An in-form Darius Defoe believes his Esh Group Eagles Newcastle have what it takes to keep The BBL League Leaders on their unbeaten Championship run against a tough DBL Sharks Sheffield tonight at Northumbria University Sport Central, writes Jeff King. Defoe who has been an inspirational figure for The Eagles this season so far, averaging…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle have taken the opportunity to strength their roster further and to address any potential issues in the future by signing 6’ 5” forward Jamal Williams. If the name’s familiar so will be the face as it’s none other than current Eagles player, Kai Williams’ brother who played alongside Kai for London…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle maintained their 100% BBL Championship record with a tough, hared earned road win at Cheshire last night writes Jeff King. Whilst it was a modicum of revenge for the cup defeat in Newcastle just over a week ago, more importantly it was another step forward for Fab Flournoy’s team. The undoubted…
After the surprise loss to Cheshire Phoenix in The BBL Cup last weekend, Esh Group Eagles Newcastle bounced back to winning ways on Friday night with a 103 – 80 defeat of Surrey Scorchers in a BBL Championship clash, writes Jeff King. The win maintained The Eagles’ 100% record in league play and as veteran…
Well, we all saw it but I’m not sure any of us quite believed it. Hurts so much thinking about I hardly want to remind anyone about it, BUT you have to be big and you have to stand proud and if we celebrate our wins then we have to face up to our losses….
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle’s stranglehold grip on The BBL Cup was dramatically ripped away from them on Friday night when Cheshire Phoenix staged a remarkable comeback to take the victory on the buzzer, writes Jeff King. The Eagles having won The Cup for the last three seasons were a mere four seconds away from taking…
It came as no surprise when this week the October BBL Player of the Month was announced and the recipient was none other than Esh Group Eagles Newcastle’s very own Jaysean Paige, writes Jeff King. Paige has had a stunning start to his basketball life in England with Newcastle and in The BBL. Currently averaging…
After a two-week break, Esh Group Eagles Newcastle take to the court again on Friday in a BBL Cup Quarter-Final home tie against Cheshire Phoenix, writes Jeff King. Obviously as in every season The Eagles’ aim is to win every game and every trophy but with them being the current Cup holders, a trophy they’ve…
This weekend has been a weekend off for Esh Group Eagles Newcastle or at least it has been in terms of game action. The Eagles last game at Northumbria University Sport Central saw them come back from 19 points down with little under 13 minutes to play to take their season record to 5 –…
