It was interesting that in amongst all the deserved plaudits for Newcastle Eagles and the likes of Rahmon Fletcher, Justin Gordon, Evan Maxwell and Cortez Edwards, Head Coach Ian MacLeod picked out another player for a special mention after Thursday night’s game That player was 36-year-old veteran forward Darius Defoe currently plying his trade in…
Newcastle Eagles are delighted to confirm power forward Darius Defoe has put pen to paper on a deal for an incredible 17th successive season with the club. The veteran player been present for every one of the club’s 25 title wins, the only Eagles player to achieve this feat following the departure of his former coach…
For Episode 25 of the “Eagles Nest-In” series we go back to the 2015 BBL Play-Offs Final vs London Lions – the first at The O2 Arena, London. Dan is joined by Eagles players Drew Lasker and Darius Defoe, plus our team manager Eric Wilson, to talk over this historic third clean-sweep win for the…
It was a superb weekend for Newcastle Eagles with two great wins to keep their BBL Championship hopes on track as well as putting one foot in the BBL Trophy Final, writes Jeff King. It means they go into another big game this weekend in great heart. Veteran forward Darius Defoe was at the heart…
Rahmon Fletcher played all but 28 seconds of our BBL Trophy Quarter-Final win over Sheffield Sharks, scoring over a third of our Eagles’ points to send us into the Semi-Finals. Fletch shot 10-16 (62%) from the field and 7-8 (87%) at the line on his way to 30 points. In addition our starting point guard…
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…
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…
Darius Defoe embarks on his 16th successive season in the BBL with Newcastle Eagles next Friday. But it will be the veteran forward’s first without player-coach and father figure Fabulous Flournoy at the helm. And Defoe admitted he’s still coming to terms with a period of significant transition on Tyneside. “I’m really looking forward to…
