Killester Basketball Club

Killester Basketball Club
Founded	1967
Arena	IWA Sports Hall
Location	Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland
Team colors	Orange & black
Main sponsor	Pyrobel
Website	Killester.com
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Killester Basketball Club is an Irish basketball club based in Dublin. Established in 1967 by Michael Casey,^[1] Killester is one of the oldest and most successful professional basketball clubs in Ireland. The club's senior men's and women's representative teams, Pyrobel Killester, both play in Ireland's top national leagues.

History

In 1973, Killester BC entered a men's team into the Irish National League for the competition's inaugural season. Between 1975 and 1977, Killester won three championships in a row. In 1978, a women's competition was established, and a Killester women's side won the competition's first two titles.^[2]

Between 2001 and 2014, the Killester men won five championships and three National Cup titles.^[2] The women also managed two National Cup titles in 2002 and 2005.^[2]

Achievements

• 8× Irish Men's National League champions: 1975, 1976, 1977, 2001, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2014^[3]
• 4× Irish Men's National Cup champions: 1987, 2001, 2008, 2010
• 2× Irish Women's National League champions: 1979, 1980
• 2× Irish Women's National Cup champions: 2002, 2005

Current roster

Pyrobel Killester men's roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. 1.5 !G 7000400000000000000♠4 IRE ! Nihill, Cian 7000193000000000000♠1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 7000500000000000000♠5 IRE ! McGeever, Andrew 1.5 !G 7000600000000000000♠6 IRE ! Anderson, Keith 7000187000000000000♠1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 3.5 !F 7000700000000000000♠7 IRE ! Casey, Alan 7000191000000000000♠1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 1.5 !G 7000900000000000000♠9 IRE ! Grennell, Jonathan 7000186000000000000♠1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 7001100000000000000♠10 IRE ! O'Neill, Jody 1.5 !G 7001110000000000000♠11 IRE ! Madsen, Peder 7000186000000000000♠1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 1.5 !G 7001120000000000000♠12 USA ! Marx, Julian 7000185000000000000♠1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 3.5 !F 7001140000000000000♠14 IRE ! Hegarty, Niall 7000192000000000000♠1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 1.5 !G 7001150000000000000♠15 IRE ! Roe, Ciaran 7000170000000000000♠1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 7001200000000000000♠20 IRE ! Lacey, Pete 4.5 !F/C 7001330000000000000♠33 IRE ! Kiernan, Eoghain 7000206000000000000♠2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	Head coach Brian O'Malley Assistant coach(es) Mark Grennell Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 7 January 2017

Notable past players

• Michael Bonaparte
• Mario Elie
• Kelvin Troy
• Kenny Perkins

References

External links

• Official website