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…
It’s not often that 3rd versus 9th in a division can be looked upon as a vital game but such is the competitive nature of the British Basketball League, that is exactly what tonight’s game at the Eagles Community Arena is. Fab Flournoy’s Esh Group Eagles Newcastle have found their winning formula at their superb…
At half-time this Friday night as our Eagles take on the Bristol Flyers, we have some very special entertainment for fans packing out our Eagles Community Arena as 20-year-old local hip-hop artist Kay Greyson performs live. Kay is from the West End of Newcastle, only steps away from our new home, and has been an…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle return to the court and the wonderful new Eagles Community Arena this Friday night with a 7:30pm tip-off in the BBL Championship against Bristol Flyers. Newcastle will be keen to get back to winning ways after an enforced International break. Going in to that break they had been looking to extend…
Did you know you can beat the ticket collection desks queue on game nights and choose to print your tickets at home when your purchase to speed up entry into the arena? Select Print Tickets@Home as the delivery method when you check out and bring the printout along to the arena to enter via the…
Kara Bonenberger hailed her team-mates’ composure under pressure as Newcastle Eagles WBBL withstood a late fightback to claim a 76-67 win against Nottingham Wildcats. The American forward notched another trademark double double as the hosts underpinned their credentials as serious top four challengers. But Bonenberger was quick to praise captain fantastic Giulia Simioni as the…
Newcastle Eagles WBBL play-caller Chris Bunten has praised captain fantastic Giulia Simioni ahead of Sunday’s crunch clash against top six rivals Nottingham Wildcats. Simioni sits second in the WBBL rankings for assists after dishing up 8.42 scoring passes per game this season. And Bunten lauded the point guard’s leadership skills ahead of what promises to…
It’s back-to-back appearances in the BBL’s pick of the players for Defoe after leading us to a tough overtime win at home to Glasgow last week. An impressive performance at home which secured Darius a place in last week’s All-Star Five was topped on Friday night when he tallied 26 points, including 12 of 13…
Proud Newcastle Eagles boss Paul Blake insists the club’s brand new home is ticking all the right boxes. The Eagles Community Arena opened in the West End of the city last month and has already established itself as one of Tyneside’s top sporting destinations. New clubs are moving in every week and Newcastle’s junior players…
