# 2021–22 Irish Super League season

The 2021–22 Irish Super League season was the 48th running of Basketball Ireland's premier men's basketball competition, following the cancellation of the 2020–21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season featured 12 teams from across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Tralee Warriors were crowned National Cup and League champions.

## Teams

| Team | Stadium | City/Area | 2019–20 season |
| Ballincollig | Ballincollig Community School | Ballincollig, Cork | Div. 1 (promoted) |
| Belfast Star | De La Salle College | Belfast | 1st |
| DCU Saints | DCU Sports Complex | Glasnevin, Dublin | 6th |
| Éanna | Coláiste Éanna | Rathfarnham, Dublin | 3rd |
| Killester | IWA Sports Hall | Clontarf, Dublin | 7th |
| Killorglin | Killorglin Sports Complex | Killorglin | 8th |
| Maree | Kingfisher, NUIG | Galway | 10th |
| Moycullen | Kingfisher, NUIG | Galway | 11th |
| Neptune | Neptune Stadium | Cork | 9th |
| Templeogue | Nord Anglia International School | Leopardstown, Dublin | 5th |
| Tralee Warriors | Tralee Sports Complex | Tralee | 2nd |
| UCD Marian | UCD Sports Centre | Belfield, Dublin | 4th |

## Results
### Regular season standings
#### North Conference

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
| 1 | Éanna | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1228 | 1113 | +115 | 36 | Qualification to quarter-finals |
| 2 | Killester | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1232 | 1139 | +93 | 27 | Qualification to quarter-finals |
| 3 | UCD Marian | 14 | 6 | 8 | 1076 | 1060 | +16 | 18 | Qualification to quarter-finals |
| 4 | Templeogue | 14 | 6 | 8 | 1080 | 1108 | −28 | 18 | Qualification to quarter-finals |
| 5 | DCU Saints | 14 | 1 | 13 | 977 | 1239 | −262 | 3 | |
| 6 | Belfast Star* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Record expunged |
*Belfast Star, with a 10–5 record, withdrew from the league before their final match of the regular season, due to a player registration error.

#### South Conference

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
| 1 | Ballincollig | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1235 | 1035 | +200 | 42 | Qualification to quarter-finals |
| 2 | Tralee Warriors | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1285 | 1199 | +86 | 30 | Qualification to quarter-finals |
| 3 | Neptune | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1308 | 1217 | +91 | 27 | Qualification to quarter-finals |
| 4 | Maree | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1282 | 1239 | +43 | 24 | Qualification to quarter-finals |
| 5 | Moycullen | 15 | 3 | 12 | 1043 | 1214 | −171 | 9 | |
| 6 | Killorglin | 15 | 2 | 13 | 1114 | 1297 | −183 | 6 | |

### Playoffs
#### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| N1 | Éanna | 86 | | | | | | |
| S4 | Maree | 77 | | | | | | |
| S4 | Maree | 77 | Éanna | Éanna | 57 | | | |
| | | | Tralee Warriors | Tralee Warriors | 75 | | | |
| S2 | Tralee Warriors | 88 | Tralee Warriors | Tralee Warriors | 75 | | | |
| N3 | UCD Marian | 71 | | | | | | |
| N3 | UCD Marian | 71 | | | | Tralee Warriors | Tralee Warriors | 78 |
| | | | | | | Neptune | Neptune | 72 |
| S1 | Ballincollig | 85 | | | | | | | Neptune | Neptune | 72 |
| N4 | Templeogue | 79 | | | | | | |
| N4 | Templeogue | 79 | Ballincollig | Ballincollig | 75 | | | |
| | | | Neptune | Neptune | 92 | | | |
| N2 | Killester | 84 | Neptune | Neptune | 92 | | | |
| S3 | Neptune | 90 | | | | | | |

#### Quarter-finals

* 19 March 2022
| Éanna | 86–77 | Maree |
* Coláiste Éanna, Dublin
* 19 March 2022
| Ballincollig | 85–79 | Templeogue |
* Ballincollig Community School, Cork
* 19 March 2022
| Killester | 84–90 | Neptune |
* IWA Sports Hall, Dublin
* 19 March 2022
| Tralee Warriors | 88–71 | UCD Marian |
* Tralee Sports Complex, Tralee

#### Semi-finals

* 26 March 2022
* Report
| Ballincollig | 75–92 | Neptune |
* Ballincollig Community School, Cork
* 27 March 2022
* Report
| Éanna | 57–75 | Tralee Warriors |
* Coláiste Éanna, Dublin

