BBL Cup Final Leicester Riders 72 (14,32,58) (Couisnard 18, Sullivan 16, Calvo 13) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 69 (20,37,49) (Smith 27, Cooke 13, Martin 12) A packed 9,000 fans at the National Indoor Arena were treated to another BBL Cup classic as holders Leicester Riders retained their trophy after Drew Sullivan inspired a thrilling 72-69…
Stuart Thomson and Esh Group Eagles Newcastle can complete a special double if they claim the season’s first piece of silverware in the BBL Cup Final against Leicester Riders on Sunday. Thomson joined Eagles in the summer to offer some strength from the bench after impressing against the North East club while playing for Manchester…
Sunday 12 January 2014 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham (15:30) It is perhaps fitting that this season’s maiden meeting between 2012/13’s top two, Esh Group Eagles Newcastle and Leicester Riders, comes in the BBL’s first showpiece event of the season, the BBL Cup Final this Sunday. The teams met on five occasions last term and Leicester…
Whatever happens at the BBL Cup Final on Sunday, the next few weeks will see Fab Flournoy further cement his legendary status. Pitched against a classy and talented opponent like Leicester Riders, it’s a brave person who would bet against the phenomenal Esh Group Eagles Newcastle player-coach from adding another piece of silverware to his…
Press Call, Sport Central, 11am, Tuesday 7th January 2014 The Eagles are looking forward to this Sunday 12th January 2014 as they get ready to play in the BBL Cup Final for the third successive season. The previous two finals have seen a win and a loss at the Birmingham NIA event and Fab and…
The Newcastle Eagles players started 2014 by spending time at Benfield Centre for Sporting Excellence coaching the Newcastle Eagles Junior National League Players. Boys and girls from the Under 18, Under 16 and Under 15 teams got the opportunity to work on court with the Cup bound Esh Group Eagles. The junior players also got…
London Lions 96 (Brown 21, Sturt 19, Marks 17) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 82 (Martin 17, Cooke 16, Gause 15) London Lions, currently fifth in the BBL Championship, closed the gap on the top four with a crucial 96-82 defeat of Esh Group Eagles Newcastle, the team they are pursuing, at the Copperbox. A return…
London Lions v Esh Group Eagles Newcastle Sunday 29 December 2013 Copper Box Arena (16:00) Fab Flournoy hopes to be able to share the minutes – as well as the ball – between his full roster when Esh Group Eagles Newcastle travel to London Lions on Sunday. Flournoy and guard Drew Lasker have been out…
The Eagles Central Venue League runs in two ten week blocks for players in under 12, under 14, under 16 and under18. The league has been running for more than 10 years. For the second consecutive year the league’s all star game took place prior to a Newcastle Eagles game. The selected players were split…
