2022–23 Irish Super League season

The 2022–23 Irish Super League season was the 49th running of Basketball Ireland's premier men's basketball competition. The season featured 14 teams from across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.^[1]

2022–23 Irish Super League season
League	Super League
Sport	Basketball
Duration	1 October 2022 – 11 March 2023 (Regular season) 18 March 2023 – 1 April 2023 (Playoffs)
Number of teams	14
Regular season
Season MVP	M. J. Randolph (UCC Demons)
National Cup champions	Maree
National Cup runners-up	Éanna
Playoffs
Champions	Ballincollig
Runners-up	Maree

Teams

Team	Stadium	City/Area	2021–22 season
Ballincollig	Ballincollig Community School	Ballincollig, Cork	1st South
Belfast Star	De La Salle College	Belfast	6th North
Éanna	Coláiste Éanna	Rathfarnham, Dublin	1st North
Killester	IWA Sports Hall	Clontarf, Dublin	2nd North
Killorglin	Killorglin Sports Complex	Killorglin	6th South
Maree	Kingfisher, NUIG	Galway	4th South
Moycullen	Kingfisher, NUIG	Galway	5th South
Neptune	Neptune Stadium	Blackpool, Cork	3rd South
Sligo All-Stars	Mercy College	Sligo	Div. 1 (promoted)
St. Vincent's	St. Vincent's C.B.S.	Glasnevin, Dublin	5th North
Templeogue	National Basketball Arena Nord Anglia International School	Dublin	4th North
Tralee Warriors	Tralee Sports Complex	Tralee	2nd South
UCC Demons	Mardyke Arena	Cork	Div. 1 (promoted)
UCD Marian	UCD Sports Centre	Belfield, Dublin	3rd North

Results

Regular season standings

North Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Éanna	19	14	5	1554	1443	+111	42	Qualification to quarter-finals
2	Belfast Star	19	13	6	1569	1460	+109	39
3	Killester	19	10	9	1478	1499	−21	30
4	Sligo All-Stars	19	8	11	1603	1619	−16	24
5	Templeogue	19	6	13	1516	1614	−98	18
6	St. Vincent's	19	5	14	1394	1578	−184	15
7	UCD Marian	19	2	17	1272	1586	−314	6	Relegation playoff

Source: Basketball Ireland

South Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Maree	19	16	3	1569	1339	+230	48	Qualification to quarter-finals
2	UCC Demons	19	14	5	1685	1585	+100	42
3	Neptune	19	12	7	1714	1550	+164	36
4	Ballincollig	19	12	7	1619	1485	+134	36
5	Tralee Warriors	19	11	8	1599	1517	+82	33
6	Killorglin	19	6	13	1620	1641	−21	18
7	Moycullen	19	4	15	1191	1467	−276	12	Relegation playoff

Source: Basketball Ireland

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

N1

Éanna

94

S4

Ballincollig

101

UCC Demons

76

Ballincollig

84

S2

UCC Demons

120

N3

Killester

116

Ballincollig

78

Maree

64

S1

Maree

80

N4

Sligo All-Stars

72

Maree

87

Belfast Star

75

N2

Belfast Star

73

S3

Neptune

69

Quarter-finals

18 March 2023

Éanna

94–101

Ballincollig

Coláiste Éanna, Dublin

18 March 2023

Maree

80–72

Sligo All-Stars

NUIG Kingfisher, Galway

18 March 2023

Belfast Star

73–69

Neptune

De La Salle College, Belfast

19 March 2023

UCC Demons

120–116

Killester

Mardyke Arena, Cork

Source: Basketball Ireland

Relegation play-off

19 March 2023

Moycullen

69–64

UCD Marian

National Basketball Arena, Dublin

Semi-finals

25 March 2023

Maree

87–75

Belfast Star

NUIG Kingfisher, Galway

26 March 2023

UCC Demons

76–84

Ballincollig

Mardyke Arena, Cork

Source: Basketball Ireland

Final

1 April 2023

Preview Report

Ballincollig	78–64	Maree
Pts: John Dawson (31)		Pts: Rodrigo Gomez (16)

National Basketball Arena, Dublin MVP: John Dawson

National Cup

Round 1

5 November 2022

Ballincollig

98–52

Moycullen

Ballincollig Community School, Cork

5 November 2022

Éanna

85–79

Tralee Warriors

Coláiste Éanna, Dublin

5 November 2022

Belfast Star

71–61

Templeogue

De La Salle College, Belfast

5 November 2022

Neptune

96–87

UCC Demons

Neptune Stadium, Cork

5 November 2022

St. Vincent's

94–75

Sligo All-Stars

St. Vincent's C.B.S., Dublin

5 November 2022

Maree

91–81

Killorglin

NUIG Kingfisher, Galway

Quarter-finals

3 December 2022

Ballincollig

74–62

Killester

Ballincollig Community School, Cork

3 December 2022

Neptune

93–97

Éanna

Neptune Stadium, Cork

3 December 2022

St. Vincent's

93–75

UCD Marian

St. Vincent's C.B.S., Dublin

3 December 2022

Maree

92–77

Belfast Star

Calasanctius College, Oranmore

Semi-finals

7 January 2023

Maree

86–68

St. Vincent's

Neptune Stadium, Cork

7 January 2023

Éanna

77–71

Ballincollig

Neptune Stadium, Cork

Final

21 January 2023

Report

Éanna	69–74	Maree
Pts: Sean Jenkins, Marko Tomic (14)		Pts: Jarett Haines (35)

National Basketball Arena, Dublin MVP: Jarett Haines

Source: Basketball Ireland

Awards

Player of the Month

Month	Player	Team	Ref
October	Greg Poleon	Sligo All-Stars	[2]
November	Jarett Haines	Maree	[3]
December	M. J. Randolph	UCC Demons	[4]
January	Jarett Haines	Maree	[5]
February	M. J. Randolph	UCC Demons	[6]
March

Coach of the Month

Month	Player	Team	Ref
October	Shane O'Meara	Sligo All-Stars	[2]
November	Charlie Crowley	Maree	[3]
December	Darren McGovern	Éanna	[4]
January	Charlie Crowley	Maree	[5]
February	Danny O'Mahony	UCC Demons	[6]
March

Statistics leaders

There were no web-based statistics or box scores in 2022–23 after the league moved all operations to a subscription-based app.^[7]

Category	Player	Team	Stat
Points per game
Rebounds per game
Assists per game
Steals per game
Blocks per game

Regular season

• Player of the Year: M. J. Randolph (UCC Demons)^[8]
• Young Player of the Year: James Hannigan (UCC Demons)
• Coach of the Year: Ciaran O'Sullivan (Ballincollig)
• All-Star First Team:
  • Chrishon Briggs (Belfast Star)^[9]
  • Jarett Haines (Maree)
  • M. J. Randolph (UCC Demons)
  • Paul Dick (Killester)
  • Rodrigo Gomez (Maree)
• All-Star Second Team:
  • De'Ondre Jackson (Tralee Warriors)
  • Jordan Blount (Neptune)
  • Jose Jimenez Gonzales (Ballincollig)
  • Josh Wilson (Éanna)
  • R. J. Kelly (Killorglin)
• All-Star Third Team:
  • Daniel Jokubaitis (Tralee Warriors)
  • Donovan Fields (St. Vincent's)
  • John Dawson (Ballincollig)
  • Jonathan Jean (UCD Marian)
  • Kyle Hosford (UCC Demons)