Club News

May 06 2023

Basketball Ireland Annual Awards and Hall of Fame take place in Dublin

The 2022/23 Annual Awards and Hall of Fame took place at the Royal Marine Hotel in Dublin on Saturday. 54 awards were handed out, while Mary Baneham, Karen Hennessy, Timmy McCarthy and Lennie McMillian were all inducted into the Basketball Ireland Hall of Fame. You can read more about all four inductees here.

Speaking at the ceremony, Basketball Ireland chair, Paul McDevitt said:  "Congratulations to all our winners this evening and welcome our new inductees to the Basketball Ireland Hall of Fame - Mary Baneham, Karen Hennessy, Timmy McCarthy and Lennie McMillian - it is rich reward for their significant service to basketball.

The addition of the Basketball Ireland Volunteer of the Year Award to the Annual Awards is a welcome one, as volunteers play such a vital role in the running of our sport, day in and day out. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all our players, coaches, referees, officials, volunteers and committees, who work so tirelessly throughout the year."


Basketball Ireland 2023 award winners:

REFEREES

Winners

NBRA Referee of the Year

Stacey Dowd

NBRA Most Improved Referee

Fiona Nelligan Maguire

NLOP Senior Referee Development Award

Joe Lavin

NLOP Young Referee of the Year

Rhys Cosgrove

 

 

CTOC Awards

 

Table Official of the Year  

Amy Quirke

Young Table Official of the Year  

Alex Kiernan

 

 

PRIMARY SCHOOLS MINI-BASKETBALL NATIONAL COMMITTEE

 

Primary School Appreciation Award

Seán Ó Máirtín

Primary School of the Year

Scoil Phádraig Portlarlington, Co Laois

 

 

POST PRIMARY SCHOOLS

 

Tom Collins Award

Pat Critchley

Boys A School of the Year

Colaiste Éanna

Girls A School of the Year

Calasanctius College Oranmore

Girls B School of the Year

Mount Anville Secondary School, Dublin

Boys B School of the Year

Moyle Park College, Clondalkin

Girls C School of the Year

Heywood Community School, Co Laois

Boys C School of the Year

Coláiste Chú Chulainn, Dundalk

Girls D School of the Year

Clonturk Community College Dublin

Boys D School of the Year

Creagh College, Gorey

Male U19 Schools Player of the Year

Sean Fitzpatrick

Female U19 Schools Player of the Year

Niamh Tolan

Male U16 Schools Player of the Year

Adam Charles

Female U16 Schools Player of the Year

Aisling Jordan

Girls School Coach of the Year

Niamh Ní Chearra

Boys School Coach of the Year

Gerry Farrell

 

 

COLLEGES

 

Div 1 -Male Collegiate Player of the Year

James Gormley (Griffith College Dublin)

Div 1-Female Collegiate Player of the Year

Kara McCleane (University of Galway)

Div 2 -Male Collegiate Player of the Year

Freeman Brou (SETU Waterford)

Div 2-Female Collegiate Player of the Year

Ciara Bracken (Maynooth University)

Div 3 -Male Collegiate Player of the Year

Alex Akpoveta (TUD Tallaght)

Div 3-Female Collegiate Player of the Year

Niamh O'Connell (Queens University Belfast)

 

 

IWA

 

Irish Wheelchair Basketball Women's Player of the Year

Jodie Waite

Irish Wheelchair Basketball Men's Player of the Year

Jack Quinn

 

 

NATIONAL LEAGUES

 

InsureMyVan.ie Super League Player of the Year

MJ Randolph

InsureMyVan.ie Super League Young Player of the Year

James Hannigan

InsureMyVan.ie Division One Player of the Year

Conor O'Sullivan

InsureMyVan.ie Division One Young Player of the Year

Diego O'Herlihy

InsureMyVan.ie Super League Coach of the Year

Ciaran O'Sullivan

InsureMyVan.ie Division One Coach of the Year

Ryan McCormick

MissQuote.ie Super League Player of the Year

Brittany Byrd

MissQuote.ie Super League Young Player of the Year

Sarah Hickey

MissQuote.ie Division One Player of the Year

Alyssa Velles

MissQuote.ie Division One Young Player of the Year

Ciara Tolan

MissQuote.ie Super League Coach of the Year

Mark Scannell

MissQuote.ie Division One Coach of the Year

Breda Dick

 

 

AREA BOARDS

 

Area Board Club of the Year

Meteors

U18 Male Player of the Year

Dennis Matthews

U18 Female Player of the Year

Grace Prenter

U20 Male Player of the Year

Jack O'Leary

U20 Female Player of the Year

Kara McCleane

 

 

UNDERAGE COACHES

 

Men’s Underage Coach of the Year

Shane McCarthy

Women’s Underage Coach of the Year

Seamas Donnelly

 

 

Presidents' Lifetime Achievement Award

Margaret Miley

Presidents' Lifetime Achievement Award

Marie O'Toole

Presidents' Lifetime Achievement Award

Shay Dooley

 

 

Basketball Volunteer of the Year - Munster

Jimmy Roche

Basketball Volunteer of the Year - Leinster

Sladjan Kutijevac

Basketball Volunteer of the Year  - Connaught

Pakie Killilea

Basketball Volunteer of the Year - Ulster

Joanne O'Neill