Congratulations to Gateshead College Basketball Academy on progressing to next week’s Academy Basketball League Play-Offs Final! 30 academy teams fought it out across a 17-week season, with the top four in each of four divisions making it through to the first round of the play-offs earlier this month. Gateshead topped the Far North league with only 1…
Congratulations to our Team Northumbria Men and Coach Marc Steutel on winning the National Basketball League Division 1 over the weekend. The TN Men took a 64-76 road win against Reading Rockets and followed it up with a 62-81 victory at Westminster Warriors to secure the NBL title. This is the second piece of silverware…
DBL Sharks Sheffield v Esh Group Eagles Newcastle Details: Friday 17 March, EIS Sheffield, 7:30pm – BBL Championship Watch: LiveBasketball.tv (via subscription) Summary: Second meets fourth as the Sheffield-Newcastle rivalry is renewed on Friday night. The Sharks split a weekend double-header last week with the Eagles also losing to Cheshire to lose ground in the…
Once again this year we are offering the best prices to our most loyal supporters, our existing season ticket holders. Renewals have first refusal on seat choice until Friday 12th May 2017. EARLY BIRD SPECIAL OFFER AVAILABLE NOW Season tickets are available in the best viewing blocks and are being sold at Early Bird special…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle v Cheshire Phoenix Details: Friday 10 March, Sport Central, 7:30pm – BBL Championship Tickets: Buy Now Summary: The Eagles recorded an impressive home win over Glasgow Rocks last Friday even without Orlan Jackman and Darius Defoe, while Cheshire defeated Leeds before leading Leicester at half-time. With the Riders not in action, it…
From The Bronx, New York to Buckingham Palace, London with stop-offs in McNeese State, Birmingham, Sheffield and Newcastle it’s been quite a journey for Fabulous Flournoy, Head Coach and still a player at age 43 of Esh Group Eagles Newcastle writes Jeff King. No-one could have predicted that when “The Fabulous One” arrived in the…
Today our player/coach Fab Flournoy received his MBE from Prince William at Buckingham Palace for his services to basketball and to the community in the North East. Watch the moment courtesy of ITV Tyne Tees:
Next week our player-coach Fabulous Fournoy receives his MBE for services to basketball and the North East community in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace. Earlier this month Fab spoke to Ex Newcastle United goalkeeper Steve Harper for The North East Times Magazine. Here’s a little except: Steve: “You’re renowned for your high standards…” Fab: I…
Congratulations to the Team Northumbria men on last nights win over Newcastle University in a game which also won them the BUCS Premier North League title. In the 2017 Stan Calvert Memorial Cup launch event an 88-62 victory over the Team Newcastle Knights also meant that Durham University now can’t catch Northumbria, winning Coach Marc Steutel’s squad the British Universities…
