Hibernia Basketball bruised by CEZ Nymburk in Europe Cup

An Irish club side made up of players from teams in the Basketball Ireland Men’s Premier League were made to pay for their mistakes by Czech heavyweights CEZ Nymburk in the FIBA Europe Cup. Hibernia Basketball lost 106-45 in central Bohemia in their third trip to the continent in as many weeks.

Colin O’Reilly looked to put the result in context. “We have a generation of players who haven’t played international basketball,” he said.

Injury meant O’Reilly was a late withdrawal from the starting line up. “This entire project is about giving guys access to this level and there’s an average age of 23. It’s a baptism of fire, but players can look themselves in the mirror and see where they have to improve.”