Newcastle Eagles, the most successful team in British Basketball history, has launched the 2013-14 season by introducing a new look team and brand new name at a press conference held earlier today at Newcastle upon Tyne’s prestigious Hotel Indigo. Renamed ESH Group Eagles Newcastle – the announcement cements leading construction company ESH Group’s continuing three…
Newcastle Eagles 86 – Team Northumbria 54 The new-look Newcastle Eagles got their pre-season campaign off to a winning start with a good, workmanlike performance against a determined and spirited young Northumbria side who gave them a nice work-out to help ease the rust of the summer’s rest. Eagles fielded no fewer than six new…
The Newcastle Eagles are delighted to announce that last season’s Eagles School of Excellence Programme MVP, 17-year old Eddie Matthew will be back in the fold this season. Whilst continuing to play in the academy programme, Matthew will be stepping up to link with the Eagles and Team Northumbria senior squads. Matthew joined the Eagles…
The Newcastle Eagles, in conjunction with the Eagles Community Foundation (ECF) and Northumbria University, are launching the Eagles Girls Development Plan (EGDP). The EGDP, which aims to increase the participation of girls playing in basketball in the Tyne & Wear area, will be overseen by Team Northumbria Women’s head coach Josh Merrington. Team Northumbria Women…
In preparation for the new season Leeds Carnegie Basketball will take on BBL giants Newcastle Eagles in a friendly match at the Leeds Metropolitan University Arena. The game is scheduled for Saturday 14th September at 7:30pm. Newcastle are the most successful club in British basketball history having won the league title five out of the…
Your Newcastle Eagles are pleased to announce the details of our first pre-season games against Team Northumbria and Team USA Select. Game 1 will take place at Northumbria University Sport Central on Monday 9th September 2013. Doors will open at 7pm with match tip-off at 8pm. Seating is limited for this game, advance purchases are…
As momentum builds towards the beginning of the new season the BBL have taken the exciting step of launching a new dedicated platform for British Basketball fans to enjoy full HD quality live games throughout the 2013/14 season. BBL TV will initially bring league pass holders access to 30 live games during the season using…
The Eagles new look 2013-14 side finally sees the return of two familiar faces in the ‘Prince’ Charles Smith and Darius Defoe. Both players have spent over a decade at the club, Smith entering his 11th season with the Eagles, an ever present at the club since 1999. Defoe enters his 12th season in a…
The Eagles have finally agreed terms to bring back the explosive Seton Hall point guard Paul Gause to the North East, following a season away from the club in Slovakia and Morocco. Gause was part of the 2011-12 quadruple winning Eagles, averaging 15 points per game for the Tyneside franchise. During his time at the…
