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Ireland men's national basketball team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Ireland women's national basketball team.

The Ireland men's national basketball team (Irish: Foireann cispheile náisiúnta na hÉireann) represents the island of Ireland in international basketball. It is governed by Basketball Ireland with players from both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Ireland plays their home matches at the National Basketball Arena in Tallaght, Dublin.

Ireland
FIBA ranking90 Decrease 2 (15 August 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1947
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationBasketball Ireland
CoachMark Keenan
Nickname(s)Na buachaillí i nglas
(The Boys in Green)
Olympic Games
Appearances1 (1948)
MedalsNone
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
EuroBasket
AppearancesNone
Championship for Small Countries
Appearances7
MedalsGold Gold: (1994, 2021)
Silver Silver: (1988)
Bronze Bronze: (2018)
First international
 Mexico 71–9 Ireland 
(London, England; 2 August 1948)
Biggest win
 Ireland 112–39 Gibraltar 
(Cardiff, Wales; 12 December 1990)
Biggest defeat
 Italy 128–49 Ireland 
(Edinburgh, Scotland; 3 May 1976)

Ireland has little history on the international stage, as they have yet to qualify for top tournaments such as the EuroBasket or the FIBA Basketball World Cup. However, the national team did manage to reach the Summer Olympics once, in 1948.[2] Ireland is currently participating in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 European Pre-Qualifiers.[3]

History

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Ireland (white) against Luxembourg (blue) in 2009

The Amateur Basketball Association of Ireland (ABAI; now Basketball Ireland) was formed in 1945 and affiliated to FIBA in 1947. An indoor version of basketball had been played in the Irish Army from 1936, but using non-standard rules to create an indoor winter substitute for Gaelic football; until 1943, the Army Athletic Council officially recognized only Gaelic games.[4] The ABAI sent a team of the best Army players to the 1948 Olympic tournament in nearby London, despite the refusal of Army command to release the players for intensive training. The team coaches were officers unfamiliar with the sport, who outranked the players and ignored their advice. Although many top sides were absent from the London Games in the aftermath of World War II, the Irish team finished last, losing every match heavily; the worst a 71–9 loss to Mexico, who finished fourth.[5] Only two members of the team were over 6 feet (1.8 m) tall.[6]

The team's standard improved gradually from the 1970s to the 2000s, as more school leavers won scholarships to play US college basketball, and some Irish American professional players took up eligibility to compete for their ancestral country. Ireland entered European-zone Olympic qualification tournaments in 1972,[7] 1976,[8] 1984,[9] and 1988,[10] losing every match each time. In 1988, Ireland finished runner-up in the inaugural Promotion Cup, the third tier of EuroBasket, later named EuroBasket Division C, and now the FIBA European Championship for Small Countries. In 1993, the National Basketball Arena opened in Dublin, which became the team's new permanent home. Division C was hosted there the following year, and Ireland beat Cyprus 81–78 in the final to gain promotion to EuroBasket Division B. Ireland narrowly failed to win promotion to Division A in FIBA EuroBasket 2005 Division B, losing to Denmark by 4 points after having won the first game in Dublin by 10 points.

In February 2010, during the Irish financial crisis, Basketball Ireland announced that it was €1.2m in debt and was deactivating its senior international squads to cut costs.[11] In December 2015, the team was reactivated for 2016.[12]

In December 2015, it was announced that Ireland would play at the 2016 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries.[13] The team finished in the fourth position overall.

Ireland played in the 2018 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries, held in San Marino from 26 June to 1 July. Ireland finished (1–1) in group play, losing to Malta then defeating Andorra. In the semi-finals Ireland lost to Norway, sending the team to the bronze medal match where they defeated Gibraltar to finish in third place.[14]

Three years later, Ireland hosted the 2021 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries in Dublin. The national team would go undefeated during the tournament at (4–0), to capture their second title at the competition all time.[15][16]

