KUBS Basketball Club
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| arena = Carroll Arena
| location = Greendale, Dublin, Ireland
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| president = Frank Flood
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| website = [http://www.kubs.ie/ KUBS.ie]
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KUBS Basketball Club is an Irish basketball club based in Dublin. The club's senior men's representative team previously played in Ireland's top national league, the Super League.
History
KUBS Basketball Club was established in 2007, in association with Killester United FC.{{cite web|url=http://www.kubs.ie/about-us.html|title=About Us|work=kubs.ie|accessdate=31 May 2018}} In 2015, the club entered a senior men's representative team into Basketball Ireland's National League Division 1 competition. In their inaugural season, KUBS finished runners-up with a 14–4 record and claimed the post-season League Cup trophy.{{cite web|url=http://www.basketballireland.ie/mensdivision1/ |title=LEAGUE TABLE FOR MENS DIVISION 1 |work=BasketballIreland.ie |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821072757/http://www.basketballireland.ie/mensdivision1/ |archivedate=21 August 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.basketballireland.ie/leaguecup |title=LEAGUE CUP RESULTS |work=BasketballIreland.ie |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821072959/http://www.basketballireland.ie/leaguecup |archivedate=21 August 2016}}{{cbignore}}
In May 2016, KUBS was elevated into the Super League for the 2016–17 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10005405/|title=MNCC ANNOUNCE LEAGUE EXPANSION|work=BasketballIreland.ie|date=4 May 2016|accessdate=21 August 2016}}{{Dead link|date=February 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} In July 2018, the team was demoted back down to the National League Division 1.{{cite web|url=http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10041517/|title=49 TEAMS CONFIRMED FOR BASKETBALL IRELAND NATIONAL LEAGUE SEASON|work=BasketballIreland.ie|date=5 July 2018|accessdate=7 July 2018}}
Achievements
- 1× Irish Men's League Cup champions: 2016
- 1× U20 Men's National Cup champions: 2014{{cite web|author=Basketball Ireland|url=https://twitter.com/bballirl/status/427112034258259968|title=U20 Men's National Cup Final Result: Neptune...|work=Twitter|date=26 January 2014|accessdate=23 March 2017}}
- 1× {{abbr|AICC|All Ireland Club Championship}} U14 champions: 2009{{cite web|last=Whelan|first=Shane|url=http://www.herald.ie/sport/other-sports/dublin-clubs-take-to-stage-for-best-of-underage-level-27948550.html|title=Dublin clubs take to stage for best of underage level|work=Herald.ie|date=15 April 2010|accessdate=21 August 2016}}
References
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