Not content with a commanding lead at the top of this season’s BBL table, Newcastle Eagles are cleaning up where the North East’s emerging basketball talent is concerned. And if first team breakthroughs by Aaron Nielsen and Will Spragg have hinted at a pool of top hoops potential bubbling under the pro game’s surface, then…
Charles Smith will cast an envious eye in the direction of Guildford Heat this week as last season’s double winners head into Europe. But the Newcastle veteran claims the Eagles are bang on course to follow Paul James’ men into continental battle next year after a storming start to the season. The men in black…
Tom Sherlock has admitted that quitting Newcastle Eagles was one of the hardest decisions in his life. In an exclusive interview with the Chronicle, the player affectionately nicknamed “King” has revealed how he agonised over the decision to depart in a move that shocked the club’s supporters. “I guess the fans are owed some kind…
After his team dominated the BBL Championship during the month of October, the Newcastle Eagles’ player/coach Fabulous Flournoy has been awarded the Molten Coach of the Month. The Eagles went a perfect 6-0 and now top the BBL Championship table, having not lost since the opening night of the competition. Flournoy commented, “I’m happy and…
Newcastle Eagles have decided to retire the number five vest in honour of TJ Walker and the seven years of dedication that he gave to the club. The current Cheshire Jets player-coach, nicknamed “The Daddy” by Eagles fans, enjoyed a rapturous reception from supporters and staff on his first visit back to Tyneside last week…
British forward Tom Sherlock has left Newcastle Eagles by mutual consent. The Derby native had been on Tyneside for fifteen months and enjoyed a terrific first professional season after being handed a contract in the wake of successful open trials held by the club during the summer of 2006. Sherlock won a BBL Championship play-off…
Former Newcastle Eagles’ legend TJ Walker returns to his old club on Friday evening as the rookie player/coach takes his BiG Storage Cheshire Jets side to the MetroRadio Arena in the BBL Championship. Walker spent seven years as a player on Tyneside, winning six trophies, and was MVP of the 2006 BBL Cup Final with…
The Newcastle Eagles took sole possession of top spot in the BBL Championship table as they won their sixth consecutive game in beating the Sheffield Sharks, early pace-setters in the league, by 61-72 at the English Institute of Sport. Richard Midgley was influential once more with 25 points, including some decisive scores. Player/coach Fab Flournoy…
The Newcastle Eagles capped off the perfect week with a 76-69 victory over the Kularoos Plymouth Raiders at the Plymouth Pavilions on Sunday afternoon. After a tight opening first quarter where the scores were tied at 18-18, it was the Eagles who took the advantage in the second quarter with a 13-2 tear to open…
