Dear All, Basketball stands together to urge the Government in Westminster to rethink after it opted not to reopen indoor sports facilities as part of its latest easing of coronavirus restrictions. Pubs, cinemas and amusement arcades will reopen from 4 July but basketball courts, gyms and leisure centres remain off limits. Why? We have already …
This week’s All-Star 5, paced by Mike Morsell, includes a pair of stars from Sunday’s North West derby, as Molten BBL Player of the Month Parker Jackson-Cartwright becomes the overall appearances leader. Mike Morsell – Newcastle Eagles The title-chasing Eagles ultimately came up short against rivals Worcester Wolves on Friday night, but Morsell led the …
BBL Championship Radisson Red Glasgow Rocks 91-86 Worcester Wolves (21-21, 45-40, 62-63, 78-78) (Rocks – Pryor 23, Fraser 18, Vinson 10; Wolves – J. Williams 18, Van Sauers 15, A. Williams 15) B. Braun Sheffield Sharks 67-66 Newcastle Eagles (18-20, 35-36, 53-49) (Sharks – Lewis 12, McKnight 12, Tuck 11; Eagles – Morsell 14, Fletcher …
February’s monthly awards in the British Basketball League have gone to a pair of point guards in former playing star, and now Head Coach, Rob Paternostro of Leicester Riders, alongside Parker-Jackson Cartwright of Cheshire Phoenix. Paternostro takes the Kevin Cadle Molten BBL Coach of the Month award for the second time this season after he …
BBL Trophy, Semi-Final (2nd Leg) Newcastle Eagles 67-75 Cheshire Phoenix (14-19, 38-36, 54-54) (Eagles – Aded-Hussein 14, Defoe 13, Glasgow 11; Phoenix 21, Hayes 19, Flannigan 16) Eagles win 155-154 on aggregate BBL Championship Manchester Giants 90-96 Plymouth Raiders (23-23, 50-38, 68-64, 82-82) (Giants – C. Jones 26, J. Jones 22, Argues 19; Raiders – …
After a week off for the International window, the BBL teams are raring to go again and there’s plenty of action going down this weekend. We take a quick look at what you can expect this weekend! THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE Friday 28 February 2020 BBL Championship: Newcastle Eagles v Surrey Scorchers (7:30pm) BBL Championship: Plymouth …
The Great Britain roster for the FIBA EuroBasket 2021 Qualifying games against Montenegro and Germany has been confirmed with Ovie Soko from London Lions, Ben Mockford from Cheshire Phoenix and Gareth Murray from Radisson Red Glasgow Rocks all making the final 12-man squad. Andreas Kapoulas, head coach of Bristol Flyers, is named assistant coach alongside …
A bumper week of action in the BBL Championship and BBL Trophy resulted in heightened competition for this week’s All-Star 5 spots. It includes four debut appearances, paced by Mark Hughes of Worcester Wolves, and includes a pair of Leicester Riders after they made it five wins in a row with a weekend double. Mark …
BBL Trophy, Semi-Final (First Leg) Team Solent Kestrels 103-68 Bristol Flyers (30-22, 51-43, 71-53)(Kestrels – Smith 29, Scarlett 18, Wright 14; Flyers – Thomas-Edwards 17, Bradley 16, Edozie 9) BBL Championship London Lions 94-78 Cheshire Phoenix (26-15, 44-29, 72-56)(Lions – Robinson 19, Soko 16, Tuach 16; Phoenix – Flannigan 27, Sayers 14, Hayes 12) In …
It’s a packed BBL week, as we bring you a whopping 10 games across two different competitions. We take a quick look at what you can expect this weekend! THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE Wednesday 12 February 2020 BBL Championship: London Lions v Cheshire Phoenix (7:30pm) BBL Trophy Semi-Final (1st Leg): Team Solent Kestrels v Bristol Flyers …