sentences:  By the late 1960s/early 1970s, a Star of the Sea men's basketball team was playing in the Ulster League.In 1982–83, Dave Shehadi – an American from Bucknell University – became player-coach and this boost for the club resulted in the team entering the All-Ireland League in 1983–84 with John Copeland, a 6'9” Californian who played at UNLV, as the professional.Star's best known American was Javan Dupree, who arrived in 1985 and played for the next 15 years before retiring.