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2014–15 Irish Premier League season

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League
  
Premier League

Number of games
  
18

League champions
  
UCC Demons

Sport
  
Basketball

Number of teams
  
10

Duration
  
4 October 2014 – 15 March 2015 (Regular season) 21 March 2015 – 29 March 2015 (Champions Trophy)

The 2014–15 Irish Premier League season was the 42nd running of Basketball Ireland's premier men's basketball competition. The season featured 10 teams from across Ireland and Northern Ireland, with the regular season beginning on 4 October 2014 and ending on 15 March 2015. In 2014–15, UCC Demons created history in Irish basketball by becoming the first side ever to remain undefeated for an entire season. They claimed the end-of-season Champions Trophy on 29 March 2015 to add to their League and Cup titles in a campaign that saw them win 24 games in a row. In a thrilling Champions Trophy final in Galway, Demons saw off Templeogue 85–73 behind the play of player-coach Colin O'Reilly.

Contents

Standings

Source: Comortais

Bracket

*National League Division 1 champions.

**National League Division 1 runners-up.

Round 2 (1 leg)

Winner of Series 4 vs Winner of Series 5

Semi-finals

Winner of Series 1 vs Winner of Series 2

Winner of Series 3 vs Winner of Round 2

Final

Source: Comortais

Statistics leaders

Stats as of the end of the regular season

Regular season

  • Player of the Year: Colin O'Reilly (UCC Demons)
  • Young Player of the Year: Ciaran Roe (Killester)
  • Coach of the Year: Colin O'Reilly (UCC Demons)
  • All-Star First Picks:
  • G: Kyle Hosford (UCC Demons)
  • G: Conor Meany (UCD Marian)
  • F: Ricky Taylor (Belfast Star)
  • F: Colin O'Reilly (UCC Demons)
  • C: Lehmon Colbert (UCC Demons)
  • All-Star Second Picks:
  • G: Isaac Westbrooks (Swords Thunder)
  • G: Roy Downey (Neptune)
  • F: Michael Goj (Swords Thunder)
  • F: Juan Torres (Swords Thunder)
  • C: Jason Killeen (Templeogue)
  • All-Star Third Picks:
  • G: Isaac Gordon (Templeogue)
  • G: Kevin Lacey (Swords Thunder)
  • F: Ciaran O'Sullivan (UCC Demons)
  • F: Michael Bonaparte (Neptune)
  • C: Jermaine Turner (Killester)
  • References

    2014–15 Irish Premier League season Wikipedia