On a night when nothing less than a Newcastle Eagles win would placate an increasingly restless fanbase this felt like the old order restored. For more than a decade the hardiest of Sheffield Sharks’ long-suffering supporters made the trip up the M1 expecting nothing more than a sound beating at the hands of the merciless…
The last monthly player award of the decade has gone to our 7’0″ centre CJ Gettys following some outstanding performances across December. CJ has been awarded the Molten BBL Player of the Month title after returning for his third season in the UK, joining us in November from being on the training camp roster of the…
As expected, Newcastle Eagles cruised into the quarter-finals of the BBL Trophy on Friday night with a crushing 133 – 61 victory over Dunfermline Reign at the Eagles Community Arena. Dunfermline who are the reigning Scottish Basketball Champions are an amateur side playing in Scotland’s top division made up entirely of locally based players. Going…
Newcastle Eagles got the new decade off to a flying start with a dominant 133-61 BBL Trophy win over Scottish outfit Dunfermline Reign. On the back of an impressive road win away against Glasgow Rocks to close out 2019, coach Ian MacLeod’s men were keen to start the year with a bang. With both Sade…
The First Round draw for the 2020 BBL Trophy took place live on the league’s Facebook Page this evening. There were 16 teams in the draw made up from 12 clubs from the BBL and four invited non-BBL organisations. This season the eight teams who didn’t get a home game in the BBL Cup Quarter-Finals,…
Home sweet home? Not yet. At least not for our Eagles. A second defeat on the bounce at the club’s brand new arena means it will be February before Newcastle fans can even think about celebrating a first win at the club’s first permanent home. Fresh from dumping holders Leicester Riders out of the BBL…
Tonight, Esh Group Eagles Newcastle take to the court in their shiny new Eagles Community Arena looking to christen the building with their first win and more importantly go through to the Semi-Finals of The BBL Trophy as they face the Manchester Giants. The Eagles who lost on opening night last Friday against Plymouth could…
Christmas came early for Newcastle Eagles tonight as the club bade a fond farewell to its home of the last eight years with a big BBL Trophy win. Edinburgh’s Kings came bearing gifts in the shape of lax defence and visible first half nerves. And Newcastle made the Scottish minnows pay with a destructive show…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle are looking to leave Northumbria University Sport Central tonight on a winning note as they close their tenure on one venue prior to opening the doors to their purpose-built new Arena early next year. Their opposition tonight in a BBL Trophy first round tie is the pride of domestic Scottish basketball,…
