by Vlad Ionasc Cheshire Phoenix progressed through to the Semi-Finals of the BBL Trophy following a comfortable victory over the Plymouth City Patriots at the Plymouth Pavilions. Despite spirited individual efforts from Rashad Hassan, Denzel Ubiaro and Antonio Williams, the Patriots never really troubled the Nix, as they failed to register a single three-pointer throughout … Read more
by Vlad Ionasc The Nix dropped their first game of 2022 against the undefeated league leaders Leicester Riders. Cheshire restricted the hottest offense in the league to just 76 points on 46% shooting from the floor, however they undid all of their great defensive work by failing to capitalise on the offensive end. The hosts … Read more
by Vlad Ionasc Cheshire Phoenix defeated the Glasgow Rocks after a thrilling encounter at the Ellesmere Port Sports Village. The Nix obtained their third consecutive victory in all competitions and maintained their unbeaten run in 2022 alive after they defeated the Scottish side by 20 points in front of a sold-out crowd. Cheshire’s sizzling offense … Read more
by Vlad Ionasc Cheshire Phoenix brushed past the Sheffield Sharks with ease and captured their fourth win in the BBL Championship. The Nix outscored the Sharks in all four quarters on Friday night at Ponds Forge and clinched their ninth consecutive victory over Atiba Lyons’ men in all competitions. Cheshire restricted Sheffield to just 56 points … Read more
by Vlad Ionasc Cheshire Phoenix progressed through to the Quarter-Finals of the BBL Trophy after trashing Scottish side Sony Centre Fury at the EPSV. Fury’s duo – Trey Whitley and Bantu Burroughs – combined for 42 of Fury’s 65 total points, however their efforts were not enough to prevent a heavy 59-point loss at the … 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 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 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 fell against the Newcastle Eagles in a triple-overtime thriller at the EPSV. The Nix, who were on the brink of securing their first pair of back-to-back wins in the 2021/22 season, showed heart, grit and resilience all night long as they went toe-to-toe with last season’s BBL Cup and BBL … Read more
by Vlad Ionasc Cheshire Phoenix captured their first victory in the BBL Championship against the Sheffield Sharks. The Nix used the convincing 86-67 triumph to extend their positive run against the Sharks to eight consecutive victories in all competitions, stretching across three different seasons. Cheshire led for 39 minutes and 13 seconds as their opponents … Read more
