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…
Over the last week as the unseasonably severe weather conditions that hit the region subsided we have finally been able to take our first steps inside our Eagles Community Arena. Work continues at a pace over at our new Scotswood Road home as the team from Esh Group have been battling the elements to keep us…
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…
Newcastle Eagles chief and former BBL chairman Paul Blake has welcomed this week’s summit meeting focusing on funding basketball’s future. And one of the founders of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on basketball is optimistic that the key messages around the sport’s inclusivity, social impact and community focus are finally getting through. Minister for…
It was a frustrating Friday night for all connected with Esh Group Eagles Newcastle as The Beast from the East blew so hard it forced the Club into cancelling the eagerly awaited BBL Championship clash with Worcester Wolves, writes Jeff King. There was no doubting it was the correct decision as the safety of supporters,…
