As his coaching colleagues at Esh Group Eagles Newcastle were putting together the recently announced exciting new roster for the 2017/18 season fellow Eagles BBL Assistant Coach, Ian Macleod, was having an exciting and rewarding experience of his own, writes Jeff King. Macleod who made the step-up from coaching The Eagles School of Excellence Under…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle have continued the international recruitment theme as they complete their 2017/18 roster with Danish National Team player Zarko Jukic, writes Jeff King. The 6’ 7” forward despite being only 23-year-old already has a wealth of European experience to bring to Tyneside. He started in the senior basketball ranks as a teenager…
Our recently announced squad of Eagles will be flying out on-court together for the first time in our pre-season schedule on Friday 8th, Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th September. See our new and returning players suit-up against the international visitors of Team USA Select, the 2016-17 NBL Division 1 and Play-Off Champions of Team Northumbria,…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle have continued the international recruitment theme as they complete their 2017/18 roster with Danish National Team player Zarko Jukic, writes Jeff King. The 6’ 7” forward despite being only 23-year-old already has a wealth of European experience to bring to Tyneside. He started in the senior basketball ranks as a teenager…
Our recently announced squad of Eagles will be flying out on-court together for the first time in our pre-season schedule on Friday 8th, Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th September. See our new and returning players suit-up against the international visitors of Team USA Select, the 2016-17 NBL Division 1 and Play-Off Champions of Team Northumbria,…
Our first home tip-off of the 2017-18 British Basketball League Championship campaign is against our old rivals the Glasgow Rocks on Friday 6th October 2017 at 7:30pm and we are pleased to announce that tickets are on sale now. Sign-up to our newsletter now and instantly receive the exclusive subscribers discount on tickets to be the…
The “Newcastle Eagles Select” side went down to Leicester on Tuesday night to take on the University of Portland Pilots NCAA Division 1 side who play in the West Coast Conference and what a thriller of a game it was with The Pilots taking the victory 67 – 66 right on the final buzzer. The…
Next week we have an exciting addition to the summer training schedule with an opportunity for players in the Eagles family and some invited guests to band together and take on a visiting American college team. Before our BBL team start their pre-season schedule in September, the newest edition to the Newcastle Eagles academy level…
Our Newcastle Eagles Community Foundation is proud to announce its coaching lineup for the 2017-18 season. This year, the ECF will be entering five teams into Basketball England National League competitions, and this is an exciting time for the club moving forward. This last year has seen a real focus on our performance pathway and…
