British Basketball confirm Coaching and Management Teams for GB National Youth Squads British Basketball Announce the Coaching and Management Staff for the GB National Youth Squads for the FIBA European Championships 2017 British Basketball is pleased to announce the confirmation of all coaching and team management roles for the GB National Youth Squads, ahead of…
Molten BBL Play-Off Final Leicester Riders 84 (29,47,72) (Thomson 18, Hampton 14, Bernardini 12) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 63 (11,27,44) (Fletcher 16, Martin 11, Parks/Behrens 10) Leicester Riders completed a memorable treble in dominant fashion after beating Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 84-63 in the Play-Off Final in front of 14,500 at The O2. Rob Paternostro’s…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle shooting guard Drew Lasker believes getting to the BBL Play-Off Final is even sweeter given everything the side have been through in recent months. Since the BBL Cup win back in January, the Eagles’ form dropped, but they managed to get the job done at the key moments and will be…
Rahmon Fletcher is the Molten BBL MVP for 2016-17 and scoops the prestigious accolade for the second year in a row after winning by a landslide in the voting by BBL coaches/clubs. Once again, they recognised his outstanding contribution to Esh Group Eagles Newcastle who finished second in the BBL Championship, having already secured the…
Rahmon Fletcher (Esh Group Eagles Newcastle) The 2015-16 BBL MVP has had another top-class season at Sports Central and once more proven to be a premier playmaker in the league. His outstanding displays have included being crowned MVP at the 2017 BBL Cup Final and taking the Eagles to the Play-Off Final at the 02….
Newcastle Eagles guard Rahmon Fletcher has been named as the Player of the Year in the Basketball Journalists Association’s annual awards for the 2016-17 season. The Kansas City native, who had finished third in the last two BJA Player of the Year awards was a near unanimous winner this season with Leicester Riders’ Taylor King…
This Sunday afternoon the top two teams in the 2016-17 BBL Championship will face each other in the 2017 Play-Off Final. A potentially record breaking crowd is expected on Sunday at The O2 in London to see the last silverware of the season handed out. BBL Champions and Trophy winners Leicester Riders make a return…
BBL Play-Offs Semi-Finals, Second Leg Worcester Wolves 111 (31,54,83,103) (Walker 26, Kennedy 19, Setty 16) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 94 (32,45,69,84) (Martin/Fletcher 28, Parks 15) Eagles win 199-197 on aggregate. Esh Group Eagles Newcastle came through a thrilling encounter as they advanced to the BBL Play-Off Final with a dramatic 199-197 aggregate victory. Worcester Wolves…
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…
