All Star Five – Week 13 There are two debutantes and a leader-board frontrunner in our line-up this week. Jerrold Brooks (Sheffield Sharks) The Sharks’ guard has become only the third player this season to make our fabulous five for a fourth time and joins TrayVonn Wright of Riders in chasing down current season leader…

BBL Cup Semi-Final, second leg Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 100 (30, 65, 84)(Martin 20, Smith 20, Thomson 17) Cheshire Phoenix 96 (20, 40, 61)(Rochford 30, Ellis 13, Williams 13) Eagles win 213-181 on aggregate Esh Group Eagles Newcastle cruised into a fifth consecutive BBL Cup Final with a 100-96 victory against Cheshire Phoenix in their…

Esh Group Eagles Newcastle v Cheshire Phoenix (CUP) Where and when: Sport Central, 7.30pm Friday 11 December Summary: It will require something really special for Cheshire Phoenix to prevent Esh Group Eagles Newcastle reaching a fifth consecutive BBL Cup Final on Friday. The unbeaten holders have one foot in the January showpiece at Birmingham’s Barclaycard…

Cutting edge, smart technology from Hawk-Eye Innovations secures British Basketball LIVE on screens worldwide Following a pioneering collaboration between Hawk-Eye Innovations, Skysports.com, WebcastSport and the British Basketball League (BBL), LIVE coverage of BBL & Women’s British Basketball League (WBBL) games is to return to screens worldwide in January 2016. This exciting deal has been made…

All Star Five – Week 12 This week our line-up contains a trio of British players, as well as our season leader setting a new high tide mark. Rahmon Fletcher (Esh Group Eagles Newcastle) After becoming the first player to grab a starting slot for the fourth time this season, Fletcher has now went one…

BBL Cup Semi-Final First Leg Cheshire Phoenix 85 (32,48,66) (Ellis 19, Dirkin 15, Williams 14) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 113 (29,58,83) (Fletcher 28, Smith 19, Chapman 17) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle have taken a big step towards reaching next month’s BBL Cup Final after beating Cheshire Phoenix 113-85 in the first leg of their Semi-Final…

BBL Championship Leeds Force 73 (17, 38, 54) (Marsden 14, Bullard 13, Harris 10) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 85 (21, 47, 66) (Fletcher 20, Martin 14, Smith 14) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle stood up to a stiff test from Leeds Force to prevail 85-73 at Carnegie Sports Centre on Friday and complete the perfect preparation…

Fiona O’Dwyer has ensured a Team Northumbria awards double after being handed the Molten WBBL Player of the Month accolade. Her receipt of the illustrious award comes 24 hours after Team Northumbria play-caller Chris Bunten was crowned Molten WBBL Coach of the Month. O’Dwyer has provided the main thrust for a talented and stacked Team…