“The winner will be decided by the tempo of the game.” That’s the view of retired BBL guard Andrew Bridge, looking ahead to the second leg of the BBL Cup semi-final between the Esh Group Eagles Newcastle and One Health Sharks Sheffield. “If it’s a high-tempo game then Newcastle will win, but if it’s a…
Durham Wildcats 75 (18,40,54) (Huffor 22, Attah 18, Ginty/Allison/Evans 8) Esh Group Newcastle Eagles 90 (21,39,60) (Martin 21, Lasker 20, Smith 19) Esh Group Newcastle Eagles turned in an impressive second half performance to win their north-east battle against Durham Wildcats. Scott Martin’s 21 points led the way for the Eagles as Fab Flournoy’s team…
BBL Championship Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 104 (Cooke 34, Martin 16, Lasker 14) Surrey United 73 (McGill 21, Henry 18, Kucinskas 17) After losing at Cheshire Phoenix in their previous BBL Championship outing, it always looked likely that Fab Flournoy and his players would bounce back with a home fixture against basement dwellers Surrey United…
We take a look at who has been hot in the BBL during the month of November. Scoring machines Five players managed to pass the landmark of 20 points per game, with Brandon McGill (Surrey United) way out in front with 27.5 points per game, although the new arrival only played twice during the period….
BBL Championship Cheshire Phoenix 87 (21,39,59) (Coleman 22, Moses 22, Middleton 19) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 79 (21,37,50) (Gause 21, Smith 19, Defoe 16) Cheshire Phoenix pulled off an upset against the visiting Esh Group Eagles Newcastle, defeating one of the league leaders 87-79, behind terrific performances by Dominique Coleman and Victor Moses. The hosts…
Cheshire Phoenix v Esh Group Eagles Newcastle Sunday 1 December 2013 Northgate Arena (17:30) The late game heroics of Esh Group Eagles Newcastle in their top-of-the-table clash with Worcester Wolves show the strides they are making, according to coach Fab Flournoy. Eagles overcame a late deficit to take victory in overtime last Friday, setting them…
BBL Cup, Semi-Final First Leg One Health Sharks Sheffield 82 (Horstmann 18, Simmons 18, Lewis 10) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 79 (Smith 24, Defoe 18, Cooke 16) This BBL Cup semi-final remains finely poised after the first leg as One Health Sharks Sheffield edged Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 82-79, to retain their unbeaten home record…
BBL Championship Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 86 (13,35,50,66) (Cooke 29, Martin 17, Gause 13) Worcester Wolves 74 (14,32,53,66) (Owumi 16, Taylor 13, Schreiber 11) After Overtime Esh Group Eagles Newcastle have gone top of the BBL Championship table after producing one of the best ten-minute spells of the season to overcome the incumbent Worcester Wolves…
It may still be early in the season, but one of the most wide-open and thrilling BBL Championship title races looks like potentially unfolding during the coming months. Heading into this weekend, there are no fewer than five teams all locked on two losses at the top of the standings and it is even leaving…
