Barry Hearn’s Matchroom Sport, in partnership with the British Basketball League, have announced the British Basketball All-Stars Championship to take place at The O2, London on Sunday, September 24, 1pm – 6pm live on Sky Sports. Hearn enters the fray in basketball introducing a new, entertaining take on the fast-paced game with a record-breaking £100,000…
BBL Championship Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 96 (20,54,72) (Parks 22, Fletcher 17, Martin 16) Manchester Giants 65 (19,33,47) (Okoro 14, Toluwase 11, Jones 10) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle returned to winning ways in dominant fashion as they recorded a 96-65 victory over Manchester Giants. Fab Flournoy’s side had lost ground in the title race with…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle v Manchester Giants Details: Friday 24 March, Sport Central, 7:30pm – BBL Championship Tickets: Limited Tickets Available Summary: Second meets bottom in the league as Newcastle look to renew their title challenge with a season sweep over the Giants. Fab Flournoy’s side were beaten by Sheffield last week, but have won all…
Congratulations to Gateshead College Basketball Academy on progressing to next week’s Academy Basketball League Play-Offs Final! 30 academy teams fought it out across a 17-week season, with the top four in each of four divisions making it through to the first round of the play-offs earlier this month. Gateshead topped the Far North league with only 1…
BBL All-Star Five – Week 24 It’s rare that a club gets three spots in our line-up, but that honour goes to Sharks and there is also space for last Sunday’s BBL Trophy Final MVP. Max Guercy (DBL Sharks Sheffield) The first of our terrific trio from Sheffield is also a debutante. The mid-season arrival…
Congratulations to our Team Northumbria Men and Coach Marc Steutel on winning the National Basketball League Division 1 over the weekend. The TN Men took a 64-76 road win against Reading Rockets and followed it up with a 62-81 victory at Westminster Warriors to secure the NBL title. This is the second piece of silverware…
BBL Championship DBL Sharks Sheffield 95 (23,41,71) (Riley 29, Tuck 18, Guercy 16) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 84 (20,47,72) (Fletcher 24, Martin 20, Jackman 17) DBL Sharks Sheffield recorded their first win over Esh Group Eagles Newcastle since 2014 with a 95-84 victory. The home side dominated the fourth period with Malcolm Riley leading the…
DBL Sharks Sheffield v Esh Group Eagles Newcastle Details: Friday 17 March, EIS Sheffield, 7:30pm – BBL Championship Watch: LiveBasketball.tv (via subscription) Summary: Second meets fourth as the Sheffield-Newcastle rivalry is renewed on Friday night. The Sharks split a weekend double-header last week with the Eagles also losing to Cheshire to lose ground in the…
OJ plays off the bench in this week’s BBL All-Star 5
