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Congrats to the U'13 Girls on winning the Connacht Community Games . They beat the holders, Mohill from Leitrim in the semi final and then beat Sligo 42-16 in the final. They will represent Galway atthe National finals in Athlone on 21st and 22nd August .......Photos

Basketball Ireland Annual Awards 2010

Cian Nihill has been named by Basketball Ireland as the Male Collegiate Player of the Year for 2010. . Cian captained NUIG when they won the Intervarsity Title this year. The 2010 Annual Awards Selection Committee revealed the recipients of the Annual Awards during a special announcement courtesy of IrishSport.TV....link

Another NUIG Star player, Liam Conroy from Maree was named as U'20 Player of the year , Joe Shields wes named Schools Coach of the Year, Carol McCarthy was named U'20 female player of the Year while Calasanctius College was named School of the Year. Great recognition for Galway and congrats to all the winners

It had to be one of the most dramatic finished ever to a National Competition. Fifteen points down as the game approached the last quarter, the Galway boys somehow found the inspiration to turn the game on its head and overhaul UUJ for a 60-59 win that looked impossible five minutes earlier. Credit the confidence , skill , togetherness and determination of this remarkalble group of Maree and Moycullen players that have brought the first Intervarsity to NUIG in a generation. The game was billed as a 'Butler v Duke' matchup, with the all local team from Gallway facing a recruited line up of post grad scolarship players from various parts of Ireland led by an American NCAA Division One player. The UUJ lineup was the same as the Ulster Elks Superleague team, so the win by a Galway Team, of almost entirely undergraduate, local players was all the more remarka

The men's Superleague team rose to the occasion in their final home game of the season, producing a magnificent team display to beat an inform Ulster Elks by six points in NUIG. Puff Summers ignited the big home support with a blistering 22 first half points, Elks having no matchup for his quickness and scoring touch., Moycullen set the pace from the start and at one stage had built a sixteen point advantage, the backcourt pace of Dowd, Loughnane and Summers creating all sorts of problems for Elks. Garnett Griffin had his best game of the season, matching up very well with the Elks american. Garnett's power dunk at the end of a fast break was one of the highlights of his confident performance. Cian Nihill closed down Irish senior International Ian O'Boyle and added 21 points in an impressive display, including two clutch baskets in the final minute to seal the win. Veterans John and Nollaig Cunningham, sharing forty minutes court time between them showed all the experience gained over long careers with two big performances.. John hit four invaluable points in the last quarter and Nollaig grabbed some great boards, including an offensive rebound in the last play of the game.

The game was sponsored by by former Moycullen senior players, many of whom were present to cheer on the new generation.

At half time National Community games medals were presented to the U'13 Boys team, perhaps the next generation......Team picture

Cian NIhill (21), Puff Summers (27), Michael Dowd (2), Garnett Griffin (11), James Loughnane (7), Mindaugas kurchenkovas (2), Paul O'Brien, Nollaig Cunninghan (4), Dylan Cunningham , Stephen Tummon, John Cunningham (4)
Coach Enda Byrt