Esh Group Eagles Newcastle v Plymouth University Raiders Where and when: Sport Central, 7.30pm Friday 12 February Summary: Any possible notion of an Esh Group Eagles Newcastle collapse was quashed last weekend, although Plymouth Raiders will pose the next challenge on Friday. After back-to-back BBL Championship defeats, Eagles returned to form, despite the absence of…
All Star Five – Week 21 The debutantes still keep on rolling and there are two more this week – including last season’s appearance leader! Marek Klassen (Leeds Force) It hasn’t taken long for Leeds’ mid-season capture to make an impact and he is our first debutante, having shone brightly in a terrific win against…
BBL Championship Bristol Flyers 66 (17,34,52) (Streete 17,Seilund 15,Edozie 15) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 106 (36,54,83) (Thomson 24, Chapman 19, Martin 18) BBL Championship leaders Esh Group Eagles Newcastle erupted early at Bristol Flyers with a scorching first quarter laying the foundation for a one-sided 106-66 success. Staring at an unthinkable third consecutive defeat in…
BBL Trophy, Semi-Final first leg Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 73 (27, 45, 56)(Smith 18, A Thomson 17, Martin 16) Worcester Wolves 66 (13, 36, 56)(Blackwell 15, Cameron 10, Losonsky 10) A short-handed Esh Group Eagles Newcastle took one step towards the BBL Trophy Final with a 73-66 success against Worcester Wolves in the first leg…
Bristol Flyers v Esh Group Eagles Newcastle Where and when: WISE Basketball Arena, 7.30pm Saturday 6 February Summary: Esh Group Eagles Newcastle will travel to Bristol Flyers in an unfamiliar position on Friday. Fab Flournoy’s BBL Cup winners still top the BBL Championship, but enter the weekend having lost each of their last two…
All Star Five – Week 20 We present a debutante backcourt duo this week. Cardell McFarland (Bristol Flyers) After a number of appearances on our bench, the Flyers’ guard finally books a starting slot after taking his team to a huge win against Leeds Force. McFarland was just one assist away from a wonderful double-double…
January Statstars We take a look at who got it done in the BBL during January. The Scoring Machines There were three players last month that managed to pass the landmark of 20 points per game and they were Akeem Ellis (Cheshire Phoenix) who led the way with 22.5 points per game, Ingus Bankevics (Manchester…
Important Fixture Changes – BBL Trophy Semi-Finals As Worcester Wolves defeated Glasgow Rocks in the BBL Trophy Quarter-Final this means The Eagles now face The Wolves in The Trophy Semi-Final over two-legs. This has meant a change in the scheduling of the fixtures for The Eagles. The first leg of the semi-final will now take…
BBL Championship Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 73 (22, 34, 57)(A Thomson 17, Martin 16, Smith 13) Leicester Riders 85 (20, 42, 64)(21 Watson, Wright 16, Bernardini 11) Leicester Riders now control their BBL Championship destiny after avenging BBL Cup Final defeat with an 85-73 success at the home of the champions, Esh Group Eagles Newcastle…
