Ian MacLeod has praised Darius Defoe’s professionalism as the veteran forward continues to power through the pain barrier at a pivotal stage of the BBL campaign. For the second successive Friday the 35-year-old faces a late fitness test as Newcastle Eagles prepare to face Cup winners Worcester tonight. But MacLeod won’t be surprised if Defoe…
We are pleased to have confirmed our fixtures for the BBL Trophy 2020 Semi-Finals against Cheshire Phoenix. Our Eagles advanced to final four with their win against Sheffield Sharks last Friday night. We play away at Cheshire in the first leg on Sunday 9 February and then will face the Phoenix again on the afternoon…
Do you have what it takes to be the champion of the first ever Eagles Community Arena Quiz Night? Come along and join us on Saturday 15 February 2020. Doors open at 6pm with the quiz to start at 7pm. The Brian Manning Suite’s bar will be open throughout the night serving alcoholic and soft…
It’s a big game for Newcastle Eagles this coming Friday as they travel to BBL Cup Winners Worcester Wolves for a crucial BBL Championship game. The Wolves won the BBL Cup on Sunday defeating Bristol Flyers in the BBL’s first showpiece event of the season. One of the most intriguing matchups will see Wolves Centre and…
FIBA have confirmed a tip-off time of 8pm for next month’s EuroBasket 2021 Qualifier between GB and Germany at the Eagles Community Arena on Monday 24 February.
Rahmon Fletcher played all but 28 seconds of our BBL Trophy Quarter-Final win over Sheffield Sharks, scoring over a third of our Eagles’ points to send us into the Semi-Finals. Fletch shot 10-16 (62%) from the field and 7-8 (87%) at the line on his way to 30 points. In addition our starting point guard…
It was possibly the most important game of the season for Newcastle Eagles on Friday when they faced Sheffield Sharks in the BBL Trophy Quarter-Final. Sharks had never lost at the Eagles Community Arena in four previous visits and had won six out of the last seven competitive contests played between the two sides. For Newcastle…
A solitary 24 second clock remained lit on court at the Eagles Community Arena today as everyone across the whole Eagles organisation held the global basketball legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, in their thoughts following the tragic news from yesterday evening. The Lakers’ five-time NBA championship winning star Bryant, 41, and his daughter Gianna,…
On a night when nothing less than a Newcastle Eagles win would placate an increasingly restless fanbase this felt like the old order restored. For more than a decade the hardiest of Sheffield Sharks’ long-suffering supporters made the trip up the M1 expecting nothing more than a sound beating at the hands of the merciless…
