BBL Play-Off Quarter Final (1st Leg) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 97 (20,39,67) (Martin 20, Cooke 20, Defoe 19) Durham Wildcats 75 (24,34,58) (Attah 21, Bucci 14, Huffor 10) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle dug themselves out of a first quarter hole to take a dominant 97-75 lead in the first leg of their North East derby…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle enter their BBL Play-Off quarter-final tie with Durham Wildcats full of energy, as well as confidence, after enjoying their Championship success without a game in the regular season’s final week. Conversely Wildcats endured an anxious, but ultimately successful, weekend as they secured their first trip to the post-season with wins over…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle will be presented with the BBL Championship trophy this Friday in front of their home fans before the first leg of their BBL Play-off game against local rivals Durham Wildcats. The presentation will take place shortly before tip-off at approximately 7.20pm. Tip-off is scheduled for 7.30pm. This season, Eagles won a…
As the Eagles didn’t have a game in the final weekend we are not present! There’s no change to the leader board in the penultimate line-up, with neither of the main contenders included this week. Matt Pressey (Plymouth University Raiders) It was a bitter-sweet final weekend of action for Pressey after he initially inspired his team to…
The last games of the season took place today and Durham’s win over Cheshire Jets sealed the 8th spot, meaning the first ever Play-Off derby tie between the two North East sides. The first leg will be played this Friday 25th April at Sport Central. The second leg will take place on Sunday 27th April…
It’s the last weekend of the regular season and with the title having already in the cabinet, Eagle eyes are focused on the play-off race. The eighth spot in the Play-Off race is still unclear, however by the end of the weekdn the Eagles will know who they will face next Friday night in the first leg…
There’s still a lot to be played for this weekend in the BBL, unless you’re the Esh Group Eagles Newcastle. After winning a sixth BBL Championship last Sunday, the Eagles have a chance to take it easy this weekend as the final week of the regular season pans out. Newcastle player-coach Fab Flournoy is grateful…
If the BBL had a ‘Sixth Man’ award, then one of the leading contenders to win it this season would be Paul Gause of the BBL Championship-winning Esh Group Eagles Newcastle. Now in his second spell with the Tyneside club, Gause was a part of the all-conquering side of 2011-12 that swept the honours. After…
Amongst the many happy Esh Group Eagles Newcastle players faces at Surrey Sports Park celebrating being crowned BBL League Champions for 2013/14 perhaps the biggest smile of all came from veteran forward ‘Prince’ Charles Smith. Smith who is not just an Eagles legend but also a legend of The BBL celebrated on court with what…
