It was a stellar weekend for frontcourt players, two of whom posted back-to-back performances that were both good enough to make the starting five. Chavis Holmes (Surrey Heat) The most thrilling moment of the weekend came at Surrey Sports Park where new Heat guard Chavis Holmes continued to cement himself as a real favourite with…
BBL Team of the Week
The very first BBL Team Of The Week for the 2012-13 season sees three familiar faces and two league rookies make the starting five. Chavis Holmes (Surrey Heat) BBL debutante Chavis Holmes certainly made an instant impression during his first taste of British Basketball League action. He helped his team destroy Mersey Tigers in brutal…
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…
It is starting to look a bit like the Joe show as Joe Chapman secures his fourth appearance in a row in the BBL Team of the Week. Joe Chapman (Newcastle Eagles) We’re running out of superlatives for shooting ace Joe Chapman who books his spot in the starting five for the fourth week in…
There are no fewer than three debutantes in the BBL line-up this week as the north of the UK completes a clean sweep. Joe Chapman (Newcastle Eagles) The influential Joe Chapman is in a rich vein of form and this is highlighted by him claiming successive appearances in our starting five. The guard also led…
This week five players from five different teams make up the BBL Team of the Week, including one Eagle Jeremy Bell (UCP Marjon Plymouth Raiders) After their catastrophic BBL Cup Final performance, Raiders needed to get back their shattered confidence and return to winning ways in the BBL Championship. It was Bell who led the…
The BBL Team of the Week has three players who will be competing in this weekend’s BBL Cup Final, two of which are Newcastle Eagles players. Paul Gause (Newcastle Eagles) After spending some time injured on the sidelines during December, livewire point guard Paul Gause is beginning to get into the groove during his first…
The BBL Team Of The Week is made up from a Newcastle Eagles backcourt partnership and a trio of big men who all had one thing in common last weekend – they racked up double-doubles for their respective teams with some super displays. Paul Gause (Newcastle Eagles) The rookie BBL guard grabs a first spot…
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…