Basketball England today announced the brand new National Programme coaching, sports science, medical, analytics and team management staff that will help propel the sport to greater heights in this country following an extensive recruitment drive. Our Esh Group Eagles Newcastle BBL team Assistant Coach and Eagles Community Foundation Mentoring and Performance Officer, Ian Macleod steps up from…

After a huge win over the London Lions in front of a packed Sport Central on Friday night, our Eagles are through to a sixth consecutive BBL Cup Final. Tickets to be at this first showpiece game of the season to cheer on the team are on sale now. CALL 0191 245 3880 TO BOOK

Our season is reaching the half way point and we are looking to repeat the achievements of last season, with the BBL Cup at the Barclaycard Arena, on the trail to the Glasgow Emirates in the BBL Trophy and the O2 in May with the BBL Play-Off Finals. Let’s not forget our pursuit for the league…

BBL Cup, Semi-Final Second Leg Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 89 (19,44,64) (Fletcher 33, Defoe 16, Martin 15) London Lions 82 (26,38,62) (Taylor/Hassan 20, K Williams/Owumi 13) (Eagles win 176-162 on aggregate) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle will play Glasgow Rocks in the 2017 BBL Cup Final after recording an overall 176-162 aggregate win against London Lions….

This Friday night as the Esh Group Eagles Newcastle take on the London Lions in the BBL Cup Semi-Final 2nd Leg at Sport Central we will have even more family fun than usual with four special guests joining in on our game-night entertainment. Our hosts, Dan Black and Howard Leighton, and cheerleaders, the Eaglettes, will be…

Esh Group Eagles Newcastle v London Lions Details: Friday 16 December, Sport Central, 7:30pm – BBL Cup, SF Second Leg Summary: The second leg will decide who plays Glasgow Rocks in the 2017 BBL Cup Final. Newcastle have the upper-hand courtesy of their 80-87 road win last week, but the Lions can draw confidence from…

BBL All-Star Five – Week 11 There are three more debutantes in our line-up this week – including a belated appearance for the reigning BBL MVP. Hameed Ali (Bristol Flyers) Our first debutante is the Bristol Flyers’ playmaker who helped his team finally snap their barren run which had seen them on a worrying losing…

BBL Cup, Semi-Final 1st Leg London Lions 80 (Hassan 30, Taylor 19, K Williams/Niktash 9) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 87  (Fletcher 23, Parks 19, Jackman 14) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle will take a seven-point lead into the second leg of their BBL Cup Semi-Final clash after defeating London Lions, 80-87. Deondre Parks netted a big…