Neptune Basketball Club is an Irish basketball club based in Cork. Founded in 1947 following input from members of the Irish Defence Forces in developing citizen's clubs,[2][3] Neptune is the oldest and most successful basketball club in Ireland.[4] Based at Neptune Stadium, Neptune is the only basketball club in Ireland with its own stadium.[5]
The club's senior men's representative team has won the Irish National League title 11 times. Known as Burgerland Neptune throughout the 1980s and 1990s,[6] the team won seven championships between 1983 and 1991 thanks to American import Terry Strickland and the support of Irish investor Jackie Solan.[7] Neptune won a further four titles between 1995 and 2003.[8][9] In 2013, Neptune won their fifth National Cup title and first since 1992.[10]
In July 2015, Neptune withdrew from the Premier League following a major loss of player personnel, deciding instead to join the second-tiered National League Division 1 for the 2015–16 season.[11][12][13] Neptune continued on in Division 1 for the 2016–17 season[14] and subsequently won the 2017 Hula Hoops Presidents Cup.[15] In March 2018, they were promoted back into Basketball Ireland's Men's Super League.[16] After initially being relegated back down to Division 1 following the 2018–19 season, the withdrawal of cross-town rival UCC Demons led to Neptune remaining in the Super League for the 2019–20 season.[17][18][19]
In the 2021–22 season, Neptune reached the final of both the National Cup[20] and the League playoffs.[21]
Neptune's championship banners
AchievementsEdit
11× Irish Men's National League champions: 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2003[22]
5× Irish Men's National Cup champions: 1985, 1988, 1990, 1992, 2013[22]
Notable playersEdit
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either:
Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
Played at least one official NBA match at any time.
^"Neptune basketball club: Roy Downey is confident his team can challenge". echolive.ie. The Echo. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021. The Neptune player-coach this season is Colin O'Reilly
^. neptunebasketballclub.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2018.
^O'Leary, Eleanor (2018). Youth and Popular Culture in 1950s Ireland. Bloomsbury. p. 209. ISBN9781350015883. [prior to] the setting-up of the Neptune Basketball Club and Stadium in Cork [..] over a period of a decade or more some members of the army assisted the uptake of the game by the civilian population
^"Neptune withdrawal raises serious questions". thecourtsidecollective.com. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
^"Frustration seeps out of Neptune via leak in the roof". Irish Examiner. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
^"Kieran Shannon: King of Cork and Court". Irish Examiner. 9 February 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
^. thestar.ie. Archived from the original on 8 February 2017.
^. basketballireland.ie. Archived from the original on 28 April 2015.
^"Neptune favourites". Irish Times. 14 March 2003. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
^"American dream retold in documentary on Irish basketball's glory days". the42.ie. 25 January 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
^"Neptune exit Basketball Premier League". Irish Examiner. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
^"Cork basketball in turmoil as Neptune withdraw". corkindependent.com. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
^"Neptune's disappearance a low point for basketball in 2015". irishnews.com. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
^"National League Fixtures 2016/2017". basketballireland.ie. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
^"Hula Hoops Cup Finals Gamezone: Senior Men and Women". basketballireland.ie. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
^"RECAP: Neptune secure promotion while Templeogue win in OT". basketballireland.ie. 31 March 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
^Coughlan, John (18 July 2019). "Neptune to replace UCC Demons in Men's SuperLeague". irishexaminer.com. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
^Murphy, Éamonn (18 July 2019). "Neptune take the place of basketball rivals Demons in the Super League". echolive.ie. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
^"Neptune To Remain In Men's Super League For 2019/20 Season". basketballireland.ie. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
^"Garvey's Tralee Warriors beat C&S Neptune 88-75 to win the InsureMyHouse.ie Pat Duffy Cup Final". ireland.basketball. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
^"Garvey's Tralee Warriors claim double with 78-72 InsureMyVan.ie Super League final win over C&S Neptune". ireland.basketball. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
^ ab"Basketball Ireland Superleague Winners". irishsportsnet. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
^ abcdeCoughlan, John (9 January 2017). "Neptune's new wave making a splash". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 March 2019. When Neptune dominated Irish basketball in the 80's and 90's, players like Tom Wilkinson, Tom O'Sullivan, Jim Nugent, Joe Healy and Brendan O'Flaherty were household names.
^Shannon, Kieran (22 January 2015). "KIERAN SHANNON: Top 25: Ireland's greatest ever male basketball players". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
^McKenna, Dave (29 June 2018). "The American Who Briefly Got Ireland To Love Basketball Is Looking For A Storybook Ending". Deadspin. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
^Shannon, Kieran (24 March 2012). "When we were kings". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
^Allen, Greg (1 November 1996). "Strickland inspires the re-emergence of Neptune". Irish Times. Retrieved 28 March 2019. Under the coaching of former eighties star Tom Wilkinson...
Further readingEdit
McKenna, Dave (17 January 2017). "The Fake All-Star Team On A Bender That Inspired Ireland To Play Basketball". Deadspin. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
Shannon, Kieran (2009). Hanging from the Rafters: The Story of Neptune and the Golden Age of Irish Basketball. Echo Publications. ISBN0956244327.
