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…
This morning we are pleased to announce that the British Basketball League and Women’s British Basketball League’s exclusive apparel partner Kappa has confirmed it is penning a new three-year deal and increasing its commitment to both leagues by 100%. The sportswear company signed an initial contract during 2016, but has acted quickly to re-negotiate a…
Anyone passing the site where our Eagles Community Arena is being built on Scotswood Road over the next few weeks will see a lot of progress very fast as the first construction works begins tomorrow. The team from Esh Group have been preparing the ground since late last year and it is now ready for the frame…
After a weekend of two halves, first the BBL Trophy Quarter-Final disappointment and then an important away Championship win, it’s great to see an Eagle recognised in the league’s line-up for their efforts. Our number 1, Saah Nimley plays off the bench in this week’s BBL All-Star Five. Here’s the full roster: Tony Hicks (Surrey…
This week the British Basketball League announced an exciting new TV coverage deal with FreeSports who will broadcast a number of games during the remainder of the season, opening up the opportunity for existing BBL followers to watch games more easily as well as reaching a huge audience of potential new fans. The coverage starts this…
Take the opportunity to become an Eagles kit sponsor this season! Kit sponsors get their name in the match programme and the sponsored item at the end of the season party or we can post the item to you at no extra charge. Some of our 2017-18 Eagles’ home and away kit items are still…
Ahead of this Friday night’s BBL Trophy Quarter-Final against Sheffield Sharks live on BBC Sport, our player-coach Fab Flournoy talked to BBC Look North about last week’s crucial win over the Leicester Riders. Here’s the full interview in case you missed it on BBC One last night: Tickets are still available for this Friday’s game…
