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[1] 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.[2] Neptune were crowned National Cup champions for the first time in 21 years, while UCC Demons won the inaugural season finale Champions Trophy tournament.

2012–13 Irish SuperLeague season
LeagueSuperLeague
SportBasketball
Duration28 September 2012 – 9 March 2013 (Regular season)
15 March 2013 – 23 March 2013 (Champions Trophy)
Number of games21
Number of teams8
Regular season
League championsUL Eagles
Season MVPGer Noonan (Neptune)
Top scorerPatrick Sullivan (Moycullen)
(23.3 ppg)
Tournaments
Champions Trophy championsUCC Demons
  Champions Trophy runners-upDCU Saints
National Cup championsNeptune
  National Cup runners-upUL Eagles

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
Team W L PCT PTS
1 UL Eagles1657653
2 Neptune1386247
3 UCC Demons1386247
4 DCU Saints11105243
5 Killester10114841
6 Moycullen8133837
7 UCD Marian8133837
8 Dublin Inter5162429

Source: SportsNewsIRELAND Archived 2016-08-22 at the Wayback Machine

Champions Trophy

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

Semi-finals
15 March 2013
18:45 GMT
Neptune 74–79 UCC Demons
Pts: Darren Townes (15) Pts: Ciaran O'Sullivan (23)
Mardyke Arena, Cork
15 March 2013
20:45 GMT
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
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
UCC Demons 71–76 Neptune
Pts: Kenton Walker (27) Pts: Darren Townes (21)
Neptune Stadium, Cork
11 January 2013
21:00 GMT
UL Eagles 58–50 UCD Marian
Pts: Neil Campbell (15) Pts: Thomas Viglianco (14)
Neptune Stadium, Cork

Final
25 January 2013
20:45 GMT
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,[3][4] with tip off at 12:30pm.[5]

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)[6]

Head Coach: Mark Keenan (UL Eagles)
Assistant Coaches: Jerome Westbrooks (Killester) and John King

Game data
13 January 2013
12:30 GMT
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)

Awards

Player of the Month
MonthPlayerTeam
OctoberPat GloverDCU Saints
NovemberRobert TaylorUL Eagles
DecemberShane CoughlanUCC Demons
JanuaryMichael McGinnNeptune
FebruaryDan JamesUCD Marian
MarchShane CoughlanUCC Demons

Coach of the Month
MonthPlayerTeamRef
OctoberPaul KelleherUCC Demons
NovemberMark KeenanUL Eagles
DecemberMark ScannellNeptune
JanuaryMark ScannellNeptune[7]
FebruarySalva CampsMoycullen
MarchDave DonnellyDCU Saints

Statistics leaders
CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per gamePatrick SullivanMoycullen23.3
Rebounds per gameJohn GalvinUCD Marian17.4
Assists per gameGer NoonanNeptune8.2
Steals per gameRobert TaylorUL Eagles2.7
Blocks per gameJohn GalvinUCD Marian2.9

Regular season
  • Player of the Year: Ger Noonan (Neptune)[8]
  • Young Player of the Year: Keith Anderson (DCU Saints)[9]
  • Coach of the Year: Mark Scannell (Neptune)[10]

References
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  2. "UL Eagles lifted the Nivea For Men's SuperLeague trophy for a second straight season". RTE.ie. 3 March 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  3. "KIERAN SHANNON: Making the big calls". IrishExaminer.ie. 12 January 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  4. Ryan, Emmet (7 January 2014). "IRISH SELECT COACH MARK KEENAN PLOTTING ANOTHER UPSET". BallinEurope.com. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  5. "BBL Cup Final tickets". TheTicketFactory.com. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  6. Sanders, Andrew (23 October 2013). "The Gathering Shield: A Premier Select?". TheCourtsideCollective.com. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  7. "Neptune coach Mark Scannell wins manager of the month". SportsNewsIreland.com. 13 February 2013. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  8. "Basketball Ireland Annual Awards 2012/2013 – 758769". SportsFile.com. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  9. "National Awards - Season 2012/2013". BasketballIreland.ie. Archived from the original on 13 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
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