Sunderland Junior High defended their Sunderland Hoop4Health title on Friday night. The semi finals proved to be a close affair with East Herrington facing former Champion of Champions winner St Cuthbert’s. It looked like the 8 minute game would head to a shoot out before St Cuthbert’s scored on a jump shot with 1:39 left…
On the face of it a 74 – 66 away win for Esh Group Eagles Newcastle at Glasgow Rocks on a Sunday night does not seem the most significant match or result of the season. But, it became one of the most historic games in the history of The British Basketball League the moment that…
Our very own Fab Flournoy has achieved another milestone to add to a glittering career record. Sunday’s BBL game against Glasgow Rocks was be his 541st BBL Championship game, surpassing the record of England legend Peter Scantlebury. This perhaps puts the exclamation mark on a career which will struggle to be surpassed in terms of…
BBL Championship Glasgow Rocks 66 (11,31,46) (Northern 16,Harrison 12,Urli 11) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 74 (18,37,52) (Cooke 20,Defoe 18,Lasker 15) On a historical night at the Emirates Arena, there was a double celebration for visiting player-coach Fab Flournoy, who set a new BBL appearance record of 541 games and masterminded a hard-fought 74-66 success against…
BBL Championship Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 69 (21,36,55) One Health Sharks Sheffield 59 (9,22,42) Fab Flournoy played his 540th game in the British Basketball League, equalling the all time appearance record, as Esh Group Eagles Newcastle celebrated a 69-59 victory against the visiting One Health Sharks Sheffield. Both teams had an identical 14-4 record coming…
We take a look at who has been hot in the BBL during the month of January. Scoring machines It was the best month of the season for scoring power, with an astonishing 11 players smashing their way through the landmark of 20 points per game or more. In another coup for the ever-rising flame…
The line-up for the 2014 BBL Trophy quarter-finals has been finalised after Worcester Wolves punched the final remaining ticket for the last eight of the competition. A strong display by influential point-guard Zaire Taylor helped Wolves to rack up an 82-73 success at the Copper Box Arena against London Lions, which has set up a mouth-watering…
Last year was St Aloysius’s year as they lifted four Hoops4Health trophies. The school was crowned South Tyneside, North East, England and Great Britain Champions. The school started the journey again by lifting the South Tyneside title last night. Standing in their way was East Boldon, Harton and St Bede. None of the teams were…
BBL Championship Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 86 (Defoe 24, Smith 14, Cooke/Gause 12) Leicester Riders 84 (Cousinard 30, Black 14, Hassan 10) Esh Group Eagles staged a dramatic late rally live on BBL TV to beat the Leicester Riders 86-84 and avenge their BBL Cup Final defeat, joining the Riders in second place in the…
