It was a very disappointing and difficult night for Newcastle Eagles last Friday down in Sheffield as they suffered a heavy 93 – 69 defeat at the hands of the Sharks. It means that this Friday’s home game against Leicester Riders is even bigger than normal. The Eagles are looking to get in to the top…
If you were at our BBL game against Glasgow Rocks last month then you will have seen the CITV cameras filming a young guy on court during some of the breaks in play. This was for CITV’s Dare Master, a series of ten episodes presented in British Sign Language by Danny Murphy and sees the…
Lisa Koop has picked-up a starting place in the All-Star Five and been crowned Player of the Week after her dominant performance helping our Eagles claim an important home win against Essex on Sunday. A huge valuation score of 36 in the stats having registered a spectacular 28 points and 15 boards – shooting almost 80%…
Lisa Koop enjoyed a breakout game in the WBBL as the unstoppable German bagged 28 points and 15 rebounds to lead Newcastle Eagles to a first league win of the season. The veteran centre had threatened to rack up the big numbers earlier this month – only for foul trouble to limit her minutes. And…
After losing a week ago on their home-court against Sheffield Sharks in overtime, Friday’s return game in Sheffield was billed as a must-win game for Newcastle Eagles. It was a chance for revenge and to consolidate their position in the BBL Cup North Group. In the end a devasting 24-point loss by 93 – 69…
Newcastle Eagles endured a nightmare of a day yesterday cumulating in a heavy loss at Sheffield last night. Traffic problems on the A1 got the Eagles off to a bad start and with the going slow it meant a huge amount of time spent on the road for one of their shortest journeys of the season….
Chris Bunten insists his fast-improving roster would be wrong to underestimate Essex Rebels ahead of tomorrow’s winnable WBBL Championship clash. But the Newcastle coach is excited to see how his players react to last weekend’s battling defeat at the hands of all-conquering Sevenoaks Suns. Bunten is back on Tyneside following a flying visit to the…
Ian MacLeod has revealed his players are relishing an early opportunity to exact revenge on fierce rivals Sheffield Sharks. And Newcastle Eagles’ interim head coach has praised the attitude of a roster determined to avenge last week’s painful overtime defeat. Sheffield sneaked an unlikely win in the closing stages of a sell-out clash at the…
An awards night the Eagles Community Arena raised more than £2,000 for our Eagles Community Foundation’s Hardship Fund. The purpose of this new ring-fenced fund is to get as many children as possible playing basketball across the North East to stay healthy, keep active, have fun, make friends and develop as young people. The 2019…
