Fab grabs another Molten Coach of the Month accolade Fab Flournoy has added to his ever growing list of coaching honours after being crowned Molten BBL Coach of the Month for November. The Esh Group Eagles Newcastle play-caller was the only coach to guide his team through the period without tasting a defeat. Flournoy presided…
It’s Charles Smith Week as all at Newcastle Eagles celebrate ‘The Prince’ breaking through the 6,000 BBL Championship points barrier and in the process becoming the 4th top BBL scorer of all-time and honour the achievement. Charles Jervon Smith first signed with The Eagles in season 1999/00 after a successful college career with Rider University…
Eagles edge ahead in Cup and Championship Esh Group Eagles Newcastle have plenty to be happy about after taking a first leg lead in the BBL Cup and also seeing their nearest rivals lose ground in the BBL Championship title race. The Eagles will take a two-point advantage into the second leg following their 77-75…
BBL Championship Bristol Flyers 93 (18,44,70) (Bland 25, Streete 20, Seilund 17) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 105 (29,58,84) (Smith 25, Jones 19, Defoe 17) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle are outright leaders of the BBL Championship once more after a high-scoring 93-105 win on the road at Bristol Flyers. The Eagles have now won ten straight…
BBL Cup, Semi-Final (First Leg) Sheffield Sharks 75 (22,31,51) (Payne 18, Holmes 15, Lewis 15) Newcastle Eagles 77 (18,34,58) (Defoe 18, Martin 18, Fletcher 13) AND THE CORRECT SCORERS WERE – Scott Martin 19, Darius Defoe 18, Andre Jones 13, Rahmon Fletcher 12 plus Andy Thomson 5, Charles Smith 4, Fab Flournoy 4 and Drew…
Winner at the North East Sports Personality of the Year Awards Jackie Milburn Award: Fabulous Flournoy Fabulous Flournoy, coach and player at the Newcastle Eagles, received the Jackie Milburn Award, which honours the region’s sporting greats.
Bristol Flyers v Esh Group Eagles Newcastle – Saturday 29 Nov – WISE Basketball Arena (19:30) The signs are ominous for Bristol Flyers and the rest of the BBL ahead Newcastle Eagles’ visit to the WISE Basketball Arena on Saturday with the league leaders in fine form. Player-coach Fab Flournoy feels confidence is still growing in his…
Sheffield Sharks v Esh Group Eagles Newcastle – Friday 28 November 2014 – EIS Sheffield (19:30) Olu Babalola believes success in the BBL Cup semi-final against Newcastle Eagles could turn Sheffield Sharks’ season around. Sharks have endured a stuttering start to the campaign and slipped to a third straight loss on Friday as they were beaten by…
WBBL TEAM OF THE WEEK – WEEK 7 There are two more debutantes in our line-up this week. Teresa Manigrasso (Team Northumbria) The Team Northumbria guard joins her colleague Fiona O’Dwyer on three WBBL Team of the Week appearances this season after playing two great games over the weekend to help her side record a…
