# 2014–15 Irish Premier League season

The 2014–15 Irish Premier League season was the 42nd 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 4 October 2014 and ending on 15 March 2015. In 2014–15, UCC Demons created history in Irish basketball by becoming the first side ever to remain undefeated for an entire season. They claimed the end-of-season Champions Trophy on 29 March 2015 to add to their League and Cup titles in a campaign that saw them win 24 games in a row. In a thrilling Champions Trophy final in Galway, Demons saw off Templeogue 85–73 behind the play of player-coach Colin O'Reilly.

## Teams

| Team | Stadium | City/Area | Last season |
| Belfast Star | Methodist College | Belfast | 6th |
| DCU Saints | DCU Sports Complex | Glasnevin, Dublin | 4th |
| Dublin Inter | Mountview Y&C Club | Clonsilla, Dublin | 8th |
| Killester | IWA Sports Hall | Clontarf, Dublin | 1st |
| Neptune | Neptune Stadium | Cork | 3rd |
| Swords Thunder | ALSAA Sports Complex | Dublin Airport, Dublin | New |
| Templeogue | Oblate Hall | Inchicore, Dublin | 10th |
| UCC Demons | Mardyke Arena, UCC | Cork | 2nd |
| UCD Marian | UCD Sports Centre | Belfield, Dublin | 7th |
| UL Eagles | UL Arena | Limerick | 5th |

## 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 | UCC Demons | 18 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 54 |
| 2 | Swords Thunder | 13 | 5 | 72 | 0 | 39 |
| 3 | Templeogue | 11 | 7 | 61 | 1 | 34 |
| 4 | Killester | 11 | 7 | 61 | 1 | 34 |
| 5 | UCD Marian | 9 | 9 | 50 | 4 | 31 |
| 6 | Belfast Star | 7 | 11 | 39 | 6 | 27 |
| 7 | Neptune | 7 | 11 | 39 | 1 | 22 |
| 8 | DCU Saints | 6 | 12 | 33 | 2 | 20 |
| 9 | UL Eagles | 5 | 13 | 28 | 4 | 19 |
| 10 | Dublin Inter | 3 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 12 |
Source: Comortais

## Champions Trophy
### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| | | | 1 | UCC Demons | 73 | | |
| 4 | Killester | 75 | 4 | Killester | 71 | | |
| | Moycullen* | 72 | | | | UCC Demons | 85 |
| | | | | | | Templeogue | 73 |
| | | | 2 | Swords Thunder | 73 | | |
| 3 | Templeogue | 84 | 3 | Templeogue | 81 | | |
| | Maree** | 61 | | | | | |
*National League Division 1 champions.
**National League Division 1 runners-up.

### Quarter-finals

* 21 March 2015 19:45 GMT
| Maree | 61–84 | Templeogue |
| Pts: Padraig Burke (17) | | Pts: Conor Grace (20) |
* Calasanctius College, Oranmore
* 21 March 2015
| Moycullen | 72–75 | Killester |
| Pts: Kyle Cunningham (14) | | Pts: John Behan (16) |

### Semi-finals

* 28 March 2015 14:00 GMT
* Box Score
| UCC Demons | 73–71 | Killester |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–11, 14–27, 22–15, 17–18 |||
| Pts: Lehmon Colbert (21) Rebs: Lehmon Colbert (11) Asts: Kyle Hosford (5) | | Pts: Ciaran Roe (17) Rebs: Jermaine Turner (16) Asts: Ciaran Roe (7) |
* NUIG Kingfisher, Galway
* 28 March 2015 16:00 GMT
* Box Score
| Swords Thunder | 73–81 | Templeogue |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 26–21, 13–18, 18–21 |||
| Pts: Tied (20) Rebs: Juan Torres (14) Asts: Isaac Westbrooks (5) | | Pts: Jason Killeen (29) Rebs: Jason Killeen (16) Asts: Isaac Gordon (6) |
* NUIG Kingfisher, Galway

### Final

* YouTube
* 29 March 2015 16:00 GMT
* Box Score
| UCC Demons | 85–73 | Templeogue |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 20–15, 20–15, 23–20 |||
| Pts: Colin O'Reilly (25) Rebs: Lehmon Colbert (10) Asts: Colin O'Reilly (3) | | Pts: Lorcan Murphy (19) Rebs: Jason Killeen (8) Asts: Conor Grace (3) |
* NUIG Kingfisher, Galway MVP: Colin O'Reilly

