Basketball Northern Ireland

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Basketball Northern Ireland
Sport Basketball
JurisdictionUlster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
AbbreviationBNI
Founded1955
Headquarters Belfast
PresidentMary Matthew
Bill McCotter
ChairmanKevin Craig
Official website
basketballni.com

Basketball Northern Ireland (also known as Ulster Basketball Association) is the governing body for basketball in Northern Ireland. [1] The association, which is affiliated with Basketball Ireland, is the "area board" with responsibility for the promotion, development and administration of all basketball activities in Northern Ireland. [2] [3] The organisation, also known as "Basketball NI", has previously coordinated with other groups in Northern Ireland, including Netball NI. [4]

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National teams

Basketball Northern Ireland governs the representation of Northern Irish players representing Northern Ireland only in Commonwealth Games. The senior 3x3 teams played their first matches in the Home Nations Qualifier for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. [5] [6]

Affiliated clubs

North Star's Matt Quin blocks a shot from Tyrone Towers' Justin DeBerry in 2007 MattBlock.jpg
North Star's Matt Quin blocks a shot from Tyrone Towers' Justin DeBerry in 2007

As of March 2024, the organisation's website listed 20 basketball clubs that were competing in competitions organised by Basketball NI: [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Covid-19: Indoor sports plead for facilities after lockdown". bbc.com. BBC News NI. 31 October 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  2. ↑ "Homepage - Basketball NI". basketballni.com. Retrieved 18 March 2024. Basketball NI is the NGB for the sport in Northern Ireland and operates as an area board under the National Federation Basketball Ireland
  3. ↑ "Basketball Northern Ireland". communityni.org. Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "Basketball and netball join forces by forming new partnership to get back on court in Northern Ireland". Belfast Telegraph. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2024. Netball NI and Basketball NI have joined forces to form a collaborative approach to support the safe return for indoor team sport
  5. ↑ "Fourteen teams confirmed for 3x3's debut at Commonwealth Games 2022". FIBA. 29 November 2021. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  6. ↑ Gains, Bradley (6 April 2022). "Scotland celebrate Commonwealth Games 2022 3×3 qualification double". Hoopsfix. Archived from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  7. ↑ "Registered Clubs". basketballni.com. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
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