Perfectly timed as we start our series of stories about faces of British Basketball with Eagles connections we congratulate Nick Nurse, the two-time BBL Coach of the Year who brought our own Fab Flournoy to Britain, on being confirmed as the new head coach of Toronto Raptors in the NBA. It was back in 1996 when…
In the off-season break we’ll be bringing you features and interviews with many faces of British Basketball starting with North Shields-born Gary Stronach. Stronach was one of British basketball’s most respected playcallers before he parted company with Plymouth Raiders in 2010 – beginning a self-imposed exile from the sport he loves. Simon Rushworth caught up with…
Following the recent relaunch of our Newcastle Eagles Academy, formerly our School of Excellence, our Eagles Community Foundation are looking for new head coaches and assistant coaches for some of our teams. Our academy compete in the Junior National Basketball League at the levels of under-14 boys and girls, under-16 boys, under-18 and 23 men. The…
As a thank you for all the support we received over the weekend with our fundraising challenge we have extended the deadline for our Early Bird Offer until Friday 22nd June so you still have time to take advantage of a huge saving versus single game tickets for next season. Work is progressing at a pace…
On Saturday 9th June club and foundation staff were joined by some of our sponsors on a trek to the summit of the highest mountain in the British Isles to raise much needed additional funds for our Eagles Community Arena. After an early start around 7:45am ‘Team Eagles’ took on their Ben Nevis Challenge in…
The date is set for our 2018 Newcastle Eagles Academy trials which will take place on Sunday 24 June at Northumbria University Sport Central. The trials are broken into age groups as follows: Under 14 Boys and Girls: 11:30am – 1:00pm School years 7 and 8 (currently) Under 16 Boys: 1:00 – 3:00pm School years…
A huge well done from everyone at the Eagles to ‘Lost Voice Guy’ Lee Ridley on winning Britain’s Got Talent last night. Lee, from Consett, has followed the club for many years and is a well-known face to fans who attended our games along with him both at the Metro Radio Arena and Sport Central….
Led by Eagles’ assistant coach Ian Macleod and starring our academy player Tosan Evbuomwan, ‘Team Black’ flew to victory at the 2018 Hoopsfix All-Star Classic Underclassmen’s game yesterday afternoon in Brixton. Underclassmen Team Black Coach @CoachMacleod shares his thoughts on today’s event! #HASC18 pic.twitter.com/FjnYIV5jTQ — Hoopsfix 🇬🇧🏀 (@Hoopsfix) June 2, 2018 “Mac’s Blacks”, as they were…
On Saturday 9th June our Eagles Community Foundation and club staff will don their hiking boots and set-out on their way to the summit of Ben Nevis to raise funds which will go towards making the Eagles Community Arena into an extraordinary venue. Inspired from their visit to the building site yesterday and knowing first…
On Saturday 9th June club and foundation staff were joined by some of our sponsors on a trek to the summit of the highest mountain in the British Isles to raise much needed additional funds for our Eagles Community Arena. After an early start around 7:45am ‘Team Eagles’ took on their Ben Nevis Challenge in…
On Saturday 9th June our Eagles Community Foundation and club staff will don their hiking boots and set-out on their way to the summit of Ben Nevis to raise funds which will go towards making the Eagles Community Arena into an extraordinary venue. Inspired from their visit to the building site yesterday and knowing first…
Today club and foundation staff had a tour of the Eagles Community Arena site from our constructors at Esh Group to check out how our new home is progressing. It was the first time the whole staff had been on-site together giving many of them chance to get a sense of what it will be…
Check out these three panoramic views we posted on our Facebook Page so you can take a look around our new Eagles Community Arena. View from what will be the balcony seats on West Stand side of the arena: View of what will be our VIP Hospitality Suite: View from where our East Stand will…
Help us build for the future by getting your place on The Walk and Wall of Fame at our Eagles Community Arena! Brick by brick we’re getting closer to opening the doors at our new home later this year and we have a unique opportunity for Eagles fans to help us build for the future…
Brick by brick we’re getting closer to opening the doors at our new home later this year and we have a unique opportunity for Eagles fans to help us build for the future of our sport in the North East in buying their own piece of the Eagles Community Arena. All the proceeds raised with…
Just before the blizzards and high winds hit the North East for the second time this month, our Eagles Community Arena constructors Esh Group managed to get us this fantastic aerial photo of the build so far in an “Eagle’s eye view” of our new home. Find out more about the Eagles Community Arena on…
Over the last week as the unseasonably severe weather conditions that hit the region subsided we have finally been able to take our first steps inside our Eagles Community Arena. Work continues at a pace over at our new Scotswood Road home as the team from Esh Group have been battling the elements to keep us…
The next generation of North East basketball talent is in safe hands as the brand new Eagles Community Arena takes shape with the promise of creating a one-stop home for hoops fans of all ages and abilities. As our Eagles look to arrest an unfamiliar homecourt slump – following three successive Sport Central defeats –…
Perfectly timed as we start our series of stories about faces of British Basketball with Eagles connections we congratulate Nick Nurse, the two-time BBL Coach of the Year who brought our own Fab Flournoy to Britain, on being confirmed as the new head coach of Toronto Raptors in the NBA. It was back in 1996 when…
