Legendary ex-Eagle Charles Smith has paid tribute to former Newcastle team-mate Darius Defoe as two of the biggest names in BBL history prepare to join forces for the first time in six years. Smith stepped down from top-flight hoops in 2016 as the all-time leading scorer for the men in black. And club bosses duly…
For Episode 26 of our “Eagles Nest-In” series Dan is joined by Andy Thompson and Joe Chapman to look back at their final season as Eagles when they lifted the 2016 BBL Cup. It was the only silverware of the 2015-16 campaign and a retribution win against Leicester Riders for our loss at their hands…
On Episode 14 of our “Eagles Nest-In” series, Dan is joined by former Eagle and current Leicester Riders player Andy Thomson to talk over what turned out to be literally a finger-tip close win of the 2012 BBL Championship in an exciting home game vs Worcester Wolves.
Former Newcastle Eagles player Andy Thomson is returning to Newcastle. But before fans get too excited the Manchester born player is only here for a week as he is one of the headline coaches for the Newcastle Eagles Summer Camp. Andy was part of the 2011 – 12 Newcastle Eagles Team which lifted four trophies….
Following in the footsteps of Joe Chapman, another Newcastle Eagles player racks up a third successive appearance in the BBL line-up. Jimmy Langhurst (One Health Sharks Sheffield) One Health Sharks Sheffield enjoyed getting back on an even keel with nine wins and nine losses last Friday as Jimmy Langhurst led his team to a convincing…
The Eagles continue to dominate as BBL players fight it out to make the coveted line-up as Team Of The Week returns at the start of what promises to be another exciting season. The first weekend of the new campaign was jammed with players either making their debuts for new clubs, their British Basketball League…
