All Star Five – Week 20 We present a debutante backcourt duo this week. Cardell McFarland (Bristol Flyers) After a number of appearances on our bench, the Flyers’ guard finally books a starting slot after taking his team to a huge win against Leeds Force. McFarland was just one assist away from a wonderful double-double…
January Statstars We take a look at who got it done in the BBL during January. The Scoring Machines There were three players last month that managed to pass the landmark of 20 points per game and they were Akeem Ellis (Cheshire Phoenix) who led the way with 22.5 points per game, Ingus Bankevics (Manchester…
Important Fixture Changes – BBL Trophy Semi-Finals As Worcester Wolves defeated Glasgow Rocks in the BBL Trophy Quarter-Final this means The Eagles now face The Wolves in The Trophy Semi-Final over two-legs. This has meant a change in the scheduling of the fixtures for The Eagles. The first leg of the semi-final will now take…
BBL Championship Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 73 (22, 34, 57)(A Thomson 17, Martin 16, Smith 13) Leicester Riders 85 (20, 42, 64)(21 Watson, Wright 16, Bernardini 11) Leicester Riders now control their BBL Championship destiny after avenging BBL Cup Final defeat with an 85-73 success at the home of the champions, Esh Group Eagles Newcastle…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle v Leicester Riders Where and when: Sport Central, 7.30pm Friday 29 January Summary: The upper hand in the BBL Championship title race is up for grabs when Esh Group Eagles Newcastle host Leicester Riders on Friday. Eagles came from behind to beat Riders in the BBL Cup Final less than two…
Eagles sell out Friday versus Riders These are certainly exciting and encouraging times for British Basketball as Esh Group Eagles Newcastle have announced that tomorrow’s top of The BBL table clash against fierce rivals Leicester Riders is a complete sell-out at Northumbria University Sport Central. The top two professional Clubs in Britain clash in what…
All Star Five – Week 19 The leaderboard is beginning to heat up as two players this week record their fifth and sixth appearances of the season. Neil Watson (Leicester Riders) The playmaker caught fire from long-range for his team in the match-up with Plymouth University Raiders, knocking down a fantastic five from six to…
BBL Trophy, Quarter-Final Cheshire Phoenix 87 (16,35,53) (Ellis 34, Taylor/Rochford 16) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 97 (18,41,66) (Fletcher 18, Smith/Chapman 16) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle returned to winning ways after beating Cheshire Phoenix 97-87 on the road to become the first team into the BBL Trophy Semi-Finals. The defending champions withheld a late fightback from…
BBL Championship Worcester Wolves 94 (20, 47, 73)(Losonsky 26, Blackwell 20, Jackman 16) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 80 (22, 39, 62)(Smith 18, Martin 15, Fletcher 15) The second-best winning streak in BBL history came to an end on Friday as Worcester Wolves inflicted a 94-80 defeat on the previously unbeaten Esh Group Eagles Newcastle. Fab…
