After week 3 of the BBL and week 2 of the WBBL the leagues have made their picks of players and three of our Eagles have made the cut in the teams of the week. Making a fantastic first impression in game number one as an Eagle, our latest signing Jeremy Smith has been given…
There are just 6 days to go until the 2018 British Basketball All-Stars Championship and today we found out the games that last season’s top eight BBL finishers will face-off in from the live draw by Sky Sports News. In the first round our Eagles will tip-off against Glasgow Rocks in the third game of…
It was an ecstatic Esh Group Eagles Newcastle side that ascended to the summit of The British Basketball League on Friday night after a devastatingly dominant display against the league’s new boys, London City Royals in Sport Central. The Royals arrived with a huge fanfare accompanying their majestic start to the new basketball season that…
A bruising battle between two of the WBBL’s northern heavyweights became a stifling war of attrition as Sheffield Hatters squeaked a 78-73 win against Newcastle Eagles. Great Britain international Steph Gandy led the hosts with 21 points while Kara Bonenberger bagged a colossal double double of 18 points and 16 rebounds. But it was Ali…
Steph Gandy considered calling time on her stellar career this summer – before Newcastle Eagles stepped in to reignite the Great Britain forward’s passion for top flight hoops. In the WBBL’s game of the weekend, the 36-year-old faces former club Sheffield Hatters after seven seasons with the Steel City side. And Gandy admitted her move…
As Tony Garbelotto watched on in despair it was easy to feel a pang of sympathy for the man who brought Fabulous Flournoy to Newcastle 17 years ago. The coach many credit for ushering in a decade of unparalleled success on Tyneside returned to the North East in a ‘consulting’ role with new club London…
Tonight, sees a huge BBL Championship clash between the two so far unbeaten teams in the league and a game where the result will not define a season but could go a long way towards shaping its destiny, writes Jeff King. The hone town Esh Group Eagles Newcastle who recorded their second win from two…
2018 sees the extension of the Eagles performance pathway to include an under 19 team that will compete in the Elite Academy Basketball League (EABL). Entry to the league is by invitation only and is made up of teams from around the country including BBL lead programmes. The team is made up of student-athletes from…
Congratulations to Kara Bonenberger, Rahmon Fletcher and Victor Moses who all received starting places in the All-Star Fives this week. It was the start of a new chapter for women’s basketball as our Newcastle Eagles WBBL team chalked an opening weekend win and Kara Bonenberger stood out with a super line of 21 points, 12 rebounds,…
