Pre-Season Tournaments update – Sep 6, 2017
September 6, 2017 | PATRICK MAHER
THE UL Eagles Basketball team will host the Stuart Robbins Memorial Perpetual tournament this Friday and Saturday at the UL Arena.
The tournament is in memory of Stuart who passed away in 2010 at the age of 33.
The tournament will feature two groups of three teams who will play in a league format on the Saturday afternoon.
The weekend is opened with two exhibition games on Friday night starting at 6.45pm.
The UL Eagles, who Stuart played for, will be joined in group A by Fr Matthew’s from Cork and an USA Select side. The USA side will be made up of former NCAA stars from the United states.
Group B sees Keane’s Supervalu Killorglin up against the Portlaoise Panthers and a Stuart Robbins select team.
The Robbin’s All Stars will feature players from Germany, Ireland and Wales, where Robbins played his basketball.
Robbin’s, who died suddenly, is originally from Port Talbot in Wales.
The larger than life centre was a professional player in England, Germany, Belgium and the USA before his move to Ireland.
Before his sad passing Robbins had lead the UL Eagles team in scoring and rebounding.
Robbins also played at St Joseph’s University in the United States before returning to play for London’s Thames Valley in 1999.
The three point scoring master, also played for Belgian club Bree for a season before being signed by the now-defunct London Towers for two seasons, during which he made his debut in the Euroleague.
His career also took him to Germany, including a spell with Kaiserslautern, a side which provided players over the years for the annual tournament in UL.
The UL Eagles will use this tournament as a chance to once more honour the memory of their friend, while also preparing for this season’s Mens Division One season.
Fixtures :
Friday 6.45pm – Stuart Robbins All Stars v USA Select
Friday 8.15pm – UL Eagles v Keanes Supervalu Killorglin
Saturday 10am – UL Eagles v Fr Matthew’s
11.30am – Keanes Supervalu Killorglin v Portlaoise Panthers
1pm – USA Select v Fr Matthews
2.30pm – Stuart Robbins All Stars v Portlaoise Panthers
4pm – USA Select v UL Eagles
5.30pm – Stuart Robbins All Stars v Keanes Supervalu Killorglin
Final will take place at 6.45pm : from :www.limerickleader.ie (Donn O Sullivan). (https://www.facebook.com/usaselectbasketball/)
Garvey’s Tralee Warriors Season Tickets 2017/18 / Pre Season Tournament.
Garvey’s Tralee Warriors Basketball ClubWednesday, September 6, 2017
This years season ticket is fantastic value at 80 for Adults and 40 for U16′s and don’t forget U4s go free!
What you get?!!!…..
The 4 games at the pre-season tournament this weekend (9th Sept – 2 games 6pm and 8pm and 10th Sept – 2 games 2pm and 4pm ) with Warriors, St Paul’s, Neptune and Ballincollig! (Adults 5 and U16s 3 at the door on the night)
Entry to all of our 11 home games!! (Adults 8 and U16s 5 at the door on the night)
We are also hosting a USA Team in October and you also get entry to this game! (Adults 5 and U16s 3 at the door on the night)
And possibly a first and Second round cup game if we draw at home… (Adults 8 and U16s 5 at the door on the night)
That is a guaranteed 16 games but a possible 18 games!!!
And not to mention what a great night of entertainment that every game is!!!Fantastic value!!!
Season tickets can be purchased from Gerard in the Castle Bar you can contact him on 087 2745373!!!
From : https://www.facebook.com/notes/garveys-tralee-warriors-basketball-club/garveys-tralee-warriors-season-tickets-201718/510916125910915/
Very Exciting event coming up for all Basketball Fans. Maree are hosting their first Donie Green Memorial Tournament in Calasanctius College on September 9th/10th. We will have other teams from the superleague coming to Oranmore for two days of great basketball.Teams Include : Maree / Swords Thunder / Belfast Star / Moycullen / UCD Marian / Templeogue (Eurobasket will cover this event with updates and results at https://www.facebook.com/Maherprobasket-240634641052/ (“Twitter” @PatMaher5)+ of course a tournament Review to be posted at www.eurobasket.com (Ireland Page)
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Cork Celts Basketball Club (https://twitter.com/corkcelts) (https://twitter.com/ImpressGSP) started their Div 1 Cork County Basketball Board’s Pre Season Tournament off in fine style last evening at the Gurranabraher Parochial Hall in Cork City by defeating East Cork Glenmary.The Celts have the bulk of the quality players from last season still on board plus 6 new players from last season’s successful campaign winning The CCBB League.Ziggy’s Rock Bar will continue their sponsorship of the club for the new season (https://www.facebook.com/ziggys.bar1/) (www.ziggyscork.com) (https://twitter.com/ziggys_bar) Watkins Williams (194-G/F-87, college: Siskiyous JC)