Murphy had a major influence on generations of young basketball players with Blue Demons and Pres

“We started the basketball program in 2012, with two teams at D Division in the Cork Leagues,” Pa said.

Legendary northside club celebrated its 75th anniversary recently

15 players from seven clubs take part in the Euro Youth Basketball Cup in June

Ballincollig club man ended a great year by winning coach of the year award

Blue Demons stalwart runs the door at the Parochial Hall for the Cork Men's Basketball Board and always has a smile and a joke for players, coaches, parents and supporters

Ireland's most successful basketball coach brilliantly managed what could have been a transitional season for Glanmire

Switch from Neptune saw the Hannigan brothers develop into key Super League performers

Worthy recipients were acknowledged at the prestigious Billy Kelly U17 Tournament in Parochial Hall

From the heart of the northside, they are dedicated to the sport of basketball.

Love of basketball never left Mangan after he left Leeside and set up a successful business in New York

Award-winning basketballer reflects on a brilliant Super League season with John Coughlan 

Former Irish coach cherishes his days as a player-coach on the northside

Dylan O'Rourke is involved with the U16s with Daryl Cuff and Rory O'Flynn on Paul Kelleher's U18 panel

Father and son are well known for their great support of Cork City, Ballincollig Basketball Club and Leeside GAA

Seven of the 12 categories are Cork bound, with Glanmire, Demons, Ballincollig and Fr Mathew's all represented

Neptune trio all featured across the Four Nations tournament for the hosts

As well as doing the clock at Super League level, Bohane finds the time to coach with two clubs in Cork

Emporium Cork Basketball's gifted American almost gave up on the sport last summer and was rewarded with a memorable Super League season in the Village

Emporium Cork Basketball were incredible in the playoffs but Neptune's investment didn't pay off

'Six years ago we were in the third tier, our top team in the club was playing in the local league in Cork...'

Glanmire had two talented Americans this season but key to their success was the depth of a group that appeared to be in transition in the offseason

John Glavin's side were too good for Midland Masters in an exciting final played in Tallaght

Meanwhile Cobh intermediate team were unlucky to lose to Portlaoise Panthers in their national final

Ballincollig entered the playoffs as fourth seeds but took down Maree with a magnificent team effort

Emporium Cork Basketball were led by American John Dawson who hit 31 points in Tallaght as they denied Maree the double

Mark Scannell's charges added the Champions Trophy to the league title

There's a strong Leeside flavour to the National League teams picked this season

Over 600 students attended the event and they got to experience adapted physical activity through wheelchair basketball

Emporium are looking to bring a Super League trophy to the Village for the first time while Glanmire are gunning for a double

Gifted basketballer will lead the way in Tallaght as Glanmire bid to add the Top Four trophy to their league crown

Siadbh Redmond on the difficulties faced by sports outside the big three of GAA, rugby and soccer in attracting coverage and general interest

Ballincollig club have made the decider in their second season at the top level of the game in Ireland

Brittany Byrd had 28 points for Mark Scannell's side

Two huge games will pack the Mardyke Arena as UCC Demons take on Ballincollig and Glanmire host Wildcats

He had a great vision of how the game should be played but always encouraged young players and coaches to express themselves

Home side had to come from 12 points down heading into the fourth quarter to line up a Cork derby next weekend at the Mardyke

Having lost to the Dubliners in the National Cup, Ballincollig got their revenge in the playoffs

Roy Downey and Jordan Blount got the northsiders off to a flier but Star are very hard to beat on their home turf

Mark Scannell's side have been magnificent all season, retaining their Super League crown in style

University of Galway Maree 87 UCC Demons 61 A fourth quarter collapse by UCC Demons paved the way for University of Galway Maree to win the Southern conference in a competitive Men’s Super League clash at Calasanctus College on Saturday.

Huge crowd cheered on the Ballincollig side who now head to Eanna for the Super League quarter-finals

30 points for the Irish international means the northsiders are off to Belfast next weekend for the Super League quarter-finals

Cork side were early favourites for the title but are now one defeat away from elimination before the playoffs

The Cork club, once again inspired by Michael Randolph, have now won 10 super league games in a row

Singleton’s SuperValu Brunell 87 I3PT Fr Mathew's 75Singleton’s SuperValu Brunell came back from the dead to beat I3PT Fr Mathew's in a MissQuote. ie Woman’s Super League local derby game at the Parochial Hall on Sunday afternoon.

Northside outfit are battling with Tralee and Emporium to make the Super League last eight

Ballincollig side face Eanna and Killester with no room for error as they bid to make the playoffs

Recipients will be honoured at the Billy Kelly Tournament next month

The Address UCC Glanmire landed the league with two games to spare even after losing some of the key performers from last season

Northside outfit are set for a home quarter-final in the Super League playoffs

Singleton's SuperValu Brunell 75 Waterford Wildcats 72Singleton's SuperValu Brunell had a very hard fought victory against Waterford Wildcats in an over-physical MissQuote. ie Women’s Super League at the Parochial Hall on Sunday afternoon.

