Ireland Reach FIBA U20 Women’s European Championships Quarter-Finals

Ireland are through to the quarter-finals of the FIBA U20 Women’s European Championship, following a hard-fought 67-64 win over tournament hosts Romania on Sunday. University of Galway Mystics player Hazel Finn exemplified the defensive determination amongst the team with 10 steals, to go along with her 18 points. Sarah Hickey also shone with her all-round game, picking up nine rebounds, …

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UConn Women’s Basketball Adds Irish Forward Gandy Malou-Mamel To Class Of 2025

Ireland 6-foot-5 forward Gandy Malou-Mamel announced that she will be joining the UConn women’s basketball program for the Class of 2025. Malou-Mamel took to social media to express her excitement: “Thank you to Coach Auriemma and the staff of UConn for seeing my potential and presenting me with this opportunity,” Malou-Mamel said. “Ten months ago, the idea of playing basketball …

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Ireland U20 Women’s Head Coach Selects Final 12 For FIBA European Championships

Ireland U20 Women’s head coach Karl Kilbride has named his final 12-person squad for the FIBA European Championships, which take place in Craiova, Romania between July 28th and August 6th. Kilbride has selected an experienced squad, with five players returning from the FIBA U20 Women’s European Championship roster who competed in the ‘A’ division a year ago. Ella O’Donnell (Quinnipiac …

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Beginner’s Guide to Understanding Basketball

If you have ever attempted to watch a basketball game with no knowledge of the rules, you probably noticed a lot of whistles, possession changes and excitement. Here is a beginner’s guide to understanding basketball.    Men’s and women’s basketball have different rules and guidelines. The women’s basketball is slightly smaller, and the hoop is slightly shorter than the men’s.  …

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Irish Women’s Basketball Team Draw Belarus, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands in Euro 2023 Qualifiers

FIBA Women’s Eurobasket qualifying draw saw Ireland’s Senior women’s team yield Belarus, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands in group 1 of ten for their matches in November, looking towards the ultimate 2023 contest. The structure of the competition sees the winners of each of the groups achieve automatic progression to the overall tournament, along with four of the best second …

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