Irish national basketball team

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Ireland
Ireland
IrelandIreland
Association Basketball Ireland
FIBA member since 1947
FIBA world rankings 75.
Trainer
World championships
Participation in the finals no
Best results
Olympic games
Participation in the finals 1
Best results 23rd place ( 1948 )
Continental championships
championship European Championship
Participation in the finals no
Best results
Homepage http://www.basketballireland.ie/
(As of May 2, 2014)

The Irish national basketball team represents the whole of Ireland in men's international basketball games, such as international tournaments and friendly matches. The team consists of players from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland .

The team has not yet qualified for world or European championships. However, it once participated in the Olympic Games.

history

Olympic basketball tournament 1948

The national team of Ireland joined FIBA in 1947 . The Irish managed to take part in the 1948 Olympic Games in London , as many other nations did not send a team to Great Britain due to the aftermath of the Second World War , which had ended three years earlier . The Irish had no chance in their group, clearly lost all four games and finished the group with a basket ratio of 70: 281. Ireland then played an elimination round for places 17 to 23, which was lost to hosts Great Britain . Then they played for 22nd place against Switzerland . This game was also clearly lost with 12:55, which is why the tournament was finished 23rd and last. This was the only time Ireland had taken part in an international basketball tournament.

Known players

One of the most famous Irish basketball players is Pat Burke , who u. a. was active at Real Madrid and in the NBA with Orlando Magic and the Phoenix Suns .

Performing in international competitions

World championships

  • never qualified

Olympic games

European championships

  • never qualified

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistics Olympic basketball tournament 1948 on linguasport.com. Retrieved May 2, 2014