Ian O'Boyle

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Ian O'Boyle
Norwood Flames
Position Shooting guard
League CABL
Personal information
Born (1984-03-06) 6 March 1984
Dublin, Ireland
Nationality Irish
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Listed weight 200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school Patrician Secondary School
(Newbridge, County Kildare)
Trinity-Pawling School
(Pawling, New York)
College NJIT (2004–2005)
Pro playing career 2005–present
Career history
  • UCD Marian (2005–2006)
  • Shamrock Rovers (2006–2008)
  • Ulster Elks (2008–2010)
  • Neptune Cork (2010)
  • Norwood Flames (2013–present)

Ian O'Boyle (born March 6, 1984) is an Irish professional basketball player who currently plays for the Norwood Flames of the Central Australian Basketball League. O'Boyle has previously played for various teams within the Irish Superleague competition. O'Boyle plays the shooting guard position. As a member of the Irish National Basketball Team, during the last European championship campaign, O'Boyle averaged 10.8ppg. In a game against Luxembourg in 2009, he scored six consecutive first half three-pointers and ended the game with 23 points in a winning effort.[1]

Biography

O'Boyle was born in Dublin and raised in Newbridge, County Kildare. He attended Patrician Secondary School in Newbridge, Co. Kildare and Trinity-Pawling School in New York. He was awarded Irish Junior National Player of the Year in 2003. While at Trinity-Pawling School, O'Boyle was named 1st team all tri state league and 1st team all-New England. After graduating from Trinity-Pawling School, O'Boyle accepted a scholarship to play at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). As a freshman, in the home opener for NJIT, O'Boyle led the team in scoring with 16 points to secure a win over the Division II number one ranked team in the nation, Philadelphia University coached by Basketball Hall of Fame coach Herb Magee, who labelled O'Boyle as a phenomenal shooter after the victory.[2][3] For the 2005/2006 season, O'Boyle played for UCD Marian. During the 2006/2007 and 2007/2008 Irish Superleague seasons, playing for Shamrock Rovers Hoops, O'Boyle led all Irish players in scoring and three-point shots made. O'Boyle transferred to Ulster Elks for the 2008/2009 and 2009/2010 seasons. For the first 5 games of the 2010/2011 season, O'Boyle played for Neptune Cork before leaving in December.

During the 2011 and 2012 pre-seasons, O'Boyle played for the Manawatu Jets of the New Zealand NBL.[4][5]

In 2013, he joined the Norwood Flames for the 2013 CABL season. He is also a lecturer in sport management, previously at Massey University[6] and currently at the University of South Australia.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Basketball: O'Boyle's three-point prowess inspires superb Irish
  2. ↑ 2004-05 CACC Men's Basketball
  3. ↑ NJIT Stuns No. 3 Philadelphia, 64-63
  4. ↑ Richardson, Daniel (March 11, 2011). "Import-less Jets to clash with HB". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved July 9, 2013. 
  5. ↑ "Boston Classic: Day One". Basketball.org.nz. February 18, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2013. 
  6. ↑ Massey wants a coach
  7. ↑ 'Boyle Dr Ian O'Boyle – University of South Australia

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