The Newcastle Eagles head to the North West for this afternoon’s BBL Championship match-up at Manchester Giants after a bad night at the office on Friday night. The Eagles crashed to an 88 – 70 defeat at home against Cheshire Phoenix turning in a very poor performance. Head Coach Ian MacLeod pulled no punches in…
Newcastle Eagles head to Manchester Giants tomorrow seeking another away day bounce following a heavy defeat at home. Cheshire Phoenix fully deserved their 88-70 win at the Eagles Community Arena on a night when the hosts never found top gear. And nothing less than a convincing win on the road against the Giants is required…
Rahmon Fletcher insists the BBL’s most destructive partnership is built on experience rather than instinct as Newcastle Eagles prepare to take their game to the next level. The two-time league MVP has struck up an instant understanding with big man CJ Gettys as the prolific pair put rivals to the sword. But Fletcher played down…
The Newcastle Eagles go into this Friday’s home BBL Championship at the Eagles Community Arena against Cheshire Phoenix in great heart and great form. That comes courtesy of an excellent 104 – 94 road win at Surrey last Saturday and win that moved them to an impressive 4 – 1 start in the league. Whilst…
CJ Gettys proves immovable as the season progresses and now in week 17 our 7’00 centre has picked up a fourth consecutive appearance. The Molten BBL Player of the Month for December dominated against Surrey Scorchers on Saturday night scoring 34 points on 70% shooting from the field, and completed a huge double-double with 19 rebounds….
Following our Eagles’ advancement to the Quarter-Finals stage of the BBL Trophy we will now play Sheffield Sharks on Friday 24 January 2020 with our fixture against Leicester Riders to be rearranged for a later date. Fans who have our calendar automatically updated on their devices will be receiving this update today. You can download…
Newcastle Eagles moved into the top four of the BBL Championship with a tremendous road victory at Surrey last night. The Eagles were in control of a game where the referees played a big part with technical fouls and ejections a-plenty in a tempestuous 40 minutes. However, the bigger part was played by Newcastle and the…
Rookie BBL boss Ian MacLeod has revealed he’s loving every minute of his first big job at the top level of the British game. But as the 2019-20 campaign reaches it halfway stage, Newcastle Eagles’ interim head coach admits the pressure is on. And MacLeod revealed a squad struggling for consistency is fully focused on…
As Newcastle Eagles begin to prepare to travel this weekend to Surrey for a tough road game on Saturday night, former Scorchers player Nick Schlitzer gave his thoughts on that game and also last weekend’s huge BBL trophy win over Dunfermline. Without the injured Mike Morsell and Sade Aded Hussein for the Dunfermline game it…
