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…
What you see is what you Gettys with Newcastle Eagles’ all-action new signing. In fact, you get more. CJ Gettys is seven feet of pure power, passion and unrelenting professionalism. And after waiting four weeks to make a home debut he described as ‘long overdue’, the new kid on the block made up for lost time…
The Eagles may have only had two games in the last five weeks but they were games where American forward Mike Morsell firmly announced his arrival on the BBL scene with two great performances. First off, he racked up 30 points albeit in a losing cause in the BBL Cup quarter final down in Worcester…
This Friday night BBL action is back at the ECA in the first of three festive fixtures, so it’s time for another episode of The Midweek Interview series and Dan caught up with Mike Morsell after this morning’s training: Tickets are available for all three games from our box office now and throughout the Christmas…
A determined Paul Blake is refusing to admit defeat in Newcastle Eagles’ ongoing battle to secure Rodney Glasgow Jr’s return to the BBL. And although the US guard now looks unlikely to play again before 2020, club officials are working around the clock to make a meaningful breakthrough. Glasgow Jr arrived on Tyneside in the…
An incredible game of basketball down in Plymouth yesterday afternoon saw Newcastle Eagles take a tough road victory to open their BBL Championship campaign. In a proverbial game of two halves, Newcastle held off a late Raiders charge to take a deserved win. It was also Coach Ian MacLeod’s first official league game and win at…
Ian MacLeod takes charge of his first Championship clash this weekend insisting there are no easy games in the BBL. But the rookie playcaller believes the lessons learned from an often bruising BBL Cup campaign will stand his transitional roster in good stead. And MacLeod is confident the Rodney Glasgow Jr saga will have a…
