As his side prepare to face Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders in Sunday’s BBL Cup final, Newcastle Eagles’ player-coach Fabulous Flournoy is taking one game at a time. Eagles will be defending the Cup they won against UCP Marjon Plymouth Raiders last season, a success that provided the springboard for the north east club to…
A pair of wins from Newcastle Eagles saw them return to the top of the BBL Championship, as Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders went down 86-82 loss at UCP Marjon Plymouth Raiders. Champions Eagles followed up Friday’s 89-80 home win against Surrey Heat with a 94-71 at London Lions. Damon Huffman led the Eagles with…
Newcastle Eagles 63 (Smith 17, Chapman 11, Huffman 10) Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders 75 (Couisnard 27, Losonsky 15, Anderson/Sullivan 9) In the battle of the undefeated starts, the Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders came out on top to maintain their 100% start to the BBL Championship campaign thanks to an impressive 63-75 victory over…
port Central stages a key BBL Championship match-up on Friday evening as Newcastle Eagles host Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders. The Eagles suffered their second Championship loss of the season last Friday as they went down 85-76 against UCP Marjon Plymouth Raiders, but they are still top of the table with an 18-2 record. The…
BBL Cup Semi-Final (First Leg) Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders 90 (15, 40,55) (Wierzbicki 32, Hardy 18, Royston 16) Newcastle Eagles 90 (28, 58,65) (Gause 22, Smith 18, Chapman 15) Newcastle Eagles thought they had one foot in the BBL Cup Final after a first half blitz initially poured cold water on the recent red-hot…
The line up for the BBL Cup semi-finals was completed over the weekend, with some contrasting last eight ties. The closest game came at Sport Central where Newcastle Eagles continued their winning start to the season with a 78-75 victory against old rivals Glasgow Rocks. They did it the hard way, though, against a Rocks…
Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders 87 (20,45,65) (Blount 20, Harris 14, Zamroz 14, Sherlock 14) Newcastle Eagles 81 (20,40,61) (Smith 19, Lockhart 11, Lasker 10) The Eagles ended the regular season with defeat but safe in the knowledge that the result would make no difference to their playoff placing. Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders will…
Newcastle Eagles maintained their strong recent run of form in the BBL Championship as they picked up their eighth successive victory in the competition thanks to a 111-75 victory over the Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders at Sport Central on Friday evening. The result means that the Eagles keep the pressure on the Cheshire Jets…
Newcastle Eagles 107 (35,56,84) (Chapman 26, Jackson 17, Bridge 14 Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders 82 (16,34,52) (Johnson 16, James 15, Wierzbicki 13) Newcastle Eagles moved back to the top of the BBL with a comfortable 107-82 victory over Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders. The Eagles were unstoppable from the three point line as they…
