Английская Википедия:Ireland men's national basketball team

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The Ireland men's national basketball team (Шаблон:Lang-ga) represents the island of Ireland in international basketball. It is governed by Basketball Ireland with players from both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Ireland plays their home matches at the National Basketball Arena in Tallaght, Dublin.

Ireland has little history on the international stage, as they have yet to qualify for top tournaments such as the EuroBasket or the FIBA World Cup. However, the national team did manage to reach the Summer Olympics once, in 1948.

History

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Ireland (white) against Luxembourg (blue) in 2009

The Amateur Basketball Association of Ireland (ABAI; now Basketball Ireland) was formed in 1945 and affiliated to FIBA in 1947. An indoor version of basketball had been played in the Irish Army from 1936, but using non-standard rules to create an indoor winter substitute for Gaelic football; until 1943, the Army Athletic Council officially recognized only Gaelic games. The ABAI sent a team of the best Army players to the 1948 Olympic tournament in nearby London, despite the refusal of Army command to release the players for intensive training. The team coaches were officers unfamiliar with the sport, who outranked the players and ignored their advice. Although many top sides were absent from the London Games in the aftermath of World War II, the Irish team finished last, losing every match heavily; the worst a 71–9 loss to Mexico, who finished fourth. Only two members of the team were over Шаблон:Convert tall.

The team's standard improved gradually from the 1970s to the 2000s, as more school leavers won scholarships to play US college basketball, and some Irish American professional players took up eligibility to compete for their ancestral country. Ireland entered European-zone Olympic qualification tournaments in 1972, 1976, 1984, and 1988, losing every match each time. In 1988, Ireland finished runner-up in the inaugural Promotion Cup, the third tier of EuroBasket, later named EuroBasket Division C, and now the FIBA European Championship for Small Countries. In 1993, the National Basketball Arena opened in Dublin, which became the team's new permanent home. Division C was hosted there the following year, and Ireland beat Cyprus 81–78 in the final to gain promotion to EuroBasket Division B. Ireland narrowly failed to win promotion to Division A in FIBA EuroBasket 2005 Division B, losing to Denmark by 4 points after having won the first game in Dublin by 10 points.

In February 2010, during the Irish financial crisis, Basketball Ireland announced that it was €1.2m in debt and was deactivating its senior international squads to cut costs. In December 2015, the team was reactivated for 2016.

In December 2015, it was announced that Ireland would play at the 2016 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries. The team finished in the fourth position overall.

Ireland played in the 2018 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries, held in San Marino from 26 June to 1 July. Ireland finished (1–1) in group play, losing to Malta then defeating Andorra. In the semi-finals Ireland lost to Norway, sending the team to the bronze medal match where they defeated Gibraltar to finish in third place.

Three years later, Ireland hosted the 2021 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries in Dublin. The national team would go undefeated during the tournament at (4–0), to capture their second title at the competition all time.

Competitive record

FIBA World Cup

World Cup						Qualification
Year	Position	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip		Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip
Шаблон:Flagicon 1950	Did not enter					Did not enter
Шаблон:Flagicon 1954
Шаблон:Flagicon 1959
Шаблон:Flagicon 1963
Шаблон:Flagicon 1967
Шаблон:Flagicon 1970
Шаблон:Flagicon 1974
Шаблон:Flagicon 1978	Did not qualify					EuroBasket served as qualifiers
Шаблон:Flagicon 1982
Шаблон:Flagicon 1986	Did not enter					Did not enter
Шаблон:Flagicon 1990
Шаблон:Flagicon 1994
Шаблон:Flagicon 1998	Did not qualify					EuroBasket served as qualifiers
Шаблон:Flagicon 2002
Шаблон:Flagicon 2006
Шаблон:Flagicon 2010
Шаблон:Flagicon 2014	Did not enter					Did not enter
Шаблон:Flagicon 2019
Шаблон:FlagiconШаблон:FlagiconШаблон:Flagicon 2023
Шаблон:Flagicon 2027	To be determined					To be determined
Total	0/19

Olympic Games

Olympic Games						Qualifying
Year	Position	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip		Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip
Шаблон:Flagicon 1948	23rd	6	0	6
Шаблон:Flagicon 1952	Did not enter
Шаблон:Flagicon 1956
Шаблон:Flagicon 1960						Did not enter
Шаблон:Flagicon 1964
Шаблон:Flagicon 1968
Шаблон:Flagicon 1972	Did not qualify					4	0	4
Шаблон:Flagicon 1976						5	0	5
Шаблон:Flagicon 1980	Did not enter					Did not enter
Шаблон:Flagicon 1984	Did not qualify					3	0	3
Шаблон:Flagicon 1988						4	0	4
Шаблон:Flagicon 1992						5	0	5
1996 to 2024	Did not enter					Did not enter
Шаблон:Flagicon 2028	To be determined					To be determined
Total	1/20	6	0	6		21	0	21

Championship for Small Countries

FIBA European Championship for Small Countries
Year	Position	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip
Шаблон:Flagicon 1988	Шаблон:Silver02	5	4	1
Шаблон:Flagicon 1990	4th	5	3	2
Шаблон:Flagicon 1992	4th	5	2	3
Шаблон:Flagicon 1994	Шаблон:Gold01	5	5	0
Шаблон:Flagicon 2016	4th	5	3	2
Шаблон:Flagicon 2018	Шаблон:Bronze03	4	2	2
Шаблон:Flagicon 2021	Шаблон:Gold01	4	4	0
Total		33	23	10

