# 2017–18 Irish Super League season

The 2017–18 Irish Super League season was the 45th running of Basketball Ireland's premier men's basketball competition. The season featured 12 teams from across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, with the regular season beginning on 15 September 2017 and ending on 17 March 2018 with UCD Marian claiming their first title in 40 years. Templeogue were victorious in the National Cup, while Tralee Warriors defended their Champions Trophy title.

## Teams

| Team | Stadium | City/Area | Last season |
| Belfast Star | Methodist College | Belfast | 10th |
| DCU Saints | DCU Sports Complex | Glasnevin, Dublin | 8th |
| Éanna | Coláiste Éanna | Rathfarnham, Dublin | 9th |
| Killester | IWA Sports Hall | Clontarf, Dublin | 5th |
| KUBS | Carroll Arena | Greendale, Dublin | 11th |
| Maree | Calasanctius College | Oranmore | New |
| Moycullen | Kingfisher, NUIG | Galway | 7th |
| Swords Thunder | ALSAA Sports Complex | Dublin Airport, Dublin | 2nd |
| Templeogue | Oblate Hall | Inchicore, Dublin | 1st |
| Tralee Warriors | Tralee Sports Complex | Tralee | 3rd |
| UCC Demons | Mardyke Arena, UCC | Cork | 6th |
| UCD Marian | UCD Sports Centre | Belfield, Dublin | 4th |

## Regular season

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | UCD Marian | 23 | 18 | 5 | 1863 | 1646 | +217 | 54 | |
| 2 | Killester | 23 | 17 | 6 | 1964 | 1692 | +272 | 51 | |
| 3 | Templeogue | 22 | 16 | 6 | 1939 | 1802 | +137 | 48 | |
| 4 | Tralee Warriors | 22 | 16 | 6 | 1761 | 1621 | +140 | 48 | |
| 5 | Swords Thunder | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1807 | 1575 | +232 | 42 | |
| 6 | UCC Demons | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1965 | 1852 | +113 | 39 | |
| 7 | Belfast Star | 21 | 9 | 12 | 1555 | 1535 | +20 | 27 | |
| 8 | Moycullen | 21 | 9 | 12 | 1649 | 1676 | −27 | 27 | |
| 9 | DCU Saints | 22 | 8 | 14 | 1738 | 1950 | −212 | 24 | |
| 10 | Maree | 22 | 6 | 16 | 1685 | 1954 | −269 | 18 | |
| 11 | Éanna | 22 | 4 | 18 | 1642 | 1823 | −181 | 12 | Relegated to Division I |
| 12 | KUBS | 22 | 2 | 20 | 1490 | 1932 | −442 | 6 | Relegated to Division I |

### Regular season play-off final

A regular season play-off final was scheduled after Killester and UCD Marian finished joint first at the top of the table with 17 wins and five losses.
* YouTube
* 17 March 2018 18:00 GMT
* Preview Report
| Killester | 71–72 | UCD Marian |
| Pts: Luis Filiberto (27) | | Pts: Mike Garrow (19) |
* National Basketball Arena, Dublin

## Champions Trophy
### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| | | | 1 | UCD Marian | 78 | | |
| 4 | Tralee Warriors | 78 | 4 | Tralee Warriors | 82 | | |
| 5 | Swords Thunder | 71 | | | | Tralee Warriors | 73 |
| | | | | | | Templeogue | 61 |
| | | | 2 | Killester | 73 | | |
| 3 | Templeogue | 90 | 3 | Templeogue | 75 | | |
| 6 | UCC Demons | 77 | | | | | |

### Quarter-finals

* 19 March 2018
* Details Report
| Templeogue | 90–77 | UCC Demons |
| Pts: Neil Randolph (21) | | Pts: Lehmon Colbert (26) |
* National Basketball Arena, Dublin
* 19 March 2018
* Details Report
| Tralee Warriors | 78–71 | Swords Thunder |
| Pts: Goran Pantovic (19) | | Pts: Isaac Westbrooks (20) |
* National Basketball Arena, Dublin

### Semi-finals

* 21 March 2018
* Details Report
| Killester | 73–75 (OT) | Templeogue |
| Pts: Royce Williams (20) | | Pts: Mike Bonaparte (30) |
* National Basketball Arena, Dublin
* 22 March 2018
* Details Report
| UCD Marian | 78–82 | Tralee Warriors |
| Pts: Mike Garrow (22) | | Pts: Paul Dick & Goran Pantovic (18) |
* UL Arena, Limerick

### Final

* YouTube
* 24 March 2018 19:00 GMT
* Details Box Score Report
| Tralee Warriors | 73–61 | Templeogue |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 22–15, 18–13, 19–16 |||
| Pts: Paul Dick (22) Rebs: Kieran Donaghy (9) Asts: Paul Dick (6) | | Pts: Jason Killeen (22) Rebs: Jason Killeen (11) Asts: Mike Bonaparte (7) |
* WIT Arena, Waterford MVP: Paul Dick

