This competition is the main college competition that all colleges want to play in. There is three days of competition with games going on from 08:00 - 20:00 each day on the four courts. Volunteers are required for this event so keep a look on our socials. 

More information closer the date. 

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This is the League finals for all divisions. If UL Wolves are to take part in this it will depend how the league goes. 

Watch this space !!! 

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This Tournament is run by Basketball Ireland College Association (NBCC). There will be 12 teams in the Men's & Woman's Competition. There is a day for Men and a day for woman. 

UL Wolves will have a team in both and have a super record in both competitions. 

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This competition is run by the Basketball Ireland College Committee (NBCC) and this is the first year of it. UL will have a men's and Woman's team travel. 

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There are two National League teams in the Men's National League in Limerick. Limerick Sport Eagles and Limerick Celtics. Some current and graduate players play on these teams. If you are a member of the Basketball Club you can get a season ticket for €15 that will get you access to all nine home games. Just bring your student card and tell them that you are a member of UL Wolves and they will cross reference you. #BelongToThePack 

There are two National League teams in the Woman's National League in Limerick. Limerick Huskies and Limerick Celtics. Some current and graduate players play on these teams. If you are around weekends who not come in and see the basketball. Huskies play in the UL Sport Arena and Celtics play across town in Crescent Comp (Near the Crescent Shopping Centre).

#BelongToThePack 

If you want to try basketball and chat to members of the Club - Why not pop down to this session and get an idea of what we do. 

You would need to have played some basketball before doesn't matter the level. 

This is the biggest weekend in the Basketball Calendar and this year we get the pleasure of holding it. There will be 32 teams on Campus and 64 games across the weekend. Our members are volunteers for the event and we have three teams playing. Our Senior Men and Woman play and also the UL2 play in the Men's B Competition. 

If you are around the UL Sport Arena call in and watch some great games.

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This is last game before Christmas and the Boys are 2 from 2. Come down and give them your Support. 

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Last game of the Season for the D3 Lads, they are currently two wins from two so this is a big game. Follow us on Instagram for Up-dates

Best of Luck 

The UL Men's D3 travel to UCC today to try and get their second win .. 

Follow on Instagram for updates .. 

The Men play their First home game against University Galway. Follow us on Instagram for updates. Instagram Handle: ulwolvesbasketball

The UL Wolves D3 Men's (UL3) take on TUS Midwest at 20:00 in TUS (Formally LIT). The lads are currently have one win from one lets see can they make it 2-0. Best of Luck to all involved and make sure you follow us on Instagram for updates. 

The D1 Men kick off their league campaign against MTU Cork. Best of Luck and remember follow us on Instagram for all updates.  

The ladies tip off their League campaign against MTU Cork. Follow us on Instagram for updates Best of Luck to all involved

This year we have two D3 teams (UL2 & UL3). The UL2 start their league campaign tonight make sure that you pop down to see it .. 

D3 Men - Last game of the opening week - UL3 travel to UCC to see how they go. Follow us on Instagram for updates. 

The Basketball Intervarsities is the biggest competition of the year this is where all the colleges come together and there are four courts been used in the UL Sport Arena with over 80 games and 36 teams taking park over the weekend .. 

If you are a Player, Coach, Table Official, Ref, Volunteer , photographer you do not want to miss this ??

More information to follow later in the Semester. 

The Men play in D1 of the League and this is the last league game and could be the table decider .. Tonight we play MTU Cork (Formally CIT). This game promises to be a good one .. 

Your support would be great , if you are available. 

The Men play in D3 of the League and today they travel to UCD .. This game promises to be a good one with UCD getting the better of us in UL .. 

Follow us on Social Media for Updates. 

The Men play in D1 of the League and this is a local Derby game against neighbors TUS Midwest (Formally LIT) .. This game promises to be a good one .. Currently we have played three games and won two games.

Your support would be great , if you are available. 

D3 league game tonight is a local derby playing our neighbors LIT or TUS (Technology University Shannon) . Game tips off at 20:15 and remember that Masks must be worn in the Building unless you are playing. 

Last D3 game before the Christmas break - We have been spoilt this semester with our first three games at home. After Christmas we play three away. 

