It was another sensational all-round team performance from Esh Group Eagles Newcastle as they swept aside Surrey Scorchers 114 – 82 on Friday night at Northumbria University. It was the Eagles fourth consecutive BBL Championship win and keeps their 100% record so far this season intact. It was a perfectly executed game-plan with strangling defence…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle go in to action tonight at Northumbria University Sport Central looking for their 4th consecutive BBL Championship win. If they achieve that objective against Surrey Scorchers they’ll maintain their 100% league record intact and remain on their perch atop The BBL. On paper it should be a comfortable night for Head…
After the disappointment of losing out on the chance of landing the season’s first silverware in last Sunday’s British Basketball All-Stars Championship, Esh Group Eagles Newcastle turn their attention back to the BBL Championship this coming Friday at Northumbria University Sport Central. The Eagles have made a great start to their Championship campaign and are…
The first piece of silverware of the BBL season slipped out of Esh Group Eagles Newcastle’s grasp at the semi-final stage of the British Basketball All-Stars Tournament at The Copper Box, London yesterday afternoon. In what is effectively basketball’s version of cricket’s T20 with innovative rule changes including double-point golden buzzers, 12-minute games and a…
So, on the eve of the All-Stars Tournament and with no home game this weekend nor any midweek articles written I guess I’ve got time to do a blog and hopefully create a bit of discussion and have a bit of fun. Obviously was going to start with the Men’s Team, although should it be…
This weekend sees Esh Group Eagles Newcastle take a break from BBL Championship action as they fly down to London to take part in the Annual All-Stars Basketball Tournament at The Copper Box Arena, London tomorrow afternoon. The competition which will be shown live on Sky Sports from 1:00pm, is in its second year and…
It was an ecstatic Esh Group Eagles Newcastle side that ascended to the summit of The British Basketball League on Friday night after a devastatingly dominant display against the league’s new boys, London City Royals in Sport Central. The Royals arrived with a huge fanfare accompanying their majestic start to the new basketball season that…
Tonight, sees a huge BBL Championship clash between the two so far unbeaten teams in the league and a game where the result will not define a season but could go a long way towards shaping its destiny, writes Jeff King. The hone town Esh Group Eagles Newcastle who recorded their second win from two…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle have moved swiftly to replace departing rookie Ahmad Thomas after sealing a deal for shooting guard Jeremy Smith. The 27-year-old bore witness to Sunday’s impressive victory in Glasgow as his new team mates put 100 points on the homecourt Rocks. And New Orleans native Smith has signed for the Eagles in…
