Nineteen points sounds a lot but it’s only six triples and a free-throw and remember we were 33 up at Bristol and only won by three. Smart money though is on us to get through to The O2 and if you can’t be at Worcester tonight then you can still watch us to see how…

BBL Play-Offs, Semi-Finals, First Leg Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 105 (23,53,81) (Defoe 26, Parks 20, Fletcher 19) Worcester Wolves 86 (18,49,70) (Walker 19, Kennedy 15, Klassen 12, Khan 12) The locals at Sport Central were bouncing with elation on Wednesday night as Esh Group Eagles Newcastle made a sizeable leap towards The 02 after completing…

Molten BBL All-British Team of The Year 2016-17 The next award in our series of accolades is the Molten BBL All-British Team of the Year, with the clubs/coaches voting as follows: Conner Washington (Leicester Riders) Having already cemented a place in the Molten BBL All-Defensive Team of the Year, Washington is back again with more…

BBL All-Star Five – Week 30 It’s a bitter-sweet feeling as we unveil our very last All-Star Five of the 2016-17 BBL season! Rahmon Fletcher (Esh Group Eagles Newcastle) The playmaker has been in scintillating form during past months and was instrumental in taking the Eagles into the Play-Off Semi-Finals with an excellent contribution in…

With a big shout out to Darius too who makes it to the bench. Molten BBL All-Defensive Team of the Year 2016-17 The awards season tips-off with the Molten BBL All-Defensive Team of the Year, with the clubs/coaches voting as follows: Zaire Taylor (London Lions) The former BBL MVP has remained one of the best…

BBL Play-Offs, Quarter-Finals, First Leg Bristol Flyers 94 (9,35,53) (Ali 30, Boggs 22, Streete 15) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 97 (30,53,77) (Fletcher 31, Jackman 23, Defoe 14)  Bristol Flyers kept their hopes of advancing alive after rallying from a 33-point deficit before losing the first leg 94-97 at home to Esh Group Eagles Newcastle. The…

Bristol Flyers [7] v Esh Group Eagles Newcastle [2] Esh Group Eagles Newcastle [2] v Bristol Flyers [7] Details: Friday 28 April, SGS Wise Arena, 7:30pm – BBL Play-Offs, QF First Leg Details: Sunday 30 April, Sport Central, 5pm – BBL Play-Offs, QF Second Leg Summary: The Flyers were the last team to make it…

BBL All-Star Five – Week 29 It’s our penultimate line-up of 2016-17 and while a trio took their last opportunity to shine as their respective seasons came to an end, two of our starters will be hoping to re-appear as they head into the Play-Offs! Mike DiNunno (Cheshire Phoenix) As the curtain fell on an…