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Neptune keep hopes alive with narrow win over Tigers

NEPTUNE needed to beat the Tigers to keep alive any hope of making the NIVEA for Men SuperLeague quarter-finals in March and they eventually did by the narrowest of margins.

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Play-off spots up for grabs

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League in the balance as top two win

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Lions test will tell me where we stand, says Neptune boss

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Neptune look to salvage season

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New coach for Neptune

Christmas celebrations on the double for Demons

UCC DEMONS obviously aren’t ones for the spirit of Christmas goodwill.

Mon, 19 Dec, 2005

Cork rivals clash in National Cup

First up in basketball this weekend is National Cup action when UCC Demons take on local rivals Neptune in a backyard brawl at the Mardyke Arena in Cork on Friday night to determine which team advances through the knockout stages.

Thu, 17 Nov, 2005

Confident Tigers aiming to teach students a lesson

TRALEE TIGERS are determined to build on their confidence-boosting victory in Limerick last Monday when they travel to UCD tomorrow in week four of basketball’s NIVEA for Men SuperLeague.

Fri, 04 Nov, 2005

New-look Neptune handed early chance of banishing Demons

UCC Demons and Neptune clashed recently in the opening game of the NIVEA for MEN SuperLeague and, astonishingly, Neptune, playing at home, went down by a massive 48 points.

Tue, 25 Oct, 2005

Lions win in the Demons den

LIMERICK Lions hammered out a sensational 94-83 victory over UCC Demons as defending champions Abrakebabra Tigers kept their title hopes intact with a two point victory over Merry Monk Ballina when the SuperLeague Men’s National Cup got underway at the weekend.

Mon, 24 Oct, 2005

Lions aim to get claws into Demons

LIMERICK Lions are aiming for a hat-trick of away victories tomorrow night as they travel to Cork to play UCC Demons in the first round of the SuperLeague Men’s National Cup.

Fri, 21 Oct, 2005

Killester forced to forfeit against Neptune

DART KILLESTER let things slip literally in double overtime on Saturday night as they forfeited a very tight encounter with Neptune in basketball’s Men’s Superleague.

Mon, 17 Oct, 2005

Neptune newcomers bid to banish demons

AFTER last weekend’s drubbing by UCC Demons, Neptune will set about putting the pieces back together this weekend with a new coach and two new American players, although they will not be certain until later today if former Gleneagle Lakers star Dajan Smith will be available for tomorrow night’s Nivea for Men SuperLeague clash with DART Killester.

Fri, 14 Oct, 2005

Big weekend for Ballina in SuperLeague

It is a big weekend for Merry Monk Ballina, who play two home games as week two of the Nivea for Men SuperLeague gets underway.

Thu, 13 Oct, 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

Clash of the table-toppers as Killester visit Tigers’ lair

IT’S the game basketball has been talking about for weeks - the clash of the two best sides in the country as unbeaten DART Killester make the trip to Tralee to meet the Abrakebabra Tigers in the Nivea for Men SuperLeague tomorrow night.

Fri, 26 Nov, 2004

O’Halloran turns on the style for Demons

Mardyke UCC Demons 85 Neptune 74

Sat, 20 Nov, 2004

Killester and Tigers primed for battle

DART Killester and Abrakebabra Tigers remain unbeaten and top of their respective conferences ahead of the much anticipated cross-conference clash at the Tralee Sports Centre in two weeks.

Mon, 08 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

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

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

Basketball - Irish results review

Neptune have lost again this time to Shamrock Rovers who were playing their last home game of the season.

Sun, 29 Feb, 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

ESB Superleague - Results

ESB Men’s SuperleagueNeptune 108 (46) K Gamble 33, D Langrell 20, C Watson 16Gleneagle Lakers 111 (47) D Smith 28, T Sullivan 27, T Levet 24BurgerKing Limerick 94 (48) J Hunter 28, R Fletcher 23, L Farrell 21Mardyke UCC Demons 104 (53) T Butler 34, ...

Sun, 25 Jan, 2004

Demons to defend Cup honour

The ESB Senior Men’s and Women’s National Cup, will be reduced to four semi-finalists after the weekend, with eight men’s and eight women’s teams to battle it out for a place in the coveted finals weekend.

Wed, 31 Dec, 2003

Tralee send down Hoops

Tralee Tigers had little trouble containing Shamrock Rovers, running out for a 103-87 victory in the ESB Men's Superleague today.

Sun, 28 Dec, 2003

Neptune take control

DEFENDING champions Neptune added to St Vincent’s woes by inflicting a second defeat of the weekend on them in Glasnevin as the new conference structure in Irish basketball went into its first series of crossover games.

Mon, 03 Nov, 2003

Killester and Tralee lead Superleague

Dart Killester lead the Northern conference while Horans Healthcare Tralee lead the Southern conference of the men's basketball superleague heading into the Bank Holiday Fixtures.

Sun, 26 Oct, 2003

Neptune and Demons get season off to flying start

DEFENDING champions Neptune and the reigning Cup champions, Mardyke UCC Demons, got their respective ESB Men’s SuperLeague campaigns off to the perfect start yesterday when Basketball Ireland introduced the new conference format under which this season’s competition will be decided.

Mon, 13 Oct, 2003