Expect a carnival atmosphere at the Mardyke Arena on Sunday when C&S UCC Demons are crowned Men’s Premier league champions following their last game of the campaign against Dublin Inter.

Colin O’Reilly has laid down a challenge to players hopeful of making the Men’s Premier League All-Star team competing at the Sino-European Championships in July.

C&S UCC Demons were crowned Men’s Premier league champions following an emphatic 112-83 win over UCD Marian at the Mardyke Arena yesterday.

Basketball: C&S UCC Demons’ unbeaten record in the Men’s Premier League remains intact following their 88-74 win over second-placed Travelodge Swords Thunder at the weekend.

Basketball: Travelodge Swords Thunder’s bid to stay in contention for the Men’s Premier league title will be tested tomorrow when they travel to Inchicore for a clash with Templeogue.

C&S UCC Demons 91 UCD Marian 65: Men’s National Cup Final: ONE supporter summed it up as "hard to beat class" and few at the National Arena were inclined to disagree after this emphatic victory for UCC Demons in the Men’s National Cup final.

The straight-talking, record-breaking O’Reilly brothers are on the verge of another Cup final win for UCC Blue Demons tonight in the National Basketball Arena. They discuss how little coaching there was back in the day and how there’s plenty of it going on in the Mardyke these nights.

Mens National Cup Final

The eve of another cup final weekend and with it a sense of history about it for those of us steeped in Irish hoops, writes Kieran Shannon.

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C&S UCC Demons finished 2014 with another resounding victory in the Premier Men’s league following their 101-81 win over Templeogue at the Mardyke Arena yesterday.

Team Montenotte suffered their first defeat of the Women’s Premier league season when going down to DCU Mercy (61-56) at Upper Glanmire Sports Centre.

The season’s busiest weekend thus far, with quarter-final second-leg games in both Men’s and Women’s Premier National Cups taking place.

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.

Basketball: C&S UCC Demons captain Shane Coughlan is urging his team to remain focused on the job in hand when they travel to Dublin tomorrow to play UCD Marian in the Men’s Premier league at Belfield.

The oldest rivalry in Irish basketball will take to the court at the Neptune Stadium tomorrow when BGFNeptune face fellow Cork rivals C&S UCC Demons.

C&S UCC Demons turned on the style at Neptune Stadium yesterday to claim the Men’s Champions Trophy final.

C&S UCC Demons 106 Titans (Galway) 68

The closing weekend of the National Basketball Championships will begin this evening with the men’s Champions Trophy semi-finals at Neptune Stadium.

C&S UCC Demons 69 Killester 93

UCC Demons and Killester will battle it out for the Premier Men’s League title next Sunday after their Dublin double header wins over Templeogue and DCU Saints.

UL Huskies secured the regular season in the Women’s Premier League with a hard-earned 71-64 win over DCU Mercy at the UL Arena.

C&S UCC Demons 82 Dublin Inter 64

In Ireland the game of basketball is truly a family affair, writes Kieran Shannon

UCC Demons warmed up for Friday’s National Cup final against Dublin Inter with an impressive 80-73 win over UL Eagles in the men’s Premier League.

NATIONAL CUP SEMI-FINAL:

UL Eagles and Bord Gais Neptune top the bill on an exciting weekend of men’s Premier League clashes following last week’s National Cup drama.

Shane Coughlan snatched a sensational late three-pointer as UCC Demons somehow denied UCD Marian a place in the Premier men’s National Cup semi-final despite losing their second leg by 30 points.

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Killester had to overcome a terrific DCU Saints effort as seven consecutive late points from American Michael Bonaparte ensured a hard-earned 84-81 win.

Salthill-Knocknacarra remain on course for successive Galway SFC titles for the first time after holding off the challenge of a Caltra side forced to start without Michael Meehan.

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It was a typical lunchtime at the Mardyke Arena for UCC Demons’ American Kenton Walker as he prepared to go through his daily workout with coach Paul Kelleher.

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Tonight

When you have played at SuperLeague level for 15 years and are contemplating retirement a bit of silverware would be the ideal way to finish your career.

A magnificent exhibition of shooting from Bord Gáis Neptune point guard Gary Walsh helped his side qualify for the final of the Mens SuperLeague national cup final.

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.

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It’s a 46-year intense rivalry that has made UCC Demons and Bord Gais Neptune one of the most spectacular games on the Irish basketball calendar.

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11890 Killester required over-time before emerging victorious over Bord Gais Neptune by the narrowest of margins, 97-96, in the Nivea for Men SuperLeague clash at the IWA in Clontarf on Saturday evening.

UCC Demons had to withstand a tremendous late comeback from UL Eagles before eventually sealing the points in the Nivea for Men’s SuperLeague clash at the Mardyke Arena last night and in the process, gained some measure of revenge for their recent cup final loss to the same opposition.

Bord Gáis Neptune kept the pressure on at the top of the Southern Conference with a comfortable victory over UCD Marian.