Masks must be worn in the building and remain on unless you are playing. 

Men's D1 game against UCC (cork) . This is the last league game before the Christmas break. Bus is leaving from the East gate at 07:45 and will be back on campus at approx. 14:00. 

Masks must be worn on the bus at all times. 

This is a D1 Men's Game at home against GMIT (Galway/Mayo IT) - Game tips off at 20:15. Masks must be worn on entry to the building and remain on unless you are playing.

Best of Luck !!!

This is the Woman's first Home game. They played NUIG last week so looking to get the win here. We are playing CIT (Cork) at 20:15 .. Remember that masks must be worn in the building and remain on unless you are playing.. 

The D1 Woman travel away today .. They are heading to UCD (Dublin) .. The Bus will leave the East gate at 14:00 and should be back on Campus at approx. 21:00.

Masks must be worn all the time on the Bus. 

This is the First game of the season for the D3 team and nice to get a Home game to start with. We play AIT (Athlone IT) at 20:30. 

Masks must be worn in the building at all times unless you are playing . 

D3 league game tonight is a local derby playing our neighbors LIT or TUS (Technology University Shannon) . Game tips off at 20:15 and remember that Masks must be worn in the Building unless you are playing. 

This is a D1 Men's Game at home against GMIT (Galway/Mayo IT) - Game tips off at 20:15. Masks must be worn on entry to the building and remain on unless you are playing.

Best of Luck !!!

This is the First game of the season for the D3 team and nice to get a Home game to start with. We play AIT (Athlone IT) at 20:30. 

Masks must be worn in the building at all times unless you are playing . 

This is the Woman's first Home game. They played NUIG last week so looking to get the win here. We are playing CIT (Cork) at 20:15 .. Remember that masks must be worn in the building and remain on unless you are playing.. 

This is the First League game where we play in Div 1. We are away to Galway with the Bus leaving the East Gate at 12:30 and returning at 20:30.

This is a league game away to NUIG (Galway) . Bus leaving UL east gate at 12:30 and returning at 20:30. 

Masks must be worn on the Bus. 

This is a session for both genders and all abilities to just play pick up games - No pressure just playing and having fun.. All Welcome.  You MUST be registered and Paid to play this is Checked. You will only be let in if you book.  

This is a session for both genders and all abilities to just play pick up games - No pressure just playing and having fun.. All Welcome .

Please ensure you wear your mask entering and exiting the building.

This is a session for both genders and all abilities to just play pick up games - No pressure just playing and having fun.. All Welcome ... You MUST be registered and Paid to play this is Checked. You will only be let in if you book.  

Please ensure you wear your mask entering and exiting the building.

Men's Fresher Trials / Trainings - There will be trials for Men's basketball to see what teams players will go on. 

Men's Fresher Trials - There will be trials for Men's basketball to see what teams players will go on. Make sure that you are registered & Paid to get the Relevant Information. 

Woman's Fresher Trials - There will be trials for Woman's basketball to see what teams players will go on. 

This is the Woman's Fresher  Session 1 for all incoming players. You will be emailed as to what session to attend.

This is a session for both genders and all abilities to just play pick up games - No pressure just playing and having fun.. All Welcome ...

Please ensure you wear your mask entering and exiting the building.

This is a session for both genders and all abilities to just play pick up games - No pressure just playing and having fun.. All Welcome ...

Please ensure you wear your mask entering and exiting the building.

Men's Trials / Trainings - There will be trials for Men's basketball to see what teams players will go on. 

Men's Trials / Trainings - There will be trials for Men's basketball to see what teams players will go on.

This is the Men's Trials Session 1 for all incoming players. This is for 1st - PG and all will be emailed as to what session to attend.

Men's Trials / Trainings - There will be trials for Men's basketball to see what teams players will go on.

Basketball Ireland  are delighted to announce the guest for week 4 Webinar will be Adrian Fulton. Adrian has an extensive and successful coaching history from working with young children in clubs and schools, right up to international and Super League level. Adrian also played from Schools to International and is a PE teacher by profession. Please submit your questions for Adrian by emailing Niall with the subject "Adrian Fulton Q&A". - Niall's Email is nmcdermott@basketballireland.ie

This event is FREE and run by Basketball Ireland 

Link to register will follow..

