Esh Group Eagles Newcastle v Manchester Giants – Wednesday 15 April 2015 – Sport Central – 7:30pm The task is simple for Newcastle Eagles going into Wednesday’s clash with Manchester Giants, one more win and they retain the BBL Championship title. The dominant force throughout the season, it had long seemed a question of when, not if,…
BBL Team of the Week – Week 29 It’s the penultimate line-up of the regular season and we still have space for a debutante and a trio of players who all rack up their fifth appearance of the campaign. Chavis Holmes (Worcester Wolves) The Wolves’ guard posted a classy display to lead his team to…
BBL Championship (OT) Newcastle Eagles 98 (31, 42, 60, 81) (Smith 29, Martin 21, Fletcher 19) Leeds Force 91 (25, 49, 58, 81) (McCann 22, Hall 19, Anebo 18) Newcastle Eagles demonstrated their championship quality once more with a battling 98-91 overtime triumph against Leeds Force on Friday to close within one win of the…
The 2015 School of Excellence Awards evening was held at The Marriott Hotel in Gosforth, compaired by Howard Leighton and Coach Graham Heath. David Halfacre, chairman of the Esh Property Services and Paul Blake, managing director of the Newcastle Eagles were the guests of honours who took care of the presentations. The night started with…
BBL Team of the Week – Week 28 Yet another debutante this week and one of the best displays of the entire season from a BBL veteran. Tyler Bernardini (Leicester Riders) It’s a third appearance in our starting five during the last five weeks for the Riders’ guard, whose rich vein of form continued…
BBL Championship Plymouth University Raiders 90 (11,47,69) (Smith 38, Martin 20, Thomson 20) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 101 (31,55,77) (Hampton 32, Murray 16, Elston 13) Charles Smith hit a massive 38 points to ensure Esh Group Eagles Newcastle bounced back from their first defeat in three months to beat Plymouth University Raiders 90-101, beating the…
BBL Championship Worcester Wolves 88 (24,40,62) (Owumi 25, Holmes 16, Guede 15) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 81 (23,38,59) (Smith 22, Thomson 16, Lasker 14) In one of the games of the season, Worcester Wolves completed a sweep of Esh Group Eagles Newcastle, winning 88-81 for their third victory over their title rivals as they remain…
Worcester Wolves v Esh Group Eagles Newcastle – Friday 3 April 2015 – University of Worcester Arena – 7:30pm Friday’s meeting of the BBL Championship’s top two could be decided by which team adapts best to their absences. Paul James’ side are the only team to have beaten Eagles this season, coming out on top both home…
Flournoy wins another Molten BBL Coach of the Month award Fab Flournoy has held onto his Molten BBL Coach of the Month accolade for a third consecutive month after being handed the gong for March. Even for the high standards of the most successful club in BBL history, it has been a truly fantastic month for Esh Group Eagles Newcastle…
