When you’re winning, everything feels good. But you might forget how to react when you get punched in the mouth, and with two of the top teams in the league going toe-to-toe this weekend, we’re going to be glued to the action waiting to see who lands the decisive blow. The Bristol Flyers and Leicester
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BBL Play-Off, semi-final (2nd leg) Bristol Flyers (179) 82-81 (152) Manchester Giants (26-18, 47-42, 66-63)(Flyers: Miller, 17; Bell III, 16; King, 11 – Giants: Fletcher/Roberson, 19; Williams, 18; Lewis, 8) BBL Play-Off, semi-final (2nd leg) Leicester Riders (153) 74-70 (140) B. Braun Sheffield Sharks (22-17, 42-34, 57-53)(Riders: Jackson, 25; Nelson-Henry, 18; Whelan, 12 – Sharks:
Bristol Flyers 87-70 Surrey Scorchers (24-10, 24-22, 23-17, 16-21)Flyers – Watson-Gayle 21, Bell 19, Olison 15; Scorchers – McFolley 22, Steel 13, Carey/Johnson 10 London Lions 96-62 Plymouth City Patriots (21-16, 32-8, 18-25, 25-13)Lions – Hruban 25, Nelson 19, Zubcic 15; Patriots – Bissainthe 18, Hassan 16, Dang-Akodo 10 Leicester Riders 85-76 B Braun Sheffield
BBL Championship Newcastle Eagles 88 – 78 Caledonia Gladiators (17-20, 15-20, 24-24, 32-14) Eagles – Gordon 32, Hamlet 25, Mockford 15; Gladiators – Durham 24, Alihodzic 16, Sloan 14 B. Braun Sheffield Sharks 80 – 71 Manchester Giants (28-17, 10-13, 20-13, 22-28) Sharks – Nichols 19, Koch 16, Pipkins 12; Giants – Williams 19, Lewis
7Days EuroCupLondon Lions 89-93 Promitheas Patras (25-19, 25-29, 15-26, 24-19)Lions – Zubcic 24, Dekker 19, Oni 15; Patras – Cowan 26, Kulboka 14, Thomasson 13 BBL ChampionshipManchester Giants 110-99 Bristol Flyers (22-28, 27-20, 34-25, 27-26)Giants – Green 32, Williams 31, Roberson 17; Flyers – King 28, Miller 17, Olison 16 What started well for the
BBL Championship (AOT) Surrey Scorchers 95-101 Plymouth City Patriots (26-18, 48-43, 63-64, 87-87)(Scorchers: Carey, 33; Wang, 16; Jacdonmi, 13 — Patriots: Gadsden, 32; Dusha, 19; Hassan, 16) BBL Championship Bristol Flyers 81-75 Newcastle Eagles (17-27, 38-38, 54-57)(Flyers: Watson-Gayle, 16; King/Olison, 13; Delpeche, 12 –- Eagles: Gordon, 21; Johnson, 19; Hamlet, 15) BBL Championship Caledonia Gladiators
Manchester Giants 97 vs 92 Surrey Scorchers (23-30, 27-26, 22-23, 25-13) Giants – Green 18, Williams 17, Lewis 16; Scorchers – Martin 22, Steel 17, Johnson 15 Sheffield Sharks 82 vs 77 Plymouth City Patriots (19-21, 23-16, 16-18, 24-22) Sharks – Flowers 18, Ramsey 14, Nelson 12; Patriots – Gadsen 18, Bell 16, Daniels 11
BBL Championship Leicester Riders 100 vs 82 Cheshire Phoenix (28-21, 29-23, 20-21, 23-17) Riders – Whelan 20, Jackson 15, Loving 13; Lions – Austin 19, Neighbour 16, Anderson 14 Surrey Scorchers 67 vs 88 London Lions (18-21, 19-22, 10-25, 20-20) Scorchers – Taylor 18, Lawrence 16, Ray 9; Lions – Best 18, Nelson iii 17,
BBL Championship Surrey Scorchers 85 – 93 Bristol Flyers (31-26, 45-48, 66-70) (Scorchers: Lawrence/Wang, 17; Jacdonmi/Johnson, 12; Taylor, 11 – Flyers: Watson-Gayle, 24; Delpeche, 19; King, 15) Caledonia Gladiators 77 – 60 B. Braun Sheffield Sharks (21-12, 40-27, 57-43) (Gladiators: Sloan, 21; Bailey, 15; Onwas, 11 – Sharks: Banks Jr., 17; Koch, 10; Nichols/Sako, 8)
BBL Cup Semi-FinalBristol Flyers 79-97 London Lions (21-32, 15-20, 22-26, 21-19)(Flyers: Olison, 17; Mahan, 16; Bell, 15 — Lions: Koufos, 24; Dekker, 20; Hruban, 18) The London Lions secured a big 97-79 win over the Bristol Flyers in the BBL Cup Semi-Final. Kosta Koufos and Sam Dekker led the way, with 24 and 20 points,
