Plymouth University Raiders 89 (10,36,59,81) (Robinson 24, Eaves 13, Pressey 12) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 87 (18,37,59,81) (Cooke 25, Smith 18, Martin 16) Plymouth University Raiders needed to work overtime to get their first victory of the season, defeating Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 89-87 after an extra period. It was a perfect example of a…
Plymouth University Raiders v Newcastle Eagles, Sunday 6th October Plymouth University Raiders’ coach Jay Marriott is trying to transfer practice performances into games ahead of Sunday’s visit from Esh Group Eagles Newcastle. Raiders slipped to defeat at home to London Lions in their first game last Sunday while Eagles eased to 2-0 with wins over…
Round One Team of the Week is out and three Eagles have made the 10 – here’s the full list: Zaire Taylor (Worcester Wolves) A true standout performer for the all-conquering Riders last season, the guard has made a quick adjustment at his new club, having made the short switch across the Midlands to Worcester….
Northumbria University has extended its partnership with the Newcastle Eagles. This new deal marks the start of the Eagles 2013/14 British Basketball League (BBL) season at Sport Central, the University’s flagship 3000-seat arena in the heart of Newcastle. Having collaborated successfully for several years, this new agreement will see Newcastle Eagles continue its support of…
Cheshire Phoenix 65 (9,36,49) (Middleton 27, Doumbe 12, Coleman 11) ESH Group Newcastle Eagles 106 (34,56,89) (Gause 23, Cooke 21, Defoe 19) ESH Group Newcastle Eagles handed out a harsh BBL lesson to Cheshire Phoenix’s new recruits as they returned to the north-east with a 106-65 victory. It’s the second win for Fab Flournoy’s team…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 85 (20,45,66) (Defoe 22, Cooke 18, Martin 18) Durham Wildcats 78 (17,30,54) (Huffor 17, Allison 16, Bucci 11, Attah 11) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle rode out 85-78 winners in the north-east derby on Tyneside, but had to work hard to see off a pesky Durham Wildcats team. In a first quarter when…
Fab Flournoy joined Marco Pierre White this afternoon at the Marco Pierre White Steakhouse at Hotel Indigo in the centre of Newcastle, to celebrate the first birthday of the restaurant. We would like to thank Marco and the staff at Hotel Indigo for their support and well wishes for our opening game of the season tomorrow…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle will head into their season opener against Durham Wildcats in a better position than previous campaigns, according to coach Fab Flournoy. There have been big changes at Sport Central over the summer with former stars Drew Lasker and Paul Gause among a raft of new recruits. But the new-look Eagles have…
Eagles coach Ian MacLeod is making the move out of the junior coaching ranks this season to step up to the BBL bench alongside head coach Fab Flournoy and assistant Dave Forrester for the start of the 2013-14 season. Macleod, from Newcastle’s East End and a former pupil at Benfield school, is relishing the role…
