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by Vlad Ionasc Cheshire Phoenix will tip off 2022 with a BBL Trophy First Round clash against Scottish side Sony Centre Fury. The Nix will look to bounce back from their North West Derby defeat against the Manchester Giants and progress through to the Quarter-Final stage of the competition, where they could face the Plymouth … Read more
Our BBL Trophy First Round fixture against Scottish side Sony Centre Fury WILL GO AHEAD this Sunday, 9th January (5:30 p.m. tip-off). The game was initially in doubt due to the floor being damaged following a roof leak at the Ellesmere Port Sports Village, however staff at the facility have been working around the clock … Read more
We have honoured Josh McSwiggan’s request to leave the club due to personal reasons. Josh was presented with an opportunity outside of basketball whilst recovering from COVID-19 over the Christmas break. The British forward, who is recently married, came to the conclusion that taking a step back from basketball would be the best decision for … Read more
by Vlad Ionasc Cheshire Phoenix ended 2021 with a loss as their two-game winning streak was snapped by the Manchester Giants at the National Basketball Performance Centre. As a unit, the Mancunians made 48% of their shots from the field, 28% from three-point range and 64% from the foul line. Lloyd Gardner’s team lost the … Read more
by Vlad Ionasc Cheshire Phoenix will finish off the year with a classic North West Derby at the National Basketball Performance Centre in Manchester. The Nix will aim to obtain their first win of the season over the Mancunians and extend their winning run to three consecutive games, while the Giants will look to build … Read more
by Vlad Ionasc Cheshire Phoenix clinched their first set of back-to-back wins in the 2021/22 season after they edged out the Newcastle Eagles at the Veru Motors Arena. The Eagles got off to a slow start and allowed the visitors to control the tempo in the first half, however they responded well in the second … Read more
by Vlad Ionasc The Nix will aim to obtain their first set of back-to-back wins in the 2021/22 season and avenge their triple-overtime defeat against the Newcastle Eagles in their penultimate game of the year. Cheshire will enter the building in good spirits following their 51-point victory against the Plymouth City Patriots before the Christmas … Read more
The initial tranche of £7 million will ‘transform’ the League helping to unlock ‘huge untapped potential’ for basketball across the UK London: The British Basketball League (BBL) has today announced that Miami based alternative investment firm, 777 Partners, has invested £7 million in return for a 45% stake in the professional league. Today’s announcement marks … Read more
by Vlad Ionasc Cheshire Phoenix trashed the depleted Plymouth City Patriots in the last game of the year at the EPSV. Despite a huge 30-point, 14-rebound double-double from Rashad Hassan, the Patriots failed to obtain their first win of the season, as the Nix routed them by a season-best 51 points. Paul James only had … Read more
by Vlad Ionasc Cheshire Phoenix will take on the Plymouth City Patriots for the first time in the 2021/22 season later today. The Nix will look to bounce back from their agonising triple-overtime defeat against the Newcastle Eagles while the Patriots will aim to secure their first victory of the season. The fixture will mark … Read more
