Neptune Basketball Club | |
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Founded | 1947 |
Arena | Neptune Stadium |
Location | Cork, Ireland |
Team colours | Blue and white |
Main sponsor | Energywise Ireland |
Head coach | Paul Kelleher (as of 2023)[1] |
Neptune Basketball Club is an Irish basketball club based in Cork. Founded in 1947 following input from members of the Irish Defence Forces in developing citizen's clubs,[2][3] Neptune is the oldest and most successful basketball club in Ireland.[4] Based at Neptune Stadium, Neptune is the only basketball club in Ireland with its own stadium.[5]
[prior to] the setting-up of the Neptune Basketball Club and Stadium in Cork [..] over a period of a decade or more some members of the army assisted the uptake of the game by the civilian population