# 2018–19 Irish Super League season

The 2018–19 Irish Super League season was the 46th running of Basketball Ireland's premier men's basketball competition. The season began featuring 12 teams from across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, before dropping to 11 mid-season following Swords Thunder disbanding in February 2019. The regular season began on 29 September 2018 and ended on 24 March 2019 with Tralee Warriors claiming their maiden championship. Killester was victorious in the National Cup, while Templeogue won the Champions Trophy for the first time after finishing as runners-up in three out of the previous four seasons.

## Teams

* Denotes team that withdrew mid-season.
| Team | Stadium | City/Area | Last season |
| Belfast Star | De La Salle College | Belfast | 7th |
| DCU Saints | DCU Sports Complex | Glasnevin, Dublin | 9th |
| Killester | IWA Sports Hall | Clontarf, Dublin | 2nd |
| Killorglin | Killorglin Sports Complex | Killorglin | New |
| Maree | Calasanctius College | Oranmore | 10th |
| Moycullen | Kingfisher, NUIG | Galway | 8th |
| Neptune | Neptune Stadium | Cork | New |
| Swords Thunder | ALSAA Sports Complex | Dublin Airport, Dublin | 5th |
| Templeogue | Oblate Hall | Inchicore, Dublin | 3rd |
| Tralee Warriors | Tralee Sports Complex | Tralee | 4th |
| UCC Demons | Mardyke Arena, UCC | Cork | 6th |
| UCD Marian | UCD Sports Centre | Belfield, Dublin | 1st |

## League
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Tralee Warriors (C) | 20 | 16 | 4 | 1741 | 1570 | +171 | 48 | |
| 2 | Templeogue | 20 | 15 | 5 | 1724 | 1527 | +197 | 45 | |
| 3 | UCD Marian | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1629 | 1487 | +142 | 39 | |
| 4 | Killester | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1581 | 1519 | +62 | 36 | |
| 5 | Belfast Star | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1693 | 1599 | +94 | 36 | |
| 6 | DCU Saints | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1579 | 1658 | −79 | 30 | |
| 7 | UCC Demons | 20 | 9 | 11 | 1621 | 1683 | −62 | 27 | |
| 8 | Maree | 20 | 9 | 11 | 1623 | 1644 | −21 | 27 | |
| 9 | Killorglin | 20 | 6 | 14 | 1555 | 1649 | −94 | 18 | |
| 10 | Moycullen | 20 | 4 | 16 | 1556 | 1759 | −203 | 12 | |
| 11 | Neptune | 20 | 4 | 16 | 1599 | 1806 | −207 | 12 | |
| 12 | Swords Thunder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
* ↑ Withdrew during the season.

### Results

| Home \ Away | BEL | DCU | KIL | KLG | MAR | MOY | NEP | TEM | TW | UCC | UCD |
| Belfast Star | — | 81–62 | 92–88 | 85–84 | 74–80 | 106–88 | 93–67 | 81–83 | 68–80 | 96–81 | 81–72 |
| DCU Saints | 55–96 | — | 92–74 | 79–75 | 91–71 | 85–83 | 90–79 | 67–89 | 92–102 | 95–87 | 76–71 |
| Killester | 82–70 | 84–71 | — | 79–73 | 82–77 | 99–74 | 76–62 | 56–81 | 86–82 | 86–63 | 63–73 |
| Killorglin | 78–88 | 92–87 | 67–64 | — | 79–83 | 81–64 | 61–62 | 87–88 | 68–77 | 81–79 | 76–101 |
| Maree | 96–75 | 98–77 | 86–91 | 91–84 | — | 86–79 | 85–66 | 62–72 | 92–99 | 81–90 | 81–73 |
| Moycullen | 82–91 | 77–85 | 64–89 | 82–57 | 66–59 | — | 108–97 | 79–105 | 82–93 | 64–71 | 56–87 |
| Neptune | 72–92 | 83–100 | 77–88 | 81–96 | 90–84 | 90–111 | — | 77–95 | 92–95 | 88–100 | 82–66 |
| Templeogue | 88–72 | 67–68 | 87–77 | 85–70 | 94–68 | 108–79 | 95–92 | — | 93–99 | 90–77 | 64–72 |
| Tralee Warriors | 79–89 | 89–55 | 71–55 | 86–89 | 88–70 | 95–73 | 87–82 | 88–77 | — | 70–75 | 88–73 |
| UCC Demons | 82–67 | 85–84 | 74–99 | 102–93 | 86–90 | 95–82 | 88–91 | 74–71 | 75–84 | — | 64–95 |
| UCD Marian | 100–96 | 75–68 | 83–63 | 86–64 | 84–83 | 80–63 | 96–69 | 82–88 | 84–89 | 76–73 | — |

## Champions Trophy
### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| | | Tralee Warriors | 65 | | |
| UCD Marian | 43 | Belfast Star | 81 | | |
| Belfast Star | 84 | | | Belfast Star | 62 |
| | | | | Templeogue | 77 |
| | | Killester | 84 | | |
| Templeogue | 108 | Templeogue | 88 | | |
| DCU Saints | 95 | | | | |

### Quarter-finals

* 30 March 2019
| UCD Marian | 43–84 | Belfast Star |
* Oatlands College, Dublin
* 30 March 2019
| Templeogue | 108–95 | DCU Saints |
* Oblate Hall, Dublin

