It’s a big clash tonight down in Leicester between second and third in the BBL both Leicester Riders and Esh Group Eagles Newcastle look to chase down the London Lions with the league series head-to-head also on the line, writes Jeff King. Second-placed Riders have won six straight league games, whilst the Eagles have won…
Our Eagles’ Victor Moses has been selected in the BBL All-Stars weekly starting line-up for a sixth time this season. Victor was instrumental in us securing our fourth consecutive home win on Friday night when he put up 25 points from 11 of 17 shooting and completed a double-double with 10 rebounds against Glasgow Rocks….
Join us for a great night of family fun with the chance to play alongside Eagles players at bowling, on the dodgems and arcades at Namco Funscape in intu Metrocentre on Sunday 21 April 2019 at 5pm. Seven fans and one Eagle will make up each bowling team. Last time it was Drew Lasker and…
The last time Esh Group Eagles Newcastle and Glasgow Rocks clashed at the Eagles Community Arena, the Scots pushed the Geordies all the way to overtime before the Eagles eventually prevailed. So, on Friday night and facing a team with a new coach, Fab Flournoy and his men expected another tough one. For a while…
Lightning rarely strikes twice. But on a night when Newcastle needed another win at the Eagles Community Arena to stay within touching distance of second-placed Leicester Riders, a thunderous start laid the foundation for an invaluable victory. Overtime was required to separate these teams three weeks ago but there was no repeat of that remarkably…
There’s another huge basketball game in store at the Eagles Community Arena as the Glasgow Rocks roll south to take on the home town Esh Group Eagles in a vital BBL Championship clash. The action between two of the oldest and fiercest rivals in the league tips-off at 7:30pm. The last time the sides came…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle go in to this Friday’s BBL Championship home clash against Glasgow Rocks buoyed by last weekend’s fine 95 – 89 victory over Bristol Flyers. The Eagles fine all-round team performance was highlighted by no fewer than six players scoring in double figures. One of those was rookie shooting guard Kyle Williams…
With the top two in The BBL, London Lions and Leicester Riders, both in action and winning on Friday night, it was imperative that third-placed Esh Group Eagles Newcastle did likewise to stay in touch at the top in their home clash with Bristol Flyers. That’s what, in the end, they did in front of…
Throughout a campaign punctuated by frustrating inconsistency it’s taken one of Newcastle’s least heralded summer signings some time to emerge from the shadow of his veteran namesakes. Perhaps this was the night that the ‘third Williams’ finally made his name. Seventeen points in just 16 minutes – a busy shift bursting with enthusiasm – proved…
