by Vlad Ionasc ————————– 406 days. That’s how long it’s been since Sol Rolls-Tyson last stepped on the hardwood to play in an official basketball game. Rolls-Tyson, a Birmingham-born forward who spent his collegiate years in America at Utah State Eastern and North Dakota (NCAA D1) before taking his talents to Norway and then back … Read more
by Vlad Ionasc Cheshire Phoenix will be faced with another difficult test against BBL opposition in their second and final pre-season game against the Leicester Riders on Sunday evening. Rob Paternostro’s side started their 2020/21 preparations earlier than the Nix as they hosted the Sheffield Sharks – and lost 66-70 – in their opening pre-season … Read more
We are excited to announce that this Sunday evening we will be going up against the Leicester Riders in our second pre-season game. The game will tip-off at 5 p.m. at the EPSV (behind-closed-doors), with streaming details TBC. Following our 78-86 loss against the Bristol Flyers, we look forward to another stren test against BBL … Read more
The schedule for the 2020/21 BBL Cup has been released and we have all the details of who Cheshire Phoenix are playing when… The Group Stages of the Cup will run until the end of November, with the Quarter Finals taking place between 11-13 December and the Semi-Finals 08-10 January 2021. The Final will take … Read more
by Vlad Ionasc The new-look Cheshire Phoenix will look to test themselves against a talented Flyers side which has already benefitted from some pre-season action against the London Lions and Sheffield Sharks. Andreas Kapoulas’ men suffered a crushing loss at the hands of the star-studded Lions, 76-96, before they narrowly dropped the game against the … Read more
We are pleased to announce that this Sunday evening we will contest our first pre-season game – at the EPSV – in the company of the Bristol Flyers (5 p.m. tip). The game will be played behind-closed-doors however it will be available to watch for FREE on our YouTube channel. We are looking forward to … Read more
Over the summer we teamed up with Tom Woollam at Redefine Studio to create a new brand for the Cheshire Phoenix. We felt that it was the right time for a change and we acknowledged that by reconstructing our logo we would modernize the club’s look whilst also reinforcing our identity. We believe that this … Read more
Cheshire Phoenix are delighted to announce that the club’s partnership with Rent-A-Space – one of our key sponsors – has been extended ahead of the 2020/21 season. Rent A Space Self Storage is the number one self-storage facility in Shrewsbury for clean and secure storage delivered by professional storage experts with decades of experience providing high quality … Read more
Cheshire Phoenix is pleased to announce that Hillyer McKeown will remain the Club’s principal sponsor during the 2020/21 season. Hillyer McKeown Solicitors (HM), a leading Chester based law firm has been the Club’s principal sponsor since 2016 and has a growing reputation for shaking things up and Doing Law Differently. This means offering a full-service legal consultancy, delivering client care beyond standard client … Read more
by Vlad Ionasc Last month, the Cheshire Phoenix confirmed the signing of highly-touted American center Eric Hamilton. I had the pleasure of interviewing Eric ahead of the 2020/21 season. Hamilton enjoyed a storied college career which began in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) at Wichita State and culminated in the prestigious Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) … Read more