#### Final

* YouTube
* 2 April 2022 19:00 GMT
* Preview Report Report
| Tralee Warriors | 78–72 | Neptune |
| Pts: Aaron Calixte (21) | | Pts: Nil Sabata (21) |
* National Basketball Arena, Dublin MVP: Aaron Calixte

## National Cup
### Round 1

* 30 October 2021
| Belfast Star | 69–98 | Éanna |
* De La Salle College, Belfast
* 30 October 2021
| DCU Saints | 68–93 | Killester |
* St. Vincent's C.B.S., Dublin
* 30 October 2021
| Maree | 85–83 | Templeogue |
* NUIG Kingfisher, Galway
* 31 October 2021
| Tralee Warriors | 74–66 | Ballincollig |
* Tralee Sports Complex, Tralee

### Quarter-finals

* 4 December 2021
| Maree | 84–82 | UCD Marian |
* Coláiste Bhaile Chláir, Galway
* 4 December 2021
| Éanna | 83–76 | Killorglin |
* Coláiste Éanna, Dublin
* 4 December 2021
| Killester | 86–92 | Neptune |
* IWA Sports Hall, Dublin
* 4 December 2021
| Tralee Warriors | 77–62 | Moycullen |
* Tralee Sports Complex, Tralee

### Semi-finals

* YouTube
* 8 January 2022 17:00 GMT
* Report
| Éanna | 70–79 | Tralee Warriors |
| Pts: Romonn Nelson (17) | | Pts: Nikola Roso (24) |
* Neptune Stadium, Cork
* YouTube
* 8 January 2022 19:00 GMT
* Report
| Neptune | 103–92 | Maree |
| Pts: Cian Heaphy (23) | | Pts: De'Ondre Jackson, Luka Kraljic (25) |
* Neptune Stadium, Cork

### Final

* YouTube
* 22 January 2022 18:00 GMT
* Preview Report Box score
| Neptune | 75–88 | Tralee Warriors |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 16–26, 22–21, 25–24 |||
| Pts: Nil Sabata (21) Rebs: Colin O'Reilly (9) Asts: Roy Downey, Aleix Tarradellas (4) | | Pts: Aaron Calixte, Daniel Jokubaitis (19) Rebs: Kieran Donaghy (11) Asts: Nikola Roso, Eoin Quigley (5) |
* National Basketball Arena, Dublin MVP: Daniel Jokubaitis
Source: Basketball Ireland

## Awards
### Player of the Month

| Month | Player | Team |
| October | Aaron Calixte | Tralee Warriors |
| November | Andre Nation | Ballincollig |
| December | De'Ondre Jackson | Maree |
| January | Daniel Jokubaitis | Tralee Warriors |
| February | Andre Nation | Ballincollig |
| March | | |

### Coach of the Month

| Month | Player | Team |
| October | John Dowling | Tralee Warriors |
| November | Kieran O'Sullivan | Ballincollig |
| December | Darren McGovern | Éanna |
| January | John Dowling | Tralee Warriors |
| February | Adrian Fulton | Belfast Star |
| March | | |

### Statistics leaders

Stats as of the end of the season
| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
| Points per game | Kason Harrell | Killester | 29.17 |
| Rebounds per game | Tomas Fernandez Zerolo | Killester | 13.08 |
| Assists per game | Ciaran Roe | Killester | 6.67 |
| Steals per game | Eoin Quigley | Tralee Warriors | 2.86 |
| Blocks per game | James Claar | Belfast Star | 2.17 |

### Regular season

* Player of the Year: Aaron Calixte (Tralee Warriors)
* Young Player of the Year: Cian Heaphy (Neptune)
* Coach of the Year: John Dowling (Tralee Warriors)
* All-Star First Team:
** Aaron Calixte (Tralee Warriors)
** Andre Nation (Ballincollig)
** Kason Harrell (Killester)
** Nil Sabata (Neptune)
** Roy Downey (Neptune)
* All-Star Second Team:
** Daniel Jokubaitis (Tralee Warriors)
** De'Ondre Jackson (Maree)
** Jonathan Jean (UCD Marian)
** Nikola Roso (Tralee Warriors)
** Stefan Zečević (Éanna)
* All-Star Third Team:
** Adrian O'Sullivan (Ballincollig)
** Cian Heaphy (Neptune)
** Eoin Quigley (Tralee Warriors)
** Lorcan Murphy (Templeogue)
** Milorad Sedlarevic (Ballincollig)