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Basketball Ireland Annual Awards 2016

June 13, 2016

The 2016 Basketball Ireland Annual Awards have been announced to recognise the sporting excellence of players, coaches, officials, administrators clubs and schools across the country over the past year.

Over 40 awards will be presented at a special ceremony at the National Basketball Arena on Saturday June 11th to winners from Antrim, Carlow, Cork, Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Kildare, Limerick, Louth, Mayo, Monaghan, Sligo and Waterford.

Jazmen Boone is named Womenâs Premier League Player of the Year to follow up on a season that saw her win Player of the Month twice and secure an All-Star award for her performances with Maxol WIT Wildcats.

The Womenâs Premier League Young Player of the Year goes to a Singletonâs SuperValu Brunell player for the fourth time in five years - Amy Waters backs up her All-Star nod and selection for the Ireland Senior Womenâs squad.

Team Montenotte Hotel secured their status as the most successful womenâs club in Irish basketball history with another league and cup double in 2015/2016. Mark Scannell is recognised for his role in winning the Coach of the Year award.

Lehmon Colbert is the Menâs Premier League Player of the Year. The C&S UCC Demons forward is a two-time All-Star and played a crucial role in the Cork clubâs run to another Menâs Premier League title.

Templeogue point guard Sean Flood is named young player of the year while Mayo native and Killester Head Coach Brian OâMalley wins the Coach of the Year gong in just his first season in the Menâs Premier League.

Galway complete a clean sweep of the Menâs and Womenâs Division One. NUIG Mystics supply the Womenâs Division One Coach and Player of the Year in Mike Murray and SiobhÃ¡n Kilkenny respectively. Club mate Ailish OâReilly wins Young Player of the year for a third time.

17 year-old Eoin Rockall wins the Menâs Division One Young Player of the Year award as part of Mareeâs trophy-laden season. Head Coach John Finn also wins his category while three-time Young Player of the Year Kenneth Hansberry graduates to the overall award in 2016.

NATIONAL LEAGUE AWARDS:

Menâs Premier League Player of the Year:

Lehmon Colbert (C&S UCC Demons)

Men's Premier League Young Player of the Year:

Sean Flood (Templeogue BC)

Menâs Premier League Coach of the Year:

Brian O'Malley (Pyrobel Killester)

Womenâs Premier League Player of the Year:

Jazmen Boone (Maxol WIT Wildcats)

Women's Premier League Young Player of the Year:

Amy Waters (Singleton's SuperValu Brunell)

Womenâs Premier League Coach of the Year:

Mark Scannell (Team Montenotte Hotel)

Menâs Division One Player of the Year: Kenneth Hansberry (Maree BC)

Menâs Division One Young Player of the Year: Eoin Rockall (Maree BC)

Menâs Division One Coach of the Year: John Finn (Maree)

Womenâs Division One Player of the Year: Siobhan Kilkenny (NUIG Mystics)

Womenâs Division One Young Player of the Year: Ailish O'Reilly (NUIG Mystics)

Womenâs Division One Coach of the Year: Mike Murray (NUIG Mystics)

UNDERAGE BASKETBALL AWARDS:

Menâs Underage Coach of the Year: Daniel O'Sullivan (Ballincollig BC)

Womenâs Underage Coach of the Year: Andy Gill (Irish U15W National Team)

Underage Club of the Year: Ongar Chasers

PRIMARY SCHOOLS AWARDS:

Appreciation Award: Noel Keating

Primary School of the Year: Ballyroan Boys National School

POST PRIMARY SCHOOLS AWARDS:

Post Primary Schools Committee Tom Collins Award: Tom O'Malley

Boys âAâ School of the Year: Colaiste Choilm Ballincollig

Girls âAâ School of the Year: Holy Faith Clontarf

Girls âBâ School of the Year: ColÃ¡iste Choilmcille Ballyshannon

Boys âBâ School of the Year: De La Salle Waterford

Girls âCâ School of the Year: Abbey Vocational School, Donegal

Boys âCâ School of the Year: Colaiste Oiriall Monaghan

Girls âDâ School of the Year: St. Michaels Finglas

Boys âDâ School of the Year: Scoil Ui Mhuiri Dunleer

Girls Schools Coach of the Year: Jerome Westbrooks (Holy Faith Clontarf)

Boys School Coach of the Year: Francis O' Sullivan (Colaiste Choilm Ballincollig)

U19 Boys Schools Player of the Year: Dylan Corkery (Colaiste Choilm, Ballincollig)

U19 Girls Schools Player of the Year: Claire Melia (Ard Scoil Rathangan)

U16 Boys Schools Player of the Year: Kris Arcilla (Colaiste Padraig Lucan)

U16 Girls Schools Player of the Year: Elizabeth Black (Holy Faith Clontarf)

COLLEGIATE AWARDS:

Men's Division One Collegiate Player of the Year: Corey Starkey (NUI Galway)

Men's Division Two Collegiate Player of the Year: Graham Brannelly (IT Tallaght)

Men's Division Three Collegiate Player of the Year: Dillon Muldoon (IT Sligo)

Women's Division One Collegiate Player of the Year: Jazmen Boone (Waterford IT)

Women's Division Two Collegiate Player of the Year: Lillian McCabe (IT Carlow)

Women's Division Three Collegiate Player of the Year: Aisling McCann (RCSI)

WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL AWARDS:

Irish Wheelchair Basketball Men's Player of the Year:

Jason Kennedy (Northern Ireland Knights WBC)

Irish Wheelchair Basketball Women's Player of the Year:

Christine Doyle (Killester WBC)

OFFICIALS AWARDS:

Young Referee of the Year: Leanne Ahern

Referee of the Year Award: Maciej Nazimek

Table Official of the Year: Mark Traynor

Young Table Official of the Year: Shauna Kavanagh

Commissioner of the Year: Thomas Rawley (RIP)

President's Award: Blue Demons BC & Meteors BC

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Part of FIBA Europe, the European Governing body, and of FIBA, the World Governing body, B.I. is responsible for the promotion and administration of basketball throughout Ireland and for Irish international participation.