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Basketball Ireland joins elite group

19th June 2008
Basketball Ireland is the latest federation to join Molten’s elite club in Europe by appointing the unique, Molten 12-panel G-Series basketball as its official ball for the next four seasons, commencing August 2008.

Evening Herald named Media Partner

20th June 2008
The Emerald Hoops programme is delighted to announce that the Evening Herald will be our media partner for the 2008 event.

Southern Slam set for UL

23rd June 2008
The University of Limerick will host ‘Southern Slam’ on August 15 2008, the build up event to this year’s inaugural Emerald Hoops International Series.

Focus on the Big East

27th June 2008
Since its foundation in 1979, the Big East Conference has established itself as a big name in college basketball.

Useful Links

27th June 2008
Check out some useful websites regarding the Big East and Notre Dame's official website:

Focus on Luke Harangody

27th June 2008
Notre Dame’s sophomore forward, Luke Harangody has made huge strides towards becoming the Big East’s best big man. In his freshman season, he received Big East All-Rookie Honors.

Focus on Mike Brey

27th June 2008
As Head Coach, Mike Brey has reinstated Notre Dame Men’s basketball team as a winning program. Before his appointment in 2000, the Fighting Irish had not been to an NCAA Tournament since 1990.

Notre Dame cause huge stir in GAA HQ

27th June 2008
Notre Dame caused a huge stir in Ireland when they made the trip to Cork Park in 1996 to take on the Naval Academy.

Emerald Hoops Basketball Experience Packages

30th June 2008
Don’t let your team, club or group miss out on the opportunity to attend the premier European basketball event of the summer!

Evening Herald Competition - Win trip to the NBA

22nd July 2008
To celebrate the Emerald Hoops initiative, the Evening Herald has teamed up with Basketball Ireland and the NBA to give readers the chance to win a VIP trip to a top NBA game in the USA this November.