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…
It was our annual foundation dinner and awards evening on Monday night, which this year celebrated the 21-year legacy at the Newcastle Eagles Basketball Club. Three hundred generous benefactors and invited guests joined us at the Newcastle Marriot Hotel Gosforth Park for a night of fun and fundraising to continue the work of our Eagles…
BBL Championship DBL Sharks Sheffield 82 (19,42,60) (Rembert 16, Riley 15, Davis 13) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 84 (27,37,66) (Fletcher 28, Martin 15, Behrens/Hart 8) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle closed out their regular season camapign with an 82-84 victory on the road against DBL Sharks Sheffield. Rahmon Fletcher netted a game-high 28 points as the…
The final day of the 2016-17 BBL Regular Season on Sunday has seen the line-up for the forthcoming BBL Play-Off Quarter-Finals confirmed. 2017 BBL Play-Off Quarter-Finals: Riders (1) v Scorchers (8) Eagles (2) v Flyers (7) Rocks (3) v Lions (6) Sharks (4) v Wolves (5) All ties will be played over two legs starting…
BBL Championship Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 83 (29,45,68) (Fletcher 24, Martin 18, Flournoy 10) Leicester Riders 76 (21,44,61) (Clark 18, Thomson 13, King 12) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle secured second spot as they defeated the league champions, Leicester Riders, 83-76, at Sport Central. Rahmon Fletcher led the Eagles to victory with 24 points and eight…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle v Leicester Riders Details: Friday 21 April, Sport Central, 7:30pm – BBL Championship Summary: A few months ago, this match-up may have been viewed as a title decider. As it is, Leicester already have the league in the bag, but that’s not to say there will be any less edge in…
BBL Championship Leicester Riders 87 (26,42,60) (King 20, Bernardini 15, Hampton 14) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 81 (15,31,56) (Fletcher 18, Martin 18, Hart 9) Leicester Riders asserted themselves as BBL Championship winners by beating second-placed Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 87-81 at Leicester Arena on Wednesday night, led by a huge double-double of 20 points and…
BBL All-Star Five – Week 28 There are just a few All-Star Five opportunities remaining during the 2016-17 season and these quintet are making the most of the limited time left to impress. Mike Di Nunno (Cheshire Phoenix) It was the penultimate weekend for the playmaker, since his side won’t be heading into the post-season…
BBL Championship Surrey Scorchers 112 (27,56,78,98) (Rollins 30, Taylor 23, Ogedengbe 19) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 111 (20,51,70,98) (Fletcher 30, Parks 28, Martin 18) After Overtime Surrey Scorchers have moved into the BBL Championship Play-off places after Quincy Taylor scored with less than a second to play in overtime to see them beat Esh Group…
