Esh Group Eagles Newcastle’s stranglehold grip on The BBL Cup was dramatically ripped away from them on Friday night when Cheshire Phoenix staged a remarkable comeback to take the victory on the buzzer, writes Jeff King. The Eagles having won The Cup for the last three seasons were a mere four seconds away from taking…
Veteran forward Jack Preston was left feeling frustrated after Team Northumbria’s defeat by Hemel Storm rocked the reigning Division One champions. Heading into the second half, TN were down 17 points, a deficit that proved too wide a margin for the home side as they lost 89-66. And after last season’s success, Preston made it…
The game started with the Eagles setting the pace and quickly taking the lead on the back of point Riley scoring a 3 pointer to get on the points board early. Eagles committed a few fouls early which allowed the visitors to get to the free throw line 5 times in the first quarter. Eagles…
Team Northumbria head coach Chris Bunten praised Alison Gorrell’s top score of 27 points which helped her team secure two valuable points in the WBBL Championship. “She plays a huge part in the team and was phenomenal as always,” said Bunten. “I have been very fortunate to coach her last year and this year and…
Today marks 15-years since the first games of the Newcastle Eagles’ Central Venue League (CVL) back on Saturday 2 November 2002. The Eagles’ CVL was born out of a need by the basketball community of the North East with no junior basketball leagues running prior to it’s launch when the only other opportunity for young…
Long since handed the keys to Newcastle Eagles’ Hall of Fame, it’s 10 years since irrepressible guard TJ Walker left Tyneside. Simon Rushworth caught up with the California-based coach and community worker in the week his two former clubs clash in the BBL Cup. When TJ Walker takes practice at Ceres High School this week,…
Basketball England have announced the England Women’s 2018 Commonwealth Games coaching staff with our Team Northumbria WBBL Head Coach and Great Britain Under-20 Assistant Coach Chris Bunten named as Assistant Coach and Performance Analyst for next April’s Gold Coast Games. Current Great Britain Women’s Head Coach Jose Maria “Chema” Buceta has been appointed as Head Coach…
The senior team rolled into Liverpool to play bottom of the table Sefton looking to get back to winning ways after a poor home performance against Blackpool last weekend. The visitors in white were in no mood to mess around and they dominated the game from the tip off and by half time were 20-63…
Eagles U18s travelled to Loughborough to play Charnwood in a U18s Premier north match up. Eagles missing some of their top scorers due to injuries . Charwood opened up the scoring but the eagles kept pace for the entire first quarter, quickly breaking down and their press and kept within striking distance. The second quarter…
