Friday 30th September 2011 Friday evening saw the Newcastle Eagles beat the Glasgow Rocks 85 – 63, in the BBL 2011/2012 season opener. Newcastle Eagles the 2010 winners of the BBL Trophy got a huge contribution from returning guard Joe …
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Great news British basketball fans, after a summer filled with the NBA lockout debacle and Team GB’s Eurobasket quest, the BBL season is finally about to commence again. Last season the standard and entertainment of the league was higher than …
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Great Britain will enter the Olympic basketball competition for the first time in 50 years after the world governing body FIBA granted the London 2012 hosts permission to take part. After a secret ballot at the FIBA headquarters in Lyon, …
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Friday night witnessed five title hopefuls all in action. One Health Sheffield Sharks were away to league leaders Newcastle Eagles, Cheshire Jets visited the in form Prestige Homes MK Lions and Mersey Tigers were looking to rebound from their recent …
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The big news of the week came from UCP Marjon Plymouth Raiders who pulled off a massive coup by signing Team GB star Germaine Forbes for the rest of the season. Born in London, he moved abroad to attend high …
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BBL Cup winners One Health Sheffield Sharks were back in action after a deserved two week break, returning to league competition with a hard fought win over Worthing Thunder. Man of the moment and BBL Cup final MVP Steve D’Agostino …
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The NIA arena in Birmingham was treated to a record breaking, action packed Sunday, as fans witnessed the underdogs One Health Sheffield Sharks triumph over favourites Mersey Tigers. The occasion and the energy of the event was asking anyone to …
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The Worthing Thunder have re-signed American Cleve Woodfork for the remainder of the 2010/11 BBL season. 6’9″ Woodfork previously played for the Thunder in the 2007/8 season where he averaged 19 points and 8 rebounds a game, returns to the …
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Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders have signed Great Britain Under 23 centre Liam Potter to their squad. He attended US NCAA Division 1 University Sacred Heart, where he averaged 9.5 points and 8.3 rebounds, while shooting 51% from the floor. …
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Basketball fans who are heading to see the first ever regular season NBA game in Europe at London’s O2 Arena in March between the Toronto Raptors and the New Jersey Nets will be in for a treat. The British Basketball …
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