TWO Tralee Imperials basketball players have been presented with their Ireland caps which they earned recently.

Basketball in town got a boost with the selection of Ryan Leonard and Philip Corkery for the national side in the U18 and U15 categories.

Philip Corkery received an Irish cap for his appearance with the U15 Irish team against Wales during the summer. Currently playing with the U16 boys, Corkery, is also a member of the clubs U18 national cup panel.

Six feet four inches tall Ryan Leonard, was a member of the final Irish squad that competed in the FIBA European Championships in Austria during the summer.

One to watch, he is a son of Tralee Tigers legend Ricardo Leonard and is eligible in the grade for another year.

After being selected to the Irish development squad in 2012, Leonard, won a spot on the final 12 that competed in the U16 European Championships in Macedonia in 2014. He was the only player from Kerry on any of the Irish squads competing that summer.

After a successful season in Cork where he won the U18 National Cup and the double in Cork League, he was selected to play on the U18 team the competed in the U18 European Championships in Austria this summer.

Leonard was one of three U17 players on the squad, Ryan will compete for a spot on the 2016 U18 Irish Basketball team that will compete in the European Championships next summer.