After an exciting weekend at the 02 Arena when the stars of the NBA lit up London along with Mersey Tigers, the competition from BBL players to make our Team Of The Week line- was similarly intense with an array of high quality performances to choose from. Rod Middleton (Worcester Wolves) Worcester Wolves were the…
High flying Newcastle Eagles forward Kadiri Richard believes the reigning champions have what it takes to finish to of the podium again after they got back to winning ways over the weekend with an impressive performance against UCP Marjon Plymouth Raiders. The Eagles returned after an extended break from action without Fab Flournoy but nevertheless…
Friday 18th February 2011 – Sport Central Newcastle Eagles 98 (23,41,67) (Moore 39, Smith 17, Bridge 16) One Health Sharks Sheffield 102 (17,41,66) (Stout 20, Dagostino 18, Patton/Tuck/Babalola 16) One Health Sharks Sheffield blew the BBL title race wide open last night at Newcastle Eagles with a nailbiting 98-102 victory over the reigning champions. Needing…
Week 21 witnessed two of the best performances of the entire season with huge performance valuations for a couple of players both from the same club! We also see the return of the season leader in terms of appearances in our line-up with this former league MVP slipping seamlessly back into our offensively explosive three…
Newcastle Eagles Managing Director Paul Blake has vowed to draft in reinforcements at the club after it was confirmed shooting ace Joe Chapman suffered a season ending injury against Cheshire Jets over the weekend. Having already lost player-coach Fab Flournoy as well as young guns Jamie Glen and Ross Wilson, the guard had to leave…
A short-handed Newcastle Eagles completed a magnificent comeback at Kelvin Hall to emerge victorious after a stunning second half performance rescued them from a 16 point second half deficit. The visitors headed into the clash knowing the Rocks were in red-hot form and pretty much invincible at Kelvin Hall and the absence of injured duo…
Newcastle Eagles captain Andrew Bridge has admitted crunch time is approaching for the club as they try to show their resolve in the wake of losing Fab Flournoy to illness. At least boosted by the news he has been discharged from hospital, the players must now focus on a mouth-watering double-header against two fellow title…
Newcastle Eagles player coach Fabulous Flournoy was discharged from hospital late Wednesday afternoon, following improvements to his health over recent days. The club would like to thank everyone that has shown support for Fab over the last week and gave him their best wishes in his return to full health. The Eagles coach will continue…
It’s only happened once all season, way back during week 8. Now it’s happened again and after a 12 week wait, we finally see five players from five different BBL clubs take their place in our starting line-up. As well as two debutantes this week, two other players (both guards) make their fifth appearances of…
