Colin O’Reilly of C&S UCC Demons has been recognised for his success this season by winning Basketball Ireland’s Player and Coach of the Year awards.
O’Reilly led the Cork side to three national titles and recorded an amazing 24-0 run along the way.
Niamh Dwyer picked up the Women’s Premier League Player of the Year award, while her Team Montenotte Hotel coach Mark Scannell won the Coach of the Year award for guiding the Glanmire outfit to a League and Cup double.
Edel Thornton picked up the Women’s Premier League Young Player of the Year award for the second time in three years, while Killester point guard Ciaran Roe was chosen as the Men’s Premier League’s Young Player of the Year.
Basketball Ireland Annual Awards 2015
Men’s Premier League Player of the Year: Colin O'Reilly (C&S UCC Demons)
Women’s Premier League Player of the Year: Niamh Dwyer (Team Montenotte Hotel)
Premier League Young Player of the Year: Ciaran Roe (Killester)
Premier League Young Player of the Year: Edel Thornton (Singleton SuperValu Brunell)
Men’s Premier League Coach of the Year: Colin O'Reilly (C&S UCC Demons)
Women’s Premier League Coach of the Year: Mark Scannell (Team Montenotte Hotel)
Men’s Division One Player of the Year: Lawrence Summers (Team Left Bank Kilkenny)
Women’s Division One Player of the Year: Jennifer Morabito (Oblate Dynamos)
Men’s Division One Young Player of the Year: Kenneth Hansberry (Maree)
Women’s Division One Young Player of the Year: Ailish O'Reilly (NUIG Mystics)
Men’s Division One Coach of the Year: Salva Camps (SSE Airtricity Moycullen)
Women’s Division One Coach of the Year: Peter O'Sullivan (Portlaoise Panthers)
Club of the Year: St Joseph's BC, Kerry
Men’s Underage Coach of the Year: Moycullen BC
Women’s Underage Coach of the Year: Yvonne Bracken (Colaiste Chiarain Leixlip)
Men’s Collegiate Player of the Year: Jason Killeen (IT Carlow)
Women’s Collegiate Player of the Year: Kelsey Harris (UL Huskies)
Irish Wheelchair Basketball Player of the Year: To be announced Friday May 15th
Tom Collins Award: Michael Marshall - Carrigaline CS
Boys School of the Year: Summerhill College Sligo
Girls School of the Year: Ard Scoil Rathangan
U19 Boys Schools Player of the Year: Aaron Whelan (Ard Scoil Rathangan)
U19 Girls Schools Player of the Year: Hannah McCarthy (Christ King Cork)
U16 Boys Schools Player of the Year: Oisin O'Reilly (Summerhill College Sligo)
U16 Girls Schools Player of the Year: Claire Melia - Ard Scoil Rathangan
U14 Boys All Ireland Club Championships Player of the Year: Paul Kelly (Moycullen)
U14 Girls All Ireland Club Championships Player of the Year: Shauna Ahern (St Mary's Castleisland)
U16 Boys All Ireland Club Championships Player of the Year: Sean Jenkins (Neptune)
U16 Girls All Ireland Club Championships Player of the Year: Sorcha Tiernan (Liffey Celtics)
Senior Referee Development Award: Emma Perry
Young Referee of the Year: Jamie Dooley
Table official of the Year: Mary Flanagan
Young Table Official of the Year: Amy Rooney
Commissioner of the Year: Declan Murray
President’s Award: Pat Duffy (RIP)
