We take a look at who has been hot in the BBL during the month of February. Scoring machines February witnessed an incredible amount of points production with five players smashing the 20 points per game barrier and two of those finishing either side of the eye-popping 30 landmark. Veteran forward Charles Smith (Newcastle Eagles;…
There are some familiar names in our line-up this week, including a couple of players who feature for the fourth time. Chez Marks (Cheshire Phoenix) There could barely have been a better way for the Phoenix guard to rack up a third appearance in our starting five than by conjuring up a fast-break score to…
The Newcastle Eagles hosted their regional Proj3kt 3 on 3 Regional Tournament on Friday 15th February. The tournament was the pre match event before the Eagles BBL game vs Cheshire Phoenix. Small tournament had taken place over the preceding 2 weeks at more than 10 sites. From these smaller tournaments the winners progressed to the…
BBL Team Of The Week – Week 20 There’s a record-breaker in our line-up this week after the highest performance valuation score in BBL Team of the Week history. Joe Chapman (Newcastle Eagles) The Eagles backcourt ace has really found some form since the turn of the new calendar year and having been the most…
UK Sports have had a rethink on the funding of the Great Britain national programme, following a successful appeal by British Performance Basketball last Wednesday. Funding details remain to be agreed, but the GB teams are assured of funding for at least a year. BBL Chairman Paul Blake welcomed the news, “We are absolutely delighted…
We take a look at who has been hot in the BBL during the month of January. Scoring machines January was a time when offence really came to the fore, as a staggering eight players managed to smash through the 20 points per game barrier – more than twice as many who achieved the feat…
BBL Team of the Week – Week 19 It’s been a sensational time for Durham of late and that is reflected in our line-up which features two Wildcats’ debutantes. BJ Holmes (One Health Sharks Sheffield) Just a couple of weeks after making his debut, BJ Holmes is back again, after making sure it was a…
BBL Championship Newcastle Eagles 121 (Defoe 24, Smith 21, Chapman 16) Mersey Tigers 58 (Hulsen 17, Lockett 16, Eboigbe 12) The Newcastle Eagles swept aside the Mersey Tigers – winning 121-58 – to move clear of the Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders at the summit of the BBL Championship table. The Eagles had seven players…
BBL Team Of The Week – Week 18 It was a landmark weekend as one player provided the best performance valuation of the season. Brice Fantazia (Glasgow Rocks) It’s a debut appearance in our line-up for the Rocks’ guard after he posted his best performance of what is now his second stint with the Scottish…
