Worcester Wolves 88 (19,39,61) (Paez 30, Brown 22, Disy/Funn 10) Newcastle Eagles 108 (33,59,83) (Smith 17, Moore 16, Stewart 15) The Newcastle Eagles moved clear at the top of the BBL Championship table as they beat the Worcester Wolves 88-108. The Eagles have now won seven of the eight BBL meetings between these teams, with…
Newcastle Eagles missed out on the chance to go clear at the top of the BBL as they lost for the first time this season against the in-form Sheffield Sharks 81-86. The Sharks resurrected memories of their famed bomb squads of seasons past by hitting 10 of 19 three-pointers. Top scorers Chris Sanders (22-points) and…
‘A situation that you just don’t turn down’ is how Team GB skipper Andrew Sullivan has described the lure of a contract in Russia as he bids farewell to Newcastle. Just two games into his two-month contract with the Eagles, Sullivan has been handed an opportunity to play in the Russian Superleague, receiving the offer…
The Newcastle Eagles have announced their entry into the Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Association (GBWBA) superleague, with a fourteen-strong team comprising the region’s best wheelchair ballers – including ex-GB members, Lee Fawcett, Stewart Pimblett and Paul McGinty. The new team announcement came on Thursday 2nd October, when the Eagles hosted a launch event at the…
Newcastle Eagles 86 (24,49,63) (Bridge 17, Defoe 16, Jackson 14) Guildford Heat 81 (23,45,61) (Metcalfe 22, Howell 20, Sandell 14) The top two sides in the BBL in recent seasons went head-to-head on the BBL Championship’s opening night as the Newcastle Eagles overcame the Guildford Heat 86-81 at the MetroRadio Arena, the sixth consecutive game…
Newcastle Eagles are thrilled to announce the signature of Great Britain captain and former BBL Player Of The Year Andrew Sullivan on a two month deal. Sullivan makes an exciting return to Newcastle having left in the summer of 2006 for the ACB in Spain where he played for DKV Joventut Badalona, he then switched…
The Newcastle Eagles continued their pre-season build-up with a good performance to overturn their Lithuanian opponents at Westgate Centre for Sport last night. Coach Fab Flournoy will be pleased with this work-out and result against a tough and solid European team that provided spirited resistance throughout the 40 minutes. The Eagles who had introduced point…
Newcastle Eagles have underlined their commitment to developing the next generation of British basketball players with the signing of a number of talented young players. In addition to the likes of local youngsters Will Spragg and Aaron Nielsen, the club have, for the first time extended their net across Britain in a search for new…
Newcastle Eagles are thrilled to announce the return of talented trio Will Spragg, Aaron Nielsen and Sam Attah for the 2008/09 BBL season. The players all return after ending last season in fine style with an exceptional performance in the third/fourth place game at the BBL Play-Off Finals in Birmingham during May. Geordie boys Spragg…