EuroBasket

EuroBasket						Qualification
Year	Position	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip		Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip
Шаблон:Flagicon 1947	Did not enter
Шаблон:Flagicon 1949
Шаблон:Flagicon 1951
Шаблон:Flagicon 1953
Шаблон:Flagicon 1955
Шаблон:Flagicon 1957
Шаблон:Flagicon 1959
Шаблон:Flagicon 1961
Шаблон:Flagicon 1963						Did not enter
Шаблон:Flagicon 1965
Шаблон:Flagicon 1967
Шаблон:Flagicon 1969
Шаблон:Flagicon 1971
Шаблон:Flagicon 1973
Шаблон:Flagicon 1975
Шаблон:Flagicon 1977	Did not qualify					5	1	4
Шаблон:Flagicon 1979	Did not enter					Did not enter
Шаблон:Flagicon 1981	Did not qualify					4	0	4
Шаблон:Flagicon 1983						5	0	5
Шаблон:Flagicon 1985	Did not enter					Did not enter
Шаблон:Flagicon 1987	Did not qualify					4	0	4
Шаблон:Flagicon 1989	Did not enter					Did not enter
Шаблон:Flagicon 1991
Шаблон:Flagicon 1993
Шаблон:Flagicon 1995
Шаблон:Flagicon 1997	Did not qualify					5	2	3
Шаблон:Flagicon 1999						8	4	4
Шаблон:Flagicon 2001						11	3	8
Шаблон:Flagicon 2003						21	10	11
Шаблон:Flagicon 2005	Division B					8	5	3
Шаблон:Flagicon 2007	Division B					6	1	5
Шаблон:Flagicon 2009	Division B					8	2	6
Шаблон:Flagicon 2011	Did not enter					Did not enter
Шаблон:Flagicon 2013
Шаблон:FlagiconШаблон:FlagiconШаблон:FlagiconШаблон:Flagicon 2015
Шаблон:FlagiconШаблон:FlagiconШаблон:FlagiconШаблон:Flagicon 2017
Шаблон:FlagiconШаблон:FlagiconШаблон:FlagiconШаблон:Flagicon 2022
Шаблон:FlagiconШаблон:FlagiconШаблон:FlagiconШаблон:Flagicon 2025	Did not qualify					10	4	6
Total	0/38					95	32	63

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2027 FIBA World Cup Pre-Qualifiers matches on 22 and 25 February 2024 against Kosovo and Switzerland.

Head coach position

• Шаблон:Flagicon Enda Byrt – (1990–1999)
• Шаблон:Flagicon/Шаблон:Flagicon Jay Larrañaga – (2008–2010)
• Шаблон:Flagicon Mark Keenan – (2014)
• Шаблон:Flagicon Colin O'Reilly – (2015)
• Шаблон:Flagicon Pete Strickland – (2016–2018)
• Шаблон:Flagicon Mark Keenan – (2019–present)

Notable players

• Cal Bowdler – NBA player for the Atlanta Hawks, but not born in Ireland
• Pat Burke – Only Irish-born to have played in the NBA, played for the Orlando Magic & Phoenix Suns. Also a Euroleague and ULEB Eurocup winner with Panathinaikos and Real Madrid
• Marty Conlon – NBA player for the Seattle SuperSonics, Sacramento Kings, Charlotte Hornets, Washington Bullets, Milwaukee Bucks, Boston Celtics, Miami Heat, and Los Angeles Clippers, but not born in Ireland
• Billy Donlon – former head coach of the Wright State University men's basketball team and as of 2019 head coach of UMKC.
• Aidan Igiehon – former Louisville and current Grand Canyon player
• Jay Larrañaga – former captain of the Ireland national team
• Donnie McGrath – Irish American, he played for Anadolu Efes, Spartak St. Petersburg and Žalgiris Kaunas amongst others
• Darren Randolph – Irish football goalkeeper and player for the Republic of Ireland national team, father Ed Randolph was an American who played basketball in Ireland. He taught his son basketball and Darren has since represented the national team

Past rosters

1948 Olympic Games: finished 23rd among 23 teams

4 Donald O'Donovan, 5 Frank O'Connor, 6 Paddy Crehan, 7 Jimmy McGee, 8 Bill Jackson, 9 Harry Boland, 10 Tommy Keenan, 12 Dermot Sheriff, 13 Danny Reddin, 14 Paddy Sheriff, 15 Jim Flynn, 16 Christy Walsh (Coach: Donald McCormack)

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2016 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries: finished 4th among 8 teams

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2018 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries: finished 3rd Шаблон:BronzeMedal among 7 teams

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2021 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries: finished 1st Шаблон:GoldMedal among 5 teams

Kit

Manufacturer

2016: Macron

See also

• Sport in Ireland
• Ireland women's national basketball team
• Ireland men's national under-20 basketball team
• Ireland men's national under-18 basketball team
• Ireland men's national under-16 basketball team
• Ireland men's national 3x3 team
• Super League

External links

• Official website
• Ireland FIBA profile
• Ireland National Team – Men at Eurobasket.com
• Ireland Basketball Records at FIBA Archive