BBL Team of the Week – Week 4 We reveal three debutantes and two in-form big men who get their third spot in four weeks. Matthew Pressey (Plymouth University Raiders) Playmaker Pressey has been a driving force for the Raiders since they shrugged off their initial sluggish start and found a much higher gear. He…
The Eagles Community Foundation will be hosting half term basketball camps at Benfield Centre for Sporting Excellence. the sessions will take place on Monday 28th & Tuesday 29th October 2013. The camps will invole a day full of fun competitions, coaching and games. Monday 28th October – Under 12s – 10.00am till 4.00pm Tuesday 29th October…
BBL Championship Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 98 (26,49,63) (Smith 24, Defoe 20, Cooke 16, Martin 16) Glasgow Rocks 70 (19,38,58) (Northern 17, Harrison 14, Marks 12, Urli 12) The home side started the game strong and ran away to a 13-point lead already in the first quarter, as Malik Cooke made it 18-5 six minutes…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle have hit three figures three times this season but coach Fab Flournoy is still searching for greater cohesion on the offensive end when his team host Glasgow Rocks on Friday in front of the BBL TV cameras. Free scoring Eagles reached a century as they eased past both Birmingham Knights and…
BBL Championship Manchester Giants 98 (Gill 25, Jones 23, Marsden 22) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 112 (Cooke 32, Martin 21, Smith 19) Nothing could separate the sides after a high-scoring first quarter, as the scoreboard showed 27-27 after the first 10 minutes of play. However, Eagles took command in the second period, going on a…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 129 (Cooke 27, Martin 24, Gause 22) Birmingham Knights 70 (Benson 22, Gayle 15, Rolls-Tyson 11) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle made it three wins in a row, taking a share of top spot/second in the BBL Championship, after comprehensively sweeping aside Birmingham Knights by 129-70 at Sport Central. It leaves the…
Newcastle Eagles basketball club and Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust will today launch a new ‘Hoops for Health’ partnership with local schoolchildren in Cramlington. This is the first time Newcastle Eagles has worked with a major NHS hospital trust in the region. As well as promoting health messages about the importance of exercise, healthy eating…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle coach Fab Flournoy isn’t looking for big changes from his side following their first defeat – just hoping it is their day when they host Birmingham Knights on Friday. Eagles were beaten in overtime at Plymouth University Raiders last weekend for their first loss of the season. However, Flournoy sees no…
Plymouth University Raiders 89 (10,36,59,81) (Robinson 24, Eaves 13, Pressey 12) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 87 (18,37,59,81) (Cooke 25, Smith 18, Martin 16) Plymouth University Raiders needed to work overtime to get their first victory of the season, defeating Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 89-87 after an extra period. It was a perfect example of a…