Basketball Ireland is delighted to announce the Basketball Ireland Performance Conference in association with Pinergy, the official energy partner to Basketball Ireland. It will be hosted this Saturday, 28th November from 11:00 – 15:00. Basketball Ireland will have a range of talks available online. The talks will feature experts in their field, discussing topics that affect performance at both elite and grassroots levels. Each talk will be in a panel format and will last 30 minutes. Topics will include psychology, nutrition, skill development, high-performance culture and more. Guests will include top minds from Irish basketball and the wider world of Irish sport including Munster Rugby’s Head Performance Analyst George Murray and top football coach Lisa Fallon. The event will be capped off with interviews with both Jay Larranaga and Susan Moran. Larranga is a former Irish international and is currently the lead assistant coach with the Boston Celtics. Jay will be discussing how to build a high-performance culture. Moran is Ireland’s only ever WNBA player and is now the Player Development Coach at St. Joseph’s University. She will be discussing how to balance team and player development. Basketball Ireland Head of Development Ciaran O’Sullivan will kick off the day with his session on ‘Reconceptualising Youth Player Development’ taking place at 11:00. Speaking about the conference, Ciaran said: “Over the last number of weeks, Basketball Ireland staff members have been busy catching up with experts from around the world to discuss and cover a whole host of interesting topics. These experts are delighted to exchange views on conversations that shape both performance and participation, we hope the basketball community enjoy the day full of insightful conversations.” All discussions will be available to watch on Basketball Irelands’ YouTube channel and be released on the times below on Saturday. See below the full running order of the day - 

11:00 - Reconceptualising Youth Player Development Host: Ciaran O’Sullivan - Basketball Ireland Head of Development. Guest 1: Brian McCormick, PhD. Brian is a former professional and college basketball coach who has written numerous books on skill acquisition and advantage-based basketball. Having worked in Ireland, Denmark and Sweden, Brian knows the European game and has coached both males and females. Brian has sold over 23,000 books on basketball skill development. Guest 2: Mark O’Sullivan Mark O'Sullivan is Head of Youth development (8-12) and part of the Research and Development department at Swedish Hallam University. He has published a significant amount of research papers that capture his work both as a coach, academic and researcher. Mark has also consulted for the Canadian Soccer Association on coach education, helping build their new evidence-based Children's license (launched 2019) and also for the British Columbia Soccer Association on disabled football. While football is his main area of interest, he has also consulted and gave workshops on coaching and coach education in basketball, Floorball, Golf, Figure Skating and Tennis.

11:30 - Strength And Conditioning Principles In Basketball Host: Niall Berry – Basketball Ireland Development Officer and Portlaoise Panthers Head Coach Guest 1: Peder Madsen Peder is the Head of Athletic Development for Basketball Ireland and is a former Irish International. He also is a co-founder of MG Corporate Wellness. Guest 2: Kevin Foley Kevin is Head of Athletic Development for the National teams. Kevin is also a former Irish International. Guest 3: Kevin Mulcahy Kevin is a movement expert based in Cork who is recognized as an expert in the field. Guest 4: Eanna Rutherford Eanna has an MSc in Human Performance and is a former strength and conditioning coach with the Houston Rockets in the NBA. Eanna plays basketball for Glasnevin and previously played Super League with Swords Thunder.

12:00 - Increasing Your Win % Through Performance Analysis Host: Niall McDermott - Basketball Ireland North West Development Officer and LYIT Donegal. Niall worked on video analysis for the Irish U16 women last year. Guest 1: George Murray George is the Head Performance Analyst for Munster Rugby and has been a member of the IRFU’s high-performance department since 2009. Guest 2: Paul Kelleher Paul is the Irish U18 Men’s Coach and has been a successful coach in both the Men’s and Women’s Super Leagues.

