Bristol Flyers claimed victories over Sheffield Sharks and Newcastle Eagles to remain in contention towards the top of the British Basketball League table.
Flyers earned hard-fought 73-91 victory in the Steel City on Friday, coming back from behind at half-time with a clutch performance from captain, Mike Miller in front of the Sky Sports cameras. In their home return on Sunday it was British rookie, Jelani Watson-Gayle who showed out with an incredible 30-point performance in front of the GB head coach, Newcastle’s Marc Steutel.
Flyers head coach, Andreas Kapoulas highlighted his side’s strong start to the season, saying: “We’ve won five of our last six in league play, and we’re 15-6 in the league - one of the best starts we’ve ever had. We’ve just got to rest our bodies coming off a good weekend, and we want to keep on rolling.”
