2021–22 Irish Super League season
| 2021–22 Irish Super League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Super League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | 9 October 2021 – 13 March 2022 (Regular season) 19 March 2022 – 2 April 2022 (Playoffs) |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | Aaron Calixte (Tralee Warriors) |
| Top scorer | Kason Harrell (Killester) (29.17ppg) |
| National Cup champions | Tralee Warriors |
| National Cup runners-up | Neptune |
| Playoffs | |
| Champions | Tralee Warriors |
| Runners-up | Neptune |
The 2021–22 Irish Super League season was the 48th running of Basketball Ireland's premier men's basketball competition, following the cancellation of the 2020–21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season featured 12 teams from across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.[1] Tralee Warriors were crowned National Cup and League champions.
Teams
[edit]| Team | Stadium | City/Area | 2019–20 season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballincollig | Ballincollig Community School | Ballincollig, Cork | Div. 1 (promoted) |
| Belfast Star | De La Salle College | Belfast | 1st |
| DCU Saints | DCU Sports Complex | Glasnevin, Dublin | 6th |
| Éanna | Coláiste Éanna | Rathfarnham, Dublin | 3rd |
| Killester | IWA Sports Hall | Clontarf, Dublin | 7th |
| Killorglin | Killorglin Sports Complex | Killorglin | 8th |
| Maree | Kingfisher, NUIG | Galway | 10th |
| Moycullen | Kingfisher, NUIG | Galway | 11th |
| Neptune | Neptune Stadium | Cork | 9th |
| Templeogue | Nord Anglia International School | Leopardstown, Dublin | 5th |
| Tralee Warriors | Tralee Sports Complex | Tralee | 2nd |
| UCD Marian | UCD Sports Centre | Belfield, Dublin | 4th |
Results
[edit]Regular season standings
[edit]North Conference
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Éanna | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1228 | 1113 | +115 | 36 | Qualification to quarter-finals |
| 2 | Killester | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1232 | 1139 | +93 | 27 | |
| 3 | UCD Marian | 14 | 6 | 8 | 1076 | 1060 | +16 | 18 | |
| 4 | Templeogue | 14 | 6 | 8 | 1080 | 1108 | −28 | 18 | |
| 5 | DCU Saints | 14 | 1 | 13 | 977 | 1239 | −262 | 3 | |
| 6 | Belfast Star* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Record expunged |
Source: Basketball Ireland
*Belfast Star, with a 10–5 record, withdrew from the league before their final match of the regular season, due to a player registration error.[2]
South Conference
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ballincollig | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1235 | 1035 | +200 | 42 | Qualification to quarter-finals |
| 2 | Tralee Warriors | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1285 | 1199 | +86 | 30 | |
| 3 | Neptune | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1308 | 1217 | +91 | 27 | |
| 4 | Maree | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1282 | 1239 | +43 | 24 | |
| 5 | Moycullen | 15 | 3 | 12 | 1043 | 1214 | −171 | 9 | |
| 6 | Killorglin | 15 | 2 | 13 | 1114 | 1297 | −183 | 6 |
Source: Basketball Ireland
Playoffs
[edit]Bracket
[edit]| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| N1 | Éanna | 86 | ||||||||||||
| S4 | Maree | 77 | ||||||||||||
| Éanna | 57 | |||||||||||||
| Tralee Warriors | 75 | |||||||||||||
| S2 | Tralee Warriors | 88 | ||||||||||||
| N3 | UCD Marian | 71 | ||||||||||||
Tralee Warriors 
| 78 | |||||||||||||
| Neptune | 72 | |||||||||||||
| S1 | Ballincollig | 85 | ||||||||||||
| N4 | Templeogue | 79 | ||||||||||||
| Ballincollig | 75 | |||||||||||||
| Neptune | 92 | |||||||||||||
| N2 | Killester | 84 | ||||||||||||
| S3 | Neptune | 90 | ||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
[edit]Semi-finals
[edit]Final
[edit]National Cup
[edit]Round 1
[edit]Quarter-finals
[edit]Semi-finals
[edit]8 January 2022
17:00 GMT |
| Éanna | 70–79 | Tralee Warriors |
