One of North East basketball’s hottest prospects will take on Europe’s biggest names after sealing his place in the national team for a second successive summer. Newcastle Eagles Academy star Tosan Evbuomwan broke into the Great Britain Under 18 squad last season as a raw rookie with bags of potential. And 12 months on the…
More than 1,000 students gained essential career guidance as the Eagles Community Arena hosted the business brains of the future. Young people from across the North East descended on Newcastle to take part in the final Building My Skills session of the academic year. And 180 business guests volunteered their time and expertise to put…
It’s always great to hear about former Eagles and ex-BBL players doing well in their careers after they’ve flown the nest and in Kareem Maddox and Damon Huffman, the Eagles have two ex-players they can feel rightly proud of. They are among four athletes selected for the 2019 USA Basketball Men’s 3×3 World Cup Team….
Selection has taken place for the initial Great Britain Under-18 Men squad with an Eagle on the court and one on the bench. It’s a familiar return to international duty for our Academy star Tosan Evbuomwan and Eagles coach Ian Macleod as they get set to join preparations for the Division A FIBA European Championship with a brief…
On Friday 24 May 2019 we hosted our first ever End of Season Awards Dinner at our new Eagles Community Arena and our first event of its size in our new home. Just two years beforehand the club and foundation told everyone attending the organisation’s 21st birthday party that plans were in motion towards the…
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As we welcome the biggest ever attendee numbers for our trials this weekend it’s time to look back and recognise the Eagles Academy of 2018-19. On the evening of Wednesday 1 May for the first time ever we hosted our Academy’s awards night at our own home, the Eagles Community Arena. Eagles game night commentator…
Following their initial sponsorship of the benecos BBL and WBBL Play-Offs, culminating at The O2 this month, the leading European natural beauty product brand has signed-up to become the exclusive official cosmetics and toiletries partner for both leagues for the next three years. You can read more about the deal on the BBL website.
Last summer we told you about the exciting news that Nick Nurse, the former two-time BBL Coach of the Year who brought our head coach Fab Flournoy to the UK, was going to take over the lead role at the Toronto Raptors. Today we join our fellow British Basketball League clubs, officials and fans across…
