by Vlad Ionasc The Newcastle Eagles completed the season series sweep over the Cheshire Phoenix with an emphatic 103-87 victory at the Ellesmere Port Sports Village. The Nix lost their first battle against the Eagles by one point back in December and then dropped the reverse fixture in Newcastle by seven points in February. The … Read more
by Daniel Brown & Vlad Ionasc Over 60 children took part in the inaugural Cheshire Phoenix Primary School Invitational basketball tournament in Uganda as the Nix continue to expand their community programme in the African country. Phoenix’s link with Ugandan basketball began in 2005 when ex Head Coach and chairman Mike Burton joined forces with … Read more
by Vlad Ionasc Cheshire Phoenix will look to bounce back from their defeat against the Leicester Riders when they’ll host the Newcastle Eagles for the final time in the 2020/21 regular season. The Eagles clinched the season series against the Nix back in February. They would sweep Ben Thomas’ team with another victory tonight. The … Read more
Ross was forced to exit last night’s game against the Leicester Riders after he suffered a foot injury at the 1:51 mark of the fourth quarter. We can confirm that Ross’ injury is not as serious as initially feared. Our physios are currently monitoring the situation and we hope to provide an additional update on … Read more
by Vlad Ionasc Cheshire Phoenix suffered their 10th loss in the BBL Championship following a fourth quarter collapse against the Leicester Riders at the Morningside Arena. The Nix failed to score in the first three minutes of the contest but managed to regroup after coach Thomas called a time-out at the 7:05 mark and eventually … Read more
by Vlad Ionasc The Nix will travel to the Morningside Arena for their second meeting of the season against the Leicester Riders. Last time out, the Nix defeated the Riders 93-91 at the EPSV, thanks to an epic buzzer-beating game-winner from Kahron Ross. The Riders bounced back from the defeat against the Nix with three … Read more
by Vlad Ionasc Kahron Ross lifted the Cheshire Phoenix past bitter rivals Manchester Giants with a clutch step-back jumper in the last second of a scrappy contest at the Ellesmere Port Sports Village. Cheshire clinched the season-series over Manchester and moved up to third position in the BBL Championship table, however it wasn’t a facile victory … Read more
by Vlad Ionasc The Nix will aim to clinch the season series against the Manchester Giants in the last North West Derby of the 2020/21 season. Last time out, Cheshire trashed Manchester, 88-70, at the National Basketball Performance Centre. The Giants fired their head coach, Danny Byrne, on the 2nd of March and are currently … Read more
Cheshire Phoenix can sadly confirm that French forward Sehill Mouliom is set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines due to a shoulder injury. Mouliom picked up the injury against the Surrey Scorchers on Feb. 28 and was forced to miss recent league games against the Leicester Riders (March 5), Sheffield Sharks (March 7) and Bristol … Read more
by Vlad Ionasc Cheshire Phoenix picked up their 11th win in the BBL Championship and claimed the head-to-head over the Bristol Flyers with an 81-75 victory at the SGS College Arena. The Nix kept the hosts quiet in the first two minutes of the game, while they added eight points through Kyle Carey, Mike McCall … Read more
