A disappointing road loss for Esh Group Eagles Newcastle down in Surrey this afternoon all but extinguished their hopes of landing the BBL Championship for the season, writes Jeff King. It was at best a long-shot in any event. But failing to stop the Scorchers from racking up their seventh consecutive home win means the…
The Eagles were looking to finish on a 6-0 winning run as they travelled to a much revised Myerscough team looking to avenge their narrow defeat in Newcastle in December…. The Eagles travelled without both their point guards with Themba Yabantu on BBL duty and Tom Usher due to family reasons…. The Eagles playing in…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle face a tough BBL Championship clash at Surrey Scorchers this afternoon after their long journey south this morning, writes Jeff King. The Scorchers are on a red-hot run of home form having won six in a row on their own court. Indeed, they haven’t lost in Surrey this calendar year and…
The Eagles were looking to get into the top 4 with a home win over the Vikings… The game had been postponed earlier in the month due to the weather…. The Eagles took to the court in what should have been a double header at home… They had earlier in the day picked up a…
Fabulous Flournoy isn’t one for putting his feet up. Then again, Leeds Force aren’t in town every week. And if there was one game Newcastle Eagles’ veteran player-coach could afford to miss it was surely the visit of the BBL’s bottom club. Ahead of this season’s most brutal run of fixtures, Flournoy stayed home with…
With the absence of Drew Lasker from their senior roster, Lasker is off to Australia to represent England in The Commonwealth Games, Esh Group Eagles Newcastle have taken the decision to promote from within to cover the veteran guard’s absence. 19-year old starting point guard Themba Yabantu is the player being promoted. He’s been playing…
Another round of games and another starting place for one of our Eagles as Jaysean Paige now clocks-up eight appearances on the BBL’s pick of players. Congratulations Jaysean! Here’s the full roster this week: Tony Hicks (Surrey Scorchers) Surrey Scorchers completely blew away struggling Leeds Force and Hicks was at the heart of a commanding…
Drew Lasker has pledged to do Newcastle proud as he prepares for the most exciting challenge of his basketball career. The veteran Eagles guard flies out to Australia on Thursday as part of England’s 12-man Commonwealth Games squad. And Lasker has promised to make the most of an unexpected opportunity after grasping the chance to…
Team Northumbria play their 10th game in 24 days against Reading Rockets on Saturday with head coach Marc Steutel admitting a hectic schedule is hitting his players hard. The first division’s defending champions face two games in two days at Sport Central following this week’s BUCS Big Wednesday final against Loughborough University. And Steutel revealed a…
