Friday night’s thrilling win over London Lions thanks to an amazing late last quarter comeback was significant and not just because it preserved our League standing and kept another run going but because it enable this set of players to be matched against one of the great teams in British Basketball history. Our 29 –…
BBL Championship Newcastle Eagles 94 (30, 51, 68) (Fletcher 22, Martin 18, Smith 14) London Lions 87 (24, 43, 69) (Stibbins 30, Cook 16, Ikhinmwin 13) Newcastle Eagles scored 11 unanswered points in the final minute to record an incredible 94-87 BBL Championship success against London Lions at Sport Central on Friday. The league leaders came…
WBBL : Team Northumbria v Leicester Riders – Friday 20 February 2015 – Sport Central – 4:00pm Before The Eagles clash with The Lions at 7:30pm there’s a chance for basketball fans to catch Chris Bunten’s Team Northumbria Womens side as the Ladies who currently lie a very creditable 3rd in the WBBL take on…
London Lions have signed experienced Nigerian international Olumide Oyedeji, who had a three-year spell in the NBA over a decade ago. The 33-year-old was drafted by the Seattle Supersonics in 2000 and played a total of 93 NBA games with his third and final season spent at Orlando Magic. He’s had a storied career starting…
BBL Team of the Week – Week 21 We welcome a Great Britain star this week who grabs his debut appearance in our starting five. Mike DiNunno (Cheshire Phoenix) The Phoenix guard found his shooting touch in the match-up against Plymouth University Raiders at the Pavilions. DiNunno returned from Devon with a scorching 27 points…
BBL Championship Leicester Riders 89 (25,45,66) (Bernardini 22, Anderson 14, Hassan 14) Esh Group Newcastle Eagles 95 (34,63,77) (Thomson 16, Jones 15, Fletcher 14) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle have strengthened their position atop the BBL Championship table after a dominant first half performance saw them to an 89-95 defeat of Leicester Riders, the second time…
BBL Championship Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 98 (26,47,68) (Thomson 21, Defoe 16, Jones 15) Durham Wildcats 71 (22,37,54) (Buchberger 15, Urli 14, Jones 13) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle continued their merciless roll in the BBL Championship, as the Newcastle side improved their league-best record to 21-2 with a 98-71 home victory against Durham Wildcats at…
The Eagles will host the first leg of The BBL Trophy Semi-Final v Plymouth Raiders at Sport Central on Friday 27th February 2015 with tip-off at 7:30pm. The second leg will be played in Plymouth on Sunday 1st March 2015 with a 4:00pm tip-off. This means the Surrey United BBL Championship game at Sport Central…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle v Durham Wildcats – Friday 13 February 2015 – Sport Central – 7:30pm Scott Martin may keep an eye on the BBL Championship table, but it does not distract from his tireless work on the floor, and the glass – an area that will be under scrutiny when Newcastle Eagles face Durham Wildcats…
