It is with great sadness this weekend that we share the loss of our dear friend Brian Manning, one of the greatest and most loved supporters of both the Newcastle Eagles basketball club and our community foundation. As chief executive of our main sponsors Esh Group since the early 1990s leading the steady growth of…

BBL Play-Offs, Quarter-Finals, First Leg Bristol Flyers 94 (9,35,53) (Ali 30, Boggs 22, Streete 15) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 97 (30,53,77) (Fletcher 31, Jackman 23, Defoe 14)  Bristol Flyers kept their hopes of advancing alive after rallying from a 33-point deficit before losing the first leg 94-97 at home to Esh Group Eagles Newcastle. The…

Bristol Flyers [7] v Esh Group Eagles Newcastle [2] Esh Group Eagles Newcastle [2] v Bristol Flyers [7] Details: Friday 28 April, SGS Wise Arena, 7:30pm – BBL Play-Offs, QF First Leg Details: Sunday 30 April, Sport Central, 5pm – BBL Play-Offs, QF Second Leg Summary: The Flyers were the last team to make it…

BBL All-Star Five – Week 29 It’s our penultimate line-up of 2016-17 and while a trio took their last opportunity to shine as their respective seasons came to an end, two of our starters will be hoping to re-appear as they head into the Play-Offs! Mike DiNunno (Cheshire Phoenix) As the curtain fell on an…

BBL Championship  DBL Sharks Sheffield 82 (19,42,60) (Rembert 16, Riley 15, Davis 13) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 84 (27,37,66) (Fletcher 28, Martin 15, Behrens/Hart 8) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle closed out their regular season camapign with an 82-84 victory on the road against DBL Sharks Sheffield. Rahmon Fletcher netted a game-high 28 points as the…