BOTH Kieran Donaghy and Micheál Quirke have told Tralee Tigers’ coach Dave Falvey that they will be concentrating on football with the Kerry team and will not be available for the remainder of the hoops season.

ABRAKEBABRA TIGERS have targeted the double since the start of the season, coach Dave Falvey admitted yesterday.

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Abrakebabra Tigers are the 2007 Men's SuperLeague National Cup Champions after a stunning team display saw them wrestle the coveted trophy out of the grasp of UCC Demons at the National Basketball Arena this evening.

TRALEE coach Dave Falvey is looking to Mike Quirke for one more big game. His Demons counterpart Pat Price just wants his captain, Tim O’Halloran on the court for tomorrow’s Superleague Cup final — he’ll take his chances on O’Halloran’s back holding up.

REIGNING champions UCC Demons and challengers Abrakebabra Tigers sharpened the competitive edge in advance of next Sunday’s National Cup final with solid NIVEA for MEN SuperLeague victories over the weekend.

KIERAN DONAGHY has decided to give the All-Star tour to Dubai a skip and make himself available for Irish basketball’s showpiece, on Sunday week, when Tralee’s Abrakebabra Tigers will be bidding to wrest the National Cup from UCC Demons.

FOOTBALLER of the year, Kieran Donaghy, will be available for the men’s superleague national cup final at the National Basketball Arena when his, Abrakebabra Tigers, bid to wrest the trophy from UCC Demons.

MICHEÁL QUIRKE turned in the performance of the afternoon and probably the best of his entire career as he inspired Abrakebabra Tigers to a spectacular 95-88 victory over St Vincent’s to claim a place in the final of the National Cup.

Merry Monk Ballina’s Ronan McGarrity and Mustang Sally’s St Paul’s Ger Noonan are Decembers Nivea for Men SuperLeague Players of the Month for the North Conference and the South Conference respectively.

UCC DEMONS will welcome the extra few days to prepare for their crucial NIVEA for MEN SuperLeague clash with Abrakebabra Tigers in Tralee, which has been rescheduled for Wednesday night.

BOTH the Abrakebabra Tigers coach Dave Falvey, and the Limerick Lions coach Tom Hehir were left holding their heads in disbelief after Tigers had snatched an 89-92 victory and the vital NIVEA for MEN SuperLeague points on the buzzer at UL Arena yesterday afternoon.