Creating Opportunity Through Basketball
The Cleveland Project is a 501(c)(3) non-for-profit organization founded to provide school-aged youth in Northern Ireland access to quality coaching and competitive opportunities to participate in and observe all levels of the game of basketball. Our program reignites a partnership founded in the mid 1980s when a group of Cleveland, Ohio businessmen helped sponsor and promote the game in Northern Ireland.
Registration is open for our next program year. Inquire below.
"I love, I LOVE coaching enthusiastic kids! And the Cleveland Project has been very successful at getting school kids to be enthusiastic about basketball. I’m so happy to be part of this program to help these kids further themselves mentally and physically."
— Coach Kelvin Troy
Rutgers University '77-'81, Basketball Ireland Hall of Fame inductee
The Cleveland Project
In the first two years, our program has exploded. Year three will be even larger.
Cleveland Rockets Head Coach Breda Dicks Match Report:
Cleveland Rockets - Oblate Dynamos
91 - 61
"Following on from our 3 in a row wins the Cleveland Rockets were determined to make it 4 in a row.
Rockets got off to a great start leading 28 -15 at the end of the first quarter.
It was a very fast-paced game with Caitlin Glockener who moved to Belfast this year to study medicine finishing on 16 points from fast breaks and hitting several outside shots. Caitlin has been a great addition to Rockets this season. Anna Brennan and Charlie McGrath are key players for the Rockets with both girls contributing a total of 16 points between them.
Jessica Fairweather hitting 3 x 3’s in the first quarter led the scoring followed by Georgie McGrath scoring 14 points and taking numerous rebounds.
Aoibheann Donnelly who is playing her first season in the Women’s National League made a real impact when she came into the game scoring 3 points in the first quarter and an additional 5 in the second quarter.
Aisling Murray with her impressive defensive pressure put the Oblates guards under pressure throughout.
Eimile Rogers Duffy played an excellent game adding 5 points with Niamh O’Leary playing great defence on the Oblate posts and Maeve Deery’s strength on the boards and her 3-pointer helped secure the win.
This game has been great preparation for the Cup quarter final next Sunday 8th December’24 against I secure Swords in Dublin at 4.30pm."
Scorers: Jess Fairweather 21, Caitlin Glockener 16, Georgie McGrath 14, Anna Brennan 9, Aoibheann Donnelly 8, Eimile Rogers Duffy 7, Charlie McGrath 7, Aisling Murray 4, Maeve Deery 3, Niamh O’Leary 2.
Oblates scorers: Adia Sanaa Brisker 15, Sophie Staunton 12, Samantha Massey 10, Jennifer Sheehan 10, Heather Meagher 6, Biana Baker Bruce 5, Shannon Whelan 2, Lauren Malone 1.
Dec 3
RESULTS FROM THE WEEKEND 👏⠀
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Both Cleveland Rockets and the Phoenix Wolves performed at the weekend, walking away with 2 wins and a continued winning streak! ⠀
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The Cleveland Rockets have hit 4 in a row and the Wolves now 3 in a row. 🙌⠀
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Let`s go Phoenix!!!! 🔥🔥🔥⠀
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#ClevelandProject #NorthernIreland #Ireland #BasketballIreland #NationalLeague #BIDL #WomensBasketball #WinningStreak #BigWeeken
Dec 2
BIG SATURDAY GAME DAY FOR PHOENIX BASKETBALL SENIORS!
📆 Today
📍Lisburn Racquets Club
⏱️ 3:00pm Cleveland Rockets, 5:00pm Phoenix Wolves
Come on down and show your support for the squads today!!!
Nov 30
FIRST 24/25 SEASON CLEVELAND BLITZ! ⠀
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What a week! We kicked off our first round of Cleveland Blitz`s for our Primary 5 and Primary 4 students. ⠀
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Lots of energy and lots of basketball! ⠀
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Nov 29
Big celebrations at training getting ready for the blitz! 😆⠀
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📽️ @rolandasbartkus_ ⠀
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#ClevelandProject #ClevelandNI #NorthernIreland #Basketball #YouthBasketball #YouthNI #SportNI #TournamentDay⠀
Nov 26
Cleveland Project Initiatives: What are they?
#1 COACHING: Our Core Mission
It`s no joke how focussed we are on coaching! We partner with some of the best coaches in Northern Ireland and give kids as young as seven expert coaching for an 8 week period during the school term.
In that time, our school kids will learn and develop their basketball skills amongst friends in a fun, exciting and supportive environment whilst simultaneously promoting the importance of a healthy lifestyle.
At the end of the 8 weeks, we host a tournament day (the "Cleveland Blitz") where we bring our participating schools together in a cross-community environment with other schools. Loud, vibrant and fun Cleveland Blitz day aside, the students get to meet and play against students from different communities that build bonds outside of their usual school setting.
Basketball has an innumerable amount of benefits for kids and we are passionate about giving them access to it.
If you are interested in signing your school up for our next term of coaching and tournament days, reach out to us on any of our socials or visit our website www.clevelandproject.com to find out more! Link is in our bio.
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#ClevelandProject #ClevelandProjectNI #NorthernIreland #EducationNI #Basketball #YouthBasketball #SkillDevelopment #CrossCommunity #BasketballNI #InvestInOurYouth #IrishAmerican #OpportunityThroughBasketball
Nov 18
Schools coaching is well underway this term 🔥
We`re getting stuck in and learning new skills with friends!
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#ClevelandProject #NorthernIreland #NIEducation #NISchools #Basketball #BasketballNI #Ireland #InvestInOurYouth #Charity #Coaching #LittleHoopers
Nov 17
Big cheers coming from Dáithí and his classmates at Sleibhe Dhuibh! 📣💯
Please take 5 minutes to visit www.donate4daithi.com to read about this incredible young man`s story and find out how you can help.
Dáithí has been waiting for a heart transplant for six years and his family campaigned tirelessly for the introduction of Dáithí’s law, which means all adults in Northern Ireland will automatically be considered as potential donors unless they opt out.
Dáithí was born in October 2016 with a condition called Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, which basically means that Dáithí was born with half a working heart with the left side not forming correctly in the womb.
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#Donate4Daithi #YesIDonate #IsDeontóirMé #OrganDonation #OrganDonationNI #DaithisLaw #NorthernIreland #ChildrensHospital
Nov 11