2012–13 Irish SuperLeague season
| 2012–13 Irish SuperLeague season | |
|---|---|
| League | UL Eagles |
The 2012–13 Irish SuperLeague season was the 40th running of
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.
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 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 | 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) |
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
SuperLeague Select Team
Ireland vs England
In January 2013, the SuperLeague Select Team travelled to
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 | ||
| : 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 | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| October | Paul Kelleher | UCC Demons | |
| November | Mark Keenan | UL Eagles |
|
| December | Mark Scannell | Neptune | |
| January | Mark Scannell | Neptune | [7] |
| 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)[8]
- Young Player of the Year: Keith Anderson (DCU Saints)[9]
- Coach of the Year: Mark Scannell (Neptune)[10]
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