Claire Melia Makes History With FIBA Euro Cup Silver Medal
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April 3, 2025
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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
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March 14, 2025
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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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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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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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Basketball Ireland and TG4 Agree To A Two-year Broadcast Partnership
Basketball Ireland and TG4 have agreed to a new two-year partnership, which will see 18 games broadcast on the station over the next two years. TG4 will be the home of Irish international basketball, with home and away fixtures in the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers and FIBA Basketball World Cup European Pre-Qualifiers shown live. .@BballIrl & @TG4TV today announced …
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Playoff For MissQuote.ie Super League Title, As Pyrobel Killester And FloMAX Liffey Celtics Finish Joint Top
Pyrobel Killester and FloMAX Liffey Celtics will face each other in a one-off playoff at the National Basketball Arena at 1930 next Saturday to decide who lifts the MissQuote.ie Super League title, after both sides finished with equal 17-3 records at the end of the regular season. Pyrobel Killester won 85-70 at Gurranabraher Credit Union Brunell, while FloMAX Liffey Celtics …
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The Caitlin Clark Effect: How The Collegiate Star Is Reshaping The Basketball Landscape
If you’re a basketball fan, you most certainly know of the legendary Caitlin Clark. And if you’re not a basketball fan, you still would have most probably heard her name in recent weeks. On 15 Febraury 2024, Clark broke the all-time scoring record in her 126th career game, breaking Kelsey Plum’s record which had been standing since 2017. The collegiate …
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Ambitious Plan Revealed For €35 Million Upgrade Of National Basketball Arena
Basketball Ireland has announced ambitious plans for a €35m redevelopment of the National Basketball Arena, with planning permission submitted and a proposed start date for construction in 2025. The new multi-sport and multi-use arena will double its current capacity from 1,600 to 3,300. The proposed works are expected to take 18 months and be completed in time for the start …
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Ireland Squad Finalised For FIBA Women’s EuroBasket Qualifier Against Top Ranked France
Ireland head coach James Weldon could hand FIBA Women’s EuroBasket debuts to three players when France visits the National Basketball Arena for the opening game of their qualifying campaign, live on TG4 this Sunday. Guards Jessica Scannell and Kate Hickey, along with forward Lauryn Homan are included in his final 12-women squad. It's officially @EuroBasketWomen gameweek 😁 Tickets remain available …
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