BBL Team of the Week – Week 15 Our last line-up of the calendar year contains two debutantes and only the second player to reach five appearances. Stefan Gill (Manchester Giants) The guard makes his BBL Team of the Week debut after instigating a remarkable second-half performance by the Giants to storm to a win…
Durham Wildcats v Newcastle Eagles Sunday 30 December 2012 Newton Aycliffe LC (16:00) There’s a north east derby at Newton Aycliffe Leisure Centre on Sunday 30 December when Durham Wildcats and Newcastle Eagles meet in the BBL Trophy first round. A home tie against either Worcester Wolves or UCP Marjon Plymouth Raiders awaits the winner,…
BBL Team Of The Week – Week 13 We’ve two debutantes this week, but most importantly, there’s a very strong British presence too. Damon Huffman (Newcastle Eagles; pictured) The Eagles’ playmaker produced one of the best performances of the BBL season so far and the best of the weekend by some distance as his team…
BBL Championship Newcastle Eagles 89 (Huffman 26, Defoe 21, Maddox 14) Surrey Heat 80(T. Holmes 20, Cricelli 17, C. Holmes 14) The Newcastle Eagles have given themselves a cushion in second place in the BBL Championship table after beating the third-placed Surrey Heat 89-80 in the northeast. The Eagles have won five of their last…
Newcastle Eagles did it the hard way as they reached the BBL Cup final on Friday evening, and they look likely to be joined at the NIA by Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders. Eagles let a 17 point lead from the first leg slip against UCP Marjon Plymouth Raiders before eventually winning 190-181 on aggregate,…
BBL Team of the Week – Week 10 It was a great weekend for Newcastle Eagles and they see three players make our starting five this week. Damon Huffman (Newcastle Eagles) The playmaker showed his versatility with an outstanding shooting performance for the Eagles as they jumped a sizeable distance towards the BBL Cup Final,…
BBL Team of the Week: Week 8 Statistically, Week 8 witnessed the best collective performance of the season. Three players grab second appearances, and two others make their debut. Jeremy Bell (UCP Marjon Plymouth Raiders; pictured) It’s a second spot of the season for former MVP Jeremy Bell after the playmaker helped UCP Marjon Plymouth…
Our BBL Team Of The Week includes a former BBL MVP and a player who grabs his second appearance of the new season. Jeremy Bell (UCP Marjon Plymouth Raiders) Former BBL MVP Jeremy Bell (pictured) stepped onto the floor for the first time this season, and never missed a beat from the previous campaign with…
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…
