The 24-man squad for Great Britain’s FIBA EuroBasket 2022 Qualifiers against France and Montenegro this month has been named and includes one of our Eagles. GB go into the games in top form having won eight of their last ten games including a convincing 81-73 victory over Germany last time out at the Eagles Community…
The Newcastle Eagles went into Friday night’s home game in the BBL Cup Group stage against Leicester Riders looking to maintain their 100% record so far this season. The Eagles had won both their previous games in the so-called “Group of Death” on the road in London and last Sunday in Leicester. That game had…
British Basketball League coverage is returning to Sky Sports this season in a two-year deal that will see 30 live games aired each season. Sky Sports will also air the BBL Trophy Final, BBL Cup Final, BBL Play-Offs and live coverage of the WBBL Play-Off final. Coverage tips-off with a double header live from the…
The Newcastle Eagles go into tonight’s BBL Cup clash with fierce rivals Leicester Riders in confident mood following their win down in Leicester on Sunday. But equally Riders come North with revenge their motivation to reserve the last result. The 102 – 96-win last weekend was a consummate team performance from an Eagles side that is…
Five Eagles players across the BBL and WBBL have landed places in the first All-Star Fives and benches of the 2020-21 season following the action in our opening tip-offs. In the BBL, Cortez Edwards and Rahmon Fletcher received nods from the league for stand-out showings in London and Leicester. Edwards turned in a typically all-action performance…
It’s another tough road trip for the Newcastle Eagles this afternoon as they travel to Leicester Riders for their second BBL Cup Group game. But if the result is the same as last week’s stunning 89 – 79 overtime win over London Lions last Sunday it would be a perfect start for Head Coach Ian…
Below-strength Newcastle Eagles surrendered a first half lead as Nottingham Wildcats opened up their WBBL Cup campaign with a comfortable 64-51 win. The North Group tie was too close to call after the opening 20 minutes with the visitors edging ahead 32-31. But a Newcastle roster missing five front line players tired badly after the…
Ian MacLeod can’t wait to unleash a competitive and committed Newcastle Eagles on the BBL this afternoon as the new season finally gets underway. False starts, financial concerns and illness within the camp have presented British basketball’s most successful franchise with a slew of problems in recent weeks. But all of that will be forgotten…
Newcastle Eagles will finally tip-off the delayed BBL season with a tough clash at London Lions on Sunday. The fixture is the first of six mouthwatering ties in a talent-stacked Group 3 of the remodelled BBL Cup. Newcastle face the Lions, Leicester Riders and fierce rivals Sheffield Sharks home and away — with the top…
