International

Oct 01 2025

53 players selected to Basketball Ireland U17 programme

A total of 53 players have been selected to participate in the Basketball Ireland U17 Academy programme for the upcoming season. 

The Basketball Ireland U17 Academy Programme serves as a bridge for boys and girls between U16 and U18 level, allowing them the chance to develop physically, while continuing to receive high level coaching and experience a high-performance environment. It also keeps them engaged with the Basketball Ireland Player Pathway, with several players in recent years going on to represent Ireland at the FIBA U18 European Championships after a successful year in the system.

Ciaran Kiveney is in his second year as head coach for the U17 men's squad, while Andrius Gerve is announcing his first squad as head coach of the U17 women's programme. 

You can see the full list of players selected at the bottom of the page. 

Training dates for those selected and all the information about the Basketball Ireland Academy programme can be found here.

Ireland U17 Men's Academy Selections

First Name Last Name Club Position
Antonio Garaba Scoil dara Point Guard
Brandon  Dembo  Swords Basketball  Forward
Charlie Varian Midleton  Shooting Guard
Covenant Ero Limerick Lions Forward
Craig Neir Sosas Sios-e Castlebar Comets Point Guard
Daniel Lawlor Templeogue  Shooting Guard
Daniel Brennan Waterford Vikings  Forward
Darragh Dickson Titans Shooting Guard
Davin Lawrence Dublin Sonics Centre
Emils Sakalausks Tipp talons Shooting Guard
Harry Tighe Templeogue BC and Presentation College Bray School Shooting Guard
Jake Moore Limerick Lions/Crescent College Comprehensive  Point Guard
Jamie Pullen Eanna Basketball Club Centre
Jamie  Nolan  St Mary's Castleisland / Community College  Forward
Joshua  Okafor East galway celtics Forward
Marc Villepreux Killester Forward
max moran Templeogue Basketball Club Forward
Meyal Monshengwo Oblate Forward
Miguel Azzopardi  Limerick Celtics  Point Guard
Moyo Ajayi Swords Thunder Basketball Club Centre
Nikolas Krylovas Templegue BC Forward
Rory Sherry Belfast Phoenix Shooting Guard
Sean McNamara Limerick celtics Centre
Seàn  Phelan Drogheda Wolves Shooting Guard
Shane  Kelly Drogheda Wolves  Shooting Guard
Tegan Odia St Declan’s  Shooting Guard
Tristan Odia St. Declan's Forward

Ireland U17 Women's Academy Selections

First Name Surname Club Province Position
Isabel Aslett Malahide Basketball Club Leinster Centre
Anna Assis Athlone basketball club  Connaught Point Guard
Ruby Betson Swords Basketball Club Leinster Shooting Guard
Erin Boyce Liffey Celtics  Leinster Shooting Guard
Sarah Brady Liffey Celtics Leinster Forward
Hannah Cassin Queens and OLSPCK  Ulster Point Guard
Cody  Cosgrove  Eanna Leinster Shooting Guard
Sarah Deely Titans galway Connaught Shooting Guard, Small Forward
Covenant Joy  Fitzgerald  Ennis Rockets Munster Point Guard
Seren Fitzpatrick Malahide Basketball club Leinster Point Guard
Rachel Frain Sligo All Stars Connaught Forward
Alice Harvey Malahide BC Leinster Shooting Guard
Summer Ivory Meteors Leinster Point Guard
Aine Izegwire  Ongar chasers Leinster Centre
Crea Langan Liffey celtics Leinster Shooting Guard
Sofia Lopez O'Sullivan Meteors Basketball Club Leinster Centre
Maja Lukasiewicz Fr. Mathews Cork Munster Shooting Guard
Lucy Mander Templeogue Basketball Club Leinster Forward
Niamh  Mulhall Kilkenny stars  Leinster Centre
AOIBHÍNN O'BRIEN Phoenix Longford Connaught Forward
Clodagh O'Sullivan St. Pauls, Killarney Munster Point Guard
Emily O'Sullivan Mallow BC Munster Forward
Kate  O’Connor Meteors  Leinster Forward
Niamh Omalley Titans Connaught Shooting Guard, Small Forward
Emer Purtill Limerick Celtics/ Mungret College Munster Shooting Guard, Small Forward
Lily Stenson Malahide basketball club Leinster Point Guard


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