12:30 – Sports Nutrition Host: Paul Carr – Basketball Ireland Leinster Development Officer Guest 1: Hannah Thornton Hannah runs Next Generation Health and is a Nutrition and Performance Consultant. Hannah also is a member of the Senior Women’s Irish basketball team, a league winner with DCU Mercy and works with the underage Irish squads. Guest 2: Lauren Delaney Lauren is a former basketball player who currently plays rugby for Sale Sharks and Ireland. Lauren has her a performance nutrition consultancy, LVD Performance Nutrition and previously worked for the English Institute of Sport as the performance nutritionist at different times for British Cycling, British Badminton, British Swimming and more.

13:00 – Getting Recruited To Play Abroad Host: Matt Hall - Head of Technical Development at Basketball Ireland and UL Sport Eagles coach Guest 1: Paul Cummins Paul is the owner of Sports Dream Academy. He is a former NCAA Division 1 scholarship player at Lafayette and Irish international Guest 2: Drew Dawson Paul’s teammate at Lafayette, Drew works in the prep school system in the States and has helped a lot of young Irish players go to college in the states.

13:30 – Coaching The Female Athlete Host: Patrick O’Neill - Former Irish underage women’s coach and current coach of Ulster University and Basketball Ireland Development Officer for Northern Ireland. Guest 1: Deirdre Brennan Deirdre is one of the most recognizable coaches in Irish basketball and has experience coaching both men and women at the top level. Deirdre also lectures in the Ulster University’s Sports Studies department. Guest 2: Esther Goldsmith Esther works for the Sligo based sports science company Orreco. She has a Masters in Sports Science and works as part of the Orreco’s female athlete’s team. Orreco are one of the world leaders in bio-analytics and they currently work with clients across many of the world’s top professional leagues including the NBA. They were credited with being a major influence on the 2018 USA Women’s World Cup-winning team, particularly in the management of training loads based on menstrual cycles. Guest 3: Lisa Fallon Lisa is a UEFA licensed coach who was the first female to ever coach a men’s first team in Ireland. She has extensive experience managing in the UK and has experience coaching both men and women at the top level in Ireland and the UK. Lisa is also a regular pundit on RTE’s football coverage.

14:00 – Sports Psychology Implementation In Basketball Host: Louise O’Loughlin, Chief Operations Officer in Basketball Ireland Guest 1: Ciara Losty Ciara is a lecturer in Applied Sport and Exercise Psychology in WIT. She has worked with Ireland’s Olympians in the past and is currently helping several athletes prepare for Tokyo 2021. Guest 2: Martin McGettrick Martin has a FIBA Europe Coaching Certificate, has coached at national and international level and is currently the Basketball Ireland Girl’s Academy Head Coach.

14:30 – Creating A High-Performance Culture Host: Matt Hall – Basketball Ireland Head of Technical Development and Head Coach UL Sport Eagles Guest: Jay Larranaga Jay is a former Irish head coach and captain who has played professionally for twelve years in Europe’s top leagues. He is currently the Boston Celtics lead assistant coach.

15:00 – Balancing Player And Team Development Guest: Susan Moran (now Lavin) Susan is a Basketball Ireland Hall of Famer and the only Irish born player ever to reach the WNBA. She is currently the Director of Player Development at St. Joseph’s University her alma mater.

Basketball Ireland  Webinar - Wednesday 25th November at 19:00.  The announcement for the webinar will be posted on Monday (Nov 23rd)  on the Basketball Ireland website and social media channels. This Webinar is on Set plays useful for Coaches & Players

If you would like to register for it now please Click Here

Event Link: https://bit.ly/3nZqf90 

Remember these are FREE !!!

This is the "Dance" of Basketball ... This is where the best in the country come together for three days of competition. There are 36 teams involved and it is where everyone want to be if you are involved in College basketball ... For more Information check out the NBCC Facebook Page .. 

This is the last game of the League and the Woman are facing UCD. This is UCD's first time in the Southern D1. 

This is the Fresher Tournament that can only be played by Freshers. To be a Fresher you have to be a first year in college (for the First Time). UL has a Men's & Woman's team. We have a very committed Men's and Woman's team who have trained since Week 2 of Semester, hopefully this will be rewarded. Check our Social Media Platforms for updates on the weekend.

This is the Last League Game for the D3 team - A win here should put us Top of the table  and guarantee us a Home Semi Final ...

