There will be a new face in Toon when Newcastle Eagles come together for the forthcoming season although it’s a face that has appeared in the BBL before. Nick Schlitzer played for Surrey Scorchers back in 2015-6, his rookie year as a professional player. Since then the 6’6” shooting guard has gained experience playing at…
There’s a new kid in town as Newcastle Eagles announce their second signing for the forthcoming 2019-20 British Basketball League (BBL) season. Ex-Towson Tiger Mike Morsell has swapped his claws for a pair of wings as he prepares to start his second season as a professional player. Morsell played his college ball with Towson in…
Fan favourite Rahmon Fletcher will spearhead Newcastle Eagles’ quest for silverware this season after the two-time BBL MVP committed his future to the club. Last week player-coach Fabulous Flournoy revealed he will return to Tyneside following two months embedded with NBA champions Toronto Raptors. And Fletcher adds to a wealth of experience at the Eagles…
Fab Flournoy insists a summer spent embedded with NBA champions Toronto Raptors has taken his basketball knowledge to the next level. For the second year running the experienced New Yorker has accepted the invitation of former mentor and Raptors’ head coach Nick Nurse to spend time with the all-conquering Canadian franchise. And there is inevitable talk that…
The British Basketball League have today released the 2019-20 season fixtures, which we are excited to share with our fans as we continue the preparations for our first full season in the Eagles Community Arena. Our fixtures and results can be automatically updated in on your device by adding them to your calendar using the button below. If…
This coming October sees the return of the British Basketball All-Stars Championship and our Eagles have once again qualified to take on rest of the top-eight teams in the BBL last season. Our Eagles will enter the one-day tournament at the Copper Box Arena, London, on Sunday 13th October along with Leicester Riders, London City…
Following their initial sponsorship of the benecos BBL and WBBL Play-Offs, culminating at The O2 this month, the leading European natural beauty product brand has signed-up to become the exclusive official cosmetics and toiletries partner for both leagues for the next three years. You can read more about the deal on the BBL website.
The BBL have revealed the best five players from this season, as voted for by BBL clubs and in turn, also reveal the leading 2018-19 Molten MVP contenders. We are pleased to share with you that not one, but two Eagles have flown into the five with acknowledgements for both Rahmon Fletcher and Victor Moses….
It’s back-to-back appearances in the BBL’s pick of the players for Defoe after leading us to a tough overtime win at home to Glasgow last week. An impressive performance at home which secured Darius a place in last week’s All-Star Five was topped on Friday night when he tallied 26 points, including 12 of 13…
