Eagles School of Excellence stand outs Ilya Fjodorovs (left), Keiran O’Neill (middle) and David Underwood (right) all received call ups to the England Squad this week and will be representing the national team in respective up and coming competition at both Under 15 and Under q4 international competition in the coming weeks. Fjodorovs and O’Neill…
Copenhagen Invitational Tournament 13-15th June Eagles coach Ian Macleod will be heading to the Denmark tournament for the second year running as England U15 Assistant Coach. The tournament is the culmination of a year long programme with the Engalnd Juniors in order to prepare players for Under 16 and European Championship play. Included in the…
Eagles School of Excellence Open trials will be taking place from Friday 31st May 2013. Players from local clubs and schools are invited to the open trials, age groups and trial times are listed below. The Eagles will enter 5 teams in the following categories: Under 18 Men Under 16 Boys Under 15 Boys Under…
Eagles winning Proj3kt 3on3 team Eddie Matthew, Danny Horta-Darrington, Andrew Green and Alan Slasor took to the Euroleague FanFest court at Trafalgar Square today and ran away tournament champions once again, beating London United 28-17 to take the title. The win came after a slow start in the group stages and a one point victory…
The Euroleague Basketball social corporate responsibility initiative One Team and the BBL Foundation are to join forces at the Final Four Fan Zone in Trafalgar Square to promote the work that the two organisations carry out and promote the power of basketball as a tool to integrate communities in the United Kingdom. The partnership will…
Newcastle Eagles teamed up with local firm Mears last week, for a charity event with a competitive twist. Mears who provide repairs and maintenance on behalf of The Gateshead Housing Company set up the day to raise money for local charity, the Eagles Community Foundation. Ten teams played a total of 18 games, with teams…
BBL Championship Play-Off Final Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders 68 (Sullivan 24, Anderson 13, Couisnard 8, Taylor 8) Newcastle Eagles 57 (Defoe 13, Maddox 12, Smith 12) Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders produced a superb defensive performance to win the BBL Play-off Final 68-57 against Newcastle Eagles, completing a treble after lifting the BBL Cup…
Surrey Heat 96 (21, 48, 68) (Holmes F 35, Holmes C 20, Holmes T 20) Newcastle Eagles 92 (34, 50, 74) (Smith 25, Maddox 24, Chapman 16) (Eagles win 202-178 on aggregate) Newcastle Eagles slipped to a 96-92 defeat in the second leg of their BBL Play-off semi-final against Surrey Heat, but will get the…
Marc Steutel has been selected EBL Coach of the Year again, but this time in Division 1! Steutel was selected as Coach of the Year in 2011/12 as he helped lead Team Northumbria to promotion to Division 1, and in his first season at the top level was chosen by his peers for the same…
