Newcastle Eagles head to Cheshire Phoenix this afternoon in great heart and full of confidence, writes Jeff King. They travel with a 3 – 1 record atop of BBL Cup North Group after a superb 94 – 86 win on the road at Leicester Riders led by Rahmon Fletcher’s 28-point haul. However, it was the…
The first big BBL clash of the season between the countries top two sides went the way of the visitors as Newcastle Eagles took the spoils in Leicester tonight. It was Leicester’s first defeat of the season and means the two sides now have identical 3 – 1 positive records in the BBL Cup North Group….
Drew Lasker has conceded Leicester Riders are the team to beat if Newcastle Eagles are to regain their position as the dominant force in British basketball. And ahead of tonight’s BBL Cup clash, the in-form guard is convinced the East Midlanders will pack an even heavier punch this season – without the added commitment of…
A defeat is never an easy thing to take but in a round robin Cup group when you’ve already won your first two games, it’s a little bit easier to take. Especially when you can take some positives out of the game to build on. That was the case for Newcastle Eagles after their 73-71 loss…
It was a first defeat of the season for Newcastle Eagles on Friday night after a double-winning effort last weekend. They battled all the way with fierce rivals Glasgow Rocks before succumbing 71-73 in overtime. It meant the Rocks gained revenge off the Eagles following Newcastle’s 90-86 win in Glasgow last Sunday. The result will be…
The honeymoon period is over. But Newcastle Eagles’ interim head coach Ian MacLeod won’t care. Nobody said it would be easy succeeding the most successful play caller in British basketball history and the new man at the helm always knew as much. A dramatic last-gasp overtime defeat to Glasgow Rocks won’t dissuade MacLeod that he…
Ian MacLeod will not allow complacency to creep into a roster riding high, following a lightning start to the post-Fabulous Flournoy era. On the day he departed Tyneside, Newcastle’s former coach insisted the new-look Eagles had the potential to make a powerful impact this season. And that bold prediction rang true following blistering back-to-back BBL…
Two great performances in our two opening games of 2019-20 secured Mike Morsell a place in the starting live-up for the first BBL All-Star Five of the season along with another Eagle this week in Rahmon Fletcher. So Dan caught up with Mike in the latest episode of our new midweek interview series which premieres on our…
It was an exceptional weekend and start to the basketball season for Newcastle Eagles as they saw off Cheshire Phoenix at home and then went to Glasgow and took victory over the Rocks. Whilst the main plaudits and talking points of the Eagles’ performances revolved around imports Rahmon Fletcher, Mike Morsell and John Mitchell there…
