Super League Basketball

UCD Marian remain on course for an historic Super League and Cup double after reaching the National Cup semi-finals following an 87-53 victory over fellow Dublin side DCU Saints. Sitting three points clear at the top of the Super League standings, at the half-way stage, Marian produced a superb defensive display to keep the leagues hottest scorer Dee Proby under wraps. Head Coach Ioannis Liapakis was a happy man after the game. He told us, “We are really happy with the result, but even happier with our defensive performance. We managed to keep the best scorer in the country Dee Proby to 15 points and the whole team to 53 points.” When asked if he was surprised with his side’s form this season he said, “To be honest with you it’s not a surprise for us to be top of the table and into the Cup semi-finals. The recipe for success needs a lot of ingredients such as: good players / depth and quality in the bench / a friendly and competitive environment / chemistry / health / luck / consis...

UCD Marian are the only unbeaten team left in this season’s Men’s Super League and face winless Maree in Colaiste losagain, but Head Coach Ioannis Liapakis says his side won’t be taking Maree lightly.  Liapakis said, “It’s a really tricky game for us, the game will be played at a natural venue, plus the fact that we had a huge win last week and many times you see players in their the next game and they feel empty.” Newcomers to the Super League this season after dominating Division One for the past two seasons, Maree have found life in the top league very tough and Marian would be expected to win the game and Liapakis says all the pressure is in them, “As you said everybody is expecting that we’re going to win because we are 3-0 and they are 0-4, so the pressure is on us. Don’t forget Maree is the same team who won the D1 league for 2-3 straight years, so they know how to win a game. Plus they have a very good American. So if you put all this together and if we allowed them to ...