Moycullen Basketball Club

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Cumann Cispheile Mhaigh Cuilinn (Moycullen Basketball Club)
Founded1966
ArenaKingfisher, NUIG
Location Galway, Ireland
Team colorsGreen & white
PresidentJohn Cunningham
Website MoycullenBasketball.net

Cumann Cispheile Mhaigh Cuilinn (Moycullen Basketball Club) is an Irish basketball club based in Moycullen, County Galway. The club was founded in 1966. [1]

The club's senior men's representative team plays in the Irish Super League. The team first played in the Super League, Ireland's top basketball league, in 2009. [1] In 2014, they dropped down to the second-tiered National League Division 1 and won the Division 1 title. [2] They subsequently returned to the Super League for the 2015–16 season. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "About". moycullenbasketball.net. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  2. Champions: SSE Airtricity take National League Div 1 Title – New Photos added
  3. "LEAGUE TABLE FOR MENS PREMIER LEAGUE". basketballireland.ir. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2021.