BBL All-Star Five – Week 16 There’s a debutante in our line-up this week and only the second player this season to collect four starting appearances. Zaire Taylor (London Lions) That accolade goes to the former BBL MVP after the playmaker collected his fourth spot in our fantastic five off the back of leading Lions…
The draw for the 2017 BBL Trophy Semi-Finals was made live on BBC Sport during half-time of tonight’s BBL Championship clash between Esh Group Eagles Newcastle and Worcester Wolves. However both Eagles and Wolves were kept apart in the draw, which will see Newcastle play either Cheshire Phoenix or Bristol Flyers in the last four…
BBL Championship Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 103 (27,52,66) (Fletcher 34, Parks 17, Defoe 16) Worcester Wolves 112 (26,47,77) (Walker 23, Khan 22, Huffor 21) Worcester Wolves produced an impressive display to pull off a 103-112 victory away at the recent Cup champions, Esh Group Eagles Newcastle. Paul James’ side were down five at the half,…
Friday 20 January Esh Group Eagles Newcastle v Worcester Wolves (BBL Championship) 7.30pm Summary Worcester Wolves will be out to spoil the party on Friday, as Esh Group Eagles Newcastle return home with the BBL Cup in tow. Eagles’ lifted the Cup for a third straight year on Sunday with an impressive victory against Glasgow…
BBL All Star Five – Week 15 Our line-up this week includes the 2017 BBL Cup Final MVP, as well as our season leader who ran him close for the accolade with a double-double. Rahmon Fletcher (Esh Group Eagles Newcastle) The reigning BBL MVP showed his qualities yet again with an unprecedented third successive MVP…
BBL Cup Final reaction from our three-peat winning team and runners up, the Glasgow Rocks. Watch the post-game BBL press conference from the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham: Fab Flournoy MBE, Eagles player-coach “I’m just happy – it’s difficult being a player-coach controlling emotions at times. “There have been some close games around the league of…
BBL Cup Final Esh Group Eagles Newcastle (20,50,72) (Fletcher 29, Parks 25, Martin 17) Glasgow Rocks (21,32,49) (Watson 28, Achara/Murray 15) Esh Group Eagles claimed their third consecutive BBL Cup title after defeating Glasgow Rocks 91-83 in front of a large crowd at the Barclaycard Arena. Rahmon Fletcher netted 29 points and dished out six…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle v Glasgow Rocks Details: Sunday 15 January, Barclaycard Arena, 3:30pm – BBL Cup Final Watch: LIVE and for FREE on the BBC Sport website and red button Summary: Birmingham’s Barclaycard Arena will stage a repeat of the 2015 BBL Cup Final when Esh Group Eagles Newcastle and Glasgow Rocks contest the…
BBL All-Star Five – Week 14 There is a new season leader, as well as three debutantes – including a historic first spot for a non-BBL player who crashes our line-up. Darrell Bethune (Levett Essex Leopards) As a former Leeds Force player, the guard knows all about the BBL and was the main architect of…
