From today, Friday 17 May 2019, the Eagles Community Arena (ECA) car parking charges are in effect. The ECA is owned and operated by our Eagles Community Foundation, a registered charity, and so in using the car park you are supporting the future of both our arena and all the people who benefit from our…
The BBL have revealed the best five players from this season, as voted for by BBL clubs and in turn, also reveal the leading 2018-19 Molten MVP contenders. We are pleased to share with you that not one, but two Eagles have flown into the five with acknowledgements for both Rahmon Fletcher and Victor Moses….
This week Basketball England launched a new initiative that aims to put 1,000 basketball nets on outdoor hoops across the country. We want as many basketball players from across the North East to get involved with ‘Project Swish’, as it is called, to get missing or broken nets replaced on courts across our region. The project will not…
The 2018-19 basketball season represented a year of huge growth for Newcastle Eagles and their Academy. The latest addition to the clubs growing provision is an academic/sporting hybrid programme, with the target of providing an elite level experience for 16-19 years old players, on and off the court. 14 young athletes were selected to be…
Walking Basketball will taking place at the Eagles Community Arena starting from Friday 17 May. The walking game is aimed at the over 55 age range as part of our growing Active Ageing programme, but everyone is welcome. The sessions run most Fridays from 12-noon until 1pm and are just £2 per person paid on the…
In years to come the 2018-19 season will go down as a game changer in the history of British basketball’s most successful club. But this morning there is very little positive to be said about Newcastle Eagles’ worst campaign for 15 years. A mid-term move to the magnificent Eagles Community Arena will undoubtedly lay the…
If ever the value of Victor Moses and importing the right goods in to the country needed to be emphasised for Esh Group Eagles Newcastle, last night in Sheffield more than confirmed it, writes Jeff King. The Eagles top scorer and big man led his team magnificently top scoring with his fellow Americans Jeremy Smith…
With the regular season done and dusted it’s in to the benecos BBL Play-Offs this weekend for Esh Group Eagles Newcastle, writes Jeff King. After securing a third-place finish in the league, the Eagles will match-up against the sixth-placed Sheffield Sharks over two legs tonight and tomorrow. The first leg tonight will be at the…
‘Benwell Bomber’ Joe Laws believes the Eagles Community Arena can become a home from home just 48 hours before his first fight at the brand new venue. The 24-year-old shot to fame live on Sky Sports on the Lewis Ritson undercard last autumn – stopping Chris Truman on the back of a powerful array of…
