MVP Smith plays down handy work He almost missed the BBL Trophy Final altogether with a hand injury, but Charles Smith was beaming after his MVP performance carried Esh Group Eagles Newcastle to the coveted silverware. The veteran added 18 points, seven rebounds, three steals and two blocked shots despite being hampered by the injury…
BBL Trophy (Final) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 96 (28,45,71) (Martin 20, Smith 18, Fletcher 18) Leicester Riders 90 (24,45,73) (Anderson 20, Hassan 13, Washington 12, Bernardini 12) The dream season continued for Esh Group Eagles Newcastle, who earned another piece of silverware on Sunday after triumphing 96-90 against Leicester Riders in a nerve-racking BBL Trophy…
BBL Championship Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 101 (22,40,63) (Defoe 27, Fletcher 18, Jones 18) Bristol Flyers 74 (13,32,53) (Perine 22, Bland 17, Lautier-Ogunleye 12) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle prepared for Sunday’s BBL Trophy Final with a 101-74 victory over Bristol Flyers, completing a season sweep of their opponents and making it ten straight league wins,…
ARTICLE BY MIKE FULLER BIG burgers were on the menu as Newcastle Eagles took time out from their exceptional form for a tasty team-building exercise. The Man Vs Food challenge at Pacific House, Newcastle, proved a real test for the British Basketball League leaders who have won their last 13 games in all competitions. With…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle v Bristol Flyers – Friday 20th March 2015 – Sport Central – 7:30pm Newcastle Eagles are aiming to avoid a repeat of what happened last time they played in the BBL Championship on the eve of a major final. Eagles host Bristol Flyers in the league on Friday ahead of Sunday’s BBL Trophy…
BBL Team of the Week – Week 25 There’s a debutante in our line-up this week and the return of our season appearance leader. Zaire Taylor (London Lions) Fourteen weeks outside of our starting five seems like an eternity for someone of the class of Taylor, but the reigning BBL MVP makes his third appearance…
The BUCS Championship Final has been set as Durham and Northumbria won their respective semi-finals on Sunday to book a showdown on 25th March at Loughborough. Game 1 Durham beat Sheffield Hallam 88-76 Ralph Bucci’s side progressed to their first final since back-to-back appearances in 2011-12 as they pulled clear in the second half to…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle v Plymouth University Raiders Friday 27 February 2015 and Sunday 01 March 2015 Sport Central – 7:30pm (Fri) – Plymouth Pavilions – 4:00pm (Sun) Plymouth Raiders will be out to add a fitting climax to their ‘fresh start’ when they face Newcastle Eagles over two legs in the BBL Trophy semi-final this weekend. The league leaders…
BBL Team of the Week – Week 22 The new faces keep on rolling with two more debutantes this week, one of which racked up the best display of the weekend. James McCann (Leeds Force) It’s a first ever appearance in our starting five line-up for the Leeds playmaker after he helped his team to…
