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March 2, 2013
Newcastle Eagles Defeat Mersey Tigers 100-57

Mersey Tigers 57 (Bigley 11, Wait 9, Lockett 8) Newcastle Eagles 100 (Chapman 26, Smith 22, Defoe 13) Newcastle Eagles defeated Mersey Tigers 100-57 to maintain their BBL Championship title challenge. Eagles’ victory stretches means they now sit second in the BBL Championship table with 40 points with 10 games left to play. They are…

February 28, 2013
BBL Foundation Surpass Participation Targets for Proj3kt 3on3

The BBL Foundation are delighted to announce that Proj3kt 3on3 its pilot participation programme launched last October in partnership with Sport England, using 3 on 3 basketball to engage with boys and girls in the 16-19 year old age group, has smashed its own attendance targets with over a month to go. The programme has…

February 28, 2013
BBL February Stat Stars

We take a look at who has been hot in the BBL during the month of February. Scoring machines February witnessed an incredible amount of points production with five players smashing the 20 points per game barrier and two of those finishing either side of the eye-popping 30 landmark. Veteran forward Charles Smith (Newcastle Eagles;…

February 27, 2013
Eagles Make It 13 League Wins In A Row

The Newcastle Eagles extended their lead at the top of the BBL Championship as they won their thirteenth consecutive game in beating fellow top-four contenders the Cheshire Jets by 100-81. Newcastle’s winning run dates back to October, when they were defeated by the Jets. Cheshire have lost three of their last four, with crucial defeats…

February 27, 2013
Kareem Maddox Named Molten BBL Player of the Month

Newcastle Eagles’ high-flying forward Kareem Maddox has been crowned the Molten BBL Player of the Month for February having also taken the honour last November. The 23 year old averaged a stellar double-double of 21.6 points and 13 rebounds per game during the month to continue his excellent rookie BBL campaign and keep his team…

February 26, 2013
Maddox and Smith Make BBL Team of the Week

This week brings a debutante and the second best BBL performance of the season. Devan Bailey (Manchester Giants) It’s a debut slot in our line-up for the Giants’ playmaker, having inspired his team to a valuable home-floor success against north-west rivals Cheshire Phoenix. Bailey enjoyed an incredible shooting night and could hardly miss from tip…

February 25, 2013
Eagles Defeat Surrey Heat 90-78

Surrey Heat 78 (F Holmes 20, Raftopoulos 13, T Holmes 12) Newcastle Eagles 90 (Smith 33, Maddox 26, Defoe/Martin 11) The Newcastle Eagles kept the pressure on the Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders at the top of the BBL Championship table thanks to a hard-fought 78-90 victory over the Surrey Heat at Surrey Sports Park…

February 19, 2013
Smith, Maddox and Defoe Make BBL Team of the Week

There are some familiar names in our line-up this week, including a couple of players who feature for the fourth time. Chez Marks (Cheshire Phoenix) There could barely have been a better way for the Phoenix guard to rack up a third appearance in our starting five than by conjuring up a fast-break score to…

February 18, 2013
Newcastle Eagles Proj3kt 3on3 Regional Tournament

The Newcastle Eagles hosted their regional Proj3kt 3 on 3 Regional Tournament on Friday 15th February. The tournament was the pre match event before the Eagles BBL game vs Cheshire Phoenix. Small tournament had taken place over the preceding 2 weeks at more than 10 sites. From these smaller tournaments the winners progressed to the…