Colin O'Reilly, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Colin O'Reilly

Irish basketball player

Date of Birth: 30-Jan-1964

Place of Birth: Cork, Munster, Ireland

Profession: basketball player

Nationality: Ireland

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Colin O'Reilly

  • Colin O'Reilly (born 30 January 1984) is an Irish professional basketball player.
  • The 200 cm forward has played in Ireland for Killarney and UCC Demons, and has had stints overseas in Germany and England.
  • O'Reilly played Division III college basketball for Post University in the United States in the early 2000s and later represented the Irish national team as both a player and as a player-coach. On 26 March 2015, O'Reilly was named an inaugural Premier League All-Star First Pick alongside UCC Demons teammates Kyle Hosford and Lehmon Colbert.
  • Three days later, he helped Demons create Irish basketball history by winning the Champions Trophy and adding to their undefeated 2014–15 season.
  • With a 24–0 record, the team also won the League and National Cup titles.
  • In addition, O'Reilly earned Champions Trophy MVP honours after scoring 25 points in the final.
  • He was later named both Player of the Year and Coach of the Year for the 2014–15 season.
  • In 2015–16, he helped Demons reclaim both the Premier League title and the Champions Trophy.On 22 June 2016, O'Reilly was appointed head coach of the Cheshire Phoenix for the 2016–17 season.
  • However, after a poor start to the season, he parted ways with the club in December 2016.In July 2017, O'Reilly returned to UCC Demons as player-coach for the 2017–18 season.
  • In June 2019, he joined Killorglin as player-coach for the 2019–20 season, following the withdrawal of UCC Demons from the Super League.

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