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The 2015–16 Irish Premier League season was the 43rd running of Basketball Ireland's premier men's basketball competition. The season featured 10 teams from across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, with the regular season beginning on 3 October 2015 and ending on 6 March 2016. With a first-place finish and a 16–2 win–loss record, UCC Demons were crowned back-to-back league champions,[1][2][3] while 2016 National Cup honours went to Templeogue, who collected their first piece of silverware.[4][5] In the season finale Champions Trophy tournament, Demons took out the title for the fourth straight year.[6]
2015–16 Irish Premier League season | |
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League | Premier League |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | 3 October 2015 – 6 March 2016 (Regular season) 12 March 2016 – 20 March 2016 (Champions Trophy) |
Number of games | 18 |
Number of teams | 10 |
Regular season | |
League champions | UCC Demons |
Season MVP | Lehmon Colbert (UCC Demons) |
Top scorer | Duane Johnson (DCU Saints) (26.2 ppg) |
Tournaments | |
Champions Trophy champions | UCC Demons |
Champions Trophy runners-up | Killester |
National Cup champions | Templeogue |
National Cup runners-up | Swords Thunder |
Team | Stadium | City/Area | Last season |
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Belfast Star | Methodist College | Belfast | 6th |
DCU Saints | DCU Sports Complex | Glasnevin, Dublin | 8th |
Éanna | Coláiste Éanna | Rathfarnham, Dublin | New |
Killester | IWA Sports Hall | Clontarf, Dublin | 4th |
Moycullen | Kingfisher, NUIG | Galway | New |
Swords Thunder | ALSAA Sports Complex | Dublin Airport, Dublin | 2nd |
Templeogue | Oblate Hall | Inchicore, Dublin | 3rd |
UCC Demons | Mardyke Arena, UCC | Cork | 1st |
UCD Marian | UCD Sports Centre | Belfield, Dublin | 5th |
UL Eagles | PESS Building, UL | Limerick | 9th |
# | Irish Premier League Regular Season Standings | ||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | PTS | |
1 | UCC Demons | 16 | 2 | 89 | 48 |
2 | Killester | 14 | 4 | 78 | 42 |
3 | Templeogue | 14 | 4 | 78 | 42 |
4 | UCD Marian | 10 | 8 | 56 | 30 |
5 | Swords Thunder | 9 | 9 | 50 | 27 |
6 | DCU Saints | 7 | 11 | 39 | 21 |
7 | Belfast Star | 6 | 12 | 33 | 18 |
8 | UL Eagles | 6 | 12 | 33 | 18 |
9 | Moycullen | 5 | 13 | 28 | 15 |
10 | Éanna | 3 | 15 | 17 | 9 |
Source: Basketball Ireland
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | UCC Demons | 75 | ||||||||||||
4 | UCD Marian | 101 | 4 | UCD Marian | 71 | |||||||||
KUBS** | 67 | UCC Demons | 82 | |||||||||||
Killester | 77 | |||||||||||||
2 | Killester | 94 | ||||||||||||
3 | Templeogue | 86 | 3 | Templeogue | 76 | |||||||||
Maree* | 73 |
*National League Division 1 champions.[7]
**National League Division 1 runners-up.[7]
12 March 2016 16:30 GMT |
Maree | 73–86 | Templeogue |
Pts: Cathal Finn (18) | Pts: Michael Bonaparte (34) |
Calasanctius College, Oranmore |
12 March 2016 20:00 GMT |
KUBS | 67–101 | UCD Marian |
Pts: Jonathan Riles (19) | Pts: Dustan Moreira (24) |
Carroll Arena, Greendale, Dublin |
Source: Basketball Ireland
19 March 2016 15:00 GMT |
Killester | 94–76 | Templeogue |
Scoring by quarter: 26–21, 24–24, 19–18, 25–13 | ||
Pts: Jermaine Turner (25) Rebs: Jermaine Turner (16) Asts: Ciaran Roe (6) |
Pts: Michael Bonaparte (28) Rebs: Michael Bonaparte (13) Asts: Tied (5) |
The Watershed, Kilkenny |
19 March 2016 17:00 GMT |
UCC Demons | 75–71 | UCD Marian |
Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 19–19, 22–22, 11–12 | ||
Pts: Lehmon Colbert (35) Rebs: Lehmon Colbert (17) Asts: Kyle Hosford (5) |
Pts: Dustan Moreira (17) Rebs: Dustan Moreira (11) Asts: Barry Drumm (8) |
The Watershed, Kilkenny |
Source: Basketball Ireland, Basketball Ireland
20 March 2016 16:00 GMT |
UCC Demons | 82–77 | Killester |
Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 24–26, 26–14, 16–22 | ||
Pts: Lehmon Colbert (27) Rebs: Lehmon Colbert (16) Asts: Colin O'Reilly (10) |
Pts: Paul Dick (22) Rebs: Paul Dick (12) Asts: Tied (6) |
4 December 2015 (Series 1) |
UCC Demons | 88–67 | UL Eagles |
UCC Demons win Series 1 on aggregate (170–120). |
Mardyke Arena, Cork |
5 December 2015 (Series 2) |
DCU Saints | 67–80 | UCD Marian |
UCD Marian win Series 2 on aggregate (196–152). |
DCU Sports Complex, Dublin |
5 December 2015 (Series 3) |
Templeogue | 79–78 | Moycullen |
Templeogue win Series 3 on aggregate (159–148). |
Oblate Hall, Dublin |
5 December 2015 (Series 4) |
Éanna | 86–92 | Swords Thunder |
Swords Thunder win Series 4 on aggregate (170–145). |
Coláiste Éanna, Dublin |
5 December 2015 (Series 5) |
Killester | 100–51 | Belfast Star |
Killester win Series 5 on aggregate (174–137). |
IWA-Clontarf, Dublin |
Winner of Series 2 vs Winner of Series 4
Winner of Series 1 vs Winner of Round 2
Winner of Series 5 vs Winner of Series 3
30 January 2016 20:00 GMT |
Swords Thunder | 75–78 | Templeogue |
Scoring by quarter: 16–24, 23–4, 12–29, 24–21 | ||
Pts: Isaac Westbrooks (15) Rebs: Dan Nelms (13) Asts: Isaac Westbrooks (7) |
Pts: Michael Bonaparte (21) Rebs: Jason Killeen (10) Asts: Sean Flood (5) |
Source: Basketball Ireland, Comortais
Month | Player | Team | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
October | Michael Bonaparte | Templeogue | [8] |
November | Lehmon Colbert | UCC Demons | [9] |
December | Duane Johnson | DCU Saints | [10] |
January | Michael Bonaparte | Templeogue | [11] |
February | Jermaine Turner | Killester | [12] |
Month | Player | Team | Ref |
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October | Mark Keenan | Templeogue | [8] |
November | Colin O'Reilly | UCC Demons | [9] |
December | Neal McCotter | Belfast Star | [10] |
January | Mark Keenan | Templeogue | [11] |
February | Brian O'Malley | Killester | [12] |
Stats as of the end of the regular season[13][14]
Category | Player | Team | Stat |
---|---|---|---|
Points per game | Duane Johnson | DCU Saints | 26.2 |
Rebounds per game | Duane Johnson | DCU Saints | 18.7 |
Assists per game | Isaac Westbrooks | Swords Thunder | 9.1 |
Steals per game | Alexander Zurn | UCD Marian | 4.6 |
Blocks per game | Alexander Zurn | UCD Marian | 3.6 |
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