The Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) Mid-West has long been part of the Limerick Eagles story.
TUS Mid-West has been a long-time partner and sponsor of the club, a college-team link on the playing side, and the home of the TUS Sportshub training base where the Jr Eagles Academy runs its Saturday-morning sessions. Eagles player Alex Carlisle led TUS Mid-West to a Division One college title and was named College Player of the Year while studying there, an example of the college and club working together.
The link runs both ways on the playing side too. Many of the Eagles squad come into Limerick on a TUS sports scholarship, combining a degree at TUS Mid-West with senior basketball at the club. It is a big part of how the Eagles bring talent into the city and keep it here: study at TUS, train with the Sportshub, and pull on the Eagles vest at the weekend. Alex Carlisle, who studied Business Management at TUS while top-scoring for the club, is the obvious example.
The TUS connection traces back to the club's roots: LIT, later part of TUS, was one of the founding partners when the Limerick Sport Eagles were formed in 2019.
