BBL All-Star Five – Week 8 There’s an extra fresh feel to our starting line-up this week with five players from different clubs and three of those making their 2016-17 debut appearances. Neil Watson (Glasgow Rocks) A proven top level performer in the BBL during recent seasons, the playmaker seals his first starting slot while…
BBL Championship London Lions 81 (19,37,52) (Owumi 28, Hassan 19, Taylor 13) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 88 (20,52,63) (Parks 28, Fletcher 22, Defoe 18) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle avenged their only defeat of the season by beating London Lions 81-88 at the Copper Box Arena, on Sunday. Fab Flournoy’s men improve to 9-1 after a…
BBL Championship Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 81 (16,38,67) (Martin 19, Defoe 14, Fletcher/Parks 11) Bristol Flyers 62 (15,30,48) (Boggs 11, Streete/Cook 10) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle made it eight wins from nine in the BBL Championship with a convincing 81-62 victory over Bristol Flyers, at Sport Central. The Eagles fell behind in the third but…
So, did you watch it? The BBL Cup semi-final draw live on Facebook? Well, in case you did the ties came out like this. Surrey Scorchers v Sheffield Sharks or Glasgow Rocks Leicester Riders or London Lions v Esh Group Eagles Newcastle. Riders and Lions clash on Saturday night in what was always designated to…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle v Bristol Flyers Details: Friday 11 November, Sport Central, 7:30pm – BBL Championship Summary: Bristol have never beaten Fab Flournoy’s side in eight BBL encounters and face a tough task in trying to change that record. The Eagles are now 7-1 in the league and re-building momentum with the Flyers currently…
BBL All-Star Five – Week 7 Two of this week’s line-up are the first to amass three appearances this season, while there are also a couple of debutantes. Fab Flournoy (Esh Group Eagles Newcastle) Our first debutante is the Eagles and BBL legend who lands his first berth of the campaign after guiding his side…
BBL Cup, Quarter Final Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 95 (24,48,73) (Jackman 26, Defoe 18, Flournoy 11) Cheshire Phoenix 84 (21,45,62) (Brown Jr 42, May-Thompson 17, Mosley 9) A strong second half performance, in which Orlan Jackman was dominant, saw Esh Group Eagles Newcastle into the BBL Cup semi-finals as a 95-84 defeat of Cheshire Phoenix…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle v Cheshire Phoenix Details: Friday 04 November, Sport Central, 7:30pm – BBL Cup QF Summary: Fab Flournoy’s side beat Cheshire en route to the BBL Cup Final last season and will be hoping a win on Friday can kickstart their journey back to Birmingham. Phoenix got past Manchester Giants in the…
BBL All Star Five – Week 6 There are a pair of debutantes from the same club in our line-up this week, along with a trio of players who are all racking up their second appearances of the new campaign. Kyle Odister (DBL Sharks Sheffield) It’s a first slot of the season for the Sharks’…