## National Cup
### Round 1

* 21 October 2017
| Swords Thunder | 70–75 | DCU SaintsDCU Saints |
* ALSAA, Dublin
* 21 October 2017
| KUBS | 47–101 | UCC Demons |
* Carroll Arena, Dublin
* 21 October 2017
| Templeogue | 90–81 | Belfast Star |
* Oblate Hall, Dublin
* 22 October 2017
| Moycullen | 79–71 | Maree |
* Coláiste Iognáid, Galway

### Round 2

* 9 December 2017
| DCU Saints | 53–87 | UCD Marian |
* DCU Sports Complex, Dublin
* 9 December 2017
| Templeogue | 81–76 | Éanna |
* Oblate Hall, Dublin
* 10 December 2017
| Moycullen | 60–82 | Killester |
* Coláiste Iognáid, Galway
* 13 December 2017
| UCC Demons | 69–64 | Tralee Warriors |
* Parochial Hall, Cork

### Semi-finals

* YouTube
* 6 January 2018 18:00 GMT
* Box Score Report
| Killester | 77–91 | UCD Marian |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–25, 23–19, 15–26, 15–21 |||
| Pts: Royce Williams (24) Rebs: Royce Williams (7) Asts: Ciaran Roe (9) | | Pts: Mike Garrow (19) Rebs: Tied (7) Asts: Mike Garrow (6) |
* Mardyke Arena, Cork
* YouTube
* 6 January 2018 20:00 GMT
* Box Score Report
| UCC Demons | 77–98 | Templeogue |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–28, 17–14, 21–22, 15–34 |||
| Pts: Lehmon Colbert (29) Rebs: Adrian O'Sullivan (9) Asts: Tied (5) | | Pts: Lorcan Murphy (22) Rebs: Jason Killeen (10) Asts: Michael Bonaparte (9) |
* Mardyke Arena, Cork

### Final

* 27 January 2018 20:00 GMT
* Box Score Report Report
| UCD Marian | 62–68 | Templeogue |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–16, 21–16, 15–18, 17–18 |||
| Pts: Conor Meany (16) Rebs: Neil Baynes (10) Asts: Tied (3) | | Pts: Lorcan Murphy (23) Rebs: Jason Killeen (13) Asts: Mike Bonaparte (6) |
* National Basketball Arena, Dublin MVP: Lorcan Murphy
Source: Basketball Ireland

## Awards
### Player of the Month

| Month | Player | Team |
| September | Dee Proby | DCU Saints |
| October | Dee Proby | DCU Saints |
| November | Mike Garrow | UCD Marian |
| December | Mike Garrow | UCD Marian |
| January | Lorcan Murphy | Templeogue |
| February | Trae Pemberton | Tralee Warriors |
| March | Trae Pemberton | Tralee Warriors |

### Coach of the Month

| Month | Player | Team |
| September | Darren O'Neill | Belfast Star |
| October | Mark Bernsen | Tralee Warriors |
| November | Ioannis Liapakis | UCD Marian |
| December | Brian O'Malley | Killester |
| January | Mark Keenan | Templeogue |
| February | Brian O'Malley | Killester |
| March | Ioannis Liapakis | UCD Marian |

### Statistics leaders

Stats as of the end of the regular season
| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
| Points per game | Dee Proby | DCU Saints | 32.4 |
| Rebounds per game | Dee Proby | DCU Saints | 19.3 |
| Assists per game | Scott Kinevane | UCD Marian | 8.6 |
| Steals per game | Dan James | UCD Marian | 3.8 |
| Blocks per game | Jason Killeen | Templeogue | 2.5 |

### Regular season

* Player of the Year: Dee Proby (DCU Saints)
* Young Player of the Year: Eoin Rockall (Maree)
* Coach of the Year: Ioannis Liapakis (UCD Marian)
* All-Star First Team:
** Ciaran Roe (Killester)
** Adrian O'Sullivan (UCC Demons)
** Royce Williams (Killester)
** Dee Proby (DCU Saints)
** Jason Killeen (Templeogue)
* All-Star Second Team:
** Trae Pemberton (Tralee Warriors)
** Conor Meany (UCD Marian)
** Lorcan Murphy (Templeogue)
** Mike Garrow (UCD Marian)
** Luis Filiberto Hoyos (Killester)
* All-Star Third Team:
** Isaac Westbrooks (Swords Thunder)
** Neil Randolph (Templeogue)
** Dan James (UCD Marian)
** Kieran Donaghy (Tralee Warriors)
** Lehmon Colbert (UCC Demons)