Esh Group Eagles Newcastle will head into their season opener against Durham Wildcats in a better position than previous campaigns, according to coach Fab Flournoy. There have been big changes at Sport Central over the summer with former stars Drew Lasker and Paul Gause among a raft of new recruits. But the new-look Eagles have…
Eagles coach Ian MacLeod is making the move out of the junior coaching ranks this season to step up to the BBL bench alongside head coach Fab Flournoy and assistant Dave Forrester for the start of the 2013-14 season. Macleod, from Newcastle’s East End and a former pupil at Benfield school, is relishing the role…
ESH Group Eagles Newcastle 113 Team USA Select 88 Just over 48 hours after their win at Leeds, the Eagles were back on court for what will almost certainly be their last openly competitive pre-season game before the BBL Championship starts on Friday 27th September. The opposition in front of them at Benfield Centre of…
Leeds Carnegie 61 Esh Group Eagles 84 After a solid opening pre-season win over Team Northumbria, The Esh Group Eagles had their first road trip of the season to EBL Division 1 side Leeds Carnegie on Saturday as they continued their build-up to the new campaign. And in a highly competitive encounter, The Eagles came…
Newcastle Eagles, the most successful team in British Basketball history, has launched the 2013-14 season by introducing a new look team and brand new name at a press conference held earlier today at Newcastle upon Tyne’s prestigious Hotel Indigo. Renamed ESH Group Eagles Newcastle – the announcement cements leading construction company ESH Group’s continuing three…
Newcastle Eagles 86 – Team Northumbria 54 The new-look Newcastle Eagles got their pre-season campaign off to a winning start with a good, workmanlike performance against a determined and spirited young Northumbria side who gave them a nice work-out to help ease the rust of the summer’s rest. Eagles fielded no fewer than six new…
The Newcastle Eagles are delighted to announce that last season’s Eagles School of Excellence Programme MVP, 17-year old Eddie Matthew will be back in the fold this season. Whilst continuing to play in the academy programme, Matthew will be stepping up to link with the Eagles and Team Northumbria senior squads. Matthew joined the Eagles…
The Newcastle Eagles, in conjunction with the Eagles Community Foundation (ECF) and Northumbria University, are launching the Eagles Girls Development Plan (EGDP). The EGDP, which aims to increase the participation of girls playing in basketball in the Tyne & Wear area, will be overseen by Team Northumbria Women’s head coach Josh Merrington. Team Northumbria Women…
In preparation for the new season Leeds Carnegie Basketball will take on BBL giants Newcastle Eagles in a friendly match at the Leeds Metropolitan University Arena. The game is scheduled for Saturday 14th September at 7:30pm. Newcastle are the most successful club in British basketball history having won the league title five out of the…