In the off-season break we’ll be bringing you features and interviews with many faces of British Basketball starting with North Shields-born Gary Stronach. Stronach was one of British basketball’s most respected playcallers before he parted company with Plymouth Raiders in 2010 – beginning a self-imposed exile from the sport he loves. Simon Rushworth caught up with…
As a thank you for all the support we received over the weekend with our fundraising challenge we have extended the deadline for our Early Bird Offer until Friday 22nd June so you still have time to take advantage of a huge saving versus single game tickets for next season. Work is progressing at a pace…
Fabulous Flournoy could be forgiven for taking a break from his beloved basketball following Newcastle Eagles’ most disappointing campaign for a decade but the New Yorker is already building for the future as Simon Rushworth reports. Fabulous Flournoy skipped through the sand like a man half his age. However, the most successful coach in the history…
Save up to £230 vs full price single adult tickets* until Friday 8th June 2018. Currently you can only purchase in full online. Payment by instalments also available after the starting deposit. Please contact the club by calling 01912453880 or emailing [email protected] for details. * Saving shown is based on 21 single game full price adult…
On Monday night at a packed-out Nine Sports Bar & Lounge it was our Supporters Club End of Season Party 2017-18 with over 150 Eagles fans all getting a final chance for selfies and signatures with some of the players. Every year three awards are voted for by our supporters and this years winners were…
Jaysean Paige has been named BBL Player of the Year in the annual awards for the 2017-18 season by the British Basketball Journalists Association. Playing his first court time in the UK the number 55 jersey wearing Eagle led the British Basketball League in scoring this season with an average of 22.6 points a game and saw off Surrey…
Two of our Eagles made it onto the bench for the very last All-Star Five line-up of the 2017-18 season. Well done to Darius and Zarko! Here’s the full roster from the BBL: Tony Hicks (Surrey Scorchers) The curtain has fallen on a blistering rookie season in the BBL for Hicks, as the heroics of…
Bristol win on aggregate 163 – 157 Esh Group Eagles Newcastle crashed out of the BBL play-offs in Bristol yesterday afternoon after another disastrous away performance in keeping with what has happened since the turn of the year, writes Jeff King. Quite where the Eagles hierarchy go after one of the most disappointing seasons in…
Following the recent relaunch of our Newcastle Eagles Academy, formerly our School of Excellence, our Eagles Community Foundation are looking for new head coaches and assistant coaches for some of our teams. Our academy compete in the Junior National Basketball League at the levels of under-14 boys and girls, under-16 boys, under-18 and 23 men. The…
On Saturday 9th June club and foundation staff were joined by some of our sponsors on a trek to the summit of the highest mountain in the British Isles to raise much needed additional funds for our Eagles Community Arena. After an early start around 7:45am ‘Team Eagles’ took on their Ben Nevis Challenge in…
The date is set for our 2018 Newcastle Eagles Academy trials which will take place on Sunday 24 June at Northumbria University Sport Central. The trials are broken into age groups as follows: Under 14 Boys and Girls: 11:30am – 1:00pm School years 7 and 8 (currently) Under 16 Boys: 1:00 – 3:00pm School years…
Led by Eagles’ assistant coach Ian Macleod and starring our academy player Tosan Evbuomwan, ‘Team Black’ flew to victory at the 2018 Hoopsfix All-Star Classic Underclassmen’s game yesterday afternoon in Brixton. Underclassmen Team Black Coach @CoachMacleod shares his thoughts on today’s event! #HASC18 pic.twitter.com/FjnYIV5jTQ — Hoopsfix 🇬🇧🏀 (@Hoopsfix) June 2, 2018 “Mac’s Blacks”, as they were…
On Saturday 9th June our Eagles Community Foundation and club staff will don their hiking boots and set-out on their way to the summit of Ben Nevis to raise funds which will go towards making the Eagles Community Arena into an extraordinary venue. Inspired from their visit to the building site yesterday and knowing first…
The head coaches have been announced for this weekend’s Hoopsfix All-Star Classic tournament and our Esh Group Eagles Newcastle assistant coach Ian Macleod will take to the side-line with ‘Team Black’ in the ‘Underclassmen’ game. The event returns for its fourth year to shine a spotlight on British basketball talent with the rosters selected at two…
The UK-based global basketball website Hoopsfix have announced the line-up for their All-Star Classic 2018 which is set to feature our Newcastle Eagles Academy star Tosan Evbuomwan. The Hoopsfix All-Star Classic event returns for its fourth year as a showcase of British basketball talent. Rosters are selected at two levels, ‘Underclassmen’ for Under-18s with some of the best…
The Eagles Community Foundation will be leading a series of focussed technical sessions for Central Venue League players aged 13-17 looking to elevate their game to the next level, particularly in the run-up to our Newcastle Eagles Academy trials next month. Assistant coach to both our Esh Group Eagles Newcastle BBL team and the Great…
The Newcastle Eagles and Eagles Community Foundation are proud to announce the launch of the ‘Newcastle Eagles Academy’, aimed at developing the top talent from around the region. As off-court development continues to push forward, with the building of the Eagles Community Arena, it is a fitting time to announce changes to our Performance Pathway…
