Coughlan C & S Neptune bid to end the year on a high with victory over Maree tomorrow afternoon.

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

So it all comes down to this. Whatever Basketball Ireland is paying its marketing team, it’s not enough as they’ve conjured the ultimate final regular season weekend of the Superleague season. Three rivals for the title, two facing each other in back to back fixtures Saturday and Sunday.

Garvey’s Tralee Warriors suffered a heartbreaking 97-88 defeat to Templeogue last night.

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.