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…
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…
