Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders 87 (20,45,65) (Blount 20, Harris 14, Zamroz 14, Sherlock 14) Newcastle Eagles 81 (20,40,61) (Smith 19, Lockhart 11, Lasker 10) The Eagles ended the regular season with defeat but safe in the knowledge that the result would make no difference to their playoff placing. Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders will…
Newcastle Eagles 92 (22,44,69) (Jackson 31, Smith 25, Defoe 10) Glasgow Rocks 83 (26,53,67) (Livas 18, Davis 17, Harrison 14) Newcastle Eagles secured second position behind the Mersey Tigers in the BBL Championship thanks to a come-from-behind 92-83 victory over the Glasgow Rocks at Sport Central on Friday evening. The defeat for the Rocks means…
Newcastle Eagles 75 (19,42,58) (Smith 24, Jackson 24, Defoe 9) Mersey Tigers 80 (22,42,54) (Reinking 22, Toney 20, Thomson 18) Mersey Tigers are the BBL Championship winners after beating arch-rivals Newcastle Eagles 75-80 in the north-east to clinch the title. Knowing a defeat would open the door for the Eagles, Mersey held them off over…
A couple of weeks ago the only thing on Drew Lasker’s mind was marrying his beautiful bride and settling into married life. Now he is potentially just a few games away from winning a BBL title with the Eagles and hours away from making his home debut at Sport Central. How does it feel to…
Newcastle Eagles player-coach Fabulous Flournoy has praise for his players ahead of their key clash against Mersey Tigers on Wednesday: “We travelled 2,500 miles in a seven day period, playing four tough road games against extremely competitive teams with the added disadvantage of having lost Trey [Moore] and then having to integrate Drew [Lasker] on…
Newcastle Eagles play-caller Fab Flournoy was bursting with pride on the way back from the longest road trip of the season after his depleted team secured two vital road victories over the weekend to show they won’t give up their BBL Championship crown without a fight. After point guard Reggie Jackson made a last second…
Worcester Wolves 78 (12,36,47,66) (Dobbins 28, Middleton 15, Gilbert 10) Newcastle Eagles 79 (25,39,55,66) (Smith 26, Jackson 25, Bridge 9) After Overtime. The Newcastle Eagles kept their BBL Championship title hopes alive as they secured a last-gasp overtime win by 78-79 against the Worcester Wolves, with Reggie Jackson scoring the winning basket with five seconds…
Newcastle Eagles’ depleted squad suffered a setback in their bid for the BBL Championship after an 83-81 defeat at Prestige Homes MK Lions. Without the injured Trey Moore the Eagles struggled all match but led 77-78 with a minute to play before a three-point play from Travis Nelson gave Lions the lead for good. A…
After several weeks featuring on the bench, Kadiri Richard has finally made it into the BBL Team of the Week starting line-up. Reggie Jackson makes his first appearance on the bench. Ryan Patton (One Health Sharks Sheffield) This is the sixth time the Sharks sharp shooter has made the team and it comes courtesy of…