Competitive record

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Results and fixtures

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  Win   Loss

2023

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19 July 2023 Croatia   89–49   Ireland Opatija, Croatia
20:00 (UTC+2) Scoring by quarter: 24–5, 32–12, 14–16, 19–16
Pts: Badžim 18
Rebs: Perković 8
Asts: Kapusta 9 		Boxscore Pts: Quinn 12
Rebs: Alajiki 5
Asts: Quinn 4 		Arena: Sportska dvorana Marino Cvetković
Attendance: 970
Referees: Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Luis Castillo (ESP), Oskars Lūcis (LAT)
26 July 2023 Luxembourg   76–96   Ireland Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
20:15 (UTC+2) Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 16–17, 22–30, 17–26
Pts: Laurent 16
Rebs: Rugg 8
Asts: Delgado 5 		Boxscore Pts: Badmus, Igiehon 20
Rebs: Alajiki 13
Asts: Quinn 3 		Arena: d'Coque
Attendance: 1,413
Referees: Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Mihkel Männiste (EST), Vladimir Jevtović (SRB)
29 July 2023 Ireland   61–95   Croatia Dublin, Ireland
14:30 (UTC+1) Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 22–22, 8–21, 19–32
Pts: Murphy 12
Rebs: Alajiki 5
Asts: Fulton 4 		Boxscore Pts: D. Drežnjak 17
Rebs: D. Drežnjak 5
Asts: five players 3 		Arena: National Basketball Arena
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Fernando Calatrava (ESP), Javier Torres (ESP
5 August 2023 Ireland   79–76   Luxembourg Dublin, Ireland
19:30 (UTC+1) Scoring by quarter: 29–20, 12–23, 18–20, 20–13
Pts: Blount, Fulton 16
Rebs: Blount 14
Asts: Blount 6 		Boxscore Pts: Rugg 27
Rebs: Rugg 12
Asts: Gutenkauf, Rugg 3 		Arena: National Basketball Arena
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Emmanouil Tsolakos (GRE), Hrvoje Čavar (BIH)

2024

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22 February 2024 Kosovo   83–76   Ireland Pristina, Kosovo
19:00 (UTC+1) Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 23–21, 20–19, 18–19
Pts: Hajrizi 20
Rebs: Hajrizi 9
Asts: Tmušić 6 		Boxscore Pts: Blount 27
Rebs: Blount 13
Asts: Badmus 4 		Arena: Palace of Youth and Sports
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Ali Şakacı (TUR), Jan Baloun (CZE), Edgard Ceccarelli (FRA)
25 February 2024 Ireland   63–86    Switzerland Dublin, Ireland
15:00 (UTC±0) Scoring by quarter: 14–22, 15–19, 14–22, 20–23
Pts: Flood 15
Rebs: Buivydas 7
Asts: Blount 4 		Boxscore Pts: Anabir 15
Rebs: Jurkovitz 8
Asts: Fofanfa 6 		Arena: National Basketball Arena
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Valerio Grigioni (ITA), Javier Torres (ESP), Chess van Looy (BEL)
21 November 2024 Ireland   vs.   Azerbaijan Ireland
Boxscore
24 November 2024 Ireland   vs.   Kosovo Ireland
Boxscore

2025

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20 February 2025 Switzerland   vs.   Ireland Switzerland
Boxscore
23 February 2025 Azerbaijan   vs.   Ireland Azerbaijan
Boxscore

Team

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Current roster

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Roster for the 2027 FIBA World Cup Pre-Qualifiers matches on 22 and 25 February 2024 against Kosovo and Switzerland.[17][18][19]

