Today we premiered the first of our new midweek interview series happening in the run up to every home game over on our Facebook Page. In this first video Dan talks to John Mitchell straight after the team finish training about landing here in the UK, the road trip to Sheffield Sharks in pre-season last…
One of the features of Newcastle Eagles’ 86-80 pre-season win against Worcester Wolves earlier this month was the performance of small forward Mike Morsell who weighed in with 21 points in just over 22 minutes coming off the bench. Morsell had only arrived the night before the game and had one training session with his…
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Sheffield Sharks gained revenge for Friday’s heavy defeat the hands of Newcastle Eagles by claiming a nailbiting 66-61 win in yesterday’s South Yorkshire rematch. The two teams were tied at 33-33 at the half and the hosts took a one-point lead into the final period. But Sheffield pulled away in the fourth quarter and held…
Darius Defoe embarks on his 16th successive season in the BBL with Newcastle Eagles next Friday. But it will be the veteran forward’s first without player-coach and father figure Fabulous Flournoy at the helm. And Defoe admitted he’s still coming to terms with a period of significant transition on Tyneside. “I’m really looking forward to…
We would like to invite our season ticket holders to collect their 2019-20 cards from reception at the Eagles Community Arena in advance of this week’s first home game. Please collect your card before this Friday to prevent queues and delays getting into the arena. There is no payment required for parking at ECA for…
Rodney Glasgow Jr paced an impressive Newcastle Eagles tonight as the versatile guard bagged a game high 23 points against shellshocked Sheffield. And the Sharks will need to find an extra gear in South Yorkshire tomorrow if last season’s BBL playoff semi-finalists are to take anything from this weekend’s pre-season double header. Glasgow Jr was…
At 08:00am on Friday 6th September a new chapter in the story of Newcastle Eagles unfolded as Ian MacLeod was announced as Interim Head Coach in place of the departed Fab Flournoy. Just over 12 hours later he’d presided over his first game in that role against BBL opposition. It may have only been a pre-season…
Newcastle Eagles’ guard Nick Schlitzer is banking on his BBL experience as he seeks to make an instant impact on Tyneside. The shooting guard dipped his toes into British hoops four seasons ago during an encouraging campaign with Surrey Scorchers. And Schlitzer takes on Sheffield Sharks tonight, in the first of two friendlies against the…
