ARTICLE BY MIKE FULLER BIG burgers were on the menu as Newcastle Eagles took time out from their exceptional form for a tasty team-building exercise. The Man Vs Food challenge at Pacific House, Newcastle, proved a real test for the British Basketball League leaders who have won their last 13 games in all competitions. With…
The BUCS Championship Final has been set as Durham and Northumbria won their respective semi-finals on Sunday to book a showdown on 25th March at Loughborough. Game 1 Durham beat Sheffield Hallam 88-76 Ralph Bucci’s side progressed to their first final since back-to-back appearances in 2011-12 as they pulled clear in the second half to…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle v Plymouth University Raiders Friday 27 February 2015 and Sunday 01 March 2015 Sport Central – 7:30pm (Fri) – Plymouth Pavilions – 4:00pm (Sun) Plymouth Raiders will be out to add a fitting climax to their ‘fresh start’ when they face Newcastle Eagles over two legs in the BBL Trophy semi-final this weekend. The league leaders…
Friday night’s thrilling win over London Lions thanks to an amazing late last quarter comeback was significant and not just because it preserved our League standing and kept another run going but because it enable this set of players to be matched against one of the great teams in British Basketball history. Our 29 –…
BBL Championship Leicester Riders 89 (25,45,66) (Bernardini 22, Anderson 14, Hassan 14) Esh Group Newcastle Eagles 95 (34,63,77) (Thomson 16, Jones 15, Fletcher 14) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle have strengthened their position atop the BBL Championship table after a dominant first half performance saw them to an 89-95 defeat of Leicester Riders, the second time…
BBL Championship Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 123 (29,64,93) (Jones 27, Defoe 19, Martin 18) Plymouth University Raiders 101 (33,54,72) (Clarke 24, Hampton 21, Benson 20) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle posted the highest points tally in the BBL Championship so far this season in beating Plymouth University Raiders 123-101. It was also the highest overall score…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle v Plymouth University Raiders Friday 30 January 2015 – Sport Central – 7:30pm Newcastle Eagles welcome Plymouth Raiders to Sport Central on Friday with selflessness and sacrifice the watchwords for player-coach Fab Flournoy. The reigning BBL champions’ knack for sharing the scoring and defending diligently as a team was on display again…
BBL Team of the Week – Week 16 We have the Cup Final MVP in our line-up, the Team of the Week season leader and even a new face too. Rahmon Fletcher (Esh Group Eagles Newcastle) Stepping out in his first ever showpiece BBL Final, the man nicknamed ‘Fletch’ did a great job in…
Surrey United v Esh Group Eagles Newcastle Saturday 03 January 2015 – Surrey Sports Park (18:00) Surrey United feel like a completely new team to Elvisi Dusha, and they will have to produce a performance unlike any other to halt Newcastle Eagles’ unbeaten run on Saturday. The reigning champions take their 15-game perfect league sequence to…
