With the chance to be crowned a BBL Cup champion on the horizon, Hackney’s Darius Defoe says he is ready to give his all and fulfil a dream. The 30-year-old power forward will line up for the Newcastle Eagles on Sunday as they take on Glasgow Rocks for the season’s first piece of silverware. A…
Rahmon Fletcher had a day to remember after being crowned MVP on his BBL Cup Final debut. The playmaker was instrumental in getting Esh Group Eagles Newcastle on to the front foot and on the road to an 84-71 victory against Glasgow Rocks. A huge crowd at the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham waited to see…
BBL Cup Final Glasgow Rocks 71 (15, 29, 51) (JaJuan Smith 17, Achara 16, Egwuonwu 10) Newcastle Eagles 84 (15, 40, 60) (Charles Smith 21, Jones 17, Fletcher 15) Newcastle Eagles claimed their third BBL Cup success with an 84-71 defeat of Glasgow Rocks in a high-octane final at Birmingham’s Barclaycard Arena on Sunday. Eagles…
BBL Cup breakdown: Players’ predictions We take a look at what various players around the BBL are saying about this Sunday’s prestigious BBL Cup Final at the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham. Who will prevail between Esh Group Eagles Newcastle and the Glasgow Rocks, in a game which will be played out in front of…
BBL Championship Worcester Wolves 99 (23,45,71) (Holmes 24, Thurman 21, Guede 18) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 91 (16,34,66) (Defoe 20, Smith 18, Thomson 15) Worcester Wolves have shown their BBL Championship credentials by withstanding a late fight back to beat the league-leading Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 99-91. Wolves have inflicted a first defeat in 20…
Worcester Wolves v Esh Group Eagles Newcastle – Friday 09 January 2015 – University of Worcester Arena – 7:30pm Worcester Wolves could give their BBL Championship challenge a real boost when they host Newcastle Eagles in a battle of the top two on Friday. Jamal Williams feels both sides have improved since Wolves claimed the season curtain-raiser…
BBL Team of the Week – Week 14 The first line-up of the new calendar year brings four familiar faces and a debutante.Mike DiNunno (Cheshire Phoenix) It’s been an eventful time of late for Phoenix on and off the floor, but DiNunno ensured that their terrific winning streak was extended by one more victory after…
BBL Championship Surrey United 76 (24,37,56) (Knutson 22, Dusha 16, Downing 13) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 97 (19,42,74) (Martin 24, Thomson 19, Fletcher 18) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle have moved six points clear at the top of the BBL Championship after a 76-97 road win at Surrey United on Saturday night. It was their nineteenth…
Surrey United v Esh Group Eagles Newcastle Saturday 03 January 2015 – Surrey Sports Park (18:00) Surrey United feel like a completely new team to Elvisi Dusha, and they will have to produce a performance unlike any other to halt Newcastle Eagles’ unbeaten run on Saturday. The reigning champions take their 15-game perfect league sequence to…
