# 2019–20 Irish Super League season

The 2019–20 Irish Super League season was the 47th running of Basketball Ireland's premier men's basketball competition. The season featured 12 teams from across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The regular season began on 21 September 2019 and was scheduled to end on 14 March 2020. However, on 11 March 2020, Basketball Ireland suspended the league with one round to go due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, Belfast Star were declared the season champions.

## Teams

| Team | Stadium | City/Area | Last season |
| Belfast Star | De La Salle College | Belfast | 5th |
| DCU Saints | DCU Sports Complex | Glasnevin, Dublin | 6th |
| Dublin Lions | Coláiste Bríde | Clondalkin, Dublin | New |
| Éanna | Coláiste Éanna | Rathfarnham, Dublin | New |
| Killester | IWA Sports Hall | Clontarf, Dublin | 4th |
| Killorglin | Killorglin Sports Complex | Killorglin | 9th |
| Maree | Calasanctius College | Oranmore | 8th |
| Moycullen | Kingfisher, NUIG | Galway | 10th |
| Neptune | Neptune Stadium | Cork | 11th |
| Templeogue | Nord Anglia International School | Leopardstown, Dublin | 2nd |
| Tralee Warriors | Tralee Sports Complex | Tralee | 1st |
| UCD Marian | UCD Sports Centre | Belfield, Dublin | 3rd |

## League

The 2019–20 season was cut short by one round due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Tralee Warriors initially finishing on top of the standings with a 17–4 record. However, due to Tralee committing an unintentional rule violation by playing an illegal player in December 2019, they were stripped of two wins (six points) and thus Belfast Star were declared the season champions.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
| 1 | Belfast Star | 21 | 16 | 5 | 1777 | 1605 | +172 | 48 | Qualification for Champions Trophy |
| 2 | Tralee Warriors | 21 | 15 | 6 | 1635 | 1401 | +234 | 45 | Qualification for Champions Trophy |
| 3 | Éanna | 21 | 14 | 7 | 1659 | 1541 | +118 | 42 | Qualification for Champions Trophy |
| 4 | UCD Marian | 21 | 14 | 7 | 1625 | 1540 | +85 | 42 | Qualification for Champions Trophy |
| 5 | Templeogue | 21 | 13 | 8 | 1800 | 1650 | +150 | 39 | Qualification for Champions Trophy |
| 6 | DCU Saints | 21 | 10 | 11 | 1632 | 1676 | −44 | 30 | Qualification for Champions Trophy |
| 7 | Killester | 21 | 10 | 11 | 1635 | 1687 | −52 | 30 | |
| 8 | Killorglin | 21 | 10 | 11 | 1600 | 1716 | −116 | 30 | |
| 9 | Neptune | 21 | 9 | 12 | 1801 | 1842 | −41 | 27 | |
| 10 | Maree | 21 | 7 | 14 | 1583 | 1708 | −125 | 21 | |
| 11 | Moycullen | 21 | 7 | 14 | 1540 | 1632 | −92 | 21 | Relegation to Division 1 |
| 12 | Dublin Lions | 21 | 1 | 20 | 1469 | 1758 | −289 | 3 | Relegation to Division 1 |

### Results

| Home \ Away | BEL | DCU | DUB | EAN | KIL | KLG | MAR | MOY | NEP | TEM | TW | UCD |
| Belfast Star | — | 85–69 | 91–71 | 81–59 | 90–83 | 77–69 | 77–61 | 76–68 | 79–77 | 94–92 | 84–81 | 85–78 |
| DCU Saints | | — | 87–81 | 70–55 | 75–83 | 85–70 | 72–73 | 78–91 | 74–80 | 89–79 | 60–104 | 82–73 |
| Dublin Lions | 61–102 | 70–78 | — | 54–76 | 67–70 | 76–93 | | 63–48 | 82–96 | 59–76 | 70–76 | 53–75 |
| Éanna | 71–84 | 88–62 | 92–76 | — | 73–86 | 74–61 | 81–75 | 79–61 | 98–88 | | 87–70 | 90–76 |
| Killester | 81–73 | 89–95 | 72–60 | 74–94 | — | 83–70 | 87–70 | 57–69 | 102–98 | 64–87 | 63–91 | |
| Killorglin | 81–79 | 79–77 | 76–64 | 71–90 | 88–79 | — | 87–84 | 87–84 | 101–100 | 54–67 | 79–74 | 64–87 |
| Maree | 59–76 | 73–78 | 87–84 | 76–64 | 81–84 | 73–78 | — | 87–79 | 80–89 | 83–71 | 67–87 | 77–89 |
| Moycullen | 96–89 | 64–87 | 89–83 | 81–82 | 69–60 | | 58–70 | — | 68–71 | 75–70 | 61–79 | 66–71 |
| Neptune | 89–84 | 77–86 | 100–84 | 112–107 | 70–82 | 88–71 | 92–99 | 85–107 | — | 79–95 | | 79–75 |
| Templeogue | | 85–76 | 96–82 | 101–87 | 98–89 | 108–79 | 97–68 | 90–80 | 91–79 | — | 81–82 | 85–68 |
| Tralee Warriors | 93–86 | 103–78 | 96–54 | 80–77* | 82–64 | 81–63 | 100–84 | 89–63 | 98–76 | 77–68 | — | 72–73 |
| UCD Marian | 87–95 | 75–73 | 82–75 | 82–92 | 97–83 | 86–79 | 78–56 | 79–73 | 79–76 | | 76–86* | — |
*Later declared 0–20 losses for Tralee Warriors due to playing an illegal player. As a result, Tralee Warriors dropped from 17–4 to 15–6, while UCD Marian and Éanna both moved from 13–8 to 14–7.

