Emilyan Grudov hit the winner late on at Neptune Stadium

Mark Scannell's side remain in hunt for Super League honours but Mathew's are winless heading for Division 1

Key victory in Domino’s Women’s Super League for the hosts at GCU Arena on Saturday

Demons host Eanna while their rivals at away to Killester and at home to Killorglin

Brunell at at home to Portlaoise Panthers in busy Super League weekend

St Patrick's and St Anthony's landed the two trophies on offer

Ballincollig keep the pressure on Star at the top of the table with a big win away at Eanna

Hosts were outgunned by Cavan Eagles and seem destined to be relegated

Fr Mathew’s are the only Cork side at home this weekend against an improving Cavan Eagles side tomorrow at the Fr Mathew’s Arena

Neptune had a bad Bank Holiday weekend after their game against Eanna was abandoned in the opening quarter following a serious knee injury to Cian Heaphy

To oversee the remainder of the Super League season, the club is pleased to confirm that Paul O’Brien will take charge of the first team, assisted by Darren Geaney.

Ballincollig went into the game without star American Latrell Josell for the second consecutive game as he continues to suffer from back spasms.

Home side didn't have to come out of first gear for long periods

Massive result for Demons as they look to move up the Super League table

Americans Brailyn Joseph and Maddie Cluse led the scoring to hold off a Waterford comeback

Brunell against Wildcats will the game of the weekend

Title challengers Ballincollig also need to get back on track after successive Super League losses

Leaders Killester looked in trouble when Edel Thornton drained a basket with just seven seconds remaining that gave Brunell 72-71 lead.

Hosts struggled in the second half to hold on but in the end, they recorded a vital victory to ease relegation fears

12th Domino’s Women’s Super League loss of the season for struggling Mathew's

Northsiders were superb in the fourth quarter to push on for a victory that helps in their relegation battle

John Coughlan previews the weekend Super League action

John Coughlan previews the Super League action this weekend including a Ballincollig-Neptune derby

Carrigtwohill CC are the U19B Girl All-Ireland Schools Cup basketball champions, after defeating Coláiste Dún An Rí 47-33 at the National Basketball Arena. Ireland underage international Lucy Walsh scored 29 points on her way to MVP for Carrigtwohill.

It all began on Friday when the Rebel Wheelers put in another solid shift in the capital to win their seventh IWA consecutive championship.

After defeat in the U18 decider on Saturday, the Neillies produced a strong second half in the National Basketball Arena

The 43 year old proved on Saturday that experience and intelligence are never out of fashion and can't be replaced

Ciaran O'Sullivan's side delivered the best offensive shooting performance of all time to blow Tralee away 

Ciarán O'Sullivan's side shot the lights out from outside the arc and defended superbly throughout

Behind most of the game Kieran O'Leary's side never gave up and had a shot to go ahead in the last 15 seconds but missed

Adam Drummond's men were incredible for 36 minutes of this final and led for most of it but could not see it out

A superb final three minutes of the third quarter which saw Mathew's come from 15 down to trail by 3 heading into the fourth was the game changer

Seven National Cup wins in a row for a brilliant and driven group have three of all-time greats in Conor Coughlan, Adam Drummond and Dylan McCarthy...

Conor Coughlan was MVP for the Cork side collecting a seventh successive title at the National Basketball Arena

Special weekend for Brunell at the National Basketball Arena as they contest two underage finals

Model Farm Road outfit are going through a tough period in the Women’s Super League team but Ger Gibbons can guide their side team to glory on Saturday

Brunell will go into the final as outsiders against a tall Limerick Celtics side but coach O’Leary is confident his team will be ready.

Ballincollig have won three Presidents Cups and a Super League but were beaten in their previous National Cup appearance

Drummond has a busy weekend as he's also playing for the Rebel Wheelers at the National Basketball Arena

After showing their class in the semi-final, coach Alan Dineen believes preparations have gone to plan

Ken Black, Jerome Westbrooks, Michelle Fahy and Shane Coughlan will be inducted into Basketball Ireland's Hall of Fame in 2026.

Rachel is now playing in the NCCA Division 1 in the Northeast Conference and she is finding the whole experience a lot different from playing Prep school last year.

Ballincollig’s incredible 10 game unbeaten run in the Domino’s Men’s Super League came to an end on Saturday when they went down to St Vincent’s 86-85.

