Esh Group Eagles Newcastle open their home stand in The BBL Championship tonight against Glasgow Rocks at Northumbria University Sport Central with tip-off at 7:30pm, writes Jeff King. The Rocks haven’t beaten The Eagles since April’s Fool Day 2012 and it would be a brave man that would bet against that trend being reversed tonight….
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Tonight’s opening BBL Championship encounter sees Esh Group Eagles Newcastle travel to fellow sponsorship stable-mates Leeds Force looking to get their league campaign off to a flying start, writes Jeff King. This is a very different looking Eagles roster from previous seasons with only Head Coach/Player Fab Flournoy, guard Drew Lasker and forward Darius Defoe…
Fabulous Flournoy has conceded the coaching manual will count for nothing at London’s O2 Arena today as the Newcastle Eagles swoop on the biggest prize in British basketball. A massive £100,000 pot is up for grabs at the inaugural Betway British Basketball All-Stars tournament – with a £25,000 winners’ cheque on the table. All the…
The coach who brought Fab Flournoy to Newcastle Eagles can see the 44-year-old New Yorker bothering the BBL for years to come. And Tony Garbelotto – who returns to Tyneside this weekend with new side Glasgow Rocks – insists it’s a case of ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’. Flournoy signed for Newcastle in…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle v Leicester Riders Details: Friday 21 April, Sport Central, 7:30pm – BBL Championship Summary: A few months ago, this match-up may have been viewed as a title decider. As it is, Leicester already have the league in the bag, but that’s not to say there will be any less edge in…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle v Glasgow Rocks Details: Friday 07 April, Sport Central, 7:30pm – BBL Championship Tickets: Book now to avoid disappointment – limited numbers remaining. Summary: Second meets third on Friday night but both sides have not been in the best of form in recent weeks. The Rocks stopped their slide with an…
DBL Sharks Sheffield v Esh Group Eagles Newcastle Details: Friday 17 March, EIS Sheffield, 7:30pm – BBL Championship Watch: LiveBasketball.tv (via subscription) Summary: Second meets fourth as the Sheffield-Newcastle rivalry is renewed on Friday night. The Sharks split a weekend double-header last week with the Eagles also losing to Cheshire to lose ground in the…