BBL All Star Five – Week 15 Our line-up this week includes the 2017 BBL Cup Final MVP, as well as our season leader who ran him close for the accolade with a double-double. Rahmon Fletcher (Esh Group Eagles Newcastle) The reigning BBL MVP showed his qualities yet again with an unprecedented third successive MVP…
BBL Cup Final reaction from our three-peat winning team and runners up, the Glasgow Rocks. Watch the post-game BBL press conference from the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham: Fab Flournoy MBE, Eagles player-coach “I’m just happy – it’s difficult being a player-coach controlling emotions at times. “There have been some close games around the league of…
BBL Cup Final Esh Group Eagles Newcastle (20,50,72) (Fletcher 29, Parks 25, Martin 17) Glasgow Rocks (21,32,49) (Watson 28, Achara/Murray 15) Esh Group Eagles claimed their third consecutive BBL Cup title after defeating Glasgow Rocks 91-83 in front of a large crowd at the Barclaycard Arena. Rahmon Fletcher netted 29 points and dished out six…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle v Glasgow Rocks Details: Sunday 15 January, Barclaycard Arena, 3:30pm – BBL Cup Final Watch: LIVE and for FREE on the BBC Sport website and red button Summary: Birmingham’s Barclaycard Arena will stage a repeat of the 2015 BBL Cup Final when Esh Group Eagles Newcastle and Glasgow Rocks contest the…
BBL All-Star Five – Week 14 There is a new season leader, as well as three debutantes – including a historic first spot for a non-BBL player who crashes our line-up. Darrell Bethune (Levett Essex Leopards) As a former Leeds Force player, the guard knows all about the BBL and was the main architect of…
BBL Trophy Derby Trailblazers 67 (10,29,45) (Lascelles 16, Taylor 11, Amabilino-Perez 10) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 100 (34,56,79) (Defoe 22, Fletcher 18, Martin 17) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle have progressed in the BBL Trophy, beating NBL Division 1 side Derby Trailblazers 100-67 as they pursue a third consecutive Trophy final appearance, having won this title…
BBL Championship Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 116 (38,54,82) (Martin 34, Parks 23, Fletcher 21) Cheshire Phoenix 93 (23,54,73) (Brown 24, May-Thompson 22, Eaves 18) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle extended their lead at the top of the BBL Championship after beating Cheshire Phoenix 116-93. Three Eagles players registered double-doubles with Scott Martin leading the way with…
Derby Trailblazers v Esh Group Eagles Newcastle Details: Saturday 07 January, Noel Baker Sports Centre, 7:15pm – BBL Trophy Summary: Derby Trailblazers have made a strong start to the NBL D1 season and face their biggest challenge of the season when they welcome BBL powerhouses Newcastle, who finished as runners-up in last year’s competition. Michael…
BBL Statstars: December We look at who’s been lighting it up in the BBL during December. Scoring machines Our scoring chart went into overdrive as no fewer than seven players reached the landmark of more than 20 points per game. It was reigning BBL MVP Rahmon Fletcher (Esh Group Eagles Newcastle) who led the way…
