For Episode 25 of the “Eagles Nest-In” series we go back to the 2015 BBL Play-Offs Final vs London Lions – the first at The O2 Arena, London. Dan is joined by Eagles players Drew Lasker and Darius Defoe, plus our team manager Eric Wilson, to talk over this historic third clean-sweep win for the…
The British Basketball League (BBL) have announced today that the remainder of the current season will be cancelled following the continued impact of coronavirus (COVID-19). In a statement published on its website, the BBL said its member clubs, including the Newcastle Eagles, have unanimously agreed that there is “no viable option to allow for the season…
Episode 21 of our “Eagles Nest-In” series takes us back to the 2013-14 season with Ian MacLeod and Scott Martin joining Dan to talk over another important year in the club’s history. MacLeod, now our head coach in 2020, joined as assistant in 2013 along with former Eagles forward Martin in his first season on…
In Episode 17 of our “Eagles Nest-In” series our Eagles do the clean-sweep for the second time, lifting the BBL Play-Offs trophy in a must-see final against Leicester Riders. Dan talks it over with Fab Flournoy, Dave Forrester and an Eagle who took to the court the final time since he joined us in 2002,…
In the previous episode of our “Eagles Nest-In” series we featured the 1st and home leg of our 2012 BBL Play-Offs Semi-Finals against Cheshire Jets. For Episode 16 we turn to the 2nd leg on the road at Cheshire’s Northgate Arena, just two days after going down by 10 and with a key player injured from the…
Over the next two episodes of our “Eagles Nest-In” series Dan is joined by Joe Chapman to talk about the last hurdles on the road to that season’s Play-Offs Final and a second clean-sweep for the club. It was a two legged semi-finals series against the then Cheshire Jets and in Episode 15 the 2012 BBL…
This one goes all the way to the buzzer as our BBL Championship winning Eagles take on 2nd placed Everton Tigers in the 2009 Play-Offs Final. Dan talks it over with the game and season MVP Trey Moore in Episode 8 of the “Eagles Nest-In” series.
In Episode 5 of the “Eagles Nest-In” series we have the 2007 BBL Play-Offs Final to watch in full and Dan talks to two former Eagles, one of the BBL all-time greats, Tony Dorsey, and a rookie Eagle who went on to play across Europe after we won the post-season, Shawan Robinson. This is part…
The “Eagles Nest-In” is our series of videos running through this challenging time with the coronavirus pandemic and BBL season postponement, giving you the chance to watch some of our most historic games in full and hear from some of the people involved both on and off the court. In the interview for Episode 4, which…
