The 2019–20 Irish Super League season was the 47th running of Basketball Ireland's premier men's basketball competition. The season featured 12 teams from across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The regular season began on 21 September 2019 and was scheduled to end on 14 March 2020. However, on 11 March 2020, Basketball Ireland suspended the league with one round to go due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, Belfast Star were declared the season champions.
Teams TeamStadiumCity/AreaLast seasonBelfast StarDe La Salle CollegeBelfast5thDCU SaintsDCU Sports ComplexGlasnevin, Dublin6thDublin LionsColáiste BrídeClondalkin, DublinNewÉannaColáiste ÉannaRathfarnham, DublinNewKillesterIWA Sports HallClontarf, Dublin4thKillorglinKillorglin Sports ComplexKillorglin9thMareeCalasanctius CollegeOranmore8thMoycullenKingfisher, NUIGGalway10thNeptuneNeptune StadiumCork11thTempleogueNord Anglia International SchoolLeopardstown, Dublin2ndTralee WarriorsTralee Sports ComplexTralee1stUCD MarianUCD Sports CentreBelfield, Dublin3rd
League The 2019–20 season was cut short by one round due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Tralee Warriors initially finishing on top of the standings with a 17–4 record. However, due to Tralee committing an unintentional rule violation by playing an illegal player in December 2019, they were stripped of two wins (six points) and thus Belfast Star were declared the season champions.
Standings
Results
*Later declared 0–20 losses for Tralee Warriors due to playing an illegal player. As a result, Tralee Warriors dropped from 17–4 to 15–6, while UCD Marian and Éanna both moved from 13–8 to 14–7.
National Cup
Round 1
Round 2
Semi-finals
Final
Awards
Player of the Month Month Player Team Ref October Stefan Zečević Éanna November Stefan Zečević Éanna December Delaney Blaylock Belfast Star January Lorcan Murphy Templeogue February Delaney Blaylock Belfast Star March
Coach of the Month Month Player Team Ref October Darren McGovern Éanna November Lehmon Colbert Neptune December Adrian Fulton Belfast Star January Mark Keenan Templeogue February Adrian Fulton Belfast Star March
Statistics leaders Stats as of the end of the regular season Category Player Team Stat Points per game Mike Bonaparte DCU Saints 24.6 Rebounds per game Mike Bonaparte DCU Saints 15.8 Assists per game Paul Dick Tralee Warriors 9.0 Steals per game Jonathan Lawton Tralee Warriors 4.3 Blocks per game Oisin Kerlin Templeogue 2.3
Regular season Player of the Year: Delaney Blaylock (Belfast Star) Young Player of the Year: CJ Fulton (Belfast Star) Coach of the Year: Adrian Fulton (Belfast Star) All-Star First Team: Delaney Blaylock (Belfast Star) Lorcan Murphy (Templeogue) Stefan Zečević (Éanna) Paul Dick (Tralee Warriors) CJ Fulton (Belfast Star) All-Star Second Team: Mike Bonaparte (DCU Saints) Mike Garrow (UCD Marian) Allan Thomas (Killorglin) Nil Sabata (Neptune) Joshua Wilson (Éanna) All-Star Third Team: Jason Killeen (Templeogue) Jonathan Lawton (Tralee Warriors) Darin Johnson (Maree) Neil Randolph (Templeogue) Tomas Fernandez (Killester)
References
External links Basketball Ireland National Cup draw 2019–20 season preview