After another momentous night for the Newcastle Eagles on Tuesday, there’s little time for rest or celebration as the team head to Sheffield for tonight’s BBL Championship clash against the Sharks at Ponds Forge in front of the Sky Sports cameras. The 76-71 BBL Cup Semi-Final win over Leicester and the forthcoming Final against London…
Having contested the last national final of the curtailed 2019-20 season when winning the BBL Trophy, the Newcastle Eagles will contest the first final of the 2020-21 season. They earned their place in the BBL Cup Final after a hard fought but deserved victory over fierce rivals Leicester Riders on the Riders’ home court last…
Newcastle Eagles have boosted their roster and front court just in time for their BBL Cup Semi-Final clash with Leicester Riders. London born Shore Adenekan flies in to join head coach Ian MacLeod’s team from his base in Germany. The 6’9” power forward/centre left his last club BBC Coburg of Germany’s-ProB League in November 2019 with…
Basketball is one of those sports where statistics play a huge part. But at the end of the forty minutes there’s only one that really counts and that’s the final score. For Newcastle Eagles last night was a painful final statistic. It brought an end to a five-match winning run during December that had seen…
Newcastle Eagles were given a huge double morale boost as they prepare for the first game of 2021 down in London tonight. The Eagles had ending 2020 in a terrific style with five wins out of six in the BBL Championship to take them to the top of the league as well as making the…
The Newcastle Eagles will end this difficult year with a smile on their faces after a fifth successive win in all competitions sees them entering the New Year at the top of the British Basketball League. Their latest win was on the road in Glasgow where after a tough first quarter they blew the game…
Newcastle Eagles’ togetherness, toughness and ability has been severely tested over the last eight days but they’ve come flying through them in magnificent style. Four games played and all four won is some achievement and a great early Christmas present. Head coach Ian MacLeod spoke on Friday night after the win over Worcester that Newcastle…
Newcastle Eagles fly into Cheshire hoping to douse the Phoenix’s flames and continue their tremendous work that they’ve put in this week. The high-flying Tynesider’s made it three wins in six days with an 88 – 75 victory over Worcester on Friday night at the ECA. That result followed Wednesday’s Quarter Final BBL Cup 72…
48 hours after shooting down the Flyers from Bristol, the Newcastle Eagles return to the court at the ECA tonight hunting down the Wolves from Worcester. The Tynesiders will be looking to follow up their Cup win over Bristol with another two Championship points as they continue to build their identity in a season, despite…
