BBL champions Newcastle Eagles had to go to overtime for the fourth game in a row before they sealed their 21st straight home win and finally saw off the challenge of the Sheffield Sharks in the last game of the regular season, writes JEFF KING. It gives Newcastle a 29-4 record in the league and…
NEWCASTLE Eagles coach Fabulous Flournoy insists his side’s recent trend of overtime wins will bode well for play-off success this season. In recent weeks, Flournoy’s roster has done it the hard way. Their last three league fixtures have required energy-sapping periods of overtime to close out games against Everton, Guildford and Milton Keynes. However, Flournoy…
League champions Newcastle Eagles will look to wrap up their BBL Championship campaign as they host Sheffield Sharks on Sunday. Sharks go into the game after a good weekend which saw them extend their winning run to six games, their best form of the season, with a 78-73 victory against Kularoos Plymouth Raiders followed by…
NEWCASTLE Eagles coach Fab Flournoy has admitted he had no idea his side had made history when they became the first BBL team to have won three overtime games in a row. For one so used to breaking new ground during his sparkling reign, it was noticeable the New Yorker was genuinely surprised at this…
Marshall MK Lions 86 (23,44,62,78,81) (Brown 18, Williams 18, Jamison 14) Newcastle Eagles 93 (23,43,61,78,81) (Bridge 22, Leven 21, Stewart 16) After Double Overtime The newly-crowned BBL Champions, the Newcastle Eagles, recorded a sweep of the Marshall MK Lions as they beat them for the third time in the BBL Championship this season, 86-93 in…
EAGLES forward Charles Smith is bidding to make a shock return from serious injury problems after making rapid progress during the two weeks. While it is unlikely he will play any part at Milton Keynes tonight, Newcastle captain Andrew Bridge revealed Smith’s season is far from over. He could even make his return a week…
NEWCASTLE Eagles chief Paul Blake has admitted talk of the Eagles having already committed to a European campaign next season is premature. The man who has rebuilt the club during the last decade, turning it into a powerhouse of British basketball, is still eager to explore a possible foray into Europe. At the moment, though,…
NEWCASTLE Eagles guard Andrew Bridge is basking in the success of his first trophy win as club captain – and has already set his sights on the end-of-season play-offs. Bridge collected the second BBL title of his career at Guildford on Sunday – and admitted he was relieved to have finally delivered, having lost in…
The Newcastle Eagles have been crowned BBL Champions for the second time in three seasons after taking the title from the Guildford Heat, on their rivals’ floor, with an amazing 101-108 overtime win behind 30 points from Steve Leven. The Eagles have been carried to the title after winning fifteen of their last sixteen BBL…
