Newcastle Eagles’ assistant coach Dave Forester paid tribute to coach Fabulous Flournoy after the north east side completed a clean sweep with a 71-62 victory against Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders in the play-off final. Eagles’ veteran Charles Smith collected the MVP award, but there was little doubt about the influence Flournoy had on the…
Newcastle Eagles’ guard Joe Chapman has won the Molten BBL Most Valuable Player of the season award after a fine season with the north east club. The 6’4” American guard had an outstanding year for the BBL regular season, Cup and Trophy champions, averaging 20.2 points, 3.8 assists and 3.5 rebounds in a team-high 34.7…
Joe Chapman was named Newcastle Eagles Players Player of the Season last night at the Eagles Community Foundation Champions Ball. Chapman’s teammates voted the Guard as their player of the season after he returned to the Eagles after a serious injury ended his season early last year. Chapman ruptured his Achilles whilst playing at Sport…
Newcastle Eagles v Guildford Heat BBL Play-Off Quarter Final 1st leg, Friday 27 April 2012, Sport Central (19:30) Newcastle Eagles will look to move a step closer to a clean sweep of BBL Trophies when they host Guildford Heat in the play-off quarter-final first leg on Friday night The Eagles have already collected the regular…
The Newcastle Eagles enjoyed some downtime with a visit to Newcastle United for a friendly basketball and football tournament. The Eagles were delighted to accept an invitation from Alan Pardew and the Newcastle United team to take part in a basketball game followed by a football match. Up for grabs was the Newcastle Challenge Cup….
port Central stages a key BBL Championship match-up on Friday evening as Newcastle Eagles host Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders. The Eagles suffered their second Championship loss of the season last Friday as they went down 85-76 against UCP Marjon Plymouth Raiders, but they are still top of the table with an 18-2 record. The…
Following in the footsteps of Joe Chapman, another Newcastle Eagles player racks up a third successive appearance in the BBL line-up. Jimmy Langhurst (One Health Sharks Sheffield) One Health Sharks Sheffield enjoyed getting back on an even keel with nine wins and nine losses last Friday as Jimmy Langhurst led his team to a convincing…
BBL Trophy Semi-Final (Second Leg) Newcastle Eagles 104 (24,56,81) (Chapman 31, Thomson 19, Gause 15) One Health Sharks Sheffield 84 (23,41,68) (Tuck 28, Babalola 19, Dobbins 17) (Eagles win 220-168 on aggregate) The Newcastle Eagles have reached the BBL Trophy Final by beating the One Health Sharks Sheffield 104-84 (220-168 on aggregate over two legs)…
This week’s BBL Team of the Week Demarius Bolds (Prestige Homes MK Lions) It was a bitter-sweet weekend for Lions’ playmaker Demarius Bolds who was hugely instrumental in handing his team a six point first leg lead in the BBL Trophy semi-final last Friday with a typically impressive performance. However, it ultimately didn’t prove to…
