BBL Play-Off Semi-Final (2nd Leg) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 83 (25,43,61,73) (Defoe 25, Cooke 18, Smith 16) Leicester Riders 71 (16,39,50,62) (Couisnard 20, Sullivan 17, Hassan 15) (Esh Group Eagles Newcastle win 162-161 on aggregate) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle needed overtime against the visiting Leicester Riders, but became the first team to book a ticket…

Fab Flournoy has added to his already bulging and illustrious resume by scooping the prestigious Molten BBL Coach of the Year award for a fifth time in his glittering career. Drawing level with BBL coaching legend Kevin Cadle as the only other five-time winner, the Esh Group Eagles Newcastle play-caller adds the accolade to a…

Darius, Fab and Paul all get honourable mentions in BBL’s British and Defensive Teams of the Year announced by BBL yesterday. Here’s a run down. A total of six players make up the eagerly anticipated Molten BBL British Team of the Year after voting resulted in a tie for the last spot. Voted for by the…

After due consideration, the BBL coaches have determined the five players who make up the prestigious Molten BBL Team of the Year. And, there are a couple of clubs who each have two representatives in the 2013-14 line-up. Molten BBL Player of the Year Zaire Taylor (pictured) and Will Creekmore have both managed to tear it up…

Leicester Riders 90 (18,47,68) (Couisnard 25, Sullivan 17, Washington 14) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 79 (22,43,60) (Gause 22, Martin 15, Cooke 11) Leicester Riders overturned three regular season defeats against Esh Group Eagles Newcastle to beat the league champions 90-79 in the first leg of their Play-Off semi-final, using a dominant spell over the third…

The Esh Group Eagles celebrated the 2014 BBL Championship title in style last night at the 6th Annual Eagles Community Foundation Dinner hosted at the Gosforth Park Marriott hotel. Nearly 300 guests attended the evening gala, where the season’s events across the entire programme were reviewed. Rewards were received across several categories on the night…

Esh Group Eagles Newcastle renew rivalries with Leicester Riders in the BBL Play-Off semi-finals this week with coach Fab Flounoy looking for even more from his red-hot BBL Championship winners. Eagles made it 13 straight victories as they advanced past Durham Wildcats last weekend but, never one to settle, Flournoy (pictured) wants his team to…

Durham Wildcats 82 (15,42,66) (Huffor 28, Evans 12, Crecco 12, Attah 12) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 97 (25,44,71) (Defoe 22, Gause 20, Cooke 19) (Eagles win 194-157 on aggregate) A sparkling 22 points from Darius Defoe helped top seeds Esh Group Eagles Newcastle secure a 97-82 win against local rivals Durham Wildcats and move one step closer…

BBL Play-Off Quarter Final (1st Leg) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 97 (20,39,67) (Martin 20, Cooke 20, Defoe 19) Durham Wildcats 75 (24,34,58) (Attah 21, Bucci 14, Huffor 10) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle dug themselves out of a first quarter hole to take a dominant 97-75 lead in the first leg of their North East derby…