D’Alessio has big shoes to fill with UCC Demons

THE news that Luke D’Alessio had been appointed head coach of UCC Demons caused a stir throughout the basketball world.

Fri, 09 Oct, 2009 - 01:00
Brendan Mooney

His 25 years coaching basketball took him to seven All-Americans back in the US, where he was two time coach of the year with Bowie State.

But he is stepping into the shoes of treble-winning Douglas Leichner and joining a club that just does not tolerate failure.

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CourtsPlace: USPlace: Mardyke ArenaPlace: SloveniaPerson: D’AlessioPerson: Luke D’AlessioPerson: Douglas LeichnerPerson: Enda ByrtPerson: LeichnerPerson: Colin O’ReillyPerson: Shane CoughlanPerson: Niall MurphyPerson: Niall O’ReillyPerson: Kyle HosfordPerson: Carlton CuffPerson: Shane DugganPerson: Dave MurphyPerson: Stuart RogersPerson: Danny O’MahonyPerson: Joshua JohnsonPerson: Cian NihillPerson: Simon HarrisPerson: Puff SummersPerson: Garnett GriffinPerson: ByrtPerson: Pat PricePerson: KillesterPerson: Eoin ChubbPerson: Joey HaastrupPerson: MarianOrganisation: UCC DemonsOrganisation: NiveaOrganisation: DemonsOrganisation: Cheshire JetsOrganisation: MoycullenOrganisation: UL EaglesOrganisation: NeptuneOrganisation: UCDOrganisation: DCU SaintsOrganisation: Belfast StarOrganisation: StarOrganisation: Ulster ElksOrganisation: Belfast
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