North Star Basketball Club

North Star Basketball Club
Established	2002
Location	Derry
Home Court	St Columb's College
Colours	Black and White
Chairman	Emmett Harkin
Head Coach	Feargal McCrory
Homepage	http://www.northstarbasketball.com

North Star Basketball Club is a basketball club affiliated to Basketball Ireland and Basketball Northern Ireland. The club is based in the city of Derry in Northern Ireland. North Star was originally established in the 1970s however the club dissolved in 1986. The club was reformed in 2002 and currently consists of two senior men’s teams and numerous junior teams. The club is Derry's only Basketball team.

Teams

Premier Men's
Division 1 Men's
Ladies
Under 19 Girls
Under 17 Boys
Under 17 Girls
Under 16 Boys
Under 15 Girls
Under 13 Boys
Under 13 Girls
Under 11 Boys
Under 11 Girls

History

2002/03 Season
Senior Squad finished second in the Ulster Basketball League first division. Promoted to the Premier Division.

2003/04 Season
Second Senior squad formed. "Premier team" finished third in the Ulster Basketball League premier division, won the Errigle Inn Tournament^[1] and reached finals of All Ireland Club Championship. The division one squad finished third in the Ulster Basketball League first division.

2004/05 Season
"Premier team" finished fourth in the Ulster Basketball League premier division, reached the final of Errigle Inn Tournament and reached the semi-final of the All Ireland club championship. The division one squad finished fourth in Ulster Basketball League first division.

2005/06 Season
"Premier team" finished seventh in the Ulster Basketball League premier division. The division one squad finished third in the Ulster Basketball League first division.

2006/07 Season
The "Premier team" finished fifth in the Ulster Basketball League premier division. The division one squad finished seventh in Ulster Basketball League first division.^[2] The "U14's boys team" won the Peace Players International Spring Jam Competition and the u17 Girls won the BNI u17 Girls b League.

2007/08 Season
The "Premier team" finished fifth in the Basketball Northern Ireland premier division.^[3] The division one squad finished fifth in the Basketball Northern Ireland League first division and went on to win the BNI Plate.^[4] Both the under 13 and under 17 Girls won their junior championships.^[5]

Current senior players

North Stars Matt Quin grabs a rebound at the Queens Pre-Season Tournament

North Star Current Roster
Head Coach: Feargal McCrory
G	4		Daryl Harkin	(St Columb's College)
G	5		Ciaran Lockhart	(St Columb's College)
G/F	7		Ciaran Stevenson	(St Columb's College)
G	8		Kieran Temple	(St Columb's College)
F/C	9		Padraig Hribar	(Marquette University)
F	10		Ferghal Mc Crory	(Holy Cross College)
F	11		Niall Mc Dermott	(St Columb's College)
F	12		Conor Friel	(St Columb's College)
G	16		Kevin Stanley	(St Joseph's College)
C/F	21		Anthony Tench	(Belize)
F/C	23		John Ward	(St Colman's College, Newry)
F	30		Colum O'Neill	(St Columb's College)
G	33		Gary Campbell	(St Columb's College)
C	67		John Paul	(Queen's University)
				North Star

North Star Division One Current Roster
Head Coach: Niall McDermott
G	0		Johnny Lyons	(Foyle and Londonderry College)
G/F	8		Kieran Temple	(St Columb's College)
F/C	9		Padraig Hribar	(Marquette University)
G	9		Ryan Hasson	(St Joseph's College)
F/C	10		Gary Mc Dowell	(St Columb's College)
G	14		Hugh Barbour	(St Joseph's College)
G	16		Kevin Stanley	(St Joseph's College)
G/F	17		Todd Gfeller	(Virginia Commonwealth University)
C/F	18		Sean Mc Gowan	(St Columb's College)
F	21		Liam Allen	(St Peter's High School[disambiguation needed ])
F/C	23		John Ward	(St Colman's College, Newry)
G	33		Jason Wells	(Foyle and Londonderry College)
G	38		Adam Doherty	(Foyle and Londonderry College)
				North Star

References

1. ^ http://www.queensbasketball.org/tournament_info.php
2. ^ BasketballNI.com
3. ^ BasketballNI.com
4. ^ http://basketballni.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=249&Itemid=60&limit=1&limitstart=1
5. ^ http://basketballni.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=253&Itemid=59

External links

• North Star Basketball Club
• Official Basketball Northern Ireland website