Poor shooting from outside the arc didn't help Liam Culloty's side

Having lost to the same opponents in the National Cup last weekend, Mark Scannell's side were much more focused and determined in this league game

It was a disappointing cup semi-final defeat for the Cork side, but coach Mark Scannell's side can bounce back

There's massive pressure to the Sunday’s Well outfit, who are now hanging on for dear life to keep their status in the top tier of Irish basketball

Last season she played at Hillsborough Community College in Florida.  However, in the off-season she moved schools and she is now treading the hardwood floor for Saint Leo University

Ohers to be inducted later this year are former Neptune coach Ken Black and Glanmire player Niamh Fahy

Brunell lead the way with two teams, at U18 and U20 level, while Neptune, Ballincollig, Fr Mathew's and the Rebel Wheelers will also head to Dublin

Outscored by 13 points in this period, Neptune despite battling bravely to the end but were never able to make up the point difference

They will now play Limerick Celtic’s in the final in Dublin in two weeks time.

Coach Adam Drummond will have a busy weekend with his own team the Rebel Wheelers in the IWA final on Friday night

A poor second and fourth quarter cost Mark Scannell's team any chance of winning this cup semi final

Fr Mathew's have a superb mix of youth and experience in their side and it will take a very good side to beat them in the final

In a game that the Wheelers dominated from start to finish they had impressive performances from Dylan McCarthy, Adam Drummond and Conor Coughlan.

In a game that was the equivalent of a dogfight a 31-point contribution from Latavious Mitchell proved crucial for the Leesiders.

Both sides have shown consistent form in the build-up to this game and for the Glanmire coach Mark Scannell it is another chapter in his great career coaching at the top tier of women’s basketball in this country.

It will be an early 10am tip off for the Wheelers as stalwart Paul Ryan reflected on the season to date with one eye on completing a record seven in a row wins in this championship.

Incredibly, these sides clashed in the Men’s Super League last weekend with the Cork side prevailing 81-75.

Neptune and Demons remain locked in a battle to avoid relegation

Big derby win over Glanmire leaves northsiders in a strong position midway through the campaign

Super League survival is the name of the game between Cork's great basketball rivals

Northsiders produced a super performance while their rivals must regroup for the cup semi-final

Cork basketball derby victory for the hosts at Neptune Stadium

Cork rivals are on the same number of wins in the Super League but Mark Scannell's charges are on a roll

Leeside clubs have only won two games each this season

The old Gonkers players are now joined at the event by players from other clubs who they used to battle against in games

Village hit the last eight points to move clear at the top of the Super League

The Bishopstown school are no strangers to days like these, as the girls have appeared in three previous finals, narrowly losing by four points or less in every one of them. 

Mark Scannell's side are on a roll and challenging for honours along with Brunell as the third Cork club Fr Mathew's continue to struggle

UCC Demons and Energywise Ireland Neptune are on a high after grabbing vital victories last weekend

Drummond is the coach of the Neptune U20 team and is regarded as one of the best young coaches in the game

There was also a terrific performance on the road from Gurranabraher Credit Union Brunell when they defeated Trinity Meteors 84-81.

Home side are battling relegation but Tala Fam was hugely impressive for Danny O'Mahony's team

Boost for the Northsiders in their battle against relegation

Both teams have only won one Super League game all season and are in real danger of relegation

The Cork side who defeated Super League leaders Belfast Star in the quarter final are presently on a nine- game unbeaten run and player coach Ciaran O’Sullivan is remaining upbeat with his team’s rich vein of form.

Liam Culloty's side would have been expected to win this quarter final tie, but never played to their full potential

Mark Scannell's side will now be classed as one of the favourites to reach the cup final in the middle of January

Ninth win in a row this season sees Collig into third semi in four years with Joshua Steel their standout performer

Gurranbraher Credit Union Brunell will possibly have the toughest assignment when they welcome holders Liffey Celtics to the GCU Arena (2pm).

The Village are in a rich vein of form after winning eight games on the bounce and have played some quality basketball against good sides

Both sides are struggling for form and bottom of the table, with just one win each so far this season.

Northsiders head into National Cup quarter-finals in a rich vein of form

Mark Scannell's side are picking up momentum ahead of the National Cup quarter-final stage

Brunell take on Fr Mathew's while Glanmire are at home to Trinity Meteors

Last local club to win the Billy Kelly was Neptune in 2019 but are Cork teams able to compete as they did before with the surge in new clubs across the country?

One win from 10 games sees them in danger of relegation from the Super League

Having won everything at home with Glanmire, Jessica then turned professional and has now spent the last 11 years in Australia.

Ballincollig are battling Belfast Star for top spot in the Super League but their Cork rivals are in the bottom two places

Ciarán O'Sullivan's side are up to 6-2 while Demons have now lost seven successive league games

Cork derby on Friday night sees in-form Ballincollig travel to struggling Demons

Cuff won every trophy available at Cork and national level and his legacy continues with his son Daryl in the Super League

Recent results have left the top clubs of the sport in relegation danger and out of the National Cup early