Great to see former senior men's national team coach Bill Dooley and former senior men's international Gareth Maguire in the Kirby Center last night. Thanks for getting behind the Leopards!
Irish basketball fans loved the fantastic Men's & Women's NCAA March Madness in the US. Most European Basketball Leagues have continued, with Irish players competing on professional teams. Basketball is being played safely all over the world, we can play it safely in Ireland.
Inundated with good luck messages from Irish basketball fans. We know how much you would love to be cheering on the lads from the bleachers. The team would love to have you in the Arena but know you will be screaming at us from your living rooms! The lads are ready to rock ☘️🏀
Sincere condolences from all in St Malachy's College Belfast PE Department. Frankie was a great friend, an inspirational teacher and a tremendous coach. We will miss him terribly.
It was sport, and Frankie was great at it. RIP Frankie 🙏🏻
Really enjoying working with the squad. Some terrific players have missed out on the final 12 selection which is a testament to the talent level available. It's going to be a massive challenge but hoping we can represent the Irish basketball community very well.
Both disappointing and frustrating for basketball players north and south to be confined to the sidelines while competitive leagues throughout Europe are being played with safety protocols in place.
A serious collection of All Ireland Schools League and Cup medals between this lot 💪🏻🏀 Class of 2013 and Class of 2014.......plus a couple of guests from other year groups!
Huge thanks to Coach Kevin Kehoe and The Winchendon School for welcoming our St Malachy's senior basketball team today. We really enjoyed the game and the company! Best of luck this season.
One of THE very best we have ever had in any position! A wonderful player a great competitor and a terrific captain. Highly decorated with club and country. You did it right Hoz, thanks for leaving Irish basketball in a better place ☘️🏀
Is that favourite food cooked by his Mum or Dad?! CJ does make a seriously good shake as his
@WinchHoops
teammates will confirm, even has some of them drinking Irish tea but he is definitely much better at eating than cooking 😁🏀☘️
"I think this pandemic has reminded a lot of us not to take anything for granted. You don’t know what is going to happen so I would just say work hard, enjoy the process & be a great teammate." -
@WinchHoops
&
@BelfastStar64
'
@cj_fulton5
. Get to Know CJ⤵️
Congratulations
@bronaghpc13
on being named Patriot League Tournament MVP and named to the All Tournament team. Fantastic achievement! Enjoy the dance💃☘️🏀
@BballIrl
A comprehensive success for
@BballIrl
Senior National Team. Congrats to all involved, including the behind the scenes folks who helped make this event happen-hopefully a catalyst for all in 🇮🇪 🏀
#FIBASmallCountries
So much could be said about
@cj_fulton5
. Not only is he a great competitor, a great leader but hes also a truly a great young men. I am truly honored to say that I was your coach. I cn't wait to see what you do at the next level because I know it's going to be more great things
Best of luck to Head Coach Frankie Wilson from OLSPCK and St Malachy's College Year 14 student Aidan Kelly in their final game of this year's Centenary Shield tonight in Buncrana. Aidan captains the NI U18 team for the final time tonight. Coverage on the BBC iPlayer.
Michael and the whole McKillop team are a class act. Easy when you win, incredibly difficult to give an interview with such dignity and courage when you don't get the performance you want or expect. Hall of fame career, no question.
Tough to watch Michael McKillop in tears on the finish line after his 7th place finish. The embraces from his competitors show how much they respect him. What a champion he’s been.
#Paralympics
14 years after making my senior debut I have officially retired from international basketball. Went out on a high and couldn’t have done it with a better squad 🏆 Éire Abú 🇮🇪
ND Okafor, a 6'9, 230 pound class of 2022 big man from the NBA Academy Latin America, has committed to Cal, he told ESPN. Okafor averaged 16 points, 14 rebounds, 5 blocks for Ireland at the U16 European Championship.
Thanks Coach for all your work him.
@cj_fulton5
has really enjoyed his time
@WinchHoops
. Such a shame that the team didn't get the opportunity to play a full season - I'm sure it would have been a lot of fun!
Some of the St Malachy's squad heading to the USA in September - they learned a couple of valuable lessons from those players who went before them but competed very well 🏀
Sean Flood joins Kapfenberg Bulls and will compete in Austrian Superliga
@basketballaut
🇦🇹 and Alpe Adria Cup 🇪🇺
Last season the Irish international playmaker
@BballIrl
averaged 16.5 PPG and 6.3 APG with Omonia Nicosia.
Good luck
@SeanFlood11
👏🏼
#FollowYourDreamsWithUs
@Johnboy_5c
@cj_fulton5
Finding a way to impact the game from the sidelines - that's what a national team captain does! Hope the rehab is going well JC 🏀☘️
A message of support for the Ireland men’s team from Jerome Westbrooks ahead of the FIBA European Championship for Small Countries which starts tomorrow! 🙌🏀
Jerome won the 1994 Promotions Cup with Ireland, alongside Mark Keenan and Adrian Fulton who coach the current team 🇮🇪
Was very fortunate to play alongside Pat in the World University games in Buffalo, USA '93 and Fukuoka, Japan '95. Thankfully he was a better hooper than he was a guitar player! Terrific career 🏀
@hoopfolio
Episode # 20 - Pat Burke (Part II) |🏀🇮🇪🎙️
Ex NBA & Irish International Pat Burke (
@hoopslifeusa
) on top tier European ball vs NBA and finishes on the future for Irish basketball..
🎙️Audio:
📽️Video:
@BballIrl
@patpricesports
@LafayetteMBB
@cj_fulton5
Thanks Pat. We are truly grateful that CJ will get the opportunity to play for Coach O'Hanlon & his staff at Lafayette. He developed so much over his 2 years with you as Head Coach of U16 Nat Team & with fantastic support from Paudie, Trish, Will & an amazing group of players.
Player Spotlight, FIBA U18 Women (Division B) edition.
Player : Maria Kealy, PG, 5"9, 2004 (18 years old).
Currently playing in Ireland, at Letterkenny Blaze BC.
Statistics with
@BballIrl
during this event : 6.9 points, 7.4 assists (
#1
), 5.4 rebounds and 3.1 steals.
🔥🇮🇪
🛫𝙇𝙞𝙛𝙩 𝙤𝙛𝙛 🛬
Ireland’s U20 women at the airport this morning, flying out to the
@FIBA
U20 European Championships.
It kicks off a very busy period for our age grade teams.
#TeamIreland
|
#Greenmeansgo
☘️
Thanks to BBC NI Sport for helping to shine a light on the fact that thousands of girls and boys are missing out on a game they love. A roadmap which keeps everyone safe, needs to be put in place to get children back in the gym playing and having fun.