NEWCASTLE Eagles have been left shell-shocked by the news that Charles Smith could be out for the rest of the season. The influential forward complained of pain in his knee after Sunday’s BBL Trophy final in Plymouth. And after returning to the North-East with his team-mates, medical staff revealed he had sustained a hairline fracture…
EAGLES play-caller Fab Flournoy was named BBL Coach of the Month award last night – just 24 hours after losing the BBL Trophy final. While such awards should always be seen as an honour, the timing of the announcement is likely to make a proud Flournoy feel a little uncomfortable as he is still stewing…
The Guildford Heat have won the BBL Trophy for the first time by beating the Newcastle Eagles 86-79 at the Plymouth Pavilions. EJ Harrison scooped the MVP award after scoring 25 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter, as the Eagles were condemned to their second defeat in a major final this season. Harrison’s score…
He is supposed to be one of basketball’s bad boys, but actually Steve Leven is a bit of a mummy’s boy. Stuart Rayner reports. Those Newcastle Eagles fans without the necessary satellite TV subscription will have to travel to Plymouth Pavilions to see their team play in a fourth successive British Basketball League Trophy final…
EAGLES ace Jeremy Hyatt is hoping to make his long-awaited return against Milton Keynes tonight but has admitted that Sunday’s BBL Trophy Final is barely on his radar. The club’s longest serving player has had a worrying record of missing big games and played only a bit part role in January’s BBL Cup Final. The…
GEORDIE coach Gary Stronach believes he will be handing the BBL Trophy to his hometown club Newcastle Eagles on Sunday. Stronach returned to his native North East last year to lead Plymouth Raiders to their first piece of BBL silverware by beating hot favourites Newcastle on their home court. When Plymouth Pavilions was announced as…
NEWCASTLE Eagles assistant coach Billy Spragg has dismissed the notion of the BBL title chase being a two-horse race with Guildford Heat after another weekend win double. The Eagles tightened their grip on top spot with a hard-fought 80-73 success at London Capital to maintain their four- point cushion over the Heat. While Plymouth have…
FORMER Newcastle Eagles star Richard Midgley will make his first return to the Metro Radio Arena tonight since his shock exit from Tyneside, but he is adamant there is no animosity. The Great Britain guard will come face to face with the franchise he deserted more than three months ago and, while some may be…
NEWCASTLE Eagles kept their momentum going at the top of the BBL Championship with a clinical demolition of bottom-of-the-table Birmingham. Although this was a game Fab Flournoy’s men were expected to win, the message to the rest of the league is that the Eagles went about business in the right way. The game was played…
