Éanna Basketball Club
| Éanna Basketball Club | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2005 |
| Arena | Coláiste Éanna |
| Location | Rathfarnham, Dublin, Ireland |
| Team colors | Blue, white, red |
| Main sponsor | Griffith College Dublin |
| Championships | 1 (2024) |
| Website | EannaBasketball.ie |
Éanna Basketball Club is an Irish basketball club based in Dublin. The club's senior men's representative team, Griffith College Éanna, is currently a member of Ireland's top national league, the Super League.
History
[edit]Éanna Basketball was set up by ex Coláiste Éanna players in the division two Dublin Men's Basketball League in 2005.[1][2] In 2009, Éanna amalgamated with the highly successful underage club Notre Dame, adding a junior programme which grew the club to 13 teams including the senior teams.[3]
The 2014–15 season saw the club enter a senior men's team into the National League for the first time; the team placed third in its first season.[3] In 2015, the team was elevated into the Premier League.[4] In 2018, the team was demoted to Division One.[5] After winning the National League Division One in 2018–19, the team was promoted back into the Super League.[6]
In January 2020, the Super League team made it to the National Cup final, where they lost 78–68 to Templeogue.[7] In January 2023, the Super League team returned to the National Cup final, where they lost 74–69 to Maree.[8] They went on to finish on top of the Northern Conference ladder for the 2022–23 season before losing to Ballincollig in the quarter-finals.[9]
In April 2024, the club won their first men's Super League championship with a 93–61 win over Killester in the final.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Eanna Basketball Club Announcement". facebook. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
Eanna Basketball was set up as a Division 2 team from players from Colaiste Eanna and Notre Dame nine years ago.
- ^ "DBS Éanna". ireland.basketball. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ a b "ABOUT ÉANNA". EannaBasketball.ie. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "EANNA BASKETBALL CLUB PREMIER LEAGUE 2015/2016". EannaBasketball.ie. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "49 TEAMS CONFIRMED FOR BASKETBALL IRELAND NATIONAL LEAGUE SEASON". BasketballIreland.ie. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "Dublin Business School (DBS) in partnership with Éanna Basketball Club..." facebook. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "GAMEZONE: Hula Hoops National Cup Finals - Super League". BasketballIreland.ie. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ "University of Galway Maree win their first InsureMyHouse.ie Pat Duffy National Cup title after 74-69 win over DBS Éanna". ireland.basketball. 21 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ Coughlan, John (19 March 2023). "Emporium Cork Basketball into Super League semis after a classic double overtime win over Eanna". echolive.ie. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ "Griffith College Éanna win first InsureMyVan.ie Super League title". ireland.basketball. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.