Monday, January 3.

Fri, 24 Dec, 2004

Past masters Neptune and Hoops battle for Cup survival

NEPTUNE and Shamrock Rovers Hoops have each won basketball’s most coveted prize - the National Cup - four times but tomorrow night they will be battling to stay in this year’s competition at Neptune Stadium.

Fri, 17 Dec, 2004

Waterford Crystal bid to build on Cup heroics

AFTER a sensational victory over Merry Monk Ballina in the National Cup qualifier on Wednesday, Waterford Crystal have the opportunity to go one better by springing a surprise in Sunday’s SuperLeague clash with Abrakebabra Tigers in Tralee.

Fri, 10 Dec, 2004

Tigers tops but Lions are on a roll

ABRAKEBABRA Tigers are top of the pile in basketball’s Southern Conference — but watch out for Limerick Lions, who are on a high after their seven-point weekend victory over Mardyke UCC Demons in Cork.

Mon, 06 Dec, 2004

Basketball: Weekend Preview

The Southern Conference of the NIVEA for Men SuperLeague hosts an intriguing clash between Limerick Lions and Mardyke UCC Demons in Cork tomorrow night.

Thu, 02 Dec, 2004

Lakers proving the surprise Cup packet

SURPRISE away wins for Gleneagle Lakers and Limerick and the expected victory for Abrakebabra Tigers on Saturday night means that there are four teams from Irish Basketball’s Southern Conference through to the quarter finals of the National Cup, leaving the likes of MDS Star and UCD knocking on the back door for their places.

Mon, 22 Nov, 2004

Neptune, Demons set for a cracker

WHEN Mardyke UCC Demons and Neptune battled their way through to the final of the National Cup at the end of last season everyone was regretting the fact that it was not to be played in Cork - for many the spiritual home of basketball.

Fri, 19 Nov, 2004

Ellis’ parting shot for Gleneagle Lakers

CLYDE ELLIS will, after all, be available to Gleneagle Lakers when they play MDS Star in the first round of the men’s National Cup in Belfast on Saturday.

Thu, 18 Nov, 2004

Tough call for Nugent as Neptune reach for Star

NEPTUNE coach Jim Nugent has a tough call this weekend when they travel to Belfast to play MDS Star in the Nivea for Men SuperLeague.

Fri, 12 Nov, 2004

National Cup’s first match will be a demon

MARDYKE UCC DEMONS, the defending champions, will meet Neptune, last season’s beaten finalists, in the first round of the National Cup at the Mardyke Arena on the weekend of 20-21 November.

Sat, 06 Nov, 2004

Derby passion as Neptune hold last-minute edge

Mardyke UCC Demons 72 Neptune 74

Sat, 06 Nov, 2004

Price and Nugent desperate for points

COACHES Pat Price and Jim Nugent insist they are putting points before passion when Mardyke UCC Demons and Neptune clash in tonight’s Cork derby SuperLeague game at The Mardyke Arena (8.15pm).

Fri, 05 Nov, 2004

Craig blitz sees SuperLeague champions overcome UCC

The Mardyke Arena saw an enthralling contest as Mardyke UCC Demons took on defending champions Abrakebara Tigers in the Men’s SuperLeague.

Sun, 17 Oct, 2004

Price has high hopes for new stars in Tigers clash

Brendan Mooney

Fri, 15 Oct, 2004

Demons and Tigers ready to do battle

National Cup Champions Mardyke UCC Demons will take on defending league champions Abrakebara Tigers on Sunday in the game of the weekend in the Men's Basketball SuperLeague.

Thu, 14 Oct, 2004

Limerick leader pleads for support

LIMERICK coach Tom Hehir last night appealed to fans to support them as they celebrated their biggest weekend since winning the National Cup a couple of years ago with back to back SuperLeague victories over Neptune and Waterford Crystal.

Mon, 11 Oct, 2004

Neptune out to catch Demons on rebound in pre-season clash

THIS weekend Neptune stage their pre-season basketball tournament - an event that attracts a huge interest from all over the country.

Fri, 24 Sep, 2004

Tough battles to decide supreme champions of Superleague

THE ESB Superleague finals will return to the spiritual home of Irish basketball next week in the plush surroundings of The Mardyke Arena, Cork's newest centre.

Thu, 11 Mar, 2004

Lakers recover from league crisis but champions Neptune bow out

GLENEAGLE Lakers dragged themselves back from a mid-season crisis to claim second place in the ESB SuperLeague and earn a home draw against Hibernian UCD Marian in next week’s play-offs.

Mon, 08 Mar, 2004

Joy of the Rovers after shock win

A WIN for Gleneagle Lakers over Dart Killester on Saturday, a shock defeat for champions Neptune at Shamrock Rovers and an unexpected drubbing for double-chasing Mardyke UCC Demons at the hands of St Vincent's yesterday has added a new edge to the ESB SuperLeague.

Mon, 01 Mar, 2004

Scannell calls for Friel solution ahead of Lakers tie

GLENEAGLE Lakers coach Mark Scannell has called on basketball authorities to explain the eligibility confusion over Dart Killester’s Keith Friel.

Fri, 27 Feb, 2004

Neptune will bring no Cup baggage, insists Fitzgerald

NEPTUNE will bring no Cup baggage into tonight’s big ESB Superleague clash against deadly local rivals Mardyke UCC Demons, Gordon Fitzgerald insisted last night.

Fri, 13 Feb, 2004

Star show by Murphy as Demons double-up with junior victory

Mardyke UCC Demons 76 Dart Killester 67

Mon, 02 Feb, 2004

Cup possessed by Demons

Mardyke UCC Demons 86 TTH Neptune 83

Mon, 02 Feb, 2004

Mardyke Demons through to ESB final

Reigning champions Mardyke UCC Demons are on course for a third National Cup win in 19 years, as the Corkmen saw off the challenge of Merry Monk Ballina 87-78 in today’s first semi-final at the ESB Arena in Tallaght.

Sat, 31 Jan, 2004

Demons juniors are team to beat

MARDYKE UCC Demons are rated as one of the best junior teams ever to come out of Cork and if they cross paths with either the defending champions, Shamrock Rovers, or Dart Killester in the final of the ESB Men’s Junior Cup at the ESB Arena tomorrow night, then they could provide the game of the weekend.

Fri, 30 Jan, 2004