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Molten, the world’s leading manufacturer of sports balls and equipment, is to renew its
sponsorship of Basketball Ireland commencing September 2012, it was announced
today, by Molten’s UK and Ireland distributor.
The sponsorship deal sees the appointment of the Molten 12-panel basketball as the exclusive, official ball for
Basketball Ireland for all international and domestic games including schools, colleges and universities. Under
the terms of the agreement Molten is to provide Basketball Ireland with a range of its top basketballs plus
additional funding to support the organisation’s work in developing the sport in Ireland.
Bernard J. O’Byrne, secretary general of Basketball Ireland, comments:
“This is fantastic news for our community. Molten is a recognised and popular basketball brand throughout the
world. The fact that the Molten ball is the official basketball for FIBA international events speaks volumes about
their product. We believe we have played our role in making the Molten brand such a big part of Irish basketball
and we look forward to continuing this in games across the 32 counties of Ireland. We enjoy a fantastic relationship with Molten and we look forward to doing so for many years to come.”
Bob Hope, chairman of UK & Ireland’s Molten distributor (and ex professional basketball coach and British
Olympic Basketball team manager) added: “Molten is delighted to renew its sponsorship of Basketball Ireland for
a second term. We have established an excellent relationship with the organization thus far and, with basketball’s
increasing exposure on TV and in the national press, we look forward with anticipation to working with Basketball
Ireland in taking the game’s profile to a new level in the coming years. The sponsorship renewal is also an
excellent opportunity for us to establish firmly the Molten brand throughout Ireland, not only in basketball, but in
football, volleyball and handball as well”.
The Molten BGL7/6 Basketball is approved by FIBA (International Basketball Federation) and is the official ball for
all FIBA tournaments, major international championships and national teams, worldwide. In the UK, the Molten
BGL7/6 is the official ball for GB Basketball and GB Wheelchair Basketball Association teams and the Molten
BGG7/6 Basketball is the official ball of the British Basketball League, British Universities and Colleges Sport,
British Colleges Sports and the London Youth Games.
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