Éanna Basketball Club

Éanna Basketball Club is an Irish basketball club based in Dublin. The club's senior men's representative team, DBS Éanna, is currently a member of Ireland's top national league, the Super League. The club has an academy for ages 5–9 years and teams from U10–U20 plus teams in the Dublin Men's Basketball League.[1]

Éanna Basketball Club
Founded2005
ArenaColáiste Éanna
LocationRathfarnham, Dublin, Ireland
Team colorsWhite, navy blue, orange
Main sponsorDublin Business School
PresidentRonan Carroll
WebsiteEannaBasketball.ie

History

Éanna Basketball was set up by ex Coláiste Éanna players in the division two Dublin Men's Basketball League in 2005.[2][3] In 2009, Éanna amalgamated with the highly successful underage club Notre Dame, adding a junior programme which grew the club to 13 teams including the senior teams. The 2014–15 season saw the club enter a Senior Men's team into the National League for the first time; the team placed third in its first season.[4] In 2015, the team was elevated into the Premier League.[5]

In 2018, the team was demoted to Division One.[6] After winning the National League Division One in 2018–19, the team was promoted back into the Super League.[7]

In January 2020, the Super League team made it to the National Cup final, where they lost 78–68 to Templeogue.[8] In January 2023, the Super League team returned to the National Cup final, where they lost 74–69 to Maree.[9] They went on to finish on top of the Northern Conference ladder for the 2022–23 season before losing to Ballincollig in the quarter-finals.[10]

References
  1. "Comortais Competition Management". dmbb.ie. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  2. "Eanna Basketball Club Announcement". facebook. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2019. Eanna Basketball was set up as a Division 2 team from players from Colaiste Eanna and Notre Dame nine years ago.
  3. "DBS Éanna". ireland.basketball. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  4. "ABOUT ÉANNA". EannaBasketball.ie. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  5. "EANNA BASKETBALL CLUB PREMIER LEAGUE 2015/2016". EannaBasketball.ie. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  6. "49 TEAMS CONFIRMED FOR BASKETBALL IRELAND NATIONAL LEAGUE SEASON". BasketballIreland.ie. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  7. "Dublin Business School (DBS) in partnership with Éanna Basketball Club..." facebook. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  8. "GAMEZONE: Hula Hoops National Cup Finals - Super League". BasketballIreland.ie. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  9. "University of Galway Maree win their first InsureMyHouse.ie Pat Duffy National Cup title after 74-69 win over DBS Éanna". ireland.basketball. 21 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  10. Coughlan, John (19 March 2023). "Emporium Cork Basketball into Super League semis after a classic double overtime win over Eanna". echolive.ie. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
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