Super League Basketball

Point-Guard Erin Bracken won the Women’s Super League last season with Courtyard Liffey Celtics to crown a love affair with basketball since she was 9 years-old.   The 22 year-old from Leixlip explains, “I first started playing basketball when I was 9 years old, my mam brought me up to Liffey Celtics one day to give it a go and that was that, I've been in love with the game ever since.” Winning the league was the ultimate accolade but she says the losing the Cup Final was a huge turning point in their season, “We have been working extremely hard for years as a club to grow and improve, so to win the League last season was a great achievement for us. We were disappointed with our performance in the National Cup Final, that was a turning point for us as we managed to go the rest of the season unbeaten which really showed great character.” Erin took part in former Irish International Paul Cummins’ Sport Dream Academy (SDA) as both a player and a coach, and she feels that it playe...

After this weekend’s action UCD Marian are the only unbeaten team in the Men’s Super League, while there’s a 4-way tie at the top of the Women’s Super League as WIT Wildcats, UCC Glanmire, SuperValu Brunell and last season’s Champions Liffey Celtics are 2 from 2.  Marian had little trouble dispatching winless Maree 86-49 with Conor Meany top-scoring with 16 points. Griffith College Swords Thunder stay top of the table having played a game more and they had a very comfortable 93-48 win over a very young KUBS side. Black Amber Templeogue got a much-needed win at Oblate Hall when they beat UCC Demons in an overtime thriller.  Lawrence ‘Puff’ Summers and Jason Killeen were vital in the reigning champions victory, with the pair netting 46 points between them. Templeogue Head Coach Mark Keenan said afterwards, “It’s a big relief off the shoulders to get a win after the last few weeks. Fair play to the lads, we stuck more together tonight and came through it, so delighted to g...