The draw for the semi-finals of the 2015 BBL Cup has taken place and the door has been left open for a potential third successive Final between holders Leicester Riders and Esh Group Eagles Newcastle. However, before Riders can even contemplate their semi-final tie against Bristol Flyers, let alone a third successive BBL Cup Final…
Before we talk about the win over Leeds can I take you back to last weekend and the two great wins we had then? Yea, it was a little difficult with the travel schedule and getting down there but looking at both games thankfully we really came out strong in both games. We really started…
BBL Cup Quarter-Final Newcastle Eagles 83 (20, 35, 68) (Smith 22, Fletcher 20, Martin 14) Leeds Force 66 (12, 32, 45) (Mikulic 14, Hall 13, McCann 11) Newcastle Eagles avoided a BBL Cup upset by improving in the second half to overcome Leeds Force 83-66 at Sport Central on Friday and book their spot in the semi-finals….
Despite both Drew Lasker and Charles Smith being absent from Northumbria University’s 1st Team, it did not prevent Marc Steutel’s side raising their winning record to 3 – 0 for the season with an excellent road win at Sheffield on Wednesday night. The two remaining Eagles, Darius Defoe and Scott Martin were the dominant forces…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle v Leeds Force Friday 31 October 2014 Sport Central (19:30) Charles Smith further underlined his legendary position at Newcastle Eagles last week, and as their latest line-up prepare to face Leeds Force in the BBL Cup, the forward feels it could be one of their best yet. Fifteen years after…
6k for Smith, six straight for Eagles The wins and milestones keep on coming for the Esh Group Eagles Newcastle, who opened up a two-point lead at the top of the BBL Championship over the weekend.Having opened the season with a defeat, the Eagles have since won six Championship games in a row to climb…
BBL Championship London Lions 56 (5,26,46) (Cook 25, Taylor 12, Sullivan 7) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 69 (20,45,55) (Defoe 19, Fletcher 13, Jones 10) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle stayed at the top of the BBL Championship ladder after extending their winning streak to six games with a 69-56 road win against the previously undefeated London…
BBL Championship Newcastle Eagles 105 (20, 50, 79) (Defoe 21, Smith 20, Fletcher 15) Surrey United 78 (16, 38, 56) (Knutson 24, Setty 16, West 15) Charles Smith further cemented his place in British basketball history as he reached 6,000 BBL points in Newcastle Eagles’ 105-78 defeat of Surrey United at Sport Central on Friday….
Andrew Thomson believes Newcastle Eagles’ opening night defeat to Worcester Wolves is a big part of the reason the reigning champions are riding a four-game winning streak into Friday’s clash with Surrey United. Since that loss to last season’s BBL Trophy and Play-Off victors, Eagles have gone from strength to strength, winning four games in…