### Semi-finals

* 31 March 2019
* Report
| Tralee Warriors | 65–81 | Belfast Star |
* Tralee Sports Complex, Tralee
* 31 March 2019
* Report
| Killester | 84–88 | Templeogue |
* IWA-Clontarf, Dublin

### Final

* YouTube
* 14 April 2019 16:00 GMT
* Box Score Report
| Belfast Star | 62–77 | Templeogue |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 13–17, 13–18, 20–25 |||
| Pts: CJ Fulton (16) Rebs: Mike Thiep (11) Asts: CJ Fulton (8) | | Pts: Neil Randolph (19) Rebs: Jason Killeen (15) Asts: Stephen James (6) |
* DCU Sports Complex, Dublin MVP: Neil Randolph
Source: Basketball Ireland

## National Cup
### Round 1

* 27 October 2018
| Belfast Star | 92–78 | Neptune |
* De La Salle College, Belfast
* 27 October 2018
| UCD Marian | 98–78 | Moycullen |
* UCD Sports Centre, Dublin
* 27 October 2018
| Maree | 80–83 | Swords Thunder |
* Calasanctius College, Oranmore
* 27 October 2018
| Templeogue | 92–103 | Tralee Warriors |
* Oblate Hall, Dublin

### Round 2

* 2 December 2018
| Belfast Star | 91–78 | Killorglin |
* De La Salle College, Belfast
* 2 December 2018
| UCD Marian | 83–61 | DCU Saints |
* UCD Sports Centre, Dublin
* 2 December 2018
| Tralee Warriors | 85–79 | UCC Demons |
* Tralee Sports Complex, Tralee
* 2 December 2018
| Swords Thunder | 67–90 | Killester |
* ALSAA, Dublin

### Semi-finals

* YouTube
* 12 January 2019 16:00 GMT
* Box Score Report
| UCD Marian | 91–63 | Belfast Star |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–14, 28–23, 14–14, 27–12 |||
| Pts: Tied (18) Rebs: Tied (8) Asts: Barry Drumm (5) | | Pts: Conor Quinn (16) Rebs: Mark Berlic (7) Asts: CJ Fulton (4) |
* Mardyke Arena, Cork
* YouTube
* 12 January 2019 20:00 GMT
* Box Score Report
| Killester | 76–70 | Tralee Warriors |
| Scoring by quarter: 29–13, 14–19, 13–16, 20–22 |||
| Pts: Ciaran Roe (34) Rebs: Luis-Filiberto Garcia Hoyos (13) Asts: Ciaran Roe (5) | | Pts: Paul Dick (15) Rebs: Tied (7) Asts: Paul Dick (10) |
* Mardyke Arena, Cork

### Final

* 26 January 2019 20:00 GMT
* Box Score Report
| Killester | 66–63 | UCD Marian |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 19–11, 9–23, 20–10 |||
| Pts: Luis-Filiberto Garcia Hoyos (18) Rebs: Ciaran Roe (9) Asts: Ciaran Roe (4) | | Pts: Cathal Finn (12) Rebs: Neil Baynes (10) Asts: Scott Kinevane (5) |
* National Basketball Arena, Dublin MVP: Luis-Filiberto Garcia Hoyos
Source: Basketball Ireland

## Awards
### Player of the Month

| Month | Player | Team |
| October | Kyle Hosford | UCC Demons |
| November | Mike Davis | Belfast Star |
| December | Paul Dick | Tralee Warriors |
| January | Ciaran Roe | Killester |
| February | Paul Dick | Tralee Warriors |
| March | Mike Davis | Belfast Star |

### Coach of the Month

| Month | Player | Team |
| October | Adrian Fulton | Belfast Star |
| November | Joey Boylan | DCU Saints |
| December | Paul Kelleher | Neptune |
| January | Brian O'Malley | Killester |
| February | Pat Price | Tralee Warriors |
| March | Pat Price | Tralee Warriors |

### Statistics leaders

Stats as of the end of the regular season
| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
| Points per game | Mike Davis | Belfast Star | 29.0 |
| Rebounds per game | Martins Provizors | DCU Saints | 12.6 |
| Assists per game | Scott Kinevane | UCD Marian | 8.3 |
| Steals per game | Joan Jordi Vall-llobera | UCD Marian | 3.3 |
| Blocks per game | Jason Killeen | Templeogue | 2.2 |

### Regular season

* Player of the Year: Jason Killeen (Templeogue)
* Young Player of the Year: CJ Fulton (Belfast Star)
* Coach of the Year: Pat Price (Tralee Warriors)
* All-Star First Team:
** Paul Dick (Tralee Warriors)
** Mike Davis (Belfast Star)
** Sean Sellers (Maree)
** Mike Bonaparte (DCU Saints)
** Jason Killeen (Templeogue)
* All-Star Second Team:
** Ciaran Roe (Killester)
** Royce Williams (Killester)
** Lorcan Murphy (Templeogue)
** Eoin Quigley (Tralee Warriors)
** Niels Bunschoten (Maree)
* All-Star Third Team:
** Elijah Mays (UCD Marian)
** Neil Randolph (Templeogue)
** Kieran Donaghy (Tralee Warriors)
** Luis Filiberto Garcia Hoyos (Killester)
** Martins Provizors (DCU Saints)