BBL Trophy Semi-Finals, 1st Leg One Health Sharks Sheffield 84 (26,38,56) (Babalola 22, Langhurst 21, Dobbins 16) Newcastle Eagles 116 (29,61,82) (Chapman 37, Gause 26, Smith 22 The Newcastle Eagles have one foot in the BBL Trophy Final after a commanding 84-116 road win over the One Health Sharks Sheffield in the semi-final first leg….
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…
Newcastle Eagles 86 (24,47,64) (Smith 37, Chapman 17, Thomson 15) Worcester Wolves 94 (21,38,51) (Freeman 33, Prezzie-Blue 23, Gordon 20) In the battle of the early pacesetters in the BBL Championship, it was the Worcester Wolves who came out on top inflicting the first defeat of the season in the League on the Newcastle Eagles…
BBL Championship Newcastle Eagles 100 (27,55,74) (Chapman 23, Smith 21, Thomson 21) Prestige Homes MK Lions 88 (25,45,69) (Crawford 25, Bolds 22, Northern 15) Newcastle Eagles opened up some early daylight in the race for the BBL title after moving to four wins from four games after a hard fought success at Sport Central against…
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…
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 playmaker Reggie Jackson is the Molten BBL Player Of The Month For March having made an instant impact for the defending BBL Champions ever since answering an SOS from the injury hit club. When shooting ace Joe Chapman was ruled out for the season and player-coach Fab Flournoy was out of action with…
