The BBL will host a testimonial event at Leicester Arena on July 22nd to celebrate the career of Drew Sullivan in the British Basketball league that culminated in 20 pieces of silverware, across 12 seasons registered in the league. The Great Britain Olympic Captain, who totalled 100 caps in his international career, helped bring silverware…
Many of our Eagles fly away home for the summer break between seasons while work continues behind the scenes at the club preparing for the next BBL campaign and this season has been no different, except that one of our Eagles coaching staff, Ian Macleod, has also been flying out of the North East to…
Molten BBL Play-Off Final Leicester Riders 84 (29,47,72) (Thomson 18, Hampton 14, Bernardini 12) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 63 (11,27,44) (Fletcher 16, Martin 11, Parks/Behrens 10) Leicester Riders completed a memorable treble in dominant fashion after beating Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 84-63 in the Play-Off Final in front of 14,500 at The O2. Rob Paternostro’s…
Rahmon Fletcher is the Molten BBL MVP for 2016-17 and scoops the prestigious accolade for the second year in a row after winning by a landslide in the voting by BBL coaches/clubs. Once again, they recognised his outstanding contribution to Esh Group Eagles Newcastle who finished second in the BBL Championship, having already secured the…
This Sunday afternoon the top two teams in the 2016-17 BBL Championship will face each other in the 2017 Play-Off Final. A potentially record breaking crowd is expected on Sunday at The O2 in London to see the last silverware of the season handed out. BBL Champions and Trophy winners Leicester Riders make a return…
It’s our Supporters Club End of Season Party on Monday 15th May 2017 at Jury’s Inn on the Baltic Quayside. Join us for the final fling with our 2016-17 Esh Group Eagles Newcastle players before many of them fly home for summer. There will be lots of chances for autographs, selfies and time to chat…
It is with great sadness this weekend that we share the loss of our dear friend Brian Manning, one of the greatest and most loved supporters of both the Newcastle Eagles basketball club and our community foundation. As chief executive of our main sponsors Esh Group since the early 1990s leading the steady growth of…
It was our annual foundation dinner and awards evening on Monday night, which this year celebrated the 21-year legacy at the Newcastle Eagles Basketball Club. Three hundred generous benefactors and invited guests joined us at the Newcastle Marriot Hotel Gosforth Park for a night of fun and fundraising to continue the work of our Eagles…
The final day of the 2016-17 BBL Regular Season on Sunday has seen the line-up for the forthcoming BBL Play-Off Quarter-Finals confirmed. 2017 BBL Play-Off Quarter-Finals: Riders (1) v Scorchers (8) Eagles (2) v Flyers (7) Rocks (3) v Lions (6) Sharks (4) v Wolves (5) All ties will be played over two legs starting…