| Pts: Romonn Nelson (17) | Pts: Nikola Roso (24) |
Neptune Stadium, Cork
|
8 January 2022
19:00 GMT |
| Neptune | 103–92 | Maree |
| Pts: Cian Heaphy (23) | Pts: De'Ondre Jackson, Luka Kraljic (25) |
Neptune Stadium, Cork
|
Final
[edit]22 January 2022
18:00 GMT |
| Neptune | 75–88 | Tralee Warriors |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 16–26, 22–21, 25–24 | ||
| Pts: Nil Sabata (21) Rebs: Colin O'Reilly (9) Asts: Roy Downey, Aleix Tarradellas (4) |
Pts: Aaron Calixte, Daniel Jokubaitis (19) Rebs: Kieran Donaghy (11) Asts: Nikola Roso, Eoin Quigley (5) | |
Source: Basketball Ireland
Awards
[edit]Player of the Month
[edit]| Month | Player | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| October | Aaron Calixte | Tralee Warriors | [3] |
| November | Andre Nation | Ballincollig | [4] |
| December | De'Ondre Jackson | Maree | [5] |
| January | Daniel Jokubaitis | Tralee Warriors | [6] |
| February | Andre Nation | Ballincollig | [7] |
| March |
Coach of the Month
[edit]| Month | Player | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| October | John Dowling | Tralee Warriors | [3] |
| November | Kieran O'Sullivan | Ballincollig | [4] |
| December | Darren McGovern | Éanna | [5] |
| January | John Dowling | Tralee Warriors | [6] |
| February | Adrian Fulton | Belfast Star | [7] |
| March |
Statistics leaders
[edit]Stats as of the end of the season[a][8]
| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Kason Harrell | Killester | 29.17 |
| Rebounds per game | Tomas Fernandez Zerolo | Killester | 13.08 |
| Assists per game | Ciaran Roe | Killester | 6.67 |
| Steals per game | Eoin Quigley | Tralee Warriors | 2.86 |
| Blocks per game | James Claar | Belfast Star | 2.17 |
Regular season
[edit]- Player of the Year: Aaron Calixte (Tralee Warriors)[9]
- Young Player of the Year: Cian Heaphy (Neptune)
- Coach of the Year: John Dowling (Tralee Warriors)
- All-Star First Team:
- Aaron Calixte (Tralee Warriors)[10]
- Andre Nation (Ballincollig)
- Kason Harrell (Killester)
- Nil Sabata (Neptune)
- Roy Downey (Neptune)
- All-Star Second Team:
- Daniel Jokubaitis (Tralee Warriors)
- De'Ondre Jackson (Maree)
- Jonathan Jean (UCD Marian)
- Nikola Roso (Tralee Warriors)
- Stefan Zečević (Éanna)
- All-Star Third Team:
- Adrian O'Sullivan (Ballincollig)
- Cian Heaphy (Neptune)
- Eoin Quigley (Tralee Warriors)
- Lorcan Murphy (Templeogue)
- Milorad Sedlarevic (Ballincollig)
Notes
[edit]- ^ Basketball Ireland's box scores and statistics records were of poor quality and reliability during the 2021–22 season.
References
[edit]- ^ "2021/22 National League season given go-ahead from October 9th/10th". ireland.basketball. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ Kelly, David (12 March 2022). "Belfast Star forced to withdraw from All-Ireland Superleague after leading scorer Max Cooper ruled ineligible". belfasttelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ a b "October Player and Coach of the Month awards revealed". ireland.basketball. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ a b "November players and coaches of the month announced". ireland.basketball. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ a b "December Player & Coach of the Month awardees selected". ireland.basketball. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ a b "January Player and Coach of Month awards announced". ireland.basketball. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ a b "February Player and Coach of Month awards announced". ireland.basketball. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "Player Statistics". ireland.basketball. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022.
- ^ "Basketball Ireland 2022 award winners announced". ireland.basketball. 26 April 2022. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ "2021/22 All-Stars announced". ireland.basketball. 1 April 2022. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.