ESH GROUP EAGLES NEWCASTLE 103 TEAM USA SELECT 50 Esh Group Eagles Newcastle are off and running as they showcased their new line-up for the 2014/15 season with an emphatic win in their opening pre-season game writes Jeff King. All eyes were on new boys Ricky Taylor and Rahmon Fletcher and the Eagles latest backcourt…

Esh Group Eagles Newcastle have completed their 2014/15 roster by re-signing two important components from last year’s squad. 6′ 6” Forward Stuart Thomson returns for his second year on Tyneside whilst despite still being only 18 years old, former Eagles School of Excellence MVP Eddie Matthew begins his third season on the senior bench. Both…

Esh Group Eagles Newcastle are delighted to announce the North-East Invitational Basketball Tournament to be held at Sport Central, Newcastle on Monday 8th and Tuesday 9th September 2014. The 4-team set-up sees local rivals and fellow BBL side Durham Wildcats, Team USA Select and BBL newcomers Leeds Force coming together to compete in a pre-season…

Esh Group Eagles Newcastle are hoping it will not be unlucky 13 for ‘Prince’ Charles Smith as the BBL and Eagle legend returns to lead the team in 2014/15 after 12 previous seasons with the North-East outfit. Ranked 9th in scoring and 9th in 3-point shots made amongst all BBL players, The Eagles all-time leading…

Esh Group Eagles Newcastle are happy to announce the signing of point guard Rahmon Fletcher. The 25 year old 5’10 American had an impressive college career at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay where he received numerous honours including being twice voted an all Horizon conference 2nd team player and in his junior season being…

Young basketball players from across Tyne & Wear and Northumberland participated in Newcastle Eagles 2014 Performance Camp supported by North East Truck and Van last week. Eagles coaches hosted the week including new signing 6’10” Andy Thomson. More than 50 young people who are part of the Newcastle Eagles Junior National League teams took part…

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN PLAYING IN THE ENGLAND BASKETBALL JUNIOR NATIONAL LEAGUE AND REPRESENTING NEWCASTLE EAGLES  THEN COME ALONG TO OPEN TRIALS U16 Boys (U16 Players are classified as being under 16 on 01/09/2014) Centre for Sport Wednesday 18th June 6.00 – 7.30pm COST: £5 U18 Men & U18 Women (U18 Players are classified as…

Eagles Community Foundation are looking to appoint three elite coaches to join their successful junior national league boys & girls programme. Opportunities are on a volunteer basis with an honorarium.  The role is ideal for ambitious coaches who want the opportunity to develop and progress their coaching career. We are looking for individuals with good basketball…

All roads lead to Wembley Arena this Sunday for the BBL Play-off Final so we turned to two of the league’s top coaches for the inside track on finalists Worcester Wolves and Esh Group Eagles Newcastle. Durham Wildcats and their coach Lee Davie started and finished the season against Eagles, eventually losing out in their…