Press Release
Basketball Ireland 2026 Annual Award Winners
Ahead of Basketball Ireland's 2026 Annual Awards at the Osprey Hotel in Naas, Co. Kildare on Saturday, May 23rd, let's take a look at who we will be welcoming on stage.
This year's four Hall of Fame inductees are Ken Black, Jerome Westbrooks, Michelle Fahy and Shane Coughlan, while Mark Keenan and Maciej Nazimek are being honoured with a Presidents' Lifetime Achievement Award.
In total - there are 57 categories being presented on the night, including the recognition of Bohermeen National School, Meath as Primary School of the Year.
Among those bringing home silverware is Latavious Mitchell, who picks up the Domino's Men's Super League Player of the Year crown after a stellar season with Ballincollig that saw the Cork club pick up the double.
Jewel Watkins of UCC Glanmire receives the Domino's Women's Super League gong, with Alex Carlisle from Limerick Sport Eagles and Limerick Sport Huskies Clara Gomez Santa picking up the Domino's Men's Division One and Domino's Women's Division One honours.
Basketball Ireland 2026 Award Winners In Full
Awards Winners
| Awards | Winners |
| REFEREES | |
| NBRA Referee of the Year | Cathy Kilkenny |
| NBRA Most Improved Referee | Ronan Kelly |
| NLOP Senior Referee Development Award | Maciej Nazimek |
| NLOP Young Referee of the Year | Sam McEntee |
| CTOC Awards | |
| Table Official of the Year | Catherine Bannon |
| Young Table Official of the Year | Michaela Buckley O'Riordan |
| PRIMARY SCHOOLS MINI-BASKETBALL NATIONAL COMMITTEE | |
| Primary School Appreciation Award | Eileen Stapleton, Limerick Mini Basketball Board |
| Primary School of the Year | Bohermeen National School, Meath |
| POST PRIMARY SCHOOLS | |
| Girls A School of the Year | Presentation College, Kilkenny |
| Boys A School of the Year | Coláiste Éanna, Dublin |
| Girls B School of the Year | St. Dominic's Grammar School, Belfast |
| Boys B School of the Year | Kildare Town Community School |
| Girls C School of the Year | Coláiste Chú, Chulainn |
| Boys C School of the Year | Dundalk Grammar School |
| Girls D School of the Year | Coláiste Éamann Rís |
| Boys D School of the Year | Rathdown School, Dublin |
| Male U19 Schools Player of the Year | Adam Charles |
| Female U19 Schools Player of the Year | Aoibheann Donnelly |
| Male U16 Schools Player of the Year | Ógie O'Leary Griffin |
| Female U16 Schools Player of the Year | Kayla Wall |
| Girls School Coach of the Year | Puff Summers |
| Boys School Coach of the Year | Hillary Netsiyanwa |
| Tom Collins Award | Adrian O'Neill |
| COLLEGES | |
| Div 1 -Male Collegiate Player of the Year | Mikah Blackwell, Griffith College Dublin |
| Div 1-Female Collegiate Player of the Year | Hazel Finn, Trinity College Dublin |
| Div 2 -Male Collegiate Player of the Year | Luke Donnelly, Ulster University |
| Div 2-Female Collegiate Player of the Year | Aisling Marmion, Royal College of Surgeons |
| Div 3 -Male Collegiate Player of the Year | Eoghan McPartlan, Maynooth University |
| Div 3-Female Collegiate Player of the Year | Kate Kelly, Dundalk IT |
| IWA | |
| Irish Wheelchair Basketball Women's Player of the Year | Kate Reddy, North East Thunder |
| Irish Wheelchair Basketball Men's Player of the Year | Jack Mangan, South East Swifts |
| NATIONAL LEAGUES | |
| Domino's Men's Super League Player of the Year | Latavious Mitchell, Ballincollig |
| Domino's Men's Super League Young Player of the Year | Ronan Byrne, UCD Marian |
| Domino's Men's Division One Player of the Year | Alex Carlisle, Limerick Sport Eagles |
| Domino's Men's Division One Young Player of the Year | Darragh Horkan, Limierick Sport Eagles |
| Domino's Men's Super League Coach of the Year | Ciaran O'Sullivan, Ballincollig |
| Domino's Men's Division One Coach of the Year | Niall McDermott, Limerick Sport Eagles |
| Domino's Women’s Super League Player of the Year | Jewel Watkins, UCC Glanmire |
| Domino's Women's Super League Young Player of the Year | Hazel Finn, Trinity Meteors |
| Domino's Women's Division One Player of the Year | Clara Gomez Santa, Limierick Sport Huskies |
| Domino's Women's Division One Young Player of the Year | Caitlyn Gloeckner, Cleveland Rockets |
| Domino's Women’s Super League Coach of the Year | Mark Grennell, Killester |
| Domino's Women's Division One Coach of the Year | Breda Dick, Cleveland Rockets |
| AREA BOARDS | |
| Area Board Club of the Year | Dublin Lions |
| U18 Male Player of the Year | Mykyta Hural, Dublin Lions |
| U18 Female Player of the Year | Laura Buckley, Limerick Celtics |
| U20 Male Player of the Year | Fortune Igbokwe, Titans |
| U20 Female Player of the Year | Abbie Lyons, Burnell |
| UNDERAGE COACHES | |
| Men’s Underage Coach of the Year | Jack Considine, Titans |
| Women’s Underage Coach of the Year | Jodie Black, Brunell |
| PRESIDENT'S LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2026 | Mark Keenan |
| PRESIDENT'S LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2026 | Maciej Nazimek |
| Basketball Volunteer of the Year 2026 - Munster | Davey Walsh, Munster |
| Basketball Volunteer of the Year 2026 - Leinster | John Butler and Amanda Mylett Butler, Leinster |
| Basketball Volunteer of the Year 2026 - Connacht | Hannah Coen, Connacht |
| Basketball Volunteer of the Year 2026 - Ulster | Lynda McGuinness, Ulster |
| Social Media Club of the Year | Karen Smyth, University of Galway Mystics |
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