The BBC has unveiled plans to broadcast even more British Basketball League games along with over 30 additional sports or sporting events in an attempt to “reinvent free-to-air sports broadcasting”. In total over 1,000 extra hours of live sport a year will be made available live via iPlayer and the BBC Sport website. BBC director general Tony…
Once again our Eagles lead the role-call of the top players over the last seven days in the British Basketball League. This afternoon the BBL announced their picks for the 4th All-Star line-up with an All-Eagles backcourt taking centre stage. Here’s their full list featuring Saah Nimley and your MVP from Friday night’s game against…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 97 (22,46,63,86) (Cooke 28, Smith 18, Gause 17) Leicester Riders 96 (22,37,64,86) (Couisnard 28, Sullivan 13, Hassan 13) Leicester Riders fell even further behind from the BBL Championship leaders after being handed their second loss in a row, as Esh Group Eagles Newcastle celebrated a 97-96 victory after overtime and climbed…
We take a look at who has been hot in the BBL during the month of November. Scoring machines Five players managed to pass the landmark of 20 points per game, with Brandon McGill (Surrey United) way out in front with 27.5 points per game, although the new arrival only played twice during the period….
We take a look at who has been hot in the BBL during the months of September and October. Scoring machines Eight players have made a blistering start to the new campaign in the scoring stakes, but one player is way out in front when it comes to points production. Brent Benson (Birmingham Knights) has…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle have hit three figures three times this season but coach Fab Flournoy is still searching for greater cohesion on the offensive end when his team host Glasgow Rocks on Friday in front of the BBL TV cameras. Free scoring Eagles reached a century as they eased past both Birmingham Knights and…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle coach Fab Flournoy isn’t looking for big changes from his side following their first defeat – just hoping it is their day when they host Birmingham Knights on Friday. Eagles were beaten in overtime at Plymouth University Raiders last weekend for their first loss of the season. However, Flournoy sees no…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle will head into their season opener against Durham Wildcats in a better position than previous campaigns, according to coach Fab Flournoy. There have been big changes at Sport Central over the summer with former stars Drew Lasker and Paul Gause among a raft of new recruits. But the new-look Eagles have…
As momentum builds towards the beginning of the new season the BBL have taken the exciting step of launching a new dedicated platform for British Basketball fans to enjoy full HD quality live games throughout the 2013/14 season. BBL TV will initially bring league pass holders access to 30 live games during the season using…
