All Star Five – Week 24 There are two debutantes in our line-up and they are two of four British players in our starting five this week. Callum Jones (Manchester Giants) It’s a fourth appearance of the campaign for the guard who starred in his team’s win against Plymouth University Raiders – a victory which…
BBL Trophy Final Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 77 (17,30,50) (Fletcher 18, A Thomson 17, Smith 15) Leicester Riders 85 (20,42,58) (Sullivan 22, Wright 20, Bernardini/Washington 13) It was fifth time lucky for Leicester Riders as they finally got their hands on BBL Trophy silverware with an 85-77 victory against Esh Group Eagles Newcastle, at the…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle v Leicester Riders Where and when: Emirates Arena, 3.30pm Saturday 27 February Summary: Leicester Riders get another shot at the one piece of silverware that has so far eluded them while Esh Group Eagles Newcastle aim to extend their quest for second consecutive clean sweep in Saturday’s BBL Trophy Final. The…
All Star Five – Week 23 This week brought some of the best displays of the campaign as four of our starters passed the impressive landmark of 30 in terms of their respective performance efficiency valuations. Daryl Corletto (Plymouth University Raiders) Yet again Corletto led his team by example as he notched up a fourth…
BBL Championship Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 86 (29, 41, 57)(Thomson 19, Smith 17, Fletcher 16) Sheffield Sharks 84 (25, 44, 65)(Tuck 25, Robinson 17, Brooks 10) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle showed once again that they never know when they are beaten, coming from behind to overcome Sheffield Sharks 86-84 in the BBL Championship on Friday….
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle v Sheffield Sharks Where and when: Sport Central, 7.30pm Friday 19 February Summary: Esh Group Eagles Newcastle and Sheffield Sharks must overcome a busy schedule and bruised bodies before they can worry about each other. Eagles were down to just six active players as they beat Worcester Wolves in their BBL…
All Star Five – Week 22 We have yet another debutante in our line-up and also the joint best performance of the entire 2015-16 season so far. KC Ross-Miller (Surrey Scorchers) It’s a first ever appearance in our starting line-up for the Scorchers’ guard and it came in quite dramatic circumstances as Surrey completed one…
BBL Trophy, Semi-Final 2nd Leg Worcester Wolves 88 (18,47,65) (Eaves 15, Couisnard/Jackman 14) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 94 (28,57,78) (Fletcher 25, A Thomson 24, Chapman 19) (Esh Group Eagles Newcastle win 167-154 on aggregate.) Esh Group Eagles confirmed their place in this month’s BBL Trophy Final after beating Worcester Wolves 94-88 in the second leg…
BBL Championship Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 104 (22, 49, 71)(Smith 34, Thomson 24, Fletcher 17) Plymouth Raiders 90 (24, 45, 66)(Bailer 25, Sturt 18, Dixon 14) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle’s remarkable resilience was on display once again as they overcame a battling Plymouth Raiders side 104-90 in the BBL Championship at Sport Central on Friday….
