We have another physical line-up this week, and once again, three debutantes. Chavis Holmes (Surrey Heat) It’s a terrific fifth appearance of the season for the playmaker who continues to keep Surrey Heat rolling at the forefront of the BBL Championship title race. He has been one of the pick-ups of the summer and his…
We take a look at who has been hot in the BBL during the month of November. Scoring machines Having been in second place during the previous month, Chez Marks (Cheshire Phoenix) climbs one place and to the top of our scoring chart after pouring in a superb 24.4 points per game to keep his…
Our super-sized line-up this week includes three debutantes from three different clubs. Gabe Haskins (Cheshire Phoenix) It’s a BBL Team Of The Week debut for Cheshire Phoenix guard Gabe Haskins after he produced one of his best displays of the season in the north-west derby clash against Mersey Tigers. He harvested 21 points in the…
ewcastle Eagles’ high-flying forward Kareem Maddox has been named the Molten BBL Player Of The Month for November after a run of excellent performances. The American forward made the summer switch to Tyneside from Zwolle where he played in the Dutch League alongside Damon Huffman who also made the move. And, the pair have been…
BBL Championship Cheshire Phoenix 73 (Marks 20, Bland 16, Myers 13) Newcastle Eagles 96 (Maddox 27, Smith 17, Huffman 15, Defoe 15) A huge double-double of 27 points and 11 rebounds by Kareem Maddox (pictured) powered Newcastle Eagles to a convincing 96-73 success at Northgate Arena as Cheshire Phoenix felt the full backlash of an…
BBL Cup, Semi-Final Second Leg Newcastle Eagles 83 (Huffman 15, Smith 15, Chapman 13) UCP Marjon Plymouth Raiders 91 (Schneck 28, O’Reilly 24, Bell 14) (Eagles win 190-181 on aggregate) The Newcastle Eagles, defending BBL Cup winners, have made it through to the final once more after a pulsating overtime victory in their semi-final second…
BBL Team of the Week – Week 7 A trio of debutantes and Newcastle Eagles’ players dominate our line-up this week. Damon Huffman (Newcastle Eagles) It’s a long overdue debut for the Eagles’ playmaker who has been excellent ever since he arrived on Tyneside during the summer. He has fitted seamlessly into the team and…
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…
Newcastle Eagles are able to announce the signing of 6’8 power forward Kareem Maddox. The 23 year American will be starting his second professional season and will look to fill the role vacated by the departing Andrew Thomson. Maddox played Division I college basketball for the Princeton Tigers of the Ivy League. In his senior…
