BBL Cup Final, NIA Birmingham Newcastle Eagles 115 (35,63,94) (Smith 39, Gause 24, Bridge 16) UCP Marjon Plymouth Raiders 94 (20,46,74) (Colbert 25, Bell 23, Rowe 20) An astonishing record-breaking performance by “Prince” Charles Smith (pictured) and Newcastle Eagles lit up the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham as they were crowned 2012 BBL Cup winners….
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 Newcastle Eagles are the first team to 10 BBL Championship wins this season as they sent a message to their title rivals. The Eagles played host to the third-placed Glasgow Rocks and comprehensively won the battle of the league’s two northernmost teams, 97-71, to beat the Rocks for the second time in little over…
Glasgow Rocks 85 (17,26,61) (Green 23, Wedemire 22, Huffor/Cranston 14) Newcastle Eagles 89 (21,47,64) (Chapman 27, Smith 15, Gause 13) Newcastle Eagles maintained their unbeaten start to the BBL Championship with an 89-85 win at Glasgow Rocks in an amazing match north of the border. Eagles looked to be coasting to their seventh consecutive win…
BBL Championship Cheshire Jets 74 (20,42,58) (Cole 24, Page 19, Brown 17) Newcastle Eagles 78 (14,35,57) (Chapman 18, Smith 18, Defoe 15) Newcastle Eagles completed their best ever start to a BBL league season to regain outright control at the summit of the BBL Championship table after fighting back from a 15 point deficit at…
BBL Cup Newcastle Eagles 78 (15,30,55) (Smith 25, Chapman 19, Thomson 18) Glasgow Rocks 75 (16,35,60) (Green 28, Davis 18, Huffor 10) Not for the first time Charles Smith was the hero for Newcastle Eagles as his three-point shot in the final minute sent the Eagles through to the BBL Cup last four. It had…
The Newcastle Eagles won their first ever home derby by 20 points, beating Durham Wildcats 92-72. Newcastle Eagles gave BBL new boys a lesson in top-flight ruthlessness with a comfortable victory at Sport Central. The experienced duo of Charles Smith (pictured) and Joe Chapman proved to be constant thorn in the side of the Wildcats…
The Eagles continue to dominate as BBL players fight it out to make the coveted line-up as Team Of The Week returns at the start of what promises to be another exciting season. The first weekend of the new campaign was jammed with players either making their debuts for new clubs, their British Basketball League…
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…
