Esh Group Eagles Newcastle’s rookie AJ Basi may be new to the professional ranks and The BBL Championship but he’s in no doubt about how tough tonight’s game at Northumbria University Sport Central against London Lions is, writes Jeff King. The 5’ 11” Canadian point guard who has just come out of Canadian college system…
Well, that was a great weekend results wise and to be 3 – 0 going in to Friday’s game is exactly where we wanted and needed to be as make no mistake, this Friday is going to be very tough indeed. London indicated with their performances at The O2 that they looked serious contenders and…
Zarko Jukic is ready to rebuild his career on Tyneside after the Danish international admitted Newcastle is the place to ease his post-Spain pain. The talented forward signed for the Eagles following a frustrating campaign with Ourense. And Jukic has already proved himself a key addition to the Eagles’ roster ahead of Friday’s top of…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 95 (29,47,70) (Defoe 20, Cooke 20, Gause/Martin 15) London Lions 67 (20,40,55) (Marks 23, Ikhinmwin 8, Brown/Davis 7) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle made it five wins in a row to retain their place at the summit of the BBL Championship, comprehensively beating London Lions 95-67 after a dominant second half. Darius…
BBL Championship Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 83 (18,47,69) (Defoe 22, Cooke 19, Martin 15) London Lions 77 (21,40,58) (Marks 18, Sturt 17, Brown 15) Having honoured the new BBL All-Time appearance leader Fab Flournoy before the game, Esh Group Eagles Newcastle held off a fourth-quarter rally by London Lions and celebrated an 83-77 win on…
London Lions 96 (Brown 21, Sturt 19, Marks 17) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 82 (Martin 17, Cooke 16, Gause 15) London Lions, currently fifth in the BBL Championship, closed the gap on the top four with a crucial 96-82 defeat of Esh Group Eagles Newcastle, the team they are pursuing, at the Copperbox. A return…
London Lions v Esh Group Eagles Newcastle Sunday 29 December 2013 Copper Box Arena (16:00) Fab Flournoy hopes to be able to share the minutes – as well as the ball – between his full roster when Esh Group Eagles Newcastle travel to London Lions on Sunday. Flournoy and guard Drew Lasker have been out…
BBL Championship London Lions 71 (James 19, Jackman 18, Sturt 13) Newcastle Eagles 94 (Huffman 36, Maddox/Defoe 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 six games, while…
Newcastle Eagles 89 (21,45,59) (Chapman 19, Huffman 18, Smith 16) London Lions 83 (22,36,63) (Jackman 28, Ogedengbe 17, James 8) Newcastle Eagles managed to cling on to their flawless record to register a seventh straight league success but were pushed right down to the wire by an excellent display from the visitors. Lions’ coach Vince…
