In a very special lockdown interview Dan is talking women’s basketball with three of our Eagles WBBL players and hearing how your support can grow the sport… Thanks to everyone who has supported us so far we are closing in on our £10,000 target! Can you get us to our goal?
UPDATE: We are overwhelmed to have reached our target of £10,000 in just 10-days! On behalf of the whole WBBL club we want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has supported women’s basketball in our region. If we reach our stretch target then we can cover almost all of our projected 2020-21…
Episode 27 of our Eagles Nest-In series focusses on the 2017 BBL Cup Final against the Glasgow Rocks when we won the title for a record third time in a row. To look back at the 2016-17 season Dan is joined by Rahmon Fletcher and Scott Martin, both players left the club at the end this…
For Episode 25 of the “Eagles Nest-In” series we go back to the 2015 BBL Play-Offs Final vs London Lions – the first at The O2 Arena, London. Dan is joined by Eagles players Drew Lasker and Darius Defoe, plus our team manager Eric Wilson, to talk over this historic third clean-sweep win for the…
The British Basketball League (BBL) and Women’s British Basketball League (WBBL) have announced adoption of the new Molten BG4500 Basketball as the “Official BBL/WBBL Game Ball” for competitions starting with the 2020-21 season. This ball replaces their GGX model last used in top-flight men’s and women’s British basketball until the 2019-20 seasons were cancelled due…
Paul Blake has pledged to deliver the safest environment possible as Newcastle Eagles prepare for the resumption of British basketball later this year. BBL officials finally called time on the truncated 2019/20 campaign this week after initially calling a temporary halt to top-flight action in March. And with hopes high for an autumn start to…
SCHOOLS REGISTER YOUR INTEREST FOR 2020-21 GROUP TRIPS TO GAMES Huge discounts and fundraising opportunities COACHING IN YOUR SCHOOL Including: our award winning Hoops4Health programme with delivery from our players HOSTING ACTIVITY OR EVENTS AT OUR ARENA Balls, sports, teaching and much more Register for more information using the form below and we will…
We have reached a very special point in the club’s history and to mark the occasion we have created a commemorative emblem. Next season will see our 25th Eagles BBL team take to the court, the 25th anniversary of our top-flight basketball franchise’s tip-off in Newcastle and a celebration of the milestone 25th title won by the club….
During the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic lockdown across the world online video streaming platforms have seen huge surges in viewing figures and as all basketball fans across the world continue to crave their hardwood fix, we’ve pulled together a ‘starting five’ basketball movies to watch in lockdown. 1) “The Point Guard” – Space Jam (1996) Rating:…
