Strong Irish squad face hectic schedule

AFTER an exciting performance against Latvia in Riga on Monday night, the Irish basketball team travelled to Lithuania yesterday where they put the finishing touches to their preparations for a hectic week of European championship action.

Tomorrow evening (5.15 pm) they play Malta at the National Basketball Arena and they then travel to Geneva for a midweek game against Switzerland, then they are back in Tymon Park for what should be a sell-out game against Slovakia.

Tomorrow evening’s game against Malta should be the easiest of the three match campaign, which will decide the level they play at next time around.