National Cup

Oct 05 2021

Live draw for InsureMyHouse.ie National Cups

The InsureMyHouse.ie National Cups make their return at the end of this month, and we will be making the draw for Super League and Division 1 Cups today. The Division 1 Cup draws will take place live on the Basketball Ireland Facebook page at 1pm today (link below). The draws for the Paudie O'Connor National Cup and Pat Duffy National Cup will take place live this evening (6:30pm) on Game On, RTÉ 2fm.

InsureMyHouse.ie Women's Division One National Cup

  • This year, the Women’s Division One National Cup draw will include only the 11 Women’s Division One national league teams.
  • There will be 5 BYEs to the quarter-finals which have been allocated in Game 2, Game 4, Game 6, Game 7 & Game 8.
  • The first team drawn out will be the home team.
  • A straight draw will follow from here.
  • First Round games will be played on Oct 30th/31st and Quarter final games on the weekend of 4th and 5th of December 2021.
  • 11 balls will be placed into the drum and will be drawn one-by-one.

Teams with numbers for draw: 

(1) Ulster University, (2) Marble City Hawks, (3) Tipperary Knights, (4) Limerick Celtics, (5) Phoenix Rockets, (6) LYIT Donegal, (7) NUIG Mystics, (8) Griffith College Templeogue, (9) Swords Thunder, (10) Portlaoise Panthers, (11) Limerick Sport Huskies

InsureMyHouse.ie President's National Cup

The President’s National Cup draw is an open draw with 17 teams.

  • There will be 1 Preliminary Game. First 2 teams drawn will play this game. Winner of this game will be home in Game 1 of the 1st Round.
  • The next team out will play winner game 1.
  • The draw will continue with the 1st named team will have home advantage.
  • The preliminary game will take place ahead of the 1st round and is TBC. 1st round games are to be played on the weekend of 30th/31st October 2021. Quarter-finals take place on 4th/5th December 2021.
  • 17 balls will be placed into the drum and will be drawn one-by-one.

Teams with numbers for draw:

(1) Ulster University, (2) Limerick Celtics, (3) EJ Sligo All Stars, (4) Grand Hotel Malahide, (5) WIT Vikings, (6) Abbey Seals Dublin Lions, (7) UCC Demons, (8) Fr. Mathews, (9) Limerick Sport Eagles, (10) LYIT Donegal, (11) IT Carlow, (12) Portlaoise Panthers, (13) Scotts Lakers Killarney, (14) McGowan’s Tolka Rovers, (15) Drogheda Wolves, (16) Killarney Cougars, (17) Titans BC

Paudie O'Connor National Cup

  • There will be 6 BYEs to the Quarter finals which have been allocated in Game 2, Game 3, Game 4, Game 6, Game 7 & Game 8.
  • First round games are set to take place on the weekend of the 30th & 31st October 2021 with Quarter Finals on 4th & 5th December. First team drawn out will be at home.
  • All games will be played on a single game knockout basis.
  • 10 balls will be placed into the drum and will be drawn one-by-one.

Teams with numbers for draw:

(1) Singleton's Supervalu Brunell, (2) Leixlip Amenities Liffey Celtics, (3) IT Carlow Basketball, (4) Trinity Meteors, (5) Team Garvey’s St. Mary’s, (6) DCU Mercy, (7) Fr. Mathews, (8) WIT Waterford Wildcats, (9) Killester BC, (10) The Address UCC Glanmire

Pat Duffy National Cup

  • The men’s national cup is an open draw with 12 teams going into the drum.
  • There will be 4 BYEs to the Quarter finals which have been allocated in Game 2, Game 4, Game 6 & Game 8.
  • The 1st named team will have home advantage.
  • 12 balls will be placed into the drum and will be drawn one-by-one.
  • 1st round games are to be played on the weekend of 30th/31st October 2021.

Teams with numbers for draw:

(1) Bright DCU Saints, (2) Moycullen BC, (3) C & S Neptune, (4) DBS Eanna, (5) Griffith College Templeogue, (6) UCD Marian, (7) Killester BC, (8) Belfast Star, (9) Tradehouse Central Ballincollig, (10) Garveys Tralee Warriors, (11) NUIG Maree, (12) Team 360 Financial Killorglin