in january 2011, ucd marian claimed a historic national cup final win over defending cup champions killester. the win was the team's first major victory since 1978. marian made it back to the national cup final in 2015, where they lost to ucc demons. in january 2018, ucd marian returned to the national cup final, where they were defeated 68–62 by templeogue. two months later, they ended a 40-year championship drought as they were crowned basketball ireland men's super league champions for 2017/18.