Ireland men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G 4 Adrian O'Sullivan 30 – (1993-07-21)21 July 1993 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Ballincollig  
G/F 6 Lorcan Murphy 29 – (1994-12-08)8 December 1994 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Templeogue  
SG 7 James Beckom 23 – (2000-05-07)7 May 2000 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) UCC Demons  
F 10 Neil Randolph 31 – (1992-02-29)29 February 1992 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Templeogue  
PG 11 Sean Flood (C) 27 – (1996-09-10)10 September 1996 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Den Helder  
G 12 Conor Quinn 28 – (1995-07-10)10 July 1995 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Belfast Star  
F 13 Jordan Blount 27 – (1997-01-05)5 January 1997 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Neptune  
F 14 Rapolas Buivydas 21 – (2002-12-11)11 December 2002 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Tralee Warriors  
C 15 James Gormley 24 – (1999-08-31)31 August 1999 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Éanna  
SF 16 David Lehane 22 – (2001-05-10)10 May 2001 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) UCC Demons  
F 21 Taiwo Badmus 30 – (1993-07-03)3 July 1993 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Valur  
SF 22 Matt Treacy 25 – (1998-10-23)23 October 1998 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Wallabies  
G 23 Paul Dick 32 – (1991-04-30)30 April 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Killester  
C 24 Keelan Cairns 31 – (1992-05-26)26 May 1992 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Ballincollig  
Head coach
  •   Mark Keenan
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Adrian Fulton
  •   Puff Summers
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 22 February 2024

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C James Gormley Rapolas Buivydas Keelan Cairns
PF Jordan Blount Neil Randolph
SF Taiwo Badmus Matt Treacy David Lehane
SG Lorcan Murphy James Beckom Paul Dick
PG Sean Flood Adrian O'Sullivan Conor Quinn

Head coach position

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Notable players

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Past rosters

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1948 Olympic Games: finished 23rd among 23 teams

4 Donald O'Donovan, 5 Frank O'Connor, 6 Paddy Crehan, 7 Jimmy McGee, 8 Bill Jackson, 9 Harry Boland, 10 Tommy Keenan, 12 Dermot Sheriff, 13 Danny Reddin, 14 Paddy Sheriff, 15 Jim Flynn, 16 Christy Walsh (Coach: Donald McCormack)

2016 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries: finished 4th among 8 teams[23]

Ireland men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G 4 Adrian O'Sullivan 22 – (1993-07-21)21 July 1993 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) UCC Demons  
G 5 Paul Dick 25 – (1991-04-30)30 April 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Cheshire Jets  
G 6 Lorcan Murphy 21 – (1994-12-08)8 December 1994 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Neptune  
SF 7 Ciarán O'Sullivan 25 – (1990-12-27)27 December 1990 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Swords Thunder  
SF 9 Stephen James 24 – (1992-03-16)16 March 1992 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Cheshire Jets  
C 10 Brian Fitzpatrick 26 – (1989-11-06)6 November 1989 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Horsens  
C 11 Keelan Cairns 24 – (1992-05-26)26 May 1992 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) UCC Demons  
PF 12 Colin O'Reilly 32 – (1984-01-30)30 January 1984 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) UCC Demons  
F 13 Jordan Blount 19 – (1997-01-05)5 January 1997 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) UIC Flames  
C 14 Conor Gallagher 31 – (1984-09-15)15 September 1984 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Killester  
F 15 Kevin Lacey 27 – (1989-02-24)24 February 1989 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Swords Thunder  
PG 16 Kyle Hosford 27 – (1989-06-27)27 June 1989 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) UCC Demons  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Puff Summers
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 28 June 2016

2018 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries: finished 3rd   among 7 teams[24]

Ireland men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G 4 Adrian O'Sullivan 24 – (1993-07-21)21 July 1993 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) UCC Demons  
SG 5 Aidan Quinn 22 – (1995-07-10)10 July 1995 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Belfast Star  
G 6 Lorcan Murphy 23 – (1994-12-08)8 December 1994 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Templeogue  
PG 7 Patrick Lyons 22 – (1995-08-16)16 August 1995 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Moycullen  
SG 8 Travis Black 27 – (1991-01-16)16 January 1991 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Swords Thunder  
F 9 Jordan Blount 21 – (1997-01-05)5 January 1997 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) UIC Flames  
PG 10 Ciaran Roe 25 – (1993-06-21)21 June 1993 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Killester  
SF 11 Matthew Kelly 30 – (1987-10-15)15 October 1987 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) UCD Marian  
F 12 Taiwo Badmus 24 – (1993-07-03)3 July 1993 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Virginia–Wise  
C 14 Keelan Cairns 26 – (1992-05-26)26 May 1992 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Belfast Star  
C 15 Eoghain Kiernan 21 – (1996-07-10)10 July 1996 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Killester  
C 16 Paul Freeman 35 – (1983-03-31)31 March 1983 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Moycullen  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Ioannis Liapakis
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 26 June 2018

