Esh Group Eagles Newcastle have taken the country roads to West Virginia to come up with their 5th of an impressive pre-season signing spree writes Jeff King. Jaysean Paige a 6’ 2” shooting guard who has just celebrated his 23rd birthday becomes The Eagles’ third import signing for the forthcoming season and arrives after one…
“Rubbish” would have been the reply of a much lamented legendary English comedian. But in my humble opinion it’s Saah Far Saah Good! Four in means more to come and that’s still a lot to be excited about and one wonders what level of excitement and anticipation has been reached so far? By the time…
One of the biggest questions to be asked of Esh Group Eagles Newcastle Head Coach Fab Flournoy was how to you replace a two-time BBL MVP who was also your court general writes Jeff King. The answer is probably that you don’t but you bring someone in that you hope can bring as much success…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle have gone east to land their third confirmed signing of the summer writes Jeff King. Jure Gunjina is a 6’ 8” Croatian forward that has gone from his native Croatia to the USA and via Spain to get to Newcastle. Fluent in English he played in his home country until 2013…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle are starting to put together their roster for the 2017/18 British Basketball Season and it comes as no surprise that their second signing announced is both a newcomer to The Club and The BBL writes Jeff King. Terry Martin is a 6’ 7” powerhouse forward who hails from Cincinnati, Ohio and…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle already resigned to facing a new BBL season without the hugely influential Scott Martin have also now been advised by Club and BBL MVP Rahmon Fletcher that he too will be showcasing his skills elsewhere next season, writes Jeff King. Fletcher who has been The BBL’s Most Valuable Player for two…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle are delighted to announce their first signing for the forthcoming 2017/18 British Basketball Season, writes Jeff King. And whilst the player flying in is a first-time Eagle, his face will be familiar to their fans as well as the rest of The BBL. Kai Williams is a 29-year old 6’ 6”…
Well, we already knew that OJ was gone and now we’ve had it confirmed that Scott is too and whilst I mean no disrespect to Orlan who gave us a solid season, the loss of Scott Martin will be felt and it’s left a big hole to fill. When Scott first signed for The Eagles…
After four seasons as an Eagle, Scott Martin leaves Newcastle and the UK this summer to play in European competition as he heads to the Czech Republic. The 6’8″ forward will play in both the Czech National Basketball League and the FIBA Europe Cup with his new club BK JIP Pardubice for the 2017-18 season. As…
