Super League Basketball

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...

Stephanie Schmid has arrived in Ireland to begin life as a Professional Basketball Player with Women’s Super League side Portlaoise Panthers after impressing during her 2-year college stint with the Nevada Wolfpack. Schmid 23, from Lake Zurich, Illinois played all 60 games in her two years averaging 12.4 points a game.  The 5’ 10” guard describes herself as a shooter, “I am definitely a shooter. I love to shoot threes. I've also really worked on various different parts of scoring and ways to create my shot or create offense for others. I am also a gym rat. I love to be in the gym for hours and work on every aspect of my game to further benefit the team. I strive to be the hardest worker on and off the court in every aspect in basketball, as well as in life,” said Schmid. When at Nevada Schmid had a 33% 3-point shooting accuracy which left her 6th all-time, which is a record to be very proud of. She says, “To be honest, I don't really focus too much on stats or percentages...