2021 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries: finished 1st   among 5 teams[25]

Ireland men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G 4 Adrian O'Sullivan 28 – (1993-07-21)21 July 1993 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Carbajosa  
PG 5 Christopher Fulton 19 – (2002-06-24)24 June 2002 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Lafayette College  
G 6 Lorcan Murphy 26 – (1994-12-08)8 December 1994 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Templeogue  
G 7 Sean Flood 24 – (1996-09-10)10 September 1996 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Karlsruhe  
PG 8 Kyle Hosford 32 – (1989-06-27)27 June 1989 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) UCC Demons  
F 9 Eoin Quigley 29 – (1991-09-18)18 September 1991 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Tralee Warriors  
PG 10 Ciaran Roe 28 – (1993-06-21)21 June 1993 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Killester  
F 11 Neil Randolph 29 – (1992-02-29)29 February 1992 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Templeogue  
C 12 Will Hanley 31 – (1990-03-12)12 March 1990 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Hebraica Macabi  
F 13 Jordan Blount 24 – (1997-01-05)5 January 1997 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Carbajosa  
F 14 John Carroll 26 – (1995-03-16)16 March 1995 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Zamora  
C 15 Jason Killeen (C) 36 – (1985-01-22)22 January 1985 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Templeogue  
Head coach
  •   Mark Keenan
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Adrian Fulton
  •   Puff Summers
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 10 August 2021

Kit

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Manufacturer

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2016: Macron

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Irish Basketball - A Brief History". Basketball Ireland. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Ireland at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 European Pre-Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball. 25 February 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  4. ^ Mac Lua, Brendan (1967). "12: The Passing Years". The steadfast rule : a history of the G.A.A. ban. Dublin: Press Cuchulainn. pp. 85–87. OCLC 16988629.
  5. ^ "Ireland: 1948 Olympic Games : Tournament for Men". Results archive. FIBA. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  6. ^ Hunt, Tom (July–August 2012). "Ireland 'slam-dunked': basketball at the 1948 games". History Ireland. 20 (4): 34–37. JSTOR 41588713.
  7. ^ "Ireland: 1972 European Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men". Results archive. FIBA. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Ireland: 1976 European Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men". Results archive. FIBA. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  9. ^ "Ireland: 1984 European Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men". Results archive. FIBA. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  10. ^ "Ireland: 1988 European Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men". Results archive. FIBA. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  11. ^ Duggan, Keith (24 February 2010). "Basketball Ireland pull plug on international sides". The Irish Times. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  12. ^ "IRELAND SENIOR MEN RETURN TO ACTION". BasketballIreland.ie. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  13. ^ "Ireland's men's basketball team to re-enter European competition in 2016". Inside the games. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  14. ^ "Ireland - FIBA European Championship for Small Countries". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  15. ^ "Mark Keenan guides Ireland to second European basketball title". Irish Independent. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Ireland win European Championship for Small Countries after victory over Malta". The 42. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  17. ^ "Keenan trims squad to 12 for historic FIBA World Cup 2027 European Pre-Qualifiers game with Kosovo". ireland.basketball. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  18. ^ "Keenan names extended 14-man squad ahead of FIBA World Cup 2027 European Pre-Qualifiers game with Switzerland". ireland.basketball. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  19. ^ "Ireland during the 2027 FIBA World Cup European Pre-Qualifiers in February 2024". Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  20. ^ "Pete Strickland takes over as head man of the Irish men's national team". RTÉ.ie. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  21. ^ "Basketball Ireland names Mark Keenan coach of the men's national team". RTÉ.ie. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  22. ^ "Billy Donlon will draw from his Northwestern, Michigan days to build UMKC basketball". Kansas City Star. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  23. ^ "Ireland at the 2016 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries". Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  24. ^ "Ireland at the 2018 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries". Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  25. ^ "Ireland at the 2021 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries". Retrieved 15 August 2021.
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