The 2014–15 Irish Premier League season was the 42nd running of Basketball Ireland's premier men's basketball competition. The season featured 10 teams from across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, with the regular season beginning on 4 October 2014 and ending on 15 March 2015. In 2014–15, UCC Demons created history in Irish basketball by becoming the first side ever to remain undefeated for an entire season. They claimed the end-of-season Champions Trophy on 29 March 2015 to add to their League and Cup titles in a campaign that saw them win 24 games in a row. In a thrilling Champions Trophy final in Galway, Demons saw off Templeogue 85–73 behind the play of player-coach Colin O'Reilly.
Teams TeamStadiumCity/AreaLast seasonBelfast StarMethodist CollegeBelfast6thDCU SaintsDCU Sports ComplexGlasnevin, Dublin4thDublin InterMountview Y&C ClubClonsilla, Dublin8thKillesterIWA Sports HallClontarf, Dublin1stNeptuneNeptune StadiumCork3rdSwords Thunder Sports ComplexDublin Airport, DublinNewTempleogueOblate HallInchicore, Dublin10thUCC DemonsMardyke Arena, UCCCork2ndUCD MarianUCD Sports CentreBelfield, Dublin7thUL EaglesUL ArenaLimerick5th
Regular season
Standings # Irish Premier League Regular Season Standings Team 1UCC Demons 18 0 100 0 542Swords Thunder 13 5 72 0 393Templeogue 11 7 61 1 344Killester 11 7 61 1 34 5UCD Marian 9 9 50 4 316Belfast Star 7 11 39 6 277Neptune 7 11 39 1 228DCU Saints 6 12 33 2 209UL Eagles 5 13 28 4 1910Dublin Inter 3 15 17 3 12
Source: Comortais
Champions Trophy
Bracket
*National League Division 1 champions.
**National League Division 1 runners-up.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
National Cup
Round 1 (2 legs)
Round 2 (1 leg) Winner of Series 4 vs Winner of Series 5
Semi-finals Winner of Series 1 vs Winner of Series 2
Winner of Series 3 vs Winner of Round 2
Final
Source: Comortais
Awards
Player of the Month Month Player Team Ref October Colin O'Reilly UCC Demons November Ricky Taylor Belfast Star December Michael Goj Swords Thunder January Lehmon Colbert UCC Demons February Conor Meany UCD Marian March Jason Killeen Templeogue
Coach of the Month Month Player Team Ref October Colin O'Reilly UCC Demons November Dave Baker Swords Thunder December Ioannis Liapakis UCD Marian January Colin O'Reilly UCC Demons February Colin O'Reilly UCC Demons March Mark Keenan Templeogue
Statistics leaders Stats as of the end of the regular season Category Player Team Stat Points per game Ricky Taylor Belfast Star 26.2 Rebounds per game Mārtiņš Provizors DCU Saints 16.8 Assists per game Isaac Westbrooks Swords Thunder 9.6 Steals per game Isaac Westbrooks Swords Thunder 3.2 Blocks per game Jason Killeen Templeogue 2.4
Regular season Player of the Year: Colin O'Reilly (UCC Demons) Young Player of the Year: Ciaran Roe (Killester) Coach of the Year: Colin O'Reilly (UCC Demons) All-Star First Picks: G: Kyle Hosford (UCC Demons) G: Conor Meany (UCD Marian) F: Ricky Taylor (Belfast Star) F: Colin O'Reilly (UCC Demons) C: Lehmon Colbert (UCC Demons) All-Star Second Picks: G: Isaac Westbrooks (Swords Thunder) G: Roy Downey (Neptune) F: Michael Goj (Swords Thunder) F: Juan Torres (Swords Thunder) C: Jason Killeen (Templeogue) All-Star Third Picks: G: Isaac Gordon (Templeogue) G: Kevin Lacey (Swords Thunder) F: Ciaran O'Sullivan (UCC Demons) F: Michael Bonaparte (Neptune) C: Jermaine Turner (Killester)
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