Esh Group Eagles Newcastle go in to tonight’s crucial BBL Championship clash against Cheshire Phoenix looking for a first win in three home games, something that is not supposed to happen to a Newcastle side usually so dominant on their home court, writes Jeff King. Last week against London Lions, the Eagles slipped to a…
The British Basketball All-Stars Championship returns on Sunday 14 October at the Copper Box Arena, London as eight of the BBL’s best teams do battle in this electrifying tournament. Tickets go on general sale on Tuesday 13 February but you can access the exclusive BBL pre-sale from midday on Monday 12 February using the button…
A lot of heavy lifting goes into a huge build like our Eagles Community Arena and that couldn’t be more true of this week in particular as the team from Esh Group raised the 27 tonne 42 x 4.5 metre central truss with two huge cranes on-site in Elswick. Check out the photos of Esh…
This week’s line-up from the league includes two of our Eagles playing off the bench. Well done Jaysean and Darius. Here’s the full pick of players from the BBL: Brandon Parrish (Worcester Wolves) It’s the second time that the Wolves’ guard has grabbed a slot in our fantastic five, his latest appearance coming off the…
Our Eagles Community Arena steelwork is really coming on after a very exciting and fast-paced week of progress on-site. The big 27 tonne central truss, which made it’s way up the A19 to Elswick this Thursday afternoon, will be lifted into place early next week. The shape of our arena will then really start to…
It was a big day at the Eagles Community Arena build today as the 42 x 4.5 metre central truss travelled from Nationwide Structures in Stockton to the site in Elswick. Check out the pictures of this 27 tonne piece of our new home making its journey up the A19.
The British Basketball All-Stars Championship will return in the 2018-19 BBL season playing on Sunday 14 October 2018 1-6pm at the Copper Box Arena in London. The All-Stars Championship made its debut last year, with London Lions running out as winners over our Esh Group Eagles Newcastle in a tense final. In the new-style tournament…
As we enter the “business end” of the season there are a couple of fixture changes and an additional home game for which the dates have been confirmed by the clubs and BBL today. Our Esh Group Eagles Newcastle now play an additional game at home on Friday 2 March against either Worcester Wolves or DBL…
Today the first pieces of the steel framework which will become our Eagles Community Arena started being put in place as work on-site reaches yet another big milestone for the project. There’s still a long way to go, but anyone passing the location of our future home in Elswick will be seeing a lot of…
