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…
Darius Defoe can become a beacon for young British talent considering a career in the BBL according to the latest coach to benefit from the forward’s enduring talent. The popular veteran joined Newcastle Eagles as an unheralded teenager in 2005 and has spent his entire career in a black and white vest. Defoe entered the…
To reflect on Newcastle’s last game of the decade, a huge road win at Glasgow Rocks and to preview the first game of the new decade there was really only one man to talk to. That man is the Eagles longest-serving player and a man that has been part of every single piece of silverware…
The final All-Star Five of the decade saw two Eagles flying high with powerful performances over the holiday period, including one of our flock making his second appearances in a row. CJ Gettys turned in two performances this week that would have got him in the top five for ‘Performance Points’ this season. Our latest edition…
The Newcastle Eagles bounced back to winning ways last night with a thrilling away road victory at Glasgow Rocks. The Rocks went into the game top of The BBL and having won at Leicester on Friday night. The same night Newcastle had lost by 23 at home to Sheffield. The form book therefore appeared to favour…
Nobody expected a second BBL blowout in eight days at the Eagles Community Arena. But after struggling Manchester were put to the sword the previous week, it was Newcastle who suffered the defeat on a disappointing night to forget. Battered, bullied and forced onto the back foot by the Sheffield Sharks, this was no way…
Head coach Ian MacLeod is pressing ahead with his bid to revolutionise Newcastle Eagles on and off the court – as the club looks to negotiate the busy festive period unscathed. Fabulous Flournoy’s successor took over the reins from his former boss this summer and has quickly stamped his mark on a team in transition….
Our two biggest Eagles have receive the nod from the BBL after stand-out performances in our win on Friday night against Manchester Giants. Sade Aded Hussein proved too much for Manchester Giants to handle as the 6’9″ Frenchman notched-up a double-double of 18 points at 72% shooting to go with 10 rebounds, four assists and two…
