The Shamrock Rovers Hoops were an Irish

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team based in

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. Rovers competed in the

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and played their home games at the

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. They were affiliated with

Shamrock Rovers F.C. Shamrock Rovers Football Club is an Irish professional football club based in Tallaght, South Dublin. The club's senior team competes in the League of Ireland Premier Division and it is the most successful club in the Republic of Ireland. T ...

, who were nicknamed ''The Hoops''. Originally known as Denny Notre Dame, the team won four consecutive National Cup titles between 1997 and 2000. Notre Dame also won the Irish National Championship in 2000. The team became known as Shamrock Rovers Hoops in 2004 and competed in the Superleague until 2010 when they withdrew from the 2010–11 season due to financial constraints.Hoops withdraw from Basketball Superleague
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