Newcastle will play in front of a capacity crowd on Friday when the Eagles Community Arena welcomes top flight basketball for the first time. Fabulous Flournoy’s men tackle fierce rivals Plymouth Raiders in the first homecourt fixture of 2019. Contractors put the finishing touches to the state-of-the-art arena earlier this week ready for Friday’s opening…
Newcastle Eagles WBBL signed off in style as the club waved goodbye to Sport Central with a hard-fought win against Caledonia Pride. Chris Bunten’s top six challengers overcame an unconvincing first half to claim successive victories for the first time this season. And on the back of yet another Kara Bonenberger double double – the…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle will move in to the brand-new Eagles Community Arena next Friday night in great form after a securing a second successive road win in the BBL Championship to move up to 3rd place in the table. What a win it was too, ironically against the same opposition who will be the…
It seems that every game Esh Group Eagles Newcastle play these days is a big one and a must win one. This afternoon’s clash against Plymouth Raiders on the road is no exception, writes Jeff King. After getting back in the BBL title race with a superb win at Leicester last weekend they need to…
The Eagles were looking to avenge their earlier home defeat to 3rd placed Kingston and to consolidate their 2nd placed league standing…. The Eagles travelled the short distance to Hull minus both Rafael Camargo-Blas and Domantas Karpinskas because of vacation time but had included last year’s MVP Themba Yabantu and Danny Horta…. The game…
Chris Bunten insists Newcastle Eagles WBBL head into 2019 ready to right the wrongs that derailed a promising start to a landmark season. The experienced playcaller is confident that better game management will give his side a much-needed mid-season boost. And this weekend’s homecourt double header provides the perfect platform to put that theory into…
A stellar performance against the City of Edinburgh secured Eddie Matthew a starting place in the final All-Star Five of 2018. Our Eagles Academy product made the most of increased playing time in our Saturday’s BBL Trophy win against the Kings with 24 points in 23 minutes. Matthew hit five threes after shooting 9 of…
As we reach the Christmas break and with a monumental new year for the club and our foundation within reaching distance now, it’s time to look back at how our Academy teams have been doing so far this season, before the big move to our Eagles Community Arena for their next games from January. Under 14…
Christmas came early for Newcastle Eagles tonight as the club bade a fond farewell to its home of the last eight years with a big BBL Trophy win. Edinburgh’s Kings came bearing gifts in the shape of lax defence and visible first half nerves. And Newcastle made the Scottish minnows pay with a destructive show…
