Newcastle Eagles face possibly their biggest weekend of the season so far with two vital games in two different competitions. On Sunday they travel to Cheshire Phoenix in the first leg of The BBL Trophy semi-final but before that they face London Lions tonight. The clash against Lions is at the Eagles Community Arena and…
This Friday night’s BBL Championship game when GB’s Ovie Soko and the London Lions visit Newcastle is now completely sold out across the entire Eagles Community Arena. Fans can still catch this game live on the BBL YouTube channel: As the scramble for tickets to the ECA escalates and our BBL team’s charge on silverware…
Whilst Friday night’s 77 – 72 loss at Worcester was a disappointing result, it was not disastrous for Newcastle Eagles in what looks increasingly like one of the closest BBL Championship races for some seasons. There’s no doubting a win on the road at the newly crowned BBL Cup winners would have been a statement…
Newcastle Eagles were left to rue an error stricken fourth quarter, as they fell 77-72 to fellow BBL Championship contenders Worcester Wolves. Last time out, Newcastle overcame a tough Sheffield Sharks side 86-79 to secure a place in the BBL Trophy Semi-Finals. The two sides made an inefficient start to the game – with both…
Newcastle Eagles have swooped to sign Great Britain international Will Saunders ahead of tonight’s trip to Worcester Wolves. The experienced wing became available following the collapse of the London City Royals. And Newcastle have fought off competition from a number of BBL rivals to bring the 6ft 7in star to Tyneside. “Will has a lot…
Ian MacLeod has praised Darius Defoe’s professionalism as the veteran forward continues to power through the pain barrier at a pivotal stage of the BBL campaign. For the second successive Friday the 35-year-old faces a late fitness test as Newcastle Eagles prepare to face Cup winners Worcester tonight. But MacLeod won’t be surprised if Defoe…
We are pleased to have confirmed our fixtures for the BBL Trophy 2020 Semi-Finals against Cheshire Phoenix. Our Eagles advanced to final four with their win against Sheffield Sharks last Friday night. We play away at Cheshire in the first leg on Sunday 9 February and then will face the Phoenix again on the afternoon…
It’s a big game for Newcastle Eagles this coming Friday as they travel to BBL Cup Winners Worcester Wolves for a crucial BBL Championship game. The Wolves won the BBL Cup on Sunday defeating Bristol Flyers in the BBL’s first showpiece event of the season. One of the most intriguing matchups will see Wolves Centre and…
Rahmon Fletcher played all but 28 seconds of our BBL Trophy Quarter-Final win over Sheffield Sharks, scoring over a third of our Eagles’ points to send us into the Semi-Finals. Fletch shot 10-16 (62%) from the field and 7-8 (87%) at the line on his way to 30 points. In addition our starting point guard…
