- News 25/09/2020
Update Unfortunately due to the government announcement on the 24/09/2020. The County of Donegal will move into Level 3 Covid Restrictions from midnight Friday 25/09/2020 until the 16th October 2020.As a result, there will be no training sessions for any age group for the next 3 weeks. In the meantime practise your basketball skills at home and please follow all guidelines and protect one another. We will update you as soon as we are in a position to return to training.
Boys Under 19’s![]()
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DTBC 80![]()
Letterkenny Blaze 68![]()
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DTBC boys hosted league rivals Letterkenny Blaze on Sunday evening in what was always going to be an intense game. DTBC got of to a great start with Joesph Jordan scoring a nice fast break from the tip off.![]()
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Blaze played man to man defence and set the tone early with their physical presence. Both teams traded baskets for the opening 5 minutes. Blazes big men scored some terrific baskets in the paint and got numerous scores of rebounds. It was the home team though that led at the end of the quarter, spearheaded by captain Eoghan Mc Partlan who finished the quarter with an impressive 19 points and would end up scoring 46 on the night. At the end of the first DTBC led 28 – 19.![]()
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Blaze came out with fiery intensity in the second and crawled their way back into the game, closing the gap to one point. A special mention to DTBC’s inside players Theo, Shea, Leon, Charlie and Cormac who had a tough job all night battling with Blazes big men. The boys played a massive role on the defensive end, causing Blaze to turn the ball over on numerous times down the court. Theo Coulhon and Shea Byrne impressed with their great willingness to win, and this certainly reflected onto their teammates.![]()
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The second half was a similar affair with both teams trading baskets from the start. DTBC stuck to their zone defence, forcing Blaze to take outside shots and keep the ball out of the hands of their big men, who were Blazes biggest threat all night. The DTBC duo of Mc Partlan and Skender, went on a scoring spree in the second, hitting some deep 3’s to edge the home team further ahead.![]()
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Both teams put on a spectacular performance and all who were in attendance were on the edge of their seat the entire night. Its safe to say the future of basketball is in good hands with the talent that both clubs Blaze and DTBC are producing. So well done to coaches from both sides.![]()
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DTBC Squad![]()
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Eoghan Mc Partlan 46![]()
Vasigile Skender 19![]()
Theo Coulhon 6![]()
Joesph Jordan 5![]()
Shea Byrne 2![]()
Cormac Carr 2![]()
Charlie Joe Mc Neeley![]()
Niall Feeney![]()
Leon Mc Ginty![]()
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Coach![]()
Brian Heeney
Donegal Town Basketball Club would like to offer sincere condolences to Chris and his family on their loss. Our thoughts and prayers are you with you all at this sad time. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanamSligo All Stars are deeply saddened by the news of Deirdre Staunton passing. ![]()
Deirdre and her family are a much valued member of the club and committee and the club will be honouring her with a guard of honour on Friday at St. Joseph’s Church, Ballytivnan.![]()
As a mark of respect to our much loved friend Deirdre, we will be cancelling all training sessions tomorrow evening so we can show as much love and support to Chris, Maedbh, Eoghan and Conor as can.![]()
She will be dearly missed by the club and basketball community 💔![]()
May she rest in peace.![]()
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Fixtures for this weekend. ![]()
We’re away to Letterkenny and Ballyshannon this Sunday 19th:![]()
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Letterkenny![]()
10am U12 boys![]()
11.15 u14 girls Div 1![]()
12.45 u14 girls Div 2![]()
3.45 u14 boys Div 1![]()
5.15 u14 boys Div 2![]()
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Ballyshannon:![]()
13:15 u16 girls Div 1![]()
14:30 u16 boys Div 1![]()
15:45 u16 boys Div 2![]()
17:00 u19 boys
U14 Girls V Atlantic All Stars![]()
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Our U14 girls played two great games, both Division 2, on Saturday against the new club The Atlantic All Stars at home in the AVS Gym. ![]()
The girls played really well as a team against a very strong and well drilled side who won both games in the end.![]()
It’s great to see a new club thriving and we look forward to plenty more competitive games in the future. 💪🏻
We are thrilled to share this year’s Snowman for Carla Colouring competition in partnership with the Irish Independent 😊 Click the link below for details, competition closes Dec. 4th!![]()
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U12 Div 2 Boys team played the new Killybegs Atlantic team on Saturday afternoon. For many of the boys, it was their first day to experience the speed and intensity of a competitive game. As the game progressed the passing became better and then the scores began to drop into the basket. Special mention to Rhys Mosby who worked so hard on both sides of the court – offence and defensive .The boys learned so much and will hold them in good stead in future games. Well done to all the lads and to Caroline Kennedy for helping out on the day.
The U10 boys had their return match to Letterkenny Blaze on Sunday. Another great day out for the boys. There is no doubt that playing matches really gives the kids an idea as to how the game of basketball really works. By the second half the boys were in full flow scoring baskets and making great passes. Everybody really enjoyed themselves and thanks to Charlie Martin and Danny Hayden for helping on the day![]()
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More matches to follow in the coming weeks.
Under 19 Boys![]()
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Sunday 13-11-23 ![]()
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DTBC 116![]()
Atlantic All Stars 37![]()
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Another strong performance from the 19s boys on Sunday evening. The boys now sit top of the league, going undefeated in their first four games. ![]()
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A special mention to Eoghan Mc Partlan, who tallied an incredible 54 points, with a great display of scoring on the night. ![]()
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The boys look forward to the weekend as they will be away to Ballyshannon and Sligo on Saturday and Sunday.![]()
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DTBC Squad![]()
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Eoghan Mc Partlan 54![]()
Theo Coulhon 12![]()
Vasilije Skender 14![]()
Joseph Jordan 2![]()
Shea Byrne 8![]()
Sergio Mendez 4![]()
Charlie Joe Mc Neeley 4![]()
Niall Feeney 2![]()
Stefan Skender 8![]()
Leon Mc Ginty 4![]()
Cormac Carr 4![]()
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Brian Heeney![]()
Paul Mc Hugh
Thanks to Letterkenny Blaze for hosting our u10 girls and boys yesterday. Great to see the progress the teams are making.