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

* 15 November 2014 (Series 1)
| UCD Marian | 95–77 | Neptune |
* UCD Sports Centre, Dublin
* 15 November 2014 (Series 2)
| UL Eagles | 75–70 | Dublin Inter |
* PESS Building, Limerick
* 15 November 2014 (Series 3)
| Killester | 63–88 | UCC Demons |
* IWA-Clontarf, Dublin
* 15 November 2014 (Series 4)
| DCU Saints | 66–73 | Templeogue |
* DCU Sports Complex, Dublin
* 16 November 2014 (Series 5)
| Belfast Star | 83–73 | Swords Thunder |
* Methodist College, Belfast
* 6 December 2014 (Series 1)
| Neptune | 88–91 | UCD Marian |
| UCD Marian win Series 1 on aggregate (186–165). |||
* Neptune Stadium, Cork
* 6 December 2014 (Series 2)
| Dublin Inter | 73–71 | UL Eagles |
| UL Eagles win Series 2 on aggregate (146–143). |||
* Mountview Y&C Club, Dublin
* 6 December 2014 (Series 3)
| UCC Demons | 74–64 | Killester |
| UCC Demons win Series 3 on aggregate (162–127). |||
* Mardyke Arena, Cork
* 6 December 2014 (Series 4)
| Templeogue | 85–76 | DCU Saints |
| Templeogue win Series 4 on aggregate (158–142). |||
* Oblate Hall, Dublin
* 6 December 2014 (Series 5)
| Swords Thunder | 74–62 | Belfast Star |
| Swords Thunder win Series 5 on aggregate (147–145). |||
* ALSAA, Dublin

### Round 2 (1 leg)

Winner of Series 4 vs Winner of Series 5
* 17 December 2014
| Swords Thunder | 82–59 | Templeogue |
* ALSAA, Dublin

### Semi-finals

Winner of Series 1 vs Winner of Series 2
* 9 January 2015
| UCD Marian | 81–70 | UL Eagles |
* Mardyke Arena, Cork
Winner of Series 3 vs Winner of Round 2
* 9 January 2015
| UCC Demons | 95–70 | Swords Thunder |
* Mardyke Arena, Cork

### Final

* 24 January 2015 20:00 GMT
* Report
| UCD Marian | 65–91 | UCC Demons |
| Pts: Neil Baynes (20) | | Pts: Lehmon Colbert (25) |
* National Basketball Arena, Dublin MVP: Lehmon Colbert
Source: Comortais

## Awards
### Player of the Month

| Month | Player | Team |
| October | Colin O'Reilly | UCC Demons |
| November | Ricky Taylor | Belfast Star |
| December | Michael Goj | Swords Thunder |
| January | Lehmon Colbert | UCC Demons |
| February | Conor Meany | UCD Marian |
| March | Jason Killeen | Templeogue |

### Coach of the Month

| Month | Player | Team |
| October | Colin O'Reilly | UCC Demons |
| November | Dave Baker | Swords Thunder |
| December | Ioannis Liapakis | UCD Marian |
| January | Colin O'Reilly | UCC Demons |
| February | Colin O'Reilly | UCC Demons |
| March | Mark Keenan | Templeogue |

### Statistics leaders

Stats as of the end of the regular season
| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
| Points per game | Ricky Taylor | Belfast Star | 26.2 |
| Rebounds per game | Mārtiņš Provizors | DCU Saints | 16.8 |
| Assists per game | Isaac Westbrooks | Swords Thunder | 9.6 |
| Steals per game | Isaac Westbrooks | Swords Thunder | 3.2 |
| Blocks per game | Jason Killeen | Templeogue | 2.4 |

### Regular season

* Player of the Year: Colin O'Reilly (UCC Demons)
* Young Player of the Year: Ciaran Roe (Killester)
* Coach of the Year: Colin O'Reilly (UCC Demons)
* All-Star First Picks:
** G: Kyle Hosford (UCC Demons)
** G: Conor Meany (UCD Marian)
** F: Ricky Taylor (Belfast Star)
** F: Colin O'Reilly (UCC Demons)
** C: Lehmon Colbert (UCC Demons)
* All-Star Second Picks:
** G: Isaac Westbrooks (Swords Thunder)
** G: Roy Downey (Neptune)
** F: Michael Goj (Swords Thunder)
** F: Juan Torres (Swords Thunder)
** C: Jason Killeen (Templeogue)
* All-Star Third Picks:
** G: Isaac Gordon (Templeogue)
** G: Kevin Lacey (Swords Thunder)
** F: Ciaran O'Sullivan (UCC Demons)
** F: Michael Bonaparte (Neptune)
** C: Jermaine Turner (Killester)