## National Cup
### Round 1

* 25 October 2019
| Killorglin | 60–83 | Tralee Warriors |
* Killorglin Sports Complex, Killorglin
* 26 October 2019
| Maree | 75–90 | Belfast Star |
* Calasanctius College, Oranmore
* 26 October 2019
| Templeogue | 82–62 | UCD Marian |
* Nord Anglia International School, Dublin
* 26 October 2019
| DCU Saints | 68–57 | Dublin Lions |
* St. Vincent's C.B.S., Dublin

### Round 2

* 30 November 2019
| Belfast Star | 63–78 | Éanna |
* De La Salle College, Belfast
* 30 November 2019
| Templeogue | 95–82 | Moycullen |
* Nord Anglia International School, Dublin
* 30 November 2019
| DCU Saints | 79–100 | Neptune |
* St. Vincent's C.B.S., Dublin
* 30 November 2019
| Tralee Warriors | 76–64 | Killester |
* Tralee Sports Complex, Tralee

### Semi-finals

* YouTube
* 11 January 2020 16:00 GMT
* Report
| Éanna | 78–63 | Tralee Warriors |
| Pts: Stefan Zečević (24) | | Pts: Tied (14) |
* Neptune Stadium, Cork
* YouTube
* 11 January 2020 20:00 GMT
* Report
| Templeogue | 78–75 | Neptune |
| Pts: Jason Killeen (21) | | Pts: Nil Sabata (18) |
* Neptune Stadium, Cork

### Final

* 25 January 2020 20:00 GMT
* Report Box score
| Éanna | 68–78 | Templeogue |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–24, 12–20, 23–19, 14–15 |||
| Pts: Joshua Wilson (16) Rebs: Stefan Zečević (12) Asts: Tied (4) | | Pts: Lorcan Murphy (33) Rebs: Jason Killeen (9) Asts: Neil Randolph (6) |
* National Basketball Arena, Dublin MVP: Lorcan Murphy

## Awards
### Player of the Month

| Month | Player | Team |
| October | Stefan Zečević | Éanna |
| November | Stefan Zečević | Éanna |
| December | Delaney Blaylock | Belfast Star |
| January | Lorcan Murphy | Templeogue |
| February | Delaney Blaylock | Belfast Star |
| March | | |

### Coach of the Month

| Month | Player | Team |
| October | Darren McGovern | Éanna |
| November | Lehmon Colbert | Neptune |
| December | Adrian Fulton | Belfast Star |
| January | Mark Keenan | Templeogue |
| February | Adrian Fulton | Belfast Star |
| March | | |

### Statistics leaders

Stats as of the end of the regular season
| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
| Points per game | Mike Bonaparte | DCU Saints | 24.6 |
| Rebounds per game | Mike Bonaparte | DCU Saints | 15.8 |
| Assists per game | Paul Dick | Tralee Warriors | 9.0 |
| Steals per game | Jonathan Lawton | Tralee Warriors | 4.3 |
| Blocks per game | Oisin Kerlin | Templeogue | 2.3 |

### Regular season

* Player of the Year: Delaney Blaylock (Belfast Star)
* Young Player of the Year: CJ Fulton (Belfast Star)
* Coach of the Year: Adrian Fulton (Belfast Star)
* All-Star First Team:
** Delaney Blaylock (Belfast Star)
** Lorcan Murphy (Templeogue)
** Stefan Zečević (Éanna)
** Paul Dick (Tralee Warriors)
** CJ Fulton (Belfast Star)
* All-Star Second Team:
** Mike Bonaparte (DCU Saints)
** Mike Garrow (UCD Marian)
** Allan Thomas (Killorglin)
** Nil Sabata (Neptune)
** Joshua Wilson (Éanna)
* All-Star Third Team:
** Jason Killeen (Templeogue)
** Jonathan Lawton (Tralee Warriors)
** Darin Johnson (Maree)
** Neil Randolph (Templeogue)
** Tomas Fernandez (Killester)