Newcastle Eagles are in the grip of an injury crisis as the club seeks to bury bogey side Sheffield Sharks in tonight’s must-win BBL Trophy quarter-final. Interim head coach Ian MacLeod revealed the club’s casualty list is mounting ahead of a huge match at the Eagles Community Arena. And such is the seriousness of Newcastle’s growing…
Two-time league MVP Rahmon Fletcher has paid tribute to club mate Giulia Simioni after the Swiss star passed 300 WBBL assists. Fletcher and Simioni are two of the most consistent playmakers in British basketball – setting the standard in the men’s and women’s games. And one of the biggest names in the BBL insists it…
Rahmon Fletcher insists the BBL’s most destructive partnership is built on experience rather than instinct as Newcastle Eagles prepare to take their game to the next level. The two-time league MVP has struck up an instant understanding with big man CJ Gettys as the prolific pair put rivals to the sword. But Fletcher played down…
Newcastle Eagles WBBL have got silverware in their sights as they chase an eighth straight league win against top four rivals Nottingham Wildcats this weekend. That’s the warning from ice cool Austrian Anja Fuchs-Robetin as this season’s dark horses emerge as serious contenders for the game’s biggest prizes. Chris Bunten’s side came within a whisker…
Rookie BBL boss Ian MacLeod has revealed he’s loving every minute of his first big job at the top level of the British game. But as the 2019-20 campaign reaches it halfway stage, Newcastle Eagles’ interim head coach admits the pressure is on. And MacLeod revealed a squad struggling for consistency is fully focused on…
EAGLES WBBL AT SEVENOAKS SUNS EAGLES WBBL VS CALEDONIA PRIDE Georgia Ohrdorf has predicted an upward trajectory for high-flying Newcastle Eagles in 2020 ahead of today’s mouthwatering WBBL Cup semi-final. The in-form Aussie has emerged as a key figure in a seven-game winning streak that has sparked talk of silverware heading to the North East….
Darius Defoe can become a beacon for young British talent considering a career in the BBL according to the latest coach to benefit from the forward’s enduring talent. The popular veteran joined Newcastle Eagles as an unheralded teenager in 2005 and has spent his entire career in a black and white vest. Defoe entered the…
The Newcastle Eagles head North this afternoon looking to bounce back from Friday night’s disappointing 99 – 76 home defeat at the hands of Sheffield Sharks. Their task is a tough one as standing in front of them are a red-hot Glasgow Rocks side. Whilst Newcastle were heading for a massive home defeat, The Rocks…
Head coach Ian MacLeod is pressing ahead with his bid to revolutionise Newcastle Eagles on and off the court – as the club looks to negotiate the busy festive period unscathed. Fabulous Flournoy’s successor took over the reins from his former boss this summer and has quickly stamped his mark on a team in transition….
