by Vlad Ionasc ———————– On the 13th of November, the British Basketball League announced that – for the first time in almost 20 years – Sky Sports would provide live coverage of the league after the two sides had struck a two-year, 30 games-per-season deal. As part of the agreement, Sky Sports would also air … Read more
Following today’s announcement that Cheshire West & Chester has been placed in Tier 2, Cheshire Phoenix can now look forward to welcoming the Nix Nation back to the EPSV. The club is discussing the matter internally, as well as with the BBL and Basketball England, in order to determine the game-day protocols. We are hoping … Read more
by Vlad Ionasc The schedule for the 2020/21 BBL regular season has been released and we have all the details of who Cheshire Phoenix are playing when… We begin our quest for a top-eight finish in the BBL Championship with a trip to the Eagles Community Arena on the 3rd of December, where we will … Read more
by Vlad Ionasc Cheshire Phoenix will welcome the Glasgow Rocks to the EPSV for their fourth and final game in the BBL Cup group-stage. The Nix will have to defeat the Rocks by a margin of 31 or more in order to avoid elimination from the Cup. Cheshire will still be without Kahron Ross, Pharroh … Read more
by Vlad Ionasc Cheshire Phoenix will travel to the National Basketball Performance Centre in Manchester to take on the Giants in a mid-week North-West Derby. Kahron Ross, Pharroh Gordon, Sehill Mouliom and Eric Hamilton will not suit up for the Nix but Ben Thomas will be boosted by the return of Jalen Hayes and the instant … Read more
A statement on the bbl.org.uk website read: “The British Basketball League is delighted with the support announced today for basketball by the Government. The Government has announced a rescue package of up to £4 million for basketball to address the impact of the absence of spectators because of coronavirus. The bulk of that is targeted at the … Read more
by Vlad Ionasc Cheshire Phoenix are pleased to announce the signing of American guard Mike McCall Jr. McCall was born in Chicago, USA and spent his collegiate career playing for the Saint Louis Billikens in the Atlantic 10 conference, NCAA D1. The 6’0 guard accumulated 133 apperances (110 starts) for the Billikens and averaged 9.1 … Read more
by Vlad Ionasc A depleted Cheshire Phoenix squad will head to Glasgow for their first away trip of the season where they’ll aim to clinch their first win in the BBL Cup against the new-look Rocks. The Scottish side overhauled their roster and coaching staff over the summer and as a result, they’ve corralled a … Read more
A statement made on the bbl.org.uk website today read: “SKY SPORTS TO SHOW THE BBL IN A TWO-YEAR AGREEMENT · Sky Sports will show 30 live matches a season · Sky Sports will air both the men’s and women’s finals including BBL Trophy Final, BBL Cup Final, BBL Playoffs · Kieron Achara MBE and Drew … Read more
by Vlad Ionasc The new-look Cheshire Phoenix will meet the new-look Manchester Giants in the opening game of the BBL Cup (pool stage) this evening. Danny Bryne has shuffled his team around and brought in some talented players over the summer, however this will be the first time that we’ll see his side in action, … Read more
