Moycullen
named Irish Club of the Year
Moycullen have been named
Irish Club of the Year by Basketball Ireland. The award was voted on
and selected by national and regional media outlets that regularly feature
basketball in their coverage.
The award is recognition of the
success of the club over the past season, particularly the achievements
that have attracted the attention
of the national printed and electronic media and built upon the outstanding
reputation that Moycullen B.C
has within Irish basketball....full
list of award winners
*Best winning season ever for the Moycullen
mens team in the Superleague
**U18 Men's National Cup finalists
***One of the best represented clubs
on Irish international panels with ten players on four squads
****Participation in three out of the
four All-Ireland Club Championships (U14 and U16 Girls and U16 Boys)
*****Regular and extensive coverage
in local newspapers
******Best attended home game featured
on Setanta's "Irish Basketball Monthly" where our SuperLeague
team defeated DCU Saints in overtime. Our U18 Men's eye-catching U18
National Cup quarter final final win was also shown on a separate episode
of the show on Setanta.
This is the third occasion that Moycullen
B.C have been named Basketball Ireland Club of the Year.
U13 Boys in France .......Tournament
details

U14 Girls in Sweden at the Gotenberg
Festival ......click
The Moycullen U14 girls competed in the Gothenburg Basketball
Festival from the 9th – 12th May 2013 against some of the best teams
in northern Europe. There were 39 teams competing in their age group.
The girls progressed through the group stages with 3 wins and 1 loss,
their defeat coming to the winners of the tournament. The girls dispatched
their opponents Kvarnby BBK in the preliminary round and Hop BBK to
get into the last 8 of the ‘A’ section. Their opponent in the quarter
final was Blackeberg Ekerö, a top Swedish team. The girls battled hard
but unfortunately their opponents were too strong for them and the early
mornings and having played 2 games already that day. It just wasn’t
to be. The girls can be very proud of their performance and have got
great experience from the competition. They can hold their head up high
knowing that they competed with the best and the two teams who beat
them ended up in the final. James and Nollaig did a fantastic job in
coaching the girls. Emer was on hand to give instruction on Diamond.
The team, coaches, manger & parents would like to thank Hynes Engineering
and Boston Scientific for their generous sponsorship. It was much appreciated.
Sean Hynes and Fionnuala NiChualain
organised an U'10 AND U'11 girls tournament in Kilanin involving Moycullen,
Maree, Barna, Titans and Corrib....... Click
for more photos


It was a hectic weekend of basketball
around the country as teams battled it out in U14 and U16 Boys and Girls
AICCs while UCC hosted the 61st Intervarsities. Moycullen were represented
in the U'14 Girls, U16 Girls and U'16 boys while Ian Burke and James
O'Brien played on the NUIG Intervarsity team. Check out all the results
from the action by clicking here- click
here

The U'14
Girls won the Division Three title at the All Ireland playoffs,
beating Ulster Elks 44-35 in the semi and Dunshaughlin
26-22 in the final for ninth place overall in the All Ireland
Moycullen U'16 boys got off to a great start with a big
win over Castlebar. Their chance at the Division One title finished
after losing a close game to Fr. Matthews . However they had the consolation
of winning the Division Two title and taking fifth place overall after
beating Belfast Star and St Brendans Tralee.
Click to read Report
The U'16 girls lost their first game narrowly to eventual champions
St. Anthonys. They won their second game but then lost to Tralee in
the division two semi final. However they finished strongly with a 49-37
win over Longford Falcons for seventh place overall .
Irish
U18 team reach final in Cherbourg....report
Moycullen had three players on the Irish team, a fantastic achievement
by the players and a reflection of the excellent standard of coaching
the club has provided .

The
Moycullen U'18 team before the club's first ever U18 National Cup Final.
Game played at the National Basketball Arena, Dublin — with Darragh
Mulkerrins, ,
Kyle Cunningham,
Mark Rohan,
Darren
O'Donnell,
Patrick Lyons, Dylan Costelloe, Sean Candon,
Stephen O'Brien, Joseph Tummon and coaches John Cunningham and Gerry
Nihill

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