HO-HO-HO IT’s OFF TO BIRMINGHAM WE GO ! BBL Cup Semi-Final, Second Leg Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 85 (17,41,63) (Jones 21, Defoe 15, Smith 14) Sheffield Sharks 76 (21,43,61) (Babalola 20, Horstmann 15, Lewis 14) Eagles win 162-151 on aggregate. Esh Group Eagles Newcastle have made it to a fourth consecutive BBL Cup Final after…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle v Sheffield Sharks – Friday 12 December 2014 – Sport Central (19:30) With 13 consecutive wins behind them, maintaining the focus that has been behind that success is key for Fab Flournoy and Newcastle Eagles. Eagles will look to make it 14 on Friday as they host Sheffield Sharks in the second leg…
Newcastle Eagles star, Andrew Thomson, doubles his day job and joins Esh Group team. “The partnership between Esh Group and Newcastle Eagles is not just about money, it’s about supporting each other’s staff and our ambitions both on and off the court.” Brian Manning, Chief Executive, Esh Group Monday 8th December 2014 – Andrew (Andy) Thomson, one…
BBL Team of the Week – Week 11 Our line-up this week features two of the frontrunners to be season leaders. Neil Watson (Leicester Riders) It’s back-to-back appearances for the Riders’ man after he was instrumental in helping his team extract revenge on Glasgow Rocks for their painful BBL Cup exit last month. Watson was…
BBL Championship Newcastle Eagles 99 (30, 45, 78) (Martin 23, Thomson 21, Smith 14) Durham Wildcats 83 (24, 42, 66) (Jones 20, Mayindombe 16, Urli 13) Newcastle Eagles extended their BBL Championship winning streak to 11 games with a comfortable 99-83 success in the North East derby against Durham Wildcats at Sport Central on Friday….
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle v Durham Wildcats Friday 05 December 2014 – Sport Central (19:30) Newcastle Eagles’ winning streak stretched to 12 games last weekend, but Charles Smith insists there is still more to come from the reigning BBL Champions. Eagles host Durham Wildcats on Friday, having taken pole position in their two-legged BBL Cup…
Ever wondered how many triples, trey’s, long-range three point bombs Man of the Week Charles Smith has made in BBL Championship matches? Then wonder no more! After Saturday’s 3 3s at Bristol ‘The Prince’ moved to 666 ! and is 7th on the all-time long range shooters chart led by no less than a certain Mr Yorick…
Fab grabs another Molten Coach of the Month accolade Fab Flournoy has added to his ever growing list of coaching honours after being crowned Molten BBL Coach of the Month for November. The Esh Group Eagles Newcastle play-caller was the only coach to guide his team through the period without tasting a defeat. Flournoy presided…
It’s Charles Smith Week as all at Newcastle Eagles celebrate ‘The Prince’ breaking through the 6,000 BBL Championship points barrier and in the process becoming the 4th top BBL scorer of all-time and honour the achievement. Charles Jervon Smith first signed with The Eagles in season 1999/00 after a successful college career with Rider University…
