As we welcome the biggest ever attendee numbers for our trials this weekend it’s time to look back and recognise the Eagles Academy of 2018-19. On the evening of Wednesday 1 May for the first time ever we hosted our Academy’s awards night at our own home, the Eagles Community Arena. Eagles game night commentator…
The 2018-19 basketball season represented a year of huge growth for Newcastle Eagles and their Academy. The latest addition to the clubs growing provision is an academic/sporting hybrid programme, with the target of providing an elite level experience for 16-19 years old players, on and off the court. 14 young athletes were selected to be…
Our Academy star Tosan Evbuomwan has enrolled with Princeton University to begin his 4-year college career. Signing proudly watched his Eagles EABL teammates and coach at our Eagles Community Arena this week. Princeton are part of the famed ‘Ivy League’ in the United States of America, a small group of elite level academic institutions. The…
Newcastle Eagles Academy star Tosan Evboumwan continues to make a name for himself, having picked up a duo of awards this month. Tosan has represented both England and Great Britain, and now competes in the Elite Academy Basketball League (EABL) for the Eagles newly formed Under-19 side. The 6’8″ forward was recently voted EABL player…
Returning to the Eagles’ roster for the 2018/19 season is 5’10” point guard Themba Yabantu. The teenager who was a product of our Academy program was promoted to the senior side towards the end of last season. The 2017 Academy Player of the Year had been training full-time with the senior squad throughout last season…
Our Newcastle Eagles Academy star Tosan Evbuomwan has been selected for the final 12 to play in Division A of the FIBA Under-18 European Championship in Latvia this week. Tosan will make his FIBA competition debut in Group D this Saturday 28 July against Montenegro, followed by games versus Serbia and Lithuania, before Brtain’s round…
Led by Eagles’ assistant coach Ian Macleod and starring our academy player Tosan Evbuomwan, ‘Team Black’ flew to victory at the 2018 Hoopsfix All-Star Classic Underclassmen’s game yesterday afternoon in Brixton. Underclassmen Team Black Coach @CoachMacleod shares his thoughts on today’s event! #HASC18 pic.twitter.com/FjnYIV5jTQ — Hoopsfix 🇬🇧🏀 (@Hoopsfix) June 2, 2018 “Mac’s Blacks”, as they were…
The head coaches have been announced for this weekend’s Hoopsfix All-Star Classic tournament and our Esh Group Eagles Newcastle assistant coach Ian Macleod will take to the side-line with ‘Team Black’ in the ‘Underclassmen’ game. The event returns for its fourth year to shine a spotlight on British basketball talent with the rosters selected at two…
The Newcastle Eagles and Eagles Community Foundation are proud to announce the launch of the ‘Newcastle Eagles Academy’, aimed at developing the top talent from around the region. As off-court development continues to push forward, with the building of the Eagles Community Arena, it is a fitting time to announce changes to our Performance Pathway…
