Boston star with deep island roots ready to honour her Irish heritage

James Weldon has selected Bridget Herlihy for the EuroBasket clash.

Few players have made as impressive a senior hard-court debut for Ireland as 25-year-old Bridget Herlihy from Boston, whose name and lineage scream of her dual citizenship.

The 6’ 2” power forward racked up double-doubles in each of her first two games in green and also shot double figures in her next two when James Weldon first called her up for last summer’s four-game international series against Estonia and Portugal.