BBL Team of the Week – Week 14 The first line-up of the new calendar year brings four familiar faces and a debutante.Mike DiNunno (Cheshire Phoenix) It’s been an eventful time of late for Phoenix on and off the floor, but DiNunno ensured that their terrific winning streak was extended by one more victory after…
BBL Championship Surrey United 76 (24,37,56) (Knutson 22, Dusha 16, Downing 13) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 97 (19,42,74) (Martin 24, Thomson 19, Fletcher 18) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle have moved six points clear at the top of the BBL Championship after a 76-97 road win at Surrey United on Saturday night. It was their nineteenth…
Surrey United v Esh Group Eagles Newcastle Saturday 03 January 2015 – Surrey Sports Park (18:00) Surrey United feel like a completely new team to Elvisi Dusha, and they will have to produce a performance unlike any other to halt Newcastle Eagles’ unbeaten run on Saturday. The reigning champions take their 15-game perfect league sequence to…
BBL Team of the Week – Week 14 Our last starting five line up of 2014 features three debutantes, including two home-grown talents. Callum Jones (Manchester Giants) The Giants’ guard comes in for his first place in our fabulous five after ensuring his team finished the calendar year on a real high with successive victories….
ROCKS TO END EAGLES WINNING STREAK AT CUP FINAL? Just how good are Esh Group Eagles Newcastle this season and will they end their losing streak in showpiece Finals by beating Glasgow Rocks at the Barclaycard Arena on Sunday 11 January? Well according to Manchester Giants’ play-caller Jeff Jones, they are just about the best…
BBL Championship Glasgow Rocks 69 (21,34,50) (Huffor 16, Smith 16, Egwuonwu/Ogedengbe 10) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 88 (27,48,67) (Smith 19, Defoe 15, Thomson 15) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle have finished 2014 in spectacular fashion, closing out the year in which they won the BBL Championship with a 69-88 road win at rivals Glasgow Rocks. The…
Glasgow Rocks v Esh Group Eagles Newcastle Sunday 28 December 2014 – Emirates Arena (17:00) Both teams are insisting it will not be a dress rehearsal for the BBL Cup final when Glasgow Rocks and Newcastle Eagles meet this Sunday at the Emirates Arena in a Championship clash. With the showpiece event in Birmingham just…
BBL Team of the Week – Week 13 Our penultimate line-up of the calendar year brings a trio of starting five debutantes and a new season leader. Josh Wilcher (Plymouth University Raiders) The Australian born guard lands his first ever BBL Team of the Week slot after a mesmerising display for Raiders in their win…
BBL Championship Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 115 (26,56,89) (Jones 17, Martin/Matthew/Smith 16) Manchester Giants 76 (15,37,57) (Best 17, Jones 16, Eaves 12) A dominant team performance led to Esh Group Eagles Newcastle extending their lead at the summit of the BBL Championship table, with eight players scoring in double-figures as they beat Manchester Giants 115-76…
