# 2013–14 Irish Premier League season

The 2013–14 Irish Premier League season was the 41st running of Basketball Ireland's premier men's basketball competition. The season featured 10 teams from across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, with the regular season beginning on 5 October 2013 and ending on 9 March 2014. With a first-place finish and a 17–1 win–loss record, Killester were crowned league champions for the eighth time in their history. UCC Demons were crowned National Cup champions for a sixth time, and won the season finale Champions Trophy tournament for the second straight year.

## Teams

| Team | Stadium | City/Area | Last season |
| Belfast Star | Methodist College | Belfast | New |
| DCU Saints | DCU Sports Complex | Glasnevin, Dublin | 4th |
| Dublin Inter | Mountview Y&C Club | Clonsilla, Dublin | 8th |
| Killester | IWA Sports Hall | Clontarf, Dublin | 5th |
| Moycullen | Kingfisher, NUIG | Galway | 6th |
| Neptune | Neptune Stadium | Cork | 2nd |
| Templeogue | Oblate Hall | Inchicore, Dublin | New |
| UCC Demons | Mardyke Arena, UCC | Cork | 3rd |
| UCD Marian | UCD Sports Centre | Belfield, Dublin | 7th |
| UL Eagles | UL Arena | Limerick | 1st |

## Regular season
### Standings

| # | Irish Premier League Regular Season Standings | Irish Premier League Regular Season Standings | Irish Premier League Regular Season Standings | Irish Premier League Regular Season Standings | Irish Premier League Regular Season Standings | Irish Premier League Regular Season Standings |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | BP | PTS |
| 1 | Killester | 17 | 1 | 94 | 1 | 52 |
| 2 | UCC Demons | 16 | 2 | 89 | 1 | 49 |
| 3 | Neptune | 11 | 7 | 61 | 1 | 34 |
| 4 | DCU Saints | 10 | 8 | 56 | 2 | 32 |
| 5 | UL Eagles | 10 | 8 | 56 | 1 | 31 |
| 6 | Belfast Star | 9 | 9 | 50 | 4 | 31 |
| 7 | UCD Marian | 8 | 10 | 44 | 2 | 26 |
| 8 | Dublin Inter | 6 | 12 | 33 | 3 | 21 |
| 9 | Moycullen | 2 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | Templeogue | 1 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
Source: Comortais

## Champions Trophy
### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| | | | 1 | Killester | 76 | | |
| 4 | DCU Saints | 83 | 4 | DCU Saints | 64 | | |
| | Maree* | 63 | | | | Killester | 60 |
| | | | | | | UCC Demons | 79 |
| | | | 2 | UCC Demons | 106 | | |
| 3 | Neptune | 82 | 3 | Titans | 68 | | |
| | Titans** | 86 | | | | | |
*National League Division 1 champions.
**Fourth place in National League Division 1.

### Quarter-finals

* 15 March 2014 20:00 GMT
* Report
| Maree | 63–83 | DCU Saints |
| Pts: Kenneth Hansberry (25) | | Pts: Eoin Quill (27) |
* Calasanctius College, Oranmore
* 16 March 2014 15:00 GMT
* Report
| Titans | 86–82 | Neptune |
| Pts: Tomas Mitkus (24) | | Pts: Darren Townes (24) |
* Merlin Woods College, Galway

### Semi-finals

* 21 March 2014 19:00 GMT
* Preview Box Score
| UCC Demons | 106–68 | Titans |
| Scoring by quarter: 34–22, 25–12, 18–14, 29–20 |||
| Pts: Adrian O'Sullivan (25) Rebs: Christian Anon (12) Asts: Shane Coughlan (4) | | Pts: Tomas Mitkus (22) Rebs: Tomas Mitkus (12) Asts: Chris Coyne (4) |
* Neptune Stadium, Cork
* 21 March 2014 21:00 GMT
* Preview
| Killester | 76–64 | DCU Saints |
| Pts: Ciaran Roe (15) | | Pts: Mārtiņš Provizors (24) |
* Neptune Stadium, Cork

### Final

* 23 March 2014 16:00 GMT
* Box Score
| Killester | 60–79 | UCC Demons |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–30, 18–14, 7–16, 18–19 |||
| Pts: Michael Bonaparte (14) Rebs: Kieran O'Brien (13) Asts: Tied (3) | | Pts: Christian Anon (19) Rebs: Lehmon Colbert (12) Asts: Lehmon Colbert (4) |
* Neptune Stadium, Cork MVP: Christian Anon

