The 2017-18 schedule for our Esh Group Eagles’s British Basketball League season has just been announced and after starting with an away game in Leeds our first home game will be against our old rivals the Glasgow Rocks at Sport Central on Friday 6th October with a 7:30pm tip-off. You can download a full list…
“Mighty” Joe Chapman or “Geordie” Joe as we prefer to call him has called time on a glittering professional career that took in six different countries in 12 successful years and saw him win awards and trophies across the globe. We, of course, remember him with particular affection for his two spells with The Eagles…
The BBL will host a testimonial event at Leicester Arena on July 22nd to celebrate the career of Drew Sullivan in the British Basketball league that culminated in 20 pieces of silverware, across 12 seasons registered in the league. The Great Britain Olympic Captain, who totalled 100 caps in his international career, helped bring silverware…
Many of our Eagles fly away home for the summer break between seasons while work continues behind the scenes at the club preparing for the next BBL campaign and this season has been no different, except that one of our Eagles coaching staff, Ian Macleod, has also been flying out of the North East to…
Ok, so the first piece of player news for the 2017/18 season is now out there and it’s departure as Orlan flies The Eagles Nest and rises in the west as a Phoenix. From Cheshire’s Facebook site as after all it is their news. “Cheshire Phoenix are pleased to be able to confirm the signing…
A great night was had by all at the Esh Group Eagles Newcastle Supporters Party held at The Jury’s Inn Gateshead. There was no despondency carried over from Sunday’s Play-Off Final defeat at the hands of Leicester Riders but plenty of reflection on yet another season where this remarkable franchise picked up yet another piece…
British Basketball confirm Coaching and Management Teams for GB National Youth Squads British Basketball Announce the Coaching and Management Staff for the GB National Youth Squads for the FIBA European Championships 2017 British Basketball is pleased to announce the confirmation of all coaching and team management roles for the GB National Youth Squads, ahead of…
Molten BBL Play-Off Final Leicester Riders 84 (29,47,72) (Thomson 18, Hampton 14, Bernardini 12) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 63 (11,27,44) (Fletcher 16, Martin 11, Parks/Behrens 10) Leicester Riders completed a memorable treble in dominant fashion after beating Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 84-63 in the Play-Off Final in front of 14,500 at The O2. Rob Paternostro’s…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle shooting guard Drew Lasker believes getting to the BBL Play-Off Final is even sweeter given everything the side have been through in recent months. Since the BBL Cup win back in January, the Eagles’ form dropped, but they managed to get the job done at the key moments and will be…
