The line up for the BBL Cup semi-finals was completed over the weekend, with some contrasting last eight ties. The closest game came at Sport Central where Newcastle Eagles continued their winning start to the season with a 78-75 victory against old rivals Glasgow Rocks. They did it the hard way, though, against a Rocks…
Defiant Deirde Hayes is determined a final-quarter collapse at the hands of a star-studded UWIC Archers won’t prove detrimental to Team Northumbria’s top flight campaign. The Sport Central club delivered one of their finest displays in years for two quarters of an enthralling clash on Tyneside. But there is a danger TN will still be…
Marc Steutel admits Team Northumbria will have to be firing on all cylinders in the capital this weekend if the early-season pacesetters are to stay in pole position for promotion. The EBL Division Two leaders travel to London Westside bidding to maintain their 100% league record. And Steutel feels last weekend’s fiery encounter against Glamorgan…
BBL Cup Newcastle Eagles 78 (15,30,55) (Smith 25, Chapman 19, Thomson 18) Glasgow Rocks 75 (16,35,60) (Green 28, Davis 18, Huffor 10) Not for the first time Charles Smith was the hero for Newcastle Eagles as his three-point shot in the final minute sent the Eagles through to the BBL Cup last four. It had…
Guards dominated during Week 6 of BBL action and not surprisingly, it’s reflected in a smaller than usual line-up which includes two debutantes. Demarius Bolds (Prestige Homes MK Lions) While Lions have endured a roller-coaster season so far, one of the few consistent factors has been the form of all-action guard Demarius Bolds. He makes…
BBL Championship Newcastle Eagles 100 (27,55,74) (Chapman 23, Smith 21, Thomson 21) Prestige Homes MK Lions 88 (25,45,69) (Crawford 25, Bolds 22, Northern 15) Newcastle Eagles opened up some early daylight in the race for the BBL title after moving to four wins from four games after a hard fought success at Sport Central against…
Newcastle Eagles will aim to preserve their lead at the top of the BBL Championship table when they host Prestige Homes MK Lions at Sport Central on Friday night. The Eagles have won their opening three regular season games, and combined with their progress to the BBL Trophy semi-final, it was enough to win play-caller…
Newcastle Eagles’ player-coach Fab Flournoy has scooped the first Molten BBL Coach Of The Month Award of the 2011/12 campaign. After a disappointing season last time out which saw the Eagles head into the summer empty-handed – very much a rarity during recent times, Flournoy and his team have hit the ground running ever since…
The BBL Team Of The Week is made up of three players from Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders in the wake of their sensational team performance against Prestige Homes MK Lions which helped them book a BBL Cup quarter-final spot. Meanwhile there is only one debutante this week with four of our players all making…
