On Friday night in the Vertu Motors Arena the Newcastle Eagles slipped to a sixth successive defeat in the BBL going down 90 – 75 against the BBL Trophy winners, Cheshire Phoenix. It means the Eagles go into the Easter weekend still far from certain of qualifying for the end-of-season playoffs. The drama on court…
Layne Murphy is confident Newcastle Eagles have found common ground just in time to launch a late season push for the playoffs. The in-form American was one of a slew of new signings hastily thrown together in a bid to bolster a depleted roster in January. And ahead of tonight’s trip to fourth-placed Leicester Riders,…
Beaten but unbowed Newcastle Eagles head to Leicester Riders tomorrow buoyed by a battling performance against high-fliers Sevenoaks Suns. Noelia Cacheiro’s side ripped up the form book with a brilliant first half display underpinned by stifling defence and some fabulous finishing. But Suns’ experience and strength in depth made all the difference as the archetypal…
Newcastle-based engineering firm Wilson Gray Consulting (WGC) have stepped-in as the new main sponsor of the Newcastle Eagles WBBL team for the remainder of the 2021-22 season. WGC started to throw their support behind the Eagles last month by sponsoring The Big One when the club broke the long-standing attendance record for women’s basketball in the…
Sevenoaks Suns remain the blueprint for WBBL clubs seeking long-term success and sustained player development. That’s the verdict of Newcastle playcaller Noelia Cacheiro as her Eagles bid to become only the second team this season to inflict a league loss on the soaring Suns. Sevenoaks head to Tyneside with a fearsome 16-1 Championship record and…
Two-time league MVP Rahmon Fletcher missed a damaging defeat at the hands of Cheshire Phoenix as a battling Newcastle Eagles faded badly after the break. Short-handed and in desperate need of a first win in six, the hosts started strongly against Ben Thomas’s BBL Trophy winners. But Phoenix finished a fast-paced fixture the more focused…
Ahead of tonight’s tip-off against Cheshire Phoenix, club officials have announced that unfortunately Rahmon Fletcher will not be in action this evening. Following the BBL’s Secure Play COVID-19 protocols Fletcher will play no part in tonight’s game whilst he continues to isolate himself from the team at home. Everyone at the Eagles wishes Rahmon a…
Tyneside communities grappling with the demands of the cost-of-living crisis will benefit from a growing partnership highlighting the work of a ground-breaking foodbank. As near neighbours with a common goal, Newcastle Eagles and Newcastle West End Foodbank already boast a strong relationship. And to support the Foodbanks network in Newcastle their name will take its…
It’s been a tough time for Newcastle Eagles in the last few weeks. Five consecutive defeats in the British Basketball League have seen them slip out of the play-off places. It’s the first time in a considerable time that they’ve entered the end of season run-in in danger of not making the end of season…
