Newcastle Eagles and its fellow BBL Cup Semi-Finalists, in consultation with the British Basketball League, have come to an agreement to amend the format for the Semi-Finals after fixture pressures due to COVID-19 implications. Together with Leicester Riders, London Lions and Manchester Giants, the club has agreed to change the Cup’s penultimate competition stage format from…
Live on Sky Sports Mix tonight at half-time in Leicester Riders’ home game against Bristol Flyers the open-draw took place for the 2021 BBL Cup Semi-Finals. Our Eagles will go head to head over two legs against Leicester Riders and London Lions will face the Manchester Giants. Fixtures will be confirmed in due course to…
For five glorious years between 2012 and 2017 there was only one thing more certain than Santa Claus at Christmas: Newcastle Eagles would contest the BBL Cup final. It was a competition that belonged to Fabulous Flournoy’s all-conquering side as the UK’s most successful franchise appeared in six straight showpiece finals. On four of those…
Newcastle Eagles return home to the ECA tonight for a huge BBL Cup quarter-final match-up against Bristol Flyers. The Eagles go into the game in good heart on the back of an excellent 98 – 84 win at Manchester in the BBL Championship on Sunday. A game where the ever-reliable Louis Sayers once more was…
We can now confirm our 2020-21 BBL Cup Quarter-Finals tip-off will be at home against Bristol Flyers on Wednesday 16 December 2020 at 19:30. As the winners of Group 3, which saw runners-up Leicester Riders and third placed London Lions advancing to the Quarter-Finals, our Eagles are facing the Flyers who finished as the number…
Newcastle Eagles managed to overcome a sluggish start to advance to the quarter-finals of the BBL Cup, after they defeated Sheffield Sharks 77-90. Having lost 97-87 to the Eagles last week, Sheffield came out with something to prove. Spearheaded by Nick Lewis and Kipper Nichols, who led Sheffield in scoring with 19 points, the Sharks…
Newcastle Eagles need a win today down in Sheffield to confirm their quarter-final place in the BBL Cup. A win takes them to a 4 – 2 record which would be good enough to see them safely through Head coach Ian MacLeod’s men are virtually through depending on results elsewhere in the tough group in…
The British Basketball League (BBL) today confirmed the fixtures and dates for the remainder of the 2020-21 season. Following the conclusion of the BBL Cup Quarter Finals, the BBL Championship, which returns to teams playing each other three times, will commence on Thursday 3 December, with a double header live on Sky Sports. This opening…
A 20-point defeat? It’s not all bad news. British basketball is £4m better off this week after the sport finally received its share of the government’s COVID-19 emergency fund. Clubs across the country are looking forward to a brighter financial future following months of fear and uncertainty. And Thursday’s confirmation of a much-needed cash injection,…
