The 2012-13 regular season came to an end on Sunday at Leicester, both teams having already claimed their first and second spots in the league. The BBL Play-Offs now begin in earnest. The Championship trophy is still in Eagles cabinet and the holders have some big hurdles to overcome to make the Wembley Arena final…
Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders 86 (Sullivan 19, Couisnard 18, Anderson 14) Newcastle Eagles 75 (Defoe 32, Flournoy 10, Matthew 8, Madourie 8) BBL Championship winners Jelson Homes claimed a 86-75 home victory over runners-up Newcastle Eagles on Sunday evening. The win means that Riders finish the BBL Championship season unbeaten at home and also…
Newcastle Eagles 93 (Huffman 36, Smith 21, Defoe 19) Glasgow Rocks 80 (Vanderbeken 15, Harrison 14, Ringgold 14) The Newcastle Eagles overcame the Glasgow Rocks by 93-80 to bounce back from their midweek defeat as they look to build momentum for the BBL Championship Playoffs. The defeat for the Rocks was their first in three…
It has been an amazing year for the young Newcastle Eagles player, Eddie Matthew, making his BBL debut at age of 16, winning the U18s National Proj3kt 3on3 Tournament in Glasgow, and finishing in second place with Eagles development partners Tyne Metropolitan College in the British Colleges Finals are only few highlights of Eddie’s accomplishments…
The race for the most appearances this season takes a twist, as three leading contenders move closer. EJ Harrison (Glasgow Rocks) There’s one debutante in our line-up this week and that is the Rocks guard, who hasn’t previously featured during the previous 27 weeks. And, this is perhaps something of a surprise, considering his influence…
One Health Sharks Sheffield 70 (Lewis 19, Tuck 12, Babalola 11) Newcastle Eagles 60 (Maddox 20, Defoe 15, Martin 9) In a fascinating BBL Championship Playoff dress rehearsal the One Health Sharks Sheffield beat the Newcastle Eagles 70-60 on Tuesday night. It saw the Sharks avenge two previous defeats to the Eagles this season, and…
One Health Sharks Sheffield 80 (17, 40, 60) (Tuck 19, Jemison 18, Babalola 16) Newcastle Eagles 88 (20, 38, 55) (Chapman 19, Huffman 18, Smith 16) Newcastle Eagles secured a fourth straight victory by beating One Health Sharks Sheffield 88-80, ending the Sharks’ 6 game winning streak. Eagles sit second in the BBL Championship table…
Worcester Wolves 87 (Owumi 26, Ocitti 18, Irving 14) Newcastle Eagles 102 (Smith 40, Huffman 24, Chapman 12) The Newcastle Eagles kept up the pressure on the Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders and ensured that the League title race in the BBL Championship moved into the Easter weekend thanks to a comfortable 87-102 victory over…
Frontcourt players dominated last week with a staggering 19 of the top 20 spots, so we have our tallest ever line-up. Travis Holmes (Surrey Heat) The scintillating Travis Holmes was so good, he produced not only the best performance in the BBL, but actually, the best two of the week. He had 26 points, eight…
