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Wikipedia - Limerick Sport Eagles

Limerick Sport Eagles is an Irish basketball team based in Limerick. The team competes in the National League Division One and plays its home games at the University of Limerick's Sport Arena.

History

Early years

Prior to the late 1990s, Limerick's presence in the Irish National League was represented by Marathon Basketball Club. In 1999, Marathon's National League team became known as Burger King Limerick.

In 2002, Burger King Limerick celebrated their first-ever Irish Cup title after defeating Star of the Sea in the final. A year earlier, American Cleotis Brown was named Basketball Ireland Foreign Player of the Year.

In 2004, Marathon Basketball Club was renamed Limerick Lions Basketball Club, and thus, Burger King Limerick became Limerick Lions.

UL Eagles

In 2009, Limerick Lions Basketball Club parted ways with the National League team. As a result, the University of Limerick absorbed the team and rebranded it as UL Eagles.

In February 2012, UL Eagles won their first National Cup title since 2002 after defeating UCC Demons in the final. Eagles went on to win a historic National League title in March 2012, and backed that up in 2013 by defending their title. In February 2015, long-time servant of the team, Welshman Matt Hall, announced his retirement after 15 years of playing in Limerick.

After finishing last in the Super League table in 2016–17, UL Eagles were demoted to the Basketball Ireland Men's Division One National League for the 2017–18 season. However, in September 2017, the team withdrew from the National League entirely. The team returned as the UL Sport Eagles in the National League Division One in the 2018–19 season. They continued in Division One as UL Sport Eagles in the 2019–20 season.

Limerick Sport Eagles

In 2020, the team was renamed Limerick Sport Eagles. The 2020–21 Division One season did not go ahead due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Limerick Sport Eagles continued in Division One in the 2021–22 season. In 2022–23, the team reached the Division One final.

De UL Eagles zijn het universiteitsbasketbalteam voor mannen van de Universiteit van Limerick. Het team komt uit in de Southern Conference van de NCAA Division I. De Eagles spelen hun thuiswedstrijden in de UL Arena in Limerick, Ierland.

De UL Eagles werden in 1995 opgericht en hebben sindsdien een aantal successen geboekt. Ze wonnen het Southern Conference-kampioenschap in 2000, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013 en 2015. Ze hebben ook zeven keer aan het NCAA-toernooi deelgenomen, waarbij hun beste resultaat de Sweet Sixteen in 2004 was.

De UL Eagles staan ​​bekend om hun snelle en atletische speelstijl. Ze staan ​​ook bekend om hun sterke verdediging, die vaak een van de beste in het land is.

De UL Eagles zijn een van de meest succesvolle basketbalteams in Ierland en zijn een belangrijke pijler in de Ierse sport.