Sheffield Sharks versus Esh Group Eagles Newcastle, Tuesday 25th February 2013 One Health Sharks Sheffield will be looking to avoid a backlash from Esh Group Eagles Newcastle when the visitors arrive at the EIS. Fab Flournoy and his team will no doubt still be stinging from their BBL Trophy quarter-final exit last weekend, but with…
BBL Trophy, Quarter-Final Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 73 (20,40,60) (Defoe 22, Smith 17, Gause 11) Worcester Wolves 86 (30,47,56) (Taylor 24, J. Williams 23, Creekmore 17) Worcester Wolves have made the BBL Trophy Semi Finals after overcoming Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 73-86 in the North East. The Wolves are the first team to beat the…
BBL Championship Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 83 (18,47,69) (Defoe 22, Cooke 19, Martin 15) London Lions 77 (21,40,58) (Marks 18, Sturt 17, Brown 15) Having honoured the new BBL All-Time appearance leader Fab Flournoy before the game, Esh Group Eagles Newcastle held off a fourth-quarter rally by London Lions and celebrated an 83-77 win on…
Sunderland Junior High defended their Sunderland Hoop4Health title on Friday night. The semi finals proved to be a close affair with East Herrington facing former Champion of Champions winner St Cuthbert’s. It looked like the 8 minute game would head to a shoot out before St Cuthbert’s scored on a jump shot with 1:39 left…
On the face of it a 74 – 66 away win for Esh Group Eagles Newcastle at Glasgow Rocks on a Sunday night does not seem the most significant match or result of the season. But, it became one of the most historic games in the history of The British Basketball League the moment that…
Our very own Fab Flournoy has achieved another milestone to add to a glittering career record. Sunday’s BBL game against Glasgow Rocks was be his 541st BBL Championship game, surpassing the record of England legend Peter Scantlebury. This perhaps puts the exclamation mark on a career which will struggle to be surpassed in terms of…
BBL Championship Glasgow Rocks 66 (11,31,46) (Northern 16,Harrison 12,Urli 11) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 74 (18,37,52) (Cooke 20,Defoe 18,Lasker 15) On a historical night at the Emirates Arena, there was a double celebration for visiting player-coach Fab Flournoy, who set a new BBL appearance record of 541 games and masterminded a hard-fought 74-66 success against…
BBL Championship Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 69 (21,36,55) One Health Sharks Sheffield 59 (9,22,42) Fab Flournoy played his 540th game in the British Basketball League, equalling the all time appearance record, as Esh Group Eagles Newcastle celebrated a 69-59 victory against the visiting One Health Sharks Sheffield. Both teams had an identical 14-4 record coming…
We take a look at who has been hot in the BBL during the month of January. Scoring machines It was the best month of the season for scoring power, with an astonishing 11 players smashing their way through the landmark of 20 points per game or more. In another coup for the ever-rising flame…
