Nine Irish Players Set to Make NCAA Division 1 Basketball Debuts

A wave of Irish talent is headed to the U.S. this year, with nine Irish women set to enter NCAA Division 1 basketball for the 2025 season – a record-breaking milestone for the sport in Ireland. This surge brings the total number of Irish players competing in D1 women’s basketball close to twenty – reflecting the rapid growth of the …

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Killester Retain Domino’s Women’s Super League Title

Killester have made it back-to-back Domino’s Women’s Super League titles, following a 83-63 victory over Utility Trust St. Paul’s in Sunday’s final at the National Basketball Arena.   Utility Trust St. Paul’s made a solid start and were up by five points, 9-4, four minutes in after Mathilde Diop’s basket. For Killester, Destiny Strother and Michelle Clarke were the driving …

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Claire Melia Makes History With FIBA Euro Cup Silver Medal

Ireland international Claire Melia has become the first Irish woman to pick up a European club medal, but her side Baxi Ferrol were unable to overturn a four-point deficit in the second leg of the FIBA Women’s Euro Cup Final.   The Spanish outfit lost out 84-70 on the night and 162-145 on aggregate against Villeneuve d’Ascq LM of France …

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Ireland International Claire Melia Reaches FIBA EuroCup Final

Ireland international Claire Melia is set to become the first Irish woman to play in a FIBA European club final. Her Spanish team Baxi Ferrol lost 74-63 to French outfit LDLC ASVEL Feminin in the second leg of their FIBA EuroCup Women semi-final in Lyon on Thursday, however they advanced to the final 156-136 on aggregate.   https://www.instagram.com/p/DHJ4V2EI91W/?img_index=1   Melia scored …

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Meet Izzy Sullivan – The Irish-Born Star Playing Division 1 Basketball

Meet Izzy Sullivan, the Dublin-born guard for the University of Nevada. Izzy left Ireland with her family at age 2 and moved to Washington. Izzy’s cousin Kate is an All-Ireland Champion with Dublin, so sporting success is no stranger to the Sullivans! https://www.instagram.com/p/C3Wh01qrIaD/ She found immediate collegiate success in Nevada, winning a school-record four Mountain West Freshman of the Week Awards, …

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FloMAX Liffey Celtics take their second Paudie O’Connor National Cup title

FloMAX Liffey Celtics beat Killester 65-53 to secure their second Paudie O’Connor National Cup title at the National Basketball Arena on Sunday.   The Kildare’s outfit’s strength in depth proved telling, illustrated by Hazel Finn coming off the bench to claim the game MVP, her energetic performance at both ends saw her pick up award, after 13 points and eight …

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Limerick Celtics and McEvoy’s Cavan Eagles claim first National Cup titles

Limerick Celtics win Presidents’ National Cup, while McEvoy’s Cavan Eagles take Women’s Division One National Cup honours.    A fourth quarter flourish helped Limerick Celtics defeat ND Portlaoise Panthers 72-60 and lift the Presidents’ National Cup for the first time. McEvoy’s Cavan Eagles win first Women’s Division One National Cup with 86-68 win over The Swords Thunder   McEvoy’s Cavan …

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Ireland Embarks on First Ever FIBA 3×3 Women’s World Series Campaign

Photo credit: @basketball_ireland Ireland’s women’s basketball team made their FIBA 3×3 Women’s World Series campaign debut this past Friday, 14 June, in Clermont-Ferrand, France. This marks a significant milestone for Irish basketball as they compete in a global tour event for the first time. The FIBA Women’s 3×3 is a global tournament series comprising 20 stops around the world between …

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WNBA to implement “transformational” move to ensure “safety of players is being taken seriously”

The WNBA have this week announced that they intend to implement chartered flights for all teams, with commissioner Cathy Engelbert citing that it could start as soon as this season. Expected to cost an estimated $25 million per year over the next two seasons, Engelbert ensures the measures will be provided “as soon as they can logistically get planes in …

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Caitlin Clark’s Arrival: A Game-Changer for the WNBA?

The record-breaking NCAA basketball star Caitlin Clark has bid farewell to the University of Iowa basketball and collegiate stardom to enter into the limelight of the WNBA. Going into the WNBA draft on On Monday night, 15 April 2024, Clark was selected the first pick in the draft by the Indiana Fever. Speaking after the announcement on Monday night, Clark …

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