In the latest instalment of our summer break series of features on and interviews with former Eagles and faces of British Basketball, reporter Johnathan Ramsay caught up with fan favourite Andrew Bridge who believes we ‘need to work harder’ if we want to bounce back into the top two next season… The Derbyshire-born shooting guard…
“The winner will be decided by the tempo of the game.” That’s the view of retired BBL guard Andrew Bridge, looking ahead to the second leg of the BBL Cup semi-final between the Esh Group Eagles Newcastle and One Health Sharks Sheffield. “If it’s a high-tempo game then Newcastle will win, but if it’s a…
It was a great weekend for the Newcastle Eagles with plenty of great performances so it is no surprise that there three Eagles in the BBL Team of the Week. Paul Gause (Newcastle Eagles) It’s been a stop-start season for BBL rookie Paul Gaus who has had some injury issues but the playmaker showed just…
Both Newcastle Eagles and Cheshire Jets will look to take another step towards the BBL Championship when they meet at Sport Central on Friday evening. The Eagles go into the game level at the top of the table with Mersey Tigers having won 17 of their 22 games, while Jets are in joint third spot…
Newcastle Eagles captain Andrew Bridge has admitted crunch time is approaching for the club as they try to show their resolve in the wake of losing Fab Flournoy to illness. At least boosted by the news he has been discharged from hospital, the players must now focus on a mouth-watering double-header against two fellow title…
There was considerable fourth quarter excitement on Friday night as the Newcastle Eagles secured a BBL Cup semi-final first leg victory. Starting in the North East, the Eagles produced a fourth quarter rally to beat the Mersey Tigers and take a 97-90 edge into the second leg of the Cup semi-final. The hosts trailed for…
The Newcastle Eagles basketball team look to tip-off the new season on Friday September 24th 2010 with a refreshed and revived team. The most successful basketball team in British history will now host games at the new £30 million Northumbria University Sport Central venue – a sports complex unmatched anywhere else in the UK. The…
Essex Pirates 46 (11,22,33) (Rodrigo 10, Adu 7, Mumuni 7, Toulwase 7) Newcastle Eagles 97 (25,49,73) (Chapman 22, Jackson 22, Defoe 15) Newcastle Eagles maintained the pressure at the top of the BBL with a comfortable 46-97 win in Southend against Essex Pirates. From 3-2 down the Eagles went on runs of 8-0 and 9-…
Newcastle Eagles – Andrew Bridge 19, Joe Chapman 15, Darius Defoe/Reggie Jackson 12 Everton Tigers – James Jones 20, Kevin Bell 16, Olu Babalola 14 The Newcastle Eagles took a share of second place in the BBL Championship after beating the Everton Tigers 88-82 at the MetroRadio Arena. It is the second time that the…