This is the Last league game for our D1 Men. Let's see what tonight brings. The preparation for Intervarsities continues.

Last game of the League for the Men's D3 team tonight in the UL Sport Arena Hall so why not come down and support the Lads. 

This is the first game back for the Men (D3) team after the Christmas break. Only one left to play where we play NCI at the end of the month. 

Back after the Christmas Break and today we are going to face IT Carlow in Carlow. The Woman are also travelling with us today so looking forward to the double header. 

Back after the Christmas Break and today we are going to face IT Carlow in Carlow. The Men are also travelling with us today so looking forward to the double header. 

This is game three of the League and we have a double header in the UL Sport Arena. The Woman have played CIT & yet to face UCD, UCC & IT Carlow. Make sure you pop in should be a good buzz in the Hall. Two quality games. 

This is game two of the League for the Men and we have a double header in the UL Sport Arena. The Men have played CIT & yet to face LIT, UCC & IT Carlow. Make sure you pop in should be a good buzz in the Hall. Two quality games. 

This is the Opening Game of the League for our Men's Div 3 team this is the first time that we have this team in the league due to the amount of strong incoming players. Having a team in this league means that we can offer them a place to play. Delighted as well that this team is been coached by UL Sport High Performance Athletes Aaron O Brien & Dylan Dunne and complimented by Bobby Kennedy. The Men will face LIT, AIT, UCD(2) & NCI. Looking forward to see how this helps players to improve. 

This is the Opening Game of the League for the woman who are in D1 and are Home to CIT (Cork). The woman will face CIT, NUIG, UCD, UCC & IT Carlow. Looking forward to see what this year brings. 

This is the Opening Game of the League and the Men who are back up in D1 are away to CIT (Cork). The Men will face CIT, NUIG, LIT, UCC & IT Carlow. Looking forward to see what this year brings. 

This is the First Trial for the Men's team. Please note that you have to be registered & Paid on the UL Wolves site before you participate. To make sure you are registered call into the recruitment drive on Sept 11th 16:00 - 19:30.

Tonight is the First Trial for the Woman's Basketball Team - Looking forward to seeing ye all ... Please note that until you are a registered member and paid you cannot take part in the Trial. You can become a member at the recruitment drive or at the session - Make sure that you call to the recruitment drive. 

This is the night where you get to see all the Clubs and Societies that you would like to join ... While we hope that you would join the Basketball Club, if its not for you, we would encourage you to join something.. Try something new !!! The friends you make while involved are friends for life .. Looking forward to meeting you... Make sure you call by the Basketball stand and say hello , plus if you are not interestng in playing but love the game , we are always looking for good people .. Event Organisers, Sports Writers, Social Media Guru's , Photographers !!! Call by we will find a place for you .... If you can please have pre Registered and speed up the process !!!!

This is "The Dance".. This is the competition that EVERY College player wants to play in ... It is three days of over sixty games of basketball.. There are thirty six teams in the competition.  It will happen in Dublin this year... So we will need your help to get some titles and ensure a fantastic weekend to be involved in ... !!!

This is a tournament of Men and women but is only for the Fresher  (1st Year) Students. It is were we make the bonds that will last for the next four years of your college life. (Some stay longer than four years we are that UNREAL !!!)

It is a weekend event and also promises to be great craic, so if you are an incoming first year and you want to make the Basketball team this is the first stop for you...

Last year UL were in both the Men's and Woman's Finals. The Men were unlucky to loose, with the woman winning.. You can help us win both !!!

This is the League finals so hopefully we will be travelling with both a Men's and Women's team.. This is where you want to be in March in prep for the Intervarsities. To be guaranteed to get here we need to finish top two in the league. This year the finals are been run in Oblate basketball Hall and over two days.

This promises to be one of the funniest night in College .. Have you ever wanted to be hypnotised or better still see one of your friends on stage under a spell ... This is EPIC ... The UL Wolves Basketball  run this event and it is class. The Tickets will be announced shortly and you want to have one !!! keep watching Social Media for updates... Check out Michael McCoy on Youtube if you want to see what is in store.. This is your last chance to blow off steam before the exams while having your MIND blown at the same time ....