It’s the biggest weekend of the season so far, as Newcastle Eagles defend their BBL Cup title. They go up against Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham on Sunday, a team who of course, they share the lead at the top of the BBL Championship with. Unsurprisingly, Fab Flournoy…
As his side prepare to face Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders in Sunday’s BBL Cup final, Newcastle Eagles’ player-coach Fabulous Flournoy is taking one game at a time. Eagles will be defending the Cup they won against UCP Marjon Plymouth Raiders last season, a success that provided the springboard for the north east club to…
We take a look at who has been hot in the BBL during the month of December. Scoring machines Three players managed to break the 20 points per game barrier during December, with Mike Baldarelli (Durham Wildcats; pictured) leading the way with 21.8 points per game. He was followed by Chez Marks (Cheshire Phoenix) and…
Newcastle Eagles 101 Team Northumbria 65 With the BBL Cup Final only six days away and without a competitive game before hand Head Coach Fab Flournoy turned to stable mate Marc Steutel to help sharpen up his charges before the clash with Leicester Riders on Sunday. Steutel brought his EBL Division 1 side Team Northumbria…
Newcastle Eagles’ player-coach Fab Flournoy has been handed the Molten BBL Coach of the Month award for December. No stranger to the accolade, Flournoy picks up yet another award having led his team to six wins in seven games during the period. He was one of four head coaches who only tasted defeat once during…
BBL Team of the Week – Week 15 Our last line-up of the calendar year contains two debutantes and only the second player to reach five appearances. Stefan Gill (Manchester Giants) The guard makes his BBL Team of the Week debut after instigating a remarkable second-half performance by the Giants to storm to a win…
BBL Trophy, First Round Durham Wildcats 73 (Baldarelli 27, Bucci/Keister 14) Newcastle Eagles 102 (Chapman/Defoe 22, Maddox 19) The Newcastle Eagles will face the Worcester Wolves in the quarter-finals of the BBL Trophy thanks to a comfortable 73-102 victory over the Durham Wildcats at the Newton Aycliffe Leisure Centre on Sunday afternoon. After a tight…
BBL Team of the Week – Week 14 Our festive line-up includes a player with a perfect shooting performance and another with a stellar and rare triple-double. Ralph Bucci (Durham Wildcats) Veteran guard Ralph Bucci is the player that makes Wildcats tick, and having made the bench on a number of occasions so far this…
Durham Wildcats v Newcastle Eagles Sunday 30 December 2012 Newton Aycliffe LC (16:00) There’s a north east derby at Newton Aycliffe Leisure Centre on Sunday 30 December when Durham Wildcats and Newcastle Eagles meet in the BBL Trophy first round. A home tie against either Worcester Wolves or UCP Marjon Plymouth Raiders awaits the winner,…
