Stuart Thomson and Esh Group Eagles Newcastle can complete a special double if they claim the season’s first piece of silverware in the BBL Cup Final against Leicester Riders on Sunday. Thomson joined Eagles in the summer to offer some strength from the bench after impressing against the North East club while playing for Manchester…
BBL Championship Prestige Homes MK Lions 91 (27,48,66) (Bolds 29, Crawford/Northern 14) Newcastle Eagles 96 (27,54,75) (Smith 20, Gause 18, Defoe/Thomson 16) The Newcastle Eagles picked up their 11th victory of the season in the BBL Championship as they defeated the Prestige Homes MK Lions 91-96 at the MK Basketball Centre on Sunday evening. A…
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…
The Eagles have recorded crucial back-to-back wins against the Sheffield Sharks, after beating their rivals 85-80 in a tense finale in the North East. Andrew Thomson led the Eagles with 25 points, supported by 18 from Joe Chapman; while Jimmy Langhurst returned 24 points for the visiting Sharks. After a slow start, the teams traded…
Newcastle Eagles 75 (19,42,58) (Smith 24, Jackson 24, Defoe 9) Mersey Tigers 80 (22,42,54) (Reinking 22, Toney 20, Thomson 18) Mersey Tigers are the BBL Championship winners after beating arch-rivals Newcastle Eagles 75-80 in the north-east to clinch the title. Knowing a defeat would open the door for the Eagles, Mersey held them off over…
