Mersey Tigers have already made the last four of the competition and they host Worcester Wolves tonight while fellow semi-finalists Newcastle Eagles make the relatively short trip to Yorkshire to face One Health Sharks Sheffield. After suffering a second BBL Championship defeat in as many games last weekend, you might expect Eagles player-coach Fab Flournoy…
Worcester Wolves 99 (28,51,73,OT 99) Newcastle Eagles 96 (17,44,64,OT 96) After opening the defence of their BBL Championship crown with a humiliating loss at Mersey Tigers last weekend, Worcester Wolves ensured it was another miserable night in the league for defending champions Newcastle Eagles with a super overtime win. There had been little daylight between…
Newcastle Eagles 83 – 75 Scottish Rocks Q1 20-21, Q2 45-42, Q3 66-57, Q4 83-75 Newcastle Eagles – Defoe 31, Moore 17, Flournoy/Chapman 10 Glasgow Rocks – Copeland/Harrison 18, Davis 16 Newcastle Eagles secured their semi-final place in the BBL Trophy as they topped their group with a 100% record in the competition after they…
Newcastle Eagles will be looking for some comfort when they get back to the business of defending their BBL Trophy tonight as they look to bounce back from their horror show in Liverpool when they were ripped to shreds by Mersey Tigers in the BBL Championship last weekend. Consequently Fab Flournoy and his team suddenly…
Mersey Tigers 80 (21,38,59) (Sullivan 26, Jones 17, Aliu 16) Newcastle Eagles 58 (19,30,43) (Smith 13, Defoe 11, Chapman 10) The 2010/11 BBL Championship season tipped off on Merseyside as last season’s playoff champions – the Mersey Tigers – comprehensively beat last season’s league champions – the Newcastle Eagles – 80-58 to get their league…
Newcastle Eagles 107 (23,42,58,89,97) (Chapman 32, Smith 24, Bridge 16) Sheffield Sharks 104 (23,45,69,89,97) (Stout 36, Williams 21, Dagostino 20) Newcastle Eagles eventually overcame One Health Sharks Sheffield in double-overtime thriller in the north-east to take control of BBL Trophy group 4. Eagles fought back from trailing by 13 points late in the third quarter…
BBL Trophy Group Stages Glasgow Rocks 90 (17,41,57) (Mubark 25, Livas 21, Copeland 16) Newcastle Eagles 99 (23,40,55) (Chapman 33, Lockhart/Bridge 16) (After double-overtime. Tied at 76-76 at end of regulation and 88-88 after 1st overtime) In a thrilling ‘Battle of the North’ clash at Kelvin Hall, the Newcastle Eagles got their 2010/11 BBL Trophy…
The time was 11am, the date, Tuesday 14th September, the venue, Sports Central at Northumbria University and the local press, specialist press, local TV and representatives of the newly announced sponsors await, with rising anticipation, the announcement of the Newcastle Eagles roster for the British Basketball League tournaments for the season 2010 – 2011 is…
Eagles chief Paul Blake has highlighted the importance of continuity to the BBL champions after the “spine” of their side all agreed new deals. The Eagles have re-signed Darius Defoe, Charles Smith, skipper Andrew Bridge and young duo Aaron Nielsen and Jamie Glenn – all on one-year deals. With Joe Chapman, Kadiri Richard and Trey…
