Basketball England today named their squads who will compete at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in Australia next month and we are delighted to share with you that your Eagles guard Drew Lasker has been called up to Team England. Drew tweeted about the news this morning saying how much he appreciated the opportunity: I’m proud…
As the Esh Group Eagles Newcastle prepare for tonight’s crucial BBL Championship clash against Bristol Flyers, they do so in the knowledge that Captain Darius Defoe may well be missing again through injury, writes Jeff King. If, indeed, Defoe doesn’t make it, the Eagles will once again turn to veteran guard Drew Lasker to lead…
The BBL’s latest line-up of players sees one of our Eagles make his impressive seventh appearance in the All-Star starting five this season as well as two other players of ours featuring. Congratulations to Jaysean Paige and Zarko Jukic starting this week and Drew Lasker starring off the bench. Here’s the full roster from the…
Tickets are now on sale for our rearranged game against Worcester Wolves which will be on Tuesday 3 April 2018 with doors opening at 6:30pm and tip-off at 7:30pm. Due to limited venue availability at Sport Central, the club has had to take the decision to play this game in a limited capacity format – with only 1,000…
HIGH-FLYING forward Zarko Jukic believes addressing defensive deficiencies is the key to fixing the Newcastle Eagles’ consistency issues. The Danish international starred in Friday’s 104-79 win over the Plymouth Raiders, scoring 18 points – eight of which came from dunks – in an all-action display. And he insists the players will keep looking to entertain…
For Esh Group Eagles Newcastle the 104 – 79 BBL Championship win over Plymouth Raiders was another step forward on the run to the end of the season, writes Jeff King. Whilst Plymouth are in the bottom three of the BBL table, to score over 100 points and conceded less than 80 thus giving a…
SOMETIMES sport is about making a statement as much as winning the game. When forward Zarko Jukic dunked the ball three times in 70 first-half seconds, the Newcastle Eagles showed they still have an attack capable of exploding at any moment. After obliterating Leeds Force 114-73 last time out, Fab Flournoy’s team produced another comprehensive…
It may have been two weeks since Esh Group Eagles Newcastle have been on court but for Captain Darius Defoe it feels more like three as Newcastle return to BBL action against Plymouth Raiders, writes Jeff King. When “The Beast from the East” rolled in and caused the postponement of last week’s BBL Championship game…
Having been postponed from last Friday night due to the severe weather conditions affecting the region, we can announce the rearranged fixture for our home game against Worcester Wolves. We would like to thank all our supporters for their understanding in the unfortunate and rare circumstances of the postponement which was done in the interest…
