Earlier this week Newcastle Eagles’ owner Paul Blake suggested it was time to shake up the BBL playoffs and reintroduce a three-game series at the quarter-final stage. In the wake of this demoralising 11-point defeat on Tyneside, one match might seem more than enough for a well-beaten Bristol Flyers. It is difficult to imagine the…
The slate has been wiped clean and it’s a whole new ball game for Esh Group Eagles Newcastle as they head in to the BBL End of Season Play-Offs, writes Jeff King. After a largely disappointing and frustrating regular season, the Eagles have one last chance to lift some silverware. Finishing third in the standings…
Paul Blake is pressing BBL bosses to look again at the league’s lop-sided playoff structure in a bid to better reward the top four finishers. The former league chairman favours a return to the three-game series to decide the quarter-finals and semi-finals. And Blake revealed tentative talks have already taken place at the top level…
In the penultimate line up of the 2017-18 BBL campaign and our very own Jaysean Paige has become the season winner for the most starting appearances is the All-Star Five. Darius Defoe also appears playing off the bench. Congratulations Jaysean and well done DD. Here’s the full pick of players from the league this week:…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle take the long road trip to Surrey today for this afternoon’s final BBL Championship clash of the regular season with the possibility of the runners-up spot in the table still alive, writes Jeff King. Newcastle need to win, and hope London Lions slip up at Cheshire Phoenix later in the day to…
Arch rivals Leicester Riders might have wrapped up the regular season title without breaking into a sweat but Newcastle Eagles aren’t about to give up on second place without a fight. The most successful franchise in BBL history heads to Surrey Scorchers on Sunday with the runners-up spot firmly in its sights. And a stunning…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle play Plymouth Raiders tonight in the last home BBL Championship game of the 2017-18 season, writes Jeff King. They will then close the regular season on Sunday down at Surrey. The Eagles are looking to win both these games and hope that results go in their favour to secure the runners-up…
It’s the penultimate pick of the players from the British Basketball League for the 2018-19 regular season and two more nods for our Esh Group Eagles Newcastle. Saah Nimley and Zarko Jukic both get starting places in the roster this week – well done guys! Here’s the full list: Saah Nimley (Esh Group Eagles Newcastle)…
Fabulous Flournoy will take a final roll call of his walking wounded tomorrow night before deciding on which players are deemed fit enough to face Plymouth Raiders on Friday. But the Newcastle Eagles playcaller admitted he doesn’t know what to expect after an injury-ravaged season went from bad to worse. A frustrated Flournoy left hospital…
