CHARLES Smith is hoping he can finally get his season underway tonight after a nightmare start to his latest stint with the Eagles. Smith will travel to his former club Scottish Rocks hoping he can produce the match-winning performance that the Eagles supporters have been eagerly waiting for since he arrived. After a poor debut…
The Newcastle Eagles have been given an Energy Boost thanks to PJ Smoothies. For the opening two weeks of the season each player has been provided with a bottle of PJ’s in their daily training packs. With a challenging season ahead head coach Fabulous Flournoy is pleased for the energy boost, commenting: “Playing in such…
Eagles 107 – London Capital 84 The Newcastle Eagles picked up their first win, whilst condemning the PAWS London Capital to their second consecutive defeat, with a 107-84 victory at the MetroRadio Arena on Friday night. GB star Richard Midgley led the victors with 26 points, supported by 17 from Lynard Stewart and 15 from…
Newcastle Eagles and Great Britain captain Drew Sullivan have joined forces to offer three North-East based youngsters scholarships with the club which will see them officially join the roster for the 2007/08 BBL season. The Eagles have handed opportunities to Aaron Nielson, Adam Hall and Will Spragg to formally link up with the team as…
Newcastle Eagles are delighted to announce the return of 23-year old Irish guard Brian McCotter for his second season on Tyneside. The Belfast born enjoyed his rookie season in the BBL with the Eagles last season so much he’s made sacrifices to return this. The ex-Troon Tornado who won a league and cup double in…
Newcastle Eagles’ player-coach Fab Flournoy has handed British guard Andrew Bridge the club captain role in what will be the Chesterfield-born player’s sixth successive season on Tyneside. While Bridge will have to take the reins from an Eagles icon in the now departed TJ Walker, Flournoy is nevertheless confident that his new leader is perfect…
Newcastle Eagles are thrilled to announce that they have added Tom Sherlock to their 2007/08 BBL roster. A native of Derby, Sherlock enjoyed a sensational rookie BBL season after taking advantage of an early opportunity to break into the team to eventually hold down a regular starting place. His performances during his first professional season…
British forward Darius Defoe is to return to Tyneside for a fourth straight season with the Newcastle Eagles. Despite still being at the relatively tender age of 22, Defoe has won an incredible seven trophies during his time in Newcastle and finished last season as the BBL’s best floor shooter, connecting on 60% of his…
Jeremy Hyatt has signed for Newcastle Eagles for a seventh successive season making him the club’s current longest serving player. Hyatt, who first signed for the Eagles way back in 2001 is one of the best known players in the BBL, establishing himself as one of the league’s most dangerous shooting guards. The 6ft 6in…
