BBL Team of the Week – Week 21 We welcome a Great Britain star this week who grabs his debut appearance in our starting five. Mike DiNunno (Cheshire Phoenix) The Phoenix guard found his shooting touch in the match-up against Plymouth University Raiders at the Pavilions. DiNunno returned from Devon with a scorching 27 points…
BBL Championship Leicester Riders 89 (25,45,66) (Bernardini 22, Anderson 14, Hassan 14) Esh Group Newcastle Eagles 95 (34,63,77) (Thomson 16, Jones 15, Fletcher 14) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle have strengthened their position atop the BBL Championship table after a dominant first half performance saw them to an 89-95 defeat of Leicester Riders, the second time…
BBL Championship Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 98 (26,47,68) (Thomson 21, Defoe 16, Jones 15) Durham Wildcats 71 (22,37,54) (Buchberger 15, Urli 14, Jones 13) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle continued their merciless roll in the BBL Championship, as the Newcastle side improved their league-best record to 21-2 with a 98-71 home victory against Durham Wildcats at…
The Eagles will host the first leg of The BBL Trophy Semi-Final v Plymouth Raiders at Sport Central on Friday 27th February 2015 with tip-off at 7:30pm. The second leg will be played in Plymouth on Sunday 1st March 2015 with a 4:00pm tip-off. This means the Surrey United BBL Championship game at Sport Central…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle v Durham Wildcats – Friday 13 February 2015 – Sport Central – 7:30pm Scott Martin may keep an eye on the BBL Championship table, but it does not distract from his tireless work on the floor, and the glass – an area that will be under scrutiny when Newcastle Eagles face Durham Wildcats…
BBL Team of the Week – Week 20 The season leader extends his lead at the top of the appearance chart and we have yet another debutante. Rahmon Fletcher (Esh Group Eagles Newcastle) It’s a third spot in our fabulous five for the playmaker who was in his usually buoyant form at both ends of…
BBL Trophy, Quarter-final Glasgow Rocks 70 (19, 36, 68) (Davis 19, Ogedengbe 12, Achara 11) Newcastle Eagles 88 (23, 45, 53) (Jones 20, Fletcher 14, Martin 12) A clean sweep of BBL silverware is still possible for Newcastle Eagles after they defeated Glasgow Rocks 88-70 on the road on Sunday to reach the semi-finals of…
BBL Championship Newcastle Eagles 104 (22, 59, 84) (Defoe 22, Fletcher 18, Jones 17) Leicester Riders 81 (21, 43, 63) (Wright 18, Rowe 13, Lamble 8) League leaders Newcastle Eagles made a real statement of intent on Friday, overpowering title rivals Leicester Riders 104-81 at Sport Central. The result ended Riders’ eight-game winning streak and…
It’s a blockbuster of a weekend and could be season defining! Esh Group Eagles Newcastle v Leicester Riders – Friday 6 February 2015 – Sport Central – 7:30pm Newcastle Eagles have had Friday’s game against Leicester Riders highlighted on their calendar since the schedule was announced. These teams have shared 10 of the last 13 pieces of…
