Esh Group Eagles Newcastle are delighted to announce the North-East Invitational Basketball Tournament to be held at Sport Central, Newcastle on Monday 8th and Tuesday 9th September 2014. The 4-team set-up sees local rivals and fellow BBL side Durham Wildcats, Team USA Select and BBL newcomers Leeds Force coming together to compete in a pre-season…

 Returning for his 11th season on Tyneside, forward Darius Defoe is ready once again to bring his powerful inside talents to Esh Group Eagles Newcastle as he continues his stellar one-club career. The veteran of over 400 BBL games all of them with The Eagles, Defoe made his debut in season 2004/05 and has been…

Esh Group Eagles Newcastle are hoping it will not be unlucky 13 for ‘Prince’ Charles Smith as the BBL and Eagle legend returns to lead the team in 2014/15 after 12 previous seasons with the North-East outfit. Ranked 9th in scoring and 9th in 3-point shots made amongst all BBL players, The Eagles all-time leading…

When Esh Group Eagles Newcastle announced the signing of ex-Notre Dame Fighting Irish Capatin and starting forward Scott Martin in 2013/14 many considered it a great coup to get a player of that calibre in to The BBL. And guess what? After an excellent rookie professional season where he averaged 14.9 points and 9.2 rebounds…

Newcastle Eagles have swooped to fill the gap left by the departing Malik Cooke with the signing of Ricky Taylor from German Pro A side Finke Baskets Ehingen. Taylor played four years scoring over 1600 points at the University of Tennessee- Chattanooga before starting his professional career in Germany last year. The 6’5 shooting guard…

Esh Group Eagles Newcastle are happy to announce the signing of point guard Rahmon Fletcher. The 25 year old 5’10 American had an impressive college career at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay where he received numerous honours including being twice voted an all Horizon conference 2nd team player and in his junior season being…

Young basketball players from across Tyne & Wear and Northumberland participated in Newcastle Eagles 2014 Performance Camp supported by North East Truck and Van last week. Eagles coaches hosted the week including new signing 6’10” Andy Thomson. More than 50 young people who are part of the Newcastle Eagles Junior National League teams took part…

A cross-party group of Parliamentarians has called for a “radical rethink” of how the sport of basketball is funded in the UK, arguing that the ability of basketball to transform the lives of young people warrants greater recognition from the Government. Following a series of evidence sessions held in Parliament in March and April, the…

Eagles guard Drew Lasker returns to the North East for a second season following a successful first full season at Newcastle. The 31 year old guard recorded 8.5 points per game and 4.1 rebounds during the 2013-14 campaign, injecting the pace and energy that have become a trademark of his game in close to a…