One of the most familiar faces in North East sport has committed to another campaign on Tyneside as he goes in search of an unprecedented 25th national title. In 2004 a little-known Londoner signed on the dotted line for Newcastle Eagles following a brief but life-changing conversation with the club’s fast-rising player-coach, Fabulous Flournoy. As…
Darius Defoe represented our Eagles at the North East as part of the UK’s team ‘Midnight Madness’ in their annual trip to world streetball tournament Quai 54 in Paris, France over the weekend. The tournament hosts 16 teams competing for the world streetball title with players from all across the world stepping out onto the…
Fabulous Flournoy could be forgiven for taking a break from his beloved basketball following Newcastle Eagles’ most disappointing campaign for a decade but the New Yorker is already building for the future as Simon Rushworth reports. Fabulous Flournoy skipped through the sand like a man half his age. However, the most successful coach in the history…
On Monday night at a packed-out Nine Sports Bar & Lounge it was our Supporters Club End of Season Party 2017-18 with over 150 Eagles fans all getting a final chance for selfies and signatures with some of the players. Every year three awards are voted for by our supporters and this years winners were…
Two of our Eagles made it onto the bench for the very last All-Star Five line-up of the 2017-18 season. Well done to Darius and Zarko! Here’s the full roster from the BBL: Tony Hicks (Surrey Scorchers) The curtain has fallen on a blistering rookie season in the BBL for Hicks, as the heroics of…
As the BBL Championship campaign came to a close last weekend and the top eight teams including our Esh Group Eagles Newcastle all set their sights on the 2018 Play-Offs silverware there was one more competition which had its entrants locked into place. In the early stages of the 2018-19 season the league rounds will…
In the penultimate line up of the 2017-18 BBL campaign and our very own Jaysean Paige has become the season winner for the most starting appearances is the All-Star Five. Darius Defoe also appears playing off the bench. Congratulations Jaysean and well done DD. Here’s the full pick of players from the league this week:…
Newcastle Eagles’ injury curse has struck again with the news that Jamal Williams will miss Friday’s clash against Plymouth Raiders. The veteran forward underwent surgery on a suspected broken arm yesterday – an injury that could well spell the end of the Anglo-Canadian’s campaign. Eagles bosses will wait for an update on Williams’ operation before…
Last Friday down at Worcester was a tough one for Esh Group Eagles Newcastle as they lost a fourth consecutive road game to a Wolves side looking to seal their play-off place, writes Jeff King. But, once again the Eagles had to face up to a home side with their own roster severely short-handed and…
