Justin Gordon’s fairytale return to Tyneside is gathering pace after the all-action American led Newcastle to a nailbiting 97-95 comeback win against Glasgow Rocks. The men in black have won three games on the bounce after adding the in-form forward to a roster in serious need of a mid-season boost. And Gordon’s 24 points, nine…
Whisper it quietly but the Newcastle Eagles may just be on the point of finding an identity and turning their season around. Another solid all-round team performance with the starting five all getting into double figures and Justin Gordon adding his from the bench. Wes Person Jr recorded back-to-back twenty point games over the weekend…
Can one player kickstart a campaign? Only time will tell. But returning hero Justin Gordon could well be the catalyst Newcastle Eagles need to mount a convincing playoff push. Hot off the plane from Hungary, the North Carolina native looked like he’d never been away as he packed the stat sheet from start to finish….
It was Meat Loaf, a self-confessed sports super-fan who took great pride in his performance at the 2003 NBA All Star game, who insisted two out of three ain’t bad. And as the world comes to terms with the death of the larger than life entertainer, Newcastle head coach Ian MacLeod might just agree. Prior…
Seven-times BBL Trophy winners Newcastle Eagles fell at the first hurdle last night as London Lions avenged December’s shock league defeat in style. The damage was done during a desperately disappointing first period as Ian MacLeod’s men paid a heavy price for an inexplicably slow start. And for the second time this season the Eagles…
According to mid-season recruit Brandon Peel, Newcastle Eagles’ players ‘watched a lot of film’ during the festive period. But there was no time to settle down and enjoy Home Alone, Elf or It’s A Wonderful Life while pulling crackers and tucking into turkey. Instead, Ian MacLeod’s men were told to sit through a series of…
Newcastle Eagles had been looking to bounce back last night in Leicester after a poor showing last week at the Vertu Motors Arena had seen them lose heavily to Bristol Flyers last weekend. Unfortunately, it was the league leading Riders that were in their path. The Riders have only lost two games all season and…
A dreadful Newcastle Eagles performance saw them crash to a woeful 18-point defeat at home to Bristol Flyers, ending their recent BBL revival. Just a week after back-to-back wins over a previously unbeaten London Lions team and a triple-overtime thriller at Cheshire Phoenix, t’was a nightmare before Christmas at the Vertu Motors Arena. Ian MacLeod’s…
WOW, just WOW. In what must rank as one of the most memorable BBL Championship games in the history of both sides, the Newcastle Eagles came away with a memorable road win at Cheshire Phoenix last night. Why was it so memorable? Because it took three five-minute periods of overtime to finally separate one of…
