If the BBL had a ‘Sixth Man’ award, then one of the leading contenders to win it this season would be Paul Gause of the BBL Championship-winning Esh Group Eagles Newcastle. Now in his second spell with the Tyneside club, Gause was a part of the all-conquering side of 2011-12 that swept the honours. After…
Amongst the many happy Esh Group Eagles Newcastle players faces at Surrey Sports Park celebrating being crowned BBL League Champions for 2013/14 perhaps the biggest smile of all came from veteran forward ‘Prince’ Charles Smith. Smith who is not just an Eagles legend but also a legend of The BBL celebrated on court with what…
After a season without silverware the Esh Group Eagles Newcastle - the BBL’s most successful franchise of all time – have another trophy for the cabinet after clinching the BBL Championship title on Sunday, while the play-off chase won’t be decided until next weekend. Fab Flournoy’s side won their sixth Championship after a 106-58 demolition…
Eagles sealed a 106-58 win against Surrey United at Surrey Sports Park today to take the 2014 BBL Championship title for an unbelievable 6th time in 9 seasons. Malik Cooke and Paul Gause led all scorers with 23 points each whilst Darius Defoe racked up 19 points and 7 rebounds. A big congratulations to Fab…
BBL Championship Birmingham Knights 71 (17,32,49) (Benson 19, Hopkins 14, Lockett 13) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 87 (19,32,56) (Cooke 24, Martin 23, Gause 17) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle will try to put their sub-par performance in an 87-71 victory against Birmingham Knights before Sunday’s clash with Surrey United for the BBL Championship title. An unusually…
It’s the penultimate weekend of the regular season and it could see the crowning of new BBL champions. Esh Group Eagles Newcastle are bidding to claim the win double at Birmingham Knights tomorrow night and then at Surrey United on Sunday, which will see them take the league title. “We will be focused on keeping…
Eagles very own Malik Cooke makes the 5 this week with Darius Defoe coming off the bench. The line-up this week is as follows: Zaire Taylor (Worcester Wolves) The playmaker moves into double figures after finding his way into our team for a tenth time, courtesy of a super performance in the win against Durham…
BBL Championship Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 82 (27,41,61) (Defoe 19, Cooke 19, Martin 13) One Health Sharks Sheffield 78 (18,41,57) (Holmes 24, Babalola 22, Tuck 14) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle have taken a significant step towards a fifth BBL Championship title in seven years after overcoming third-placed rivals One Health Sharks Sheffield by 82-78 at…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle host One Health Sharks Sheffield on Friday with vital Championship points and, the potentially crucial head-to-head tie-breaker, on the line. Eagles currently hold top spot, eight points ahead of Sharks, but following the Steel City side’s win over second-placed Worcester Wolves last weekend, they could catch and overtake the leaders, should…
