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59 players selected to Basketball Ireland U17 Academy Programme
A total of 59 players have been selected to participate in the Basketball Ireland U17 Academy programme for the 2026/27 season.
The Basketball Ireland U17 Academy Programme serves as a bridge for boys and girls between U16 and U18 level, allowing them the chance to develop physically, while continuing to receive high level coaching and experience a high-performance environment. It also keeps them engaged with the Basketball Ireland Player Pathway, with several players in recent years going on to represent Ireland at the FIBA U18 Youth EuroBasket after a successful year in the system.
Andrius Gerve is in his second year as head coach for the U17 men's programme, while Ian McLoughlin is announcing his first squad as head coach of the U17 men's programme.
You can see the full list of players selected at the bottom of the page.
Training dates for those selected and all the information about the Basketball Ireland Academy programme can be found here.
Basketball Ireland Academy | U17 Women's Programme
| First Name | Surname | Club | Position | Height |
| Sophia | Allen | Cobh BC | Centre | 5'11 |
| Leah | Bateman | Éanna BC | Point Guard | 5'6 |
| Emily | Behan | Éanna BC | Point Guard | 5'7 |
| Aaliyah | Bosse | Tolka Rovers | Point Guard | 5’9 |
| Ema | Bozic | Kubs BC | Forward | 6'1 |
| Abi | Brodrick | Meteors BC | Shooting Guard | 5'9 |
| Mia | Carroll | Mallow BC | Point Guard | 5’10 |
| Mia | Delaney | Portlaoise Panthers | Shooting Guard | 5'6 |
| Elle | Dodson | Meteors BC | Point Guard | 5'8 |
| Rachel | Doyle | Liffey Celtics | Shooting Guard | 5'7 |
| Taylor | Drury | Meteors BC | Forward | 6'1 |
| Ciara | Dunne | Tullamore BC | Centre | 6'0 |
| Emilia | Feeney | Titans BC | Point Guard | 5'10 |
| Cayla | Gallagher | Éanna BC | Forward | 5'10 |
| Caoimhe | Heneghan | Malahide BC | Forward | 6'0 |
| Abigail | Joyce | Éanna BC | Shooting Guard | 5'10 |
| Líle | Kelly | Sligo All-Stars | Shooting Guard | 5'11 |
| Lauren | McGranaghan | Titans BC | Shooting Guard | 5'9 |
| Sophia | Mulcaire | Glanmire BC | Forward | 5'6 |
| Emily Rose | O'Driscoll | Meteors BC | Forward | 5'9 |
| Eleni | O'Sullivan | Kubs BC | Forward | 5'11 |
| Hope | Onyedikam | Swords BC | Forward | 5’11 |
| Deborah | Oyeleye | Cavan Lakers | Forward | 5'8 |
| Sally | Power | Kilkenny Stars | Forward | 5’8 |
| Freya | Quinn | Meteors BC | Point Guard | 5'9 |
| Emma | Somers | Limerick Celtics | Forward | 5'9 |
| Michelle | Ubaezuonu | Dundalk Ravens | Shooting Guard | 5’5 |
| Kay | You | Limerick Celtics | Shooting Guard | 5'0 |
| Georgia | Ryan | Killester BC | Shooting Guard | 5’6 |
Basketball Ireland Academy | U17 Men's Programme
| First Name | Surname | Club | Position | Height |
| Matthew | Allen | Belfast Star | Point Guard | 6'1 |
| Noah | Barbour | Portlaoise Panthers | Shooting Guard | 6'3 |
| Harley | Brunker | UCD Marian | Point Guard | 6'2 |
| Aidan | Carney | Neptune BC | Shooting Guard | 6'0 |
| Ethan | Carr | Belfast Star | Forward | 6'5 |
| Harry | Clarke | Templeogue BC | Shooting Guard | 6’1 |
| Jamie | Connor | Tipp Talons | Shooting Guard | 6'4 |
| Tristan | Gallagher | Kestrels BC | Forward | 6'5 |
| Michael | Houlihan | Éanna BC | Point Guard | 5'10 |
| Dylan | Hughes | Belfast Star | Shooting Guard | 6'1 |
| Domas | Kasparavicius | Limerick Celtics | Centre | 6'6 |
| Joey | Kelly | St Mary’s Castleisland | Shooting Guard | 6’3 |
| Filipe | Kemmerich Azevedo | UCD Marian | Forward | 6'5 |
| Daniel | Loughlin | Titans BC | Shooting Guard | 6'1 |
| Conor | McCashin | Dublin Raiders | Point Guard | 5'11 |
| Darlington | McKing | Cavan Lakers | Forward | 6'1 |
| Miguel | Mercado Sullivan | Titans BC | Point Guard | 5'9 |
| Luke | Moran | Limerick Celtics | Shooting Guard | 6'2 |
| Conor | Murray | Templeogue BC | Point Guard | 6'0 |
| Ollie | O'Callaghan | Tolka Rovers | Shooting Guard | 6'3 |
| Corben | O'Donohue | Éanna BC | Forward | 6'7 |
| Seán-Óg | O'Leary | St Mary's Castleisland | Point Guard | 5'9 |
| Dan | OSullivan | Éanna BC | Point Guard | 5'9 |
| Gavin | Olayemi | Maree BC | Point Guard | 6'4 |
| Sochima | Onuorah | Portlaoise Panthers | Point Guard | 6'2 |
| Arda | Ozden | Cavan Lakers BC | Shooting Guard | 6'0 |
| Patryk | Pieczara | Titans BC | Forward | 6'3 |
| Conor | Potito | Titans BC | Point Guard | 6'1 |
| Alan | Twardowski | Limerick Celtics | Shooting Guard | 6'1 |
| Owen | Wynne | Templeogue BC | Forward | 6’6 |
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