‘A situation that you just don’t turn down’ is how Team GB skipper Andrew Sullivan has described the lure of a contract in Russia as he bids farewell to Newcastle. Just two games into his two-month contract with the Eagles, Sullivan has been handed an opportunity to play in the Russian Superleague, receiving the offer…
Newcastle Eagles sit proudly at the top of the BBL Championship table with 3 wins from 3 games as they defeated the Marshall MK Lions 81-87 at the Bletchley Leisure Centre on Friday night. A 6-0 start for the Lions was immediately followed by a 10-0 response from the Eagles to give them an early…
EAGLES icon TJ Walker has claimed the current crop of stars at Newcastle have the potential to be the greatest team ever assembled by the club. Speaking exclusively to the Chronicle, the legendary Walker, who captained the Eagles in their famous 2005-06 “Clean Swoop” season when they won every BBL trophy on offer, believes this…
The Newcastle Eagles have announced their entry into the Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Association (GBWBA) superleague, with a fourteen-strong team comprising the region’s best wheelchair ballers – including ex-GB members, Lee Fawcett, Stewart Pimblett and Paul McGinty. The new team announcement came on Thursday 2nd October, when the Eagles hosted a launch event at the…
Newcastle Eagles got back to winning ways in the BBL Championship thanks to an 98-84 victory over Worthing Thunder on Saturday evening. Both sides traded baskets in the early going, but it was the home side who held a slender advantage after the first period 22-21. The second quarter saw the Eagles began to stamp…
Newcastle Eagles 86 (24,49,63) (Bridge 17, Defoe 16, Jackson 14) Guildford Heat 81 (23,45,61) (Metcalfe 22, Howell 20, Sandell 14) The top two sides in the BBL in recent seasons went head-to-head on the BBL Championship’s opening night as the Newcastle Eagles overcame the Guildford Heat 86-81 at the MetroRadio Arena, the sixth consecutive game…
Newcastle Eagles are thrilled to announce the signature of Great Britain captain and former BBL Player Of The Year Andrew Sullivan on a two month deal. Sullivan makes an exciting return to Newcastle having left in the summer of 2006 for the ACB in Spain where he played for DKV Joventut Badalona, he then switched…
The Eagles were present at the 2008-9 Annual Team Launch at the NewcastleGateshead Hilton hotel yesterday. Press and television were joined by a host of team sponsors and guests to greet the new team and hear Coach Flournoy’s thoughts on the new season’s campaign. The launch was also the first opportunity to take shots of…
The Newcastle Eagles continued their pre-season build-up with a good performance to overturn their Lithuanian opponents at Westgate Centre for Sport last night. Coach Fab Flournoy will be pleased with this work-out and result against a tough and solid European team that provided spirited resistance throughout the 40 minutes. The Eagles who had introduced point…
