Glasgow Rocks 86 (18,40,59) (Sapp 26, Yanders 21, Davis 13) Newcastle Eagles 90 (21,42,67) (Smith 21, Jackson 19, Defoe 18) The Newcastle Eagles defeated rivals the Glasgow Rocks by 86-90 to round off the opening weekend of the BBL season precisely where they ended last season: atop the BBL Championship table. The Eagles were led…
Newcastle Eagles 85 (15,38,59) (Stewart 24, Chapman 16, Flournoy 11) Cheshire Jets 74 (17,42,54) (Hamilton 22, Peterson 13, Myers/Marks 12) BBL champions Newcastle Eagles began their title defence in style with an 85-74 home win over Cheshire Jets. Two familiar faces, Lynard Stewart and player-coach Fab Flournoy (pictured), were joined by new signing Joe Chapman…
Sheffield Sharks 78 Newcastle Eagles 81 Eagles started Joe Chapman, Andrew Bridge, Darius Defoe, Lynard Stewart and Fab Flournoy. For Sharks, although Matt Gorman had just flown in the day before he started alongside Ryan Patton, Atiba Lyons, Mike Cook and Tafari Toney. Eagles started the brighter and had a double-digit lead at one stage…
The Eagles see the return of young stars Aaron Neilsen, Jamie Glen and Will Spragg for the 2009-10 season as the club continue to drive forward with its youth development policy. The three young players; Aaron 19, from Newcastle, Will 19, from Gateshead and Jamie 19 from Bolton and a product of the Manchester junior…
Eagles got off to a winning start in their 2009-10 season campaign with a 98-86 friendly win over travelling opponents Team USA Select. The game saw a debut for Eagles new boy Joe Chapman. The Marquette graduate landed in the UK on Sunday and came into the game with immediate back to back threes to…
Newcastle Eagles captain Andrew Bridge has re- signed for the club for an eighth successive season as the reigning BBL champions look to pursue the continuity that has served them so well in recent years. Having arrived on Tyneside from Sheffield Sharks in the summer of 2002, Bridge has attained huge success with the Eagles…
Newcastle Eagles are delighted to announce the return of Lynard Stewart who will line up for a third successive season on Tyneside. The center spent much of last season kicking his heels on the sidelines in frustration due to a number of injury problems and yet still managed to average double digits across 19 games….
he Newcastle Eagles Fixtures for the 2009-2010 have now been released! The first Eagles match of the season will be on Friday 25th September 2009 at the MetroRadio Arena against the Cheshire Jets, 7.30pm tip. Please see below to find all fixtures, home and away, for the whole season. Fri 25 Sept 09 7.30pm CH…
Newcastle Eagles 87 (36,51,70) (Moore 22, Jackson 19, Defoe 18) Everton Tigers 84 (17,40,52) (Midgley 36, Babalola 25, Bailey 8) Newcastle Eagles won their fourth BBL Championship Play-off title in five years on Sunday by beating Everton Tigers 87-84 in a thrilling game at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham in British basketball’s showpiece event….
