Super League Basketball

Paul Freeman feels that both he and SSE Airtricity Moycullen will improve greatly as the season goes on, and with some home games on the horizon, thinks there’s no better time to start than against local Super League rivals Maree in the National Cup this weekend.  Freeman was injured heading into the season and said, “I missed all of preseason with an injury so I feel like there's still room for improvement, but with a few home games coming up in the next few weeks I think we can get a few more wins. The cup game next week is a big game too so we're already focused on that. We just need a good performance and I think we'll be ok, however the cup can be unpredictable.” Moycullen had a great win in NUIG’s Kingfisher last weekend, beating Éanna 86-77 and Freeman said, “We were happy to get the win Saturday night. We felt like we should have closed out the Tralee game last week so it was good to bounce back.” “Éanna were coming off wins against Templeogue and DCU so we we...

SSE Airtricity Moycullen bounced back from a last-gasp 3-pointer loss to Garvey’s Tralee Warriors to beat Éanna 86-77 in NUIG’s Kingfisher.  Moycullen Head Coach John Cunningham was delighted with the way his side have coped over the last couple of games, “We had a lot of trouble last year with size so it was good to deal pretty well with the two biggest teams in the league.” Their recent American addition Brandon McGuire had a great night, scoring 33 points along with 9 boards, 7 of them on the offensive end. He also shot 5 from 8 from beyond the arc, showing his versatility.  Coach Cunningham said of McGuire, “Brandon has worked out really well. I was very focused on getting a guy who could help us physically and still fit our structure, but there’s always a risk that what you think you’re getting is not what you get. However in Brandon’s case, we got ‘exactly what it says on the tin.’ Paul Freeman did well on rebounds grabbing 14 on the night while also scoring 11 p...