# 2012–13 Irish SuperLeague season

The 2012–13 Irish SuperLeague season was the 40th running of Basketball Ireland's premier men's basketball competition. The season featured 8 teams from across the Republic of Ireland, with the regular season beginning on 28 September 2012 and ending on 9 March 2013. With a first-place finish and a 16–5 win–loss record, UL Eagles were crowned league champions for the second straight year. Neptune were crowned National Cup champions for the first time in 21 years, while UCC Demons won the inaugural season finale Champions Trophy tournament.

## Teams

| Team | Stadium | City/Area | Last season |
| DCU Saints | DCU Sports Complex | Glasnevin, Dublin | 1st (North) |
| Dublin Inter | National Basketball Arena | Tallaght, Dublin | New |
| Killester | IWA Sports Hall | Clontarf, Dublin | 2nd (North) |
| Moycullen | Kingfisher, NUIG | Galway | 4th (South) |
| Neptune | Neptune Stadium | Cork | 2nd (South) |
| UCC Demons | Mardyke Arena, UCC | Cork | 1st (South) |
| UCD Marian | UCD Sports Centre | Belfield, Dublin | 3rd (North) |
| UL Eagles | UL Arena | Limerick | 3rd (South) |

## Regular season
### Standings

| # | Irish SuperLeague Regular Season Standings | Irish SuperLeague Regular Season Standings | Irish SuperLeague Regular Season Standings | Irish SuperLeague Regular Season Standings | Irish SuperLeague Regular Season Standings |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | PTS |
| 1 | UL Eagles | 16 | 5 | 76 | 53 |
| 2 | Neptune | 13 | 8 | 62 | 47 |
| 3 | UCC Demons | 13 | 8 | 62 | 47 |
| 4 | DCU Saints | 11 | 10 | 52 | 43 |
| 5 | Killester | 10 | 11 | 48 | 41 |
| 6 | Moycullen | 8 | 13 | 38 | 37 |
| 7 | UCD Marian | 8 | 13 | 38 | 37 |
| 8 | Dublin Inter | 5 | 16 | 24 | 29 |
Source: SportsNewsIRELAND Archived 2016-08-22 at the Wayback Machine

## Champions Trophy
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 1 | UL Eagles | 75 | | |
| 4 | DCU Saints | 83 | | |
| 4 | DCU Saints | 83 | DCU Saints | 62 |
| | | | UCC Demons | 73 |
| 2 | Neptune | 74 | UCC Demons | 73 |
| 3 | UCC Demons | 79 | | |

### Semi-finals

* 15 March 2013 18:45 GMT
* Report
| Neptune | 74–79 | UCC Demons |
| Pts: Darren Townes (15) | | Pts: Ciaran O'Sullivan (23) |
* Mardyke Arena, Cork
* 15 March 2013 20:45 GMT
* Report
| UL Eagles | 75–83 | DCU Saints |
| Pts: Robert Taylor (18) | | Pts: Mārtiņš Provizors (13) |
* Mardyke Arena, Cork
Source: RTE

### Final

* 23 March 2013 19:00 GMT
* Stats
| DCU Saints | 62–73 | UCC Demons |
| Pts: Keith Anderson (13) | | Pts: Ciaran O'Sullivan (18) |
* National Basketball Arena, Dublin MVP: Shane Coughlan
Source: RTE

## National Cup
### Semi-finals

* 11 January 2013 19:00 GMT
* Preview Stats
| UCC Demons | 71–76 | Neptune |
| Pts: Kenton Walker (27) | | Pts: Darren Townes (21) |
* Neptune Stadium, Cork
* 11 January 2013 21:00 GMT
* Preview Stats
| UL Eagles | 58–50 | UCD Marian |
| Pts: Neil Campbell (15) | | Pts: Thomas Viglianco (14) |
* Neptune Stadium, Cork

### Final

* 25 January 2013 20:45 GMT
* Preview Report Report
| UL Eagles | 65–85 | Neptune |
| Pts: Neil Campbell (18) | | Pts: Michael McGinn (28) |
* National Basketball Arena, Dublin MVP: Michael McGinn

## SuperLeague Select Team
### Ireland vs England

In January 2013, the SuperLeague 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 13 January, with tip off at 12:30pm.

#### Team

* Shane Coughlan (UCC Demons)
* Niall O'Reilly (UCC Demons)
* Robert Taylor (UL Eagles)
* Jason Killeen (UL Eagles)
* Rob Lynch (UL Eagles)
* Neil Campbell (UL Eagles)
* Darren Townes (Neptune)
* Michael McGinn (Neptune)
* Ger Noonan (Neptune)
* Mindaugas Tamušauskas (Dublin Inter)
* Keith Anderson (DCU Saints)
* Mike Westbrooks (Killester)
* Cian Nihill (reserve player) (Moycullen)
Head Coach: Mark Keenan (UL Eagles) Assistant Coaches: Jerome Westbrooks (Killester) and John King

#### Game data

* Highlights Replay
* 13 January 2013 12:30 GMT
* Report Box Score
| England Select | 80–83 | SuperLeague Select |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 26–26, 17–14, 16–23 |||
| Pts: Tayo Ogedengbe (33) Rebs: Mike Tuck (12) Asts: Devan Bailey (6) | | Pts: Mindaugas Tamušauskas (17) Rebs: Jason Killeen (12) Asts: Robert Taylor (4) |
* National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

## Awards
### Player of the Month

| Month | Player | Team |
| October | Pat Glover | DCU Saints |
| November | Robert Taylor | UL Eagles |
| December | Shane Coughlan | UCC Demons |
| January | Michael McGinn | Neptune |
| February | Dan James | UCD Marian |
| March | Shane Coughlan | UCC Demons |

### Coach of the Month

| Month | Player | Team |
| October | Paul Kelleher | UCC Demons |
| November | Mark Keenan | UL Eagles |
| December | Mark Scannell | Neptune |
| January | Mark Scannell | Neptune |
| February | Salva Camps | Moycullen |
| March | Dave Donnelly | DCU Saints |

### Statistics leaders

| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
| Points per game | Patrick Sullivan | Moycullen | 23.3 |
| Rebounds per game | John Galvin | UCD Marian | 17.4 |
| Assists per game | Ger Noonan | Neptune | 8.2 |
| Steals per game | Robert Taylor | UL Eagles | 2.7 |
| Blocks per game | John Galvin | UCD Marian | 2.9 |

### Regular season

* Player of the Year: Ger Noonan (Neptune)
* Young Player of the Year: Keith Anderson (DCU Saints)
* Coach of the Year: Mark Scannell (Neptune)