There are very few opportunities in the British Basketball League to rest on your laurels and bask in your success with games coming thick and fast. After their historic Cup Final win over London Lions, it’s back to Championship action for Newcastle Eagles tonight. They take on Bristol Flyers at the Eagles Community Arena in a…
Newcastle Eagles’ legacy gained another chapter last Sunday when they lifted the BBL Cup for the sixth time after a pulsating 84 – 77 win over London Lions. It was their 26th National title for the most storied franchise in British basketball. One man who has been ever present on the court during every one…
Interviewed before the game, Newcastle Eagles head coac Ian MacLeod said that his team and he could only control their own destiny. After a pulsating 40 minutes of basketball that’s exactly what they did down the stretch to win the Eagles’ sixth BBL Cup, the seventh national cup title for the franchise. The Eagles had…
It’s the BBL Cup Final Day down at the Morningside Arena in Leicester. The battle for the first piece of silverware of the BBL season and it’s the league’s top two sides battling it out, Newcastle Eagles and London Lions. The two sides have clashed four times already this season, twice in the Cup Group…
Newcastle Eagles will run out on to their home court for the first time this calendar year this afternoon in the GiveToLocal Super Sunday which also features The Eagles WBBL side facing Leicester Riders before the men’s game. In opposition for the men in their BBL Championship Clash will be the Plymouth Raiders, the only…
Another satisfying night’s work for the Newcastle Eagles cumulated in them taking an excellent road win at Sheffield in a battle of two in-form sides. Sharks had come into the game having four of their last five whilst Newcastle’s semi-final win at Leicester had only come on Tuesday. For long periods in the first half…
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…