BBL Championship London Lions 95 vs 60 Bristol Flyers (23-5, 20-22, 27-15, 25-18) Lions – Dekker 25, Hruban 17, Best 14; Flyers – King 18, Bell III 11, Delpeche 10 It was a much anticipated clash between the league’s top two teams this season – the London Lions and Bristol Flyers. The Lions came into
BBL Cup Quarter FinalsBristol Flyers 95-76 Manchester Giants (27-21, 25-18, 24-21, 19-16)Flyers – Watson-Gayle 21, Delpeche 18, King 16; Giants – Green 19, Williams 17, Fletcher 14 Leicester Riders 94-73 Newcastle Eagles (24-20, 25-17, 29-13, 16-22)Riders – Loving 27, Thornton 21, Jackson 13; Eagles – Johnson 24, Hamlet 14, Defoe 9 The Cup is the
BBL ChampionshipBristol Flyers 78-73 Cheshire Phoenix (21-21, 34-35, 52-57)(Flyers – King 32, Miller 14, Olison 10, Bell lii 10; Phoenix – Evans 19, Jack 19, Anderson 13) BBL ChampionshipNewcastle Eagles 79-95 Plymouth City Patriots (20-25, 41-52, 58-65)(Eagles – Johnson 25, Kennedy 17, Defoe 11; Patriots – Dusha 22, Williams 21, Hassan 15) BBL ChampionshipLeicester Riders 71-58
BBL Championship Cheshire Phoenix 77-73 Caledonia Gladiators (20-28, 18-19, 21-11, 18-15) Phoenix; Anderson 18, Austin 11, Teague 11 – Gladiators; Sloan 23, Onwas 15, Bailey 11 The Cheshire Phoenix used a late fourth quarter run to defeat the Caledonia Gladiators at the Cheshire Oaks arena this Sunday. It was a close fought game throughout with both teams
BBL ChampionshipBristol Flyers 89-79 Caledonia Gladiators (23-10, 46-26, 70-55)(Flyers – Mahan 19, Olison 18, King 16; Gladiators – Sloan 37, Onwas 15, Tape 11) BBL ChampionshipNewcastle Eagles 74-79 Surrey Scorchers (16-18, 31-38, 51-50)(Eagles – Hamlet 18, Johnson 16, Everett 13; Scorchers – Martin 20, Wang 19, Taylor 15) BBL ChampionshipLeicester Riders 89-85 Cheshire Phoenix (17-17, 38-40, 67-61)(Riders – Whelan
Surrey Scorchers 66 – 76 Cheshire Phoenix (23-12, 39-32, 54-64) Scorchers – Johnson 16, Jacdonmi 11, Wang 10; Phoenix – Austin 23, Jack 14, Neighbour 11 Bristol Flyers 71 – 93 Caledonia Gladiators (19-19, 38-39, 51-72) Flyers – King 21, Watson-Gayle 17, Samuels 13; Gladiators – Sloan 27, Onwas 20, Adams, 16 Surrey Scorchers entertained
BBL Championship Surrey Scorchers 64-83 London Lions (16-11, 17-26, 16-19, 15-27)Scorchers – Wang 15, Ray 13, Johnson 10; Lions – Nelson 18, Soko 17, Best 14 Bristol Flyers 91-85 Leicester Riders (25-17, 25-26, 21-23, 20-19)Flyers – Watson-Gayle 18, Bell 17, Miller 12; Riders 16, Walker 16, Whelan 15 When hopes are high for a great
BBL Championship Manchester Giants 104-80 Cheshire Phoenix (29-21, 50-38, 74-56)(Giants: Green, 31; Lee, 19; Roberson, 17 – Phoenix: Austin, 27; Anderson, 15; Ochereobia, 10) BBL Championship Newcastle Eagles 72-85 London Lions (21-22, 40-41, 53-66)(Eagles: Hamlet, 29; Kennedy, 9; Cohn/Varner, 8 – Lions: Dekker, 15; Soko/Hruban, 12; Zubcic, 11) BBL Championship Bristol Flyers 87-77 Plymouth City
Proposals to build a 3,626-seater Sports and Convention Centre for Bristol Flyers next door to Bristol City Football Club’s Ashton Gate Stadium, along with 510 much-needed homes on the former landfill site known as Longmoor were approved last night (Wednesday) at Bristol City’s Planning Committee. Reacting to the council’s decision to pass both planning applications,
BBL Championship Bristol Flyers 68-55 B. Braun Sheffield Sharks (18-19, 35-33, 55-48)(Flyers: King, 19; Bell III, 11; Delpeche, 10 — Sharks: Ogunyemi, 12; Banks Jr./Koch, 8; Glasgow Jr./Nichols/Nelson, 6) Bristol Flyers used a solid final period to beat B. Braun Sheffield Sharks 68-55 at the SGS College Arena on Saturday night. After a fairly contested
