Week 9 of the WBBL landed one of our Eagles a place in the All-Star Five once again, straight off the back of winning the November Molten Player of the Month title. Australian Georgia Ohrdorf hasn’t missed a beat of late and is now lighting it up in December. She was the difference-maker in getting…
An incredible game of basketball down in Plymouth yesterday afternoon saw Newcastle Eagles take a tough road victory to open their BBL Championship campaign. In a proverbial game of two halves, Newcastle held off a late Raiders charge to take a deserved win. It was also Coach Ian MacLeod’s first official league game and win at…
Coach of the Month Chris Bunten is one victory away from this season’s WBBL Cup final after guiding in-form Newcastle to another big win. The Eagles join derby rivals Durham Palatinates in today’s semi-final draw following a thrilling tie on Tyneside. And few would bet against Bunten’s roster bagging a place in the first of 2020’s…
Ian MacLeod takes charge of his first Championship clash this weekend insisting there are no easy games in the BBL. But the rookie playcaller believes the lessons learned from an often bruising BBL Cup campaign will stand his transitional roster in good stead. And MacLeod is confident the Rodney Glasgow Jr saga will have a…
Super skipper Giulia Simioni is adamant a raft of awards won’t distract Newcastle Eagles WBBL from the bigger picture. The Swiss star made this week’s All Star five for the first time this season following a standout display against Cardiff. Team-mate Georgia Ohrdorf went on to lift the Molten WBBL Player of the Month award…
Yesterday afternoon our Eagles made their annual visit to the Children’s wards at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle. This year the players had some as early presents to drop off from Santa with selection boxes and gifts for the patients and their parents, and free tickets to a BBL game for all the amazing staff….
It’s a November awards double for our WBBL squad as forward Georgia Ohrdorf is crowned Molten WBBL Player of the Month in the same week our women’s team head coach Chris Bunten landing the coaching accolade for November. Ohrdorf was at the centre of their 4-0 record and she topped the WBBL efficiency chart last month…
Congratulations to our Women’s British Basketball League Eagles team coach Chris Bunten on being awarded the title of Molten WBBL Coach of the Month for November. Our Eagles women have had a terrific four weeks and Bunten’s side have the best record during the period. Despite the international break they still managed to accumulate a…
An innovative partnership promoting the development of budding basketball players is building for the future. Gateshead Housing Company and the Eagles Community Foundation are working together in a bid to persuade more children to try basketball. And the ECF’s Gateshead Development Officer, Anthony Forrester, insisted the groundbreaking link-up is already reaping tangible rewards. “In partnership…