## National Cup
### Round 1 (2 legs)

* 8 November 2013 (Series 1)
| Templeogue | 48–84 | DCU Saints |
* National Basketball Arena, Dublin
* 9 November 2013 (Series 2)
| Neptune | 104–59 | Moycullen |
* Neptune Stadium, Cork
* 9 November 2013 (Series 3)
| Killester | 83–80 | Belfast Star |
* IWA-Clontarf, Dublin
* 9 November 2013 (Series 4)
| UL Eagles | 74–63 | Dublin Inter |
* UL Arena, Limerick
* 10 November 2013 (Series 5)
| UCC Demons | 96–65 | UCD Marian |
* Mardyke Arena, Cork
* 16 November 2013 (Series 1)
| DCU Saints | 79–76 | Templeogue |
| DCU Saints win Series 1 on aggregate (163–124). |||
* DCU Sports Complex, Dublin
* 16 November 2013 (Series 2)
| Moycullen | 80–92 | Neptune |
| Neptune win Series 2 on aggregate (196–139). |||
* NUIG Kingfisher, Galway
* 16 November 2013 (Series 3)
| Belfast Star | 61–78 | Killester |
| Killester win Series 3 on aggregate (161–141). |||
* Methodist College, Belfast
* 16 November 2013 (Series 4)
| Dublin Inter | 84–72 | UL Eagles |
| Dublin Inter win Series 4 on aggregate (147–146). |||
* Mountview Y&C Club, Dublin
* 16 November 2013 (Series 5)
| UCD Marian | 98–68 | UCC Demons |
| UCC Demons win Series 5 on aggregate (164–163). |||
* UCD Sports Centre, Dublin

### Round 2 (1 leg)

Winner of Series 1 vs Winner of Series 2
* 7 December 2013
| Neptune | 95–87 | DCU Saints |
* Neptune Stadium, Cork

### Semi-finals

Winner of Series 3 vs Winner of Series 5
* 10 January 2014
| UCC Demons | 87–86 | Killester |
* Neptune Stadium, Cork
Winner of Series 4 vs Winner of Round 2
* 10 January 2014
| Neptune | 61–65 | Dublin Inter |
* Neptune Stadium, Cork

### Final

* 24 January 2014 20:45 GMT
* Report Report Report
| UCC Demons | 82–64 | Dublin Inter |
| Pts: Lehmon Colbert (21) | | Pts: Mindaugas Tamušauskas (17) |
* National Basketball Arena, Dublin MVP: Lehmon Colbert
Source: Comortais

## Premier League Select Team
### Gathering Shield

The 2013 "Gathering Shield" match between the Premier League Select Team and the Welsh National Select Team took place at the National Basketball Arena on Saturday 26 October.

#### Team

* Shane Coughlan (UCC Demons)
* Niall O'Reilly (UCC Demons)
* Colin O'Reilly (UCC Demons)
* Mike McGinn (Neptune)
* Ger Noonan (Neptune)
* Mati Rudak (Neptune)
* Neil Campbell (UL Eagles)
* Scott Kinnevane (UL Eagles)
* Keith Anderson (Swords Thunder – National League Division 1)
* Isaac Westbrooks (Killester)
* Mindaugas Tamušauskas (Dublin Inter)
* Paul O'Brien (Moycullen)
Head Coach: Mark Keenan (UL Eagles) Assistant Coaches: Jerome Westbrooks (Killester) and Mike Hickey (UL Eagles)

#### Game data

* 26 October 2013 17:00 GMT
* Details Report
| Premier League Select | 90–47 | Wales Select |
* National Basketball Arena, Dublin

### Ireland vs England

For the second straight year, the Premier League Select Team travelled to Birmingham, England to play against the England Select Team in the BBL Cup Final curtain-raiser. The match took place at the National Indoor Arena on Sunday 12 January, with tip off at 12pm.

#### Team

* Paul Dick (Belfast Star)
* Darren Townes (Neptune)
* Ger Noonan (Neptune)
* Ian McLoughlin (Neptune)
* Michael McGinn (Neptune)
* Ciaran O'Sullivan (UCC Demons)
* Mārtiņš Provisors (DCU Saints)
* Kieran O'Brien (Killester)
* Mike Westbrooks (Killester)
* Dylan Cunningham (Moycullen)
* Delwan Graham (UL Eagles)
* Scott Kinnevane (UL Eagles)
Head Coach: Mark Keenan (UL Eagles) Assistant Coaches: Jerome Westbrooks (Killester) and Mike Hickey (UL Eagles) Team Manager: Aidan O'Brien

#### Game data

* 12 January 2014 12:00 GMT
* Report
| England Select | 66–75 | Premier League Select |
| Pts: Nick George (16) | | Pts: Delwan Graham (21) |
* National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

## Awards
### Player of the Month

| Month | Player | Team |
| October | Michael Bonaparte | Killester |
| November | Mārtiņš Provizors | DCU Saints |
| December | Lehmon Colbert | UCC Demons |
| January | Aurimas Statkus | Dublin Inter |
| February | Michael McGinn | Neptune |
| March | Michael Bonaparte | Killester |

### Coach of the Month

| Month | Player | Team |
| October | Colin O'Reilly | UCC Demons |
| November | Jonathan Grennell | Killester |
| December | Dave Donnelly | DCU Saints |
| January | Colin O'Reilly | UCC Demons |
| February | Ioannis Liapakis | UCD Marian |
| March | Jonathan Grennell | Killester |

### Statistics leaders

Stats as of the end of the regular season
| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
| Points per game | Michael Callaghan | Moycullen | 26.2 |
| Rebounds per game | Michael Callaghan | Moycullen | 14.9 |
| Assists per game | Scott Kinevane | UL Eagles | 8.8 |
| Steals per game | Dylan Cunningham | Moycullen | 3.4 |
| Blocks per game | Mati Rudak | Neptune | 2.8 |

### Regular season

* Player of the Year: Michael Bonaparte (Killester)
* U23 Player of the Year: Paul Dick (Belfast Star)
* Coach of the Year: Jonathan Grennell (Killester)