Corey Samuels will return to Bristol Flyers for the 2022/23 British Basketball League season. The 22-year-old guard has committed to a second full season with his boyhood club, having come through all the junior age groups at the Flyers before joining the SGS Basketball Academy. Speaking on his return to the Flyers, Samuels said: “It
Bristol Flyers have completed the signing of Thomas Bell from the University of North Texas on a one-year deal. The 6’6″ American forward has put pen to paper on his first professional contract and becomes the third player to join the Flyers out of UNT – following in the footsteps of Mike Miller and Zach
BBL Play-offs, Quarter-Final, Second LegBristol Flyers 94-80 Manchester Giants (26-24, 49-40, 70-60)(Flyers – Miller 33, Evans 20, Simmons 13; Giants – McKnight 30, Artison 14, Armstrong 11)(Flyers win 173-171 on aggregate) Bristol Flyers sensationally overturned a double-digit deficit to reach the BBL Play-off semi-finals, beating Manchester Giants 94-80 following a pulsating final six seconds on
BBL ChampionshipBristol Flyers 84-81 Newcastle Eagles (29-26, 44-49, 65-67)(Flyers – Evans 19, Jacob 16, Delpeche 14; Eagles – Gordon 25, Fletcher 21, Peel 14) Bristol Flyers confirmed their place in the BBL Playoffs as they edged out Newcastle Eagles 84-81 in a nail-biting encounter. It was Flyers that got off to the better start in
BBL ChampionshipPlymouth City Patriots 115-105 Glen Luss Glasgow Rocks (32-16, 53-50, 83-69)(Patriots – Hassan 31, Williams 24, Simons 24; Rocks – Malcolm 25, Johnson 24, Harris 17) BBL ChampionshipSurrey Scorchers 73-86 Bristol Flyers (13-24, 31-43, 52-63)(Scorchers – Mclemore 17, Dang Akodo 14, Ogedengbe 13; Flyers – Evans 20, Delpeche 19, Jacob 12) The race for
BBL ChampionshipBristol Flyers 87-66 Manchester Giants (16-20, 42-35, 66-51)(Flyers – Jacob 22, Delpeche 21, Evans 18; Giants – Artison 15, Clark 12, Anderson 8) Bristol Flyers scored a big 87-66 midweek victory over Manchester Giants to move up to seventh in the BBL Championship table with a second win in three games, taking the head-to-head
BBL ChampionshipNewcastle Eagles 89-110 Manchester Giants (34-29, 49-47, 68-79, 89-110)(Eagles: J.Gordon – 23, W.Person Jr – 19, D.Defoe – 14; Giants: G.Artison – 24, T.Armstrong – 23, D.Ulph – 14) BBL ChampionshipBristol Flyers 75-72 Sheffield Sharks (18-12, 37-24, 45-39, 63-63, 75-72)(Flyers: T.Jacob – 17, M.Evans – 13, R.Thomas-Edwards – 12; Sharks: D.Wallace – 25, R.Glasgow
BBL ChampionshipBristol Flyers 75-78 Leicester Riders (18-18, 40-33, 60-57, 75-78)(Flyers: M.Evans – 18, T.Jacob – 17, M.Delpeche – 14; Riders: Z.Jackson – 28, P.Whelan – 11, G.Crandall – 9) Leicester Riders came from behind at the SGS College Arena this afternoon to take victory on the road against an in-form Bristol Flyers team who comfortably
BBL ChampionshipLondon Lions 67-80 Leicester Riders (26-22, 48-46, 63-66, 67-80)(Lions: D.Williams – 16, L.Cugini – 15, J.Washburn – 12; Riders: P.Whelan – 17, M.Walker – 16, G.Crandall – 12) BBL ChampionshipB.Braun Sheffield Sharks 102-81 Newcastle Eagles (19-19, 45-36, 68-57, 102-81)(Sharks: M.Delpeche – 23, D.Wallace – 20, A.Johnson – 18; Eagles: R.Fletcher – 21, W.Person Jr
BBL Championship Bristol Flyers 91-73 Glen Luss Glasgow Rocks (21-13, 37-29, 70-47)(Flyers – Thomas-Edwards 24, Rogers 20, Jacob 15; Rocks – J. Johnson 21, Harris 14, Malcolm 9) With the klaxon probably still ringing in their ears from the fantastic victory they had secured live in front of the Sky Sports cameras the night before,