Newcastle Eagles were given a huge double morale boost as they prepare for the first game of 2021 down in London tonight. The Eagles had ending 2020 in a terrific style with five wins out of six in the BBL Championship to take them to the top of the league as well as making the…
The Newcastle Eagles will end this difficult year with a smile on their faces after a fifth successive win in all competitions sees them entering the New Year at the top of the British Basketball League. Their latest win was on the road in Glasgow where after a tough first quarter they blew the game…
Our Tuesday 29 December home fixture against Manchester has been postponed due to a Giants player testing positive for COVID-19. Under the British Basketball League’s COVID-19 rules amendments, these fixtures will be rescheduled as soon as possible. As with similar tip-off postponements this week, the league have informed the club that all BBL Player single game…
Newcastle Eagles’ togetherness, toughness and ability has been severely tested over the last eight days but they’ve come flying through them in magnificent style. Four games played and all four won is some achievement and a great early Christmas present. Head coach Ian MacLeod spoke on Friday night after the win over Worcester that Newcastle…
Earlier this year Cortez Edwards was instrumental in Worcester Wolves’ impressive BBL Cup victory against Bristol Flyers. The flying Floridian put together an eye-catching showreel during his rookie season with Matt Newby’s men. And it’s no surprise a slew of BBL clubs were keen to prise Edwards away from the Wolves this summer. Newcastle won…
Ian MacLeod’s Giants slayers warmed up for a big week of BBL basketball in fine style as early-season pacesetters Manchester were put to the sword. Newcastle Eagles bounced back from a painful one-point defeat at Plymouth with a thoroughly professional performance on the road. And Wednesday’s BBL Cup quarter-final against Bristol Flyers can’t come soon…
Newcastle Eagles are on the road again for the second Sunday running as head coach Ian MacLeod and his team will be hoping for a better result than the previous game, a 1-point loss down in the deep South West at Plymouth. Their opponents are Manchester Giants and it’s a new venue for The Eagles…
At the end of any basketball match the only statistic that matters is the final score. But ultimately in the disappointing one-point defeat yesterday afternoon there may be others that are just as telling for Newcastle Eagles and Head Coach Ian Macleod. Shooting only 2 of 23 from three-point range in a single-digit loss is…
It was interesting that in amongst all the deserved plaudits for Newcastle Eagles and the likes of Rahmon Fletcher, Justin Gordon, Evan Maxwell and Cortez Edwards, Head Coach Ian MacLeod picked out another player for a special mention after Thursday night’s game That player was 36-year-old veteran forward Darius Defoe currently plying his trade in…
