The very first BBL Team Of The Week for the 2012-13 season sees three familiar faces and two league rookies make the starting five. Chavis Holmes (Surrey Heat) BBL debutante Chavis Holmes certainly made an instant impression during his first taste of British Basketball League action. He helped his team destroy Mersey Tigers in brutal…
The Eagles came out top of the pile in Day Two of the Invitational last night, running out 106 – 80 winnersover Team USA Select I. An enjoyable game was watched by over 600 pre-season followers at Sport Central. The Select team put up a spirited battle led by 7’3″ Shagari Alleyne, but the Eagles…
The Eagles tipped off their 2012-13 campaign in fitting surroundings, as Nike UK hosted the launch of the 2012-13 roster at their UK offices on Wednesday, including the unveiling of the new 2012-13 Eagles Nike team strips. All players attended the launch, including Eagles new recruits Damon Huffman, Kareem Maddox and Anthony Martin. The club…
AGLES ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP WITH IMPARI CARD This year Newcastle Eagles are replacing their loyalty card, available to season ticket holders and ECF club members only, with an Impari Card. The Impari card is a discount card that spans Tyne and Wear, and gives it’s holders over 180 deals in the leisure and retail sector. Impari…
Newcastle Eagles are able to announce the signing of 6’8 power forward Kareem Maddox. The 23 year American will be starting his second professional season and will look to fill the role vacated by the departing Andrew Thomson. Maddox played Division I college basketball for the Princeton Tigers of the Ivy League. In his senior…
The Newcastle Eagles are delighted to announce the signing of point guard Damon Huffman. The 6’2 American who hails from Michigan joins the Eagles having spent last season playing in the Dutch League. Huffman played his college basketball at the prestigious Brown University, part of the academically elite Ivy League. He set a number of…
Thirteen seasons since first signing for the Eagles as a graduate from Rider University, Eagles star Charles Smith returns to his home club for the 2012-13 season. Following a stellar year with the club, including a haul of all four trophies and MVP awards at the BBL Cup Final and BBL Play Off Final, Smith…
The BBL is delighted to announce that the Manchester Giants and East London Royals have joined their ranks ahead of the 2012/13 season. The Royals will be bringing top flight basketball back to the Capital and are owned by a group with in-depth experience of basketball throughout the UK, Europe and the USA. They will…
Newcastle Eagles Head Coach Fabulous Flournoy was looking for stars of the future at Christ Church C of E Primary School in Newcastle this week. The Eagles Community Foundation has teamed up with Greggs and their School Breakfast Clubs to offer a whole day of fun activities for the pupils of 6 schools from across…
