National League Committee (NLC) impose sanctions on Maree BC following rules breach

The National League Committee (NLC) has imposed sanctions on Maree, following a charge of attempting to register players using falsified documents. 

As a result, the National League Committee (NLC) - which governs the National League and National Cup - has elected to impose a 24 point penalty on Maree for the 2024/25 Men’s Super League season, while the club will not be permitted to compete in this season’s Pat Duffy National Cup. Maree have also been fined €3,000, while the individual involved in filing player registrations has been given a two-year ban from involvement with the Maree Super League team, with the second year suspended should they meet this requirement.

Speaking about the decision, the National League Committee stated: “This is a breach of competition rules and as a result we have imposed these sanctions to send a clear message that the highest governance standards will be upheld, to protect the integrity of our competitions and the teams involved in them. We have informed the Maree of the penalties and they have a right to appeal.”

On receipt of the sanctions, Maree have five days to appeal the decision to the independent National Appeals Committee (NAC). Should this appeal be rejected by the NAC, Maree would have the option to go before the Federation of Irish Sport’s Sports Disputes Solution Ireland (SDSI) for arbitration.

Basketball Ireland and the National League Committee will be making no further comment on the matter.