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August 31, 2018
Belgium Day 3 – Groundhog Day and Who Are Charleroi

Ok then Day 3 and you may guess from the title that it was a very similar day to Day 2! Once again two practices for the guys who are really putting in the work and coming together with every minute spent on the court together. A great sense of camaraderie building as they start…

Blogs
August 30, 2018
Belgium Day 2 – The Entente Cordiale

You know the expression, “things will look better in the morning,”? Well, they did! I slept all right, the shower was nice and you start to feel your way in to the whole adventure. Breakfast was communal so we got to see Spirou Charleroi and what appears to be a very fit, big and strong…

Blogs
August 29, 2018
Belgium Day 1+

So, the real drama starts on Bank Holiday Monday with a text from Coach Forrester at 6:10am advising that Ahmad and Victor were stuck in Chicago having had their flight cancelled and would not therefore be arriving with Kyle from Belfast at 10:15am. This rather put a different slant on things with Fab expecting everyone…

August 29, 2018
Lasker Is Last Piece In Eagles Jigsaw

The final piece of Esh Group Eagles Newcastle’s 2018/19 jigsaw has been slotted into place with the confirmation that fans’ favourite Drew Lasker is returning for his sixth consecutive season. One of head coach Fab Flournoy’s most trusted lieutenants, the veteran England international guard heads into his 14th BBL campaign determined to bring a mix…

August 28, 2018
Eagles Fly Off Today

Esh Group Eagles Newcastle are flying out on a voyage of discovery this week to fly the flag for British Basketball and The BBL with the destination Belgium to take on two top-flight sides from the lucrative Euromillions League. After two days of intensive training and practice in Belgium, The Eagles first as a full…

August 27, 2018
Play It Again Fab

Fabulous Flournoy has quashed speculation that he will hang up his BBL vest for good after revealing he plans to play a full part in Newcastle Eagles’ bid to score silverware this season. The most decorated coach in British basketball history turned 45 last month and broke his foot towards the end of a frustrating…

Men
August 23, 2018
Themba Makes It Two At The Top

Returning to the Eagles’ roster for the 2018/19 season is 5’10” point guard Themba Yabantu. The teenager who was a product of our Academy program was promoted to the senior side towards the end of last season. The 2017 Academy Player of the Year had been training full-time with the senior squad throughout last season…

Men
August 22, 2018
Matthew Heads Home

Eddie Matthew has revealed that a desire to buy back into the ethos underpinning Esh Group Eagles Newcastle prompted a welcome return to Tyneside. The club’s youngest BBL star – the guard made his debut for the men in black aged 16 – returns to Sport Central after a three-year absence. And 22-year-old Matthew made…

Foundation
August 21, 2018
Eagles Volunteers Lead The Way In National Awards

Basketball England have announced their annual awards which recognise the volunteers doing great things for our game across the country. There are a number of new award categories for 2018 along with existing ones which all be presented at a new Volunteer Awards dinner as part of the new Basketball England Game Conference in September….