Killester Basketball Club
{{short description|Local sports club in Dublin, Ireland}}
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{{Use Irish English|date=February 2022}}
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Killester Basketball Club is an Irish basketball club based in Dublin. The club's senior men's and women's representative teams, Pyrobel Killester, both play in Ireland's top national leagues with their home stadium being IWA Sports Hall in Clontarf.
History
The club was established in 1967 by Michael Casey.{{cite web|url=http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10023228/|title=KILLESTER BASKETBALL CLUB CELEBRATING 50TH ANNIVERSARY|work=basketballireland.ie|date=April 30, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510062025/http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10023228/|archive-date=10 May 2017}}
In 1973, Killester was an inaugural team in the Irish National League. Between 1975 and 1977, the team won three championships in a row. Between 2001 and 2014, they won five championships and three National Cup titles.[https://irishsportsnet.wordpress.com/2013/03/23/basketball-ireland-superleague-winners/ BASKETBALL IRELAND SUPERLEAGUE WINNERS][https://web.archive.org/web/20150428104842/http://www.basketballireland.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1388 Roll of Honour 1973 - 2014]
In 1978, Killester entered the inaugural season of the women's competition. The team won the competition's first two titles. The women won two National Cup titles in 2002 and 2005.
In the 2024–25 season, Killester won the National Cup for the first time since 2019.{{cite news |title=Killester lift sixth Pat Duffy National Cup title with 92-75 win over UCC Demons |url=https://ireland.basketball/20250118225832-killester-lift-sixth-pat-duffy-national-cup-title-with-92-75-win-over-ucc-demons |access-date=8 May 2025 |work=Basketball Ireland |date=18 January 2025}} They went on to reach the 2024–25 Super League final, where they lost to UCC Demons.{{cite news |title=UCC Demons edge Killester 94-92 in thrilling final to win Domino's Men's Super League |url=https://ireland.basketball/20250413195825-ucc-demons-edge-killester-94-92-in-thrilling-final-to-win-domino-s-men-s-super-league |access-date=8 May 2025 |work=Basketball Ireland |date=13 April 2025}}
Notable past players
- {{flagicon|USA}} Mario Elie
- {{flagicon|USA}}/{{flagicon|IRE}} Jermaine Turner
References
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External links
- [https://killester.com/ Official website]
- {{facebook|killester.basketballclub}}
{{Irish Super League}}