The league presentation will take place on the final day of the season when Glanmire host Wildcats in two weeks time

Colin O'Reilly's side had too much firepower for the leading team in the Northern Conference, who they could meet again in the playoff quarter-finals

Ballincollig improve to 10-6 as they joust with Neptune and Tralee to make the Super League knockout stages

Cork city school held off a second-half comeback with MVP Katie Claffey nailing 18 points

Northside school honoured the memory of Garreth Blount with a super showing in Tallaght

Paul Kelleher's group will travel to Cardiff to face England, Scotland and Wales

North Cork side came from eight points down at the end of the first quarter to collect the cup

Mark Scannell's side are one win away from the Women's Super League crown but UCC Demons have overtaken their Cork rivals in the race for the playoffs

Veterans Grainne Dwyer and Claire O'Sullivan were among the standout players in this crucial MissQuote.ie Women’s Super League tie

Home side dominated throughout a disappointing clash at Neptune Stadium

Ballincollig club have been edged out lately in tight games against Tralee and Belfast Star and need a few breaks to defeat the Galway outfit on the road

Early in the Super League campaign, UCC Demons were worrying about a relegation battle but now they're second in the Southern Conference

Singleton’s SuperValu Brunell 73 The Address UCC Glanmire 75 A buzzer beater from Khia Rasheed ensured a nail biting win for The Address UCC Glanmire over local rivals Singleton’s SuperValu Brunell in a thrilling Women’s Super League clash at the ...

American sensation hit 40 points in Dublin for Daniel O'Mahony's side

Parochial Hall will draw a crowd for a key game in Glanmire's pursuit of the title

UCC Demons and Emporium both won last weekend

Leesiders Orla O'Reilly and Mia Furlong were also in the Irish squad

Cork's Edel Thornton will captain James Weldon's side in Prague

John Coughlan salutes the northside club's terrific squad that lifted the league 50 years ago

DCU Mercy 62 The Address UCC Glanmire 66 A tremendous defensive display in the final quarter ensured champions The Address UCC Glanmire defeated arch rivals DCU in a thrilling Women’s Super League clash at Belfield on Sunday.

After a tight first half, Mark Scannell's side upped the ante to secure a massive victory in the Mardyke Arena

Super League showdown between Leeside's fierce rivals was sold out as MJ Randolph once again shot the lights out

Neptune have beaten their rivals twice already this season but the class of new American MJ Randolph gives the hosts a great chance here

Meteors have already defeated Mark Scannell's side twice this season

Ahead of the derby game on Friday night in the Mardyke Arena, Dylan O'Connell looks back to a classic encounter from 19 years ago

McCarthy and McMillian were two of the greatest to ever take to the hardwood in the Parochial Hall and Neptune Stadium

Garreth Blount will be laid to rest on Tuesday morning a few weeks short of his 23rd birthday

Randolph is a wonderful talent but credit to every Demons player on court they battled as if their lives depended on it.

Beating University of Galway Mystics, the home side ended a run of seven straight defeats

Energywise Ireland Neptune 113 Flexachem Killorglin 77 THE gulf in class was clear to see as Energywise Ireland Neptune strolled to a comfortable win over Flexachem Killorglin in the Men’s Super League clash at the Neptune stadium on ...

John Dawson looked to have given the home side a win with two seconds remaining but there was still time for one last Tralee play

Northsider was a beloved member of the basketball community in Cork and beyond

John Coughlan previews the weekend action as we start looking towards the business end of the season

Former Blue Demons underage star moved abroad after excelling for Ireland at U16 level

Former Neptune BC underage star, Conor O’Sullivan added his name to that elite crop of players last weekend when his MVP performance led Ulster University to victory over Moy Tolka Rovers in the InsureMyHouse.ie Presidents’ Cup.

THE scenes at the National Basketball Arena on Sunday at the full time buzzer when UCC Demons defeated Dublin side Tolka Rovers had to be seen to be believed.

Leeside basketballers have delivered quality displays at the business end of the cup for some time now

O'Leary got the MVP award but Mathew McCarthy, Ben Horgan, Colin Hannigan, Jake Orji and Issac Eroutteh also played their part in this famous victory

Meteors dominated throughout the decider at the National Basketball Arena

Northside club's U15s followed up on last year's triumph with some awesome basketball throughout the tournament

Dillon was superb for her side hitting 12 points and grabbing 21 rebounds

The Cork side gave the cup favourites plenty to worry about for long spells, but in the end their greater firepower saw them over the line

Rebel Wheelers' Adam Drummond has a new understanding of the real upside of playing basketball