External linksEdit
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Neptune Basketball Club is an Irish basketball club based in Cork Founded in 1947 following input from members of the Irish Defence Forces in developing citizen s clubs 2 3 Neptune is the oldest and most successful basketball club in Ireland 4 Based at Neptune Stadium Neptune is the only basketball club in Ireland with its own stadium 5 Neptune Basketball ClubFounded1947ArenaNeptune StadiumLocationCork IrelandTeam coloursBlue and whiteMain sponsorEnergywise IrelandHead coachColin O Reilly as of 2021 1 Banner at Neptune Stadium Contents 1 History 2 Achievements 3 Notable players 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksHistory EditThe club s senior men s representative team has won the Irish National League title 11 times Known as Burgerland Neptune throughout the 1980s and 1990s 6 the team won seven championships between 1983 and 1991 thanks to American import Terry Strickland and the support of Irish investor Jackie Solan 7 Neptune won a further four titles between 1995 and 2003 8 9 In 2013 Neptune won their fifth National Cup title and first since 1992 10 In July 2015 Neptune withdrew from the Premier League following a major loss of player personnel deciding instead to join the second tiered National League Division 1 for the 2015 16 season 11 12 13 Neptune continued on in Division 1 for the 2016 17 season 14 and subsequently won the 2017 Hula Hoops Presidents Cup 15 In March 2018 they were promoted back into Basketball Ireland s Men s Super League 16 After initially being relegated back down to Division 1 following the 2018 19 season the withdrawal of cross town rival UCC Demons led to Neptune remaining in the Super League for the 2019 20 season 17 18 19 In the 2021 22 season Neptune reached the final of both the National Cup 20 and the League playoffs 21 nbsp Neptune s championship bannersAchievements Edit11 Irish Men s National League champions 1983 1985 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1995 1997 2000 2003 22 5 Irish Men s National Cup champions 1985 1988 1990 1992 2013 22 Notable players EditNote Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events Players may hold other non FIBA nationality not displayed CriteriaTo appear in this section a player must have either Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time nbsp Joe Healy 23 nbsp Gerald Kennedy nbsp Stephen McCarthy 24 nbsp Jim Nugent 23 nbsp Brendan O Flaherty 23 nbsp Tom O Sullivan 23 nbsp Ray Smith nbsp Pete Strickland 25 nbsp Terry Strickland 26 nbsp Tom Wilkinson 23 27 References Edit Neptune basketball club Roy Downey is confident his team can challenge echolive ie The Echo 8 October 2021 Retrieved 12 October 2021 The Neptune player coach this season is Colin O Reilly History neptunebasketballclub com Archived from the original on 18 December 2018 O Leary Eleanor 2018 Youth and Popular Culture in 1950s Ireland 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Examiner 27 July 2015 Retrieved 31 December 2018 Cork basketball in turmoil as Neptune withdraw corkindependent com 30 July 2015 Retrieved 31 December 2018 Neptune s disappearance a low point for basketball in 2015 irishnews com 22 December 2015 Retrieved 31 December 2018 National League Fixtures 2016 2017 basketballireland ie 1 September 2016 Retrieved 31 December 2018 Hula Hoops Cup Finals Gamezone Senior Men and Women basketballireland ie 27 January 2017 Retrieved 31 December 2018 RECAP Neptune secure promotion while Templeogue win in OT basketballireland ie 31 March 2018 Retrieved 31 December 2018 Coughlan John 18 July 2019 Neptune to replace UCC Demons in Men s SuperLeague irishexaminer com Retrieved 19 July 2019 Murphy Eamonn 18 July 2019 Neptune take the place of basketball rivals Demons in the Super League echolive ie Retrieved 19 July 2019 Neptune To Remain In Men s Super League For 2019 20 Season basketballireland ie 18 July 2019 Retrieved 19 July 2019 Garvey s Tralee Warriors beat C amp S Neptune 88 75 to win the InsureMyHouse ie Pat Duffy Cup Final ireland basketball 22 January 2022 Retrieved 25 January 2022 Garvey s Tralee Warriors claim double with 78 72 InsureMyVan ie Super League final win over C amp S Neptune ireland basketball 2 April 2022 Retrieved 3 April 2022 a b Basketball Ireland Superleague Winners irishsportsnet 23 March 2013 Retrieved 13 December 2018 a b c d e Coughlan John 9 January 2017 Neptune s new wave making a splash Irish Examiner Retrieved 28 March 2019 When Neptune dominated Irish basketball in the 80 s and 90 s players like Tom Wilkinson Tom O Sullivan Jim Nugent Joe Healy and Brendan O Flaherty were household names Shannon Kieran 22 January 2015 KIERAN SHANNON Top 25 Ireland s greatest ever male basketball players Irish Examiner Retrieved 29 March 2019 McKenna Dave 29 June 2018 The American Who Briefly Got Ireland To Love Basketball Is Looking For A Storybook Ending Deadspin Retrieved 30 June 2018 Shannon Kieran 24 March 2012 When we were kings Irish Examiner Retrieved 30 June 2018 Allen Greg 1 November 1996 Strickland inspires the re emergence of Neptune Irish Times Retrieved 28 March 2019 Under the coaching of former eighties star Tom Wilkinson Further reading EditMcKenna Dave 17 January 2017 The Fake All Star Team On A Bender That Inspired Ireland To Play Basketball Deadspin Retrieved 30 June 2018 Shannon Kieran 2009 Hanging from the Rafters The Story of Neptune and the Golden Age of Irish Basketball Echo Publications ISBN 0956244327 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Neptune Stadium Neptune Basketball Club on Twitter Neptune Stadium The Arena Which Transformed Irish Basketball Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Neptune Basketball Club amp oldid 1159845827, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
