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Fabulous Flournoy

February 17, 2009
Injured Eagles Set Up Intriguing Second Leg in Trophy

Everton Tigers 82 (16,39,65) (Smith 25, Bailey 19, Midgley 11) Newcastle Eagles 88 (23,47,66) (Moore 20, Defoe 20, Bridge 20) Newcastle Eagles will take a six point advantage into the second leg of their BBL Trophy semi-final against Everton Tigers on Friday after beating the Merseyside club 82-88 on the road. Fab Flournoy’s team had…

November 3, 2008
Fab is Coach of the Month

Newcastle Eagles’ player-caller Fabulous Flournoy and Everton Tigers’ Andre Smith have been announced as the BBL coach and player of the month for October. Flournoy, who led the Eagles to the BBL title last year saw his side continue where they left off in league play by winning six of their seven games this season….

May 19, 2008
Fame For Fabulous

Prime Minister Gordon Brown talked basketball with one of Newcastle’s most successful sporting imports as Fabulous Flournoy picked up yet another prestigious honour. The Newcastle Eagles coach visited 10 Downing Street to pick up a Show Racism The Red Card Hall of Fame award. And Flournoy made history by becoming the first basketball player to…

May 16, 2008
Fab invited to 10 Downing Street

This week Newcastle Eagles own Fab Flournoy was invited to 10 Downing Street to be inducted into the Show Racism the Red Card hall of fame. Fab was brushing shoulders with the likes of Shaka Hislop, Heather Small and Gordon Brown himself. Further story to follow.

May 1, 2008
Not so Fab as coach snubbed

FAB FLOURNOY has been handed a shock snub after being overlooked for this season’s BBL Coach of the Year award despite leading the Eagles to the league title. Surprisingly, the man who has pipped the New Yorker to the accolade is none other than owner turned coach Vince Macaulay of Milton Keynes Lions – the…

April 20, 2008
We’re in a Trophy Mode – Flournoy

NEWCASTLE Eagles coach Fabulous Flournoy insists his side’s recent trend of overtime wins will bode well for play-off success this season. In recent weeks, Flournoy’s roster has done it the hard way. Their last three league fixtures have required energy-sapping periods of overtime to close out games against Everton, Guildford and Milton Keynes. However, Flournoy…

April 15, 2008
Eagles coach Flournoy delighted to be working overtime!

NEWCASTLE Eagles coach Fab Flournoy has admitted he had no idea his side had made history when they became the first BBL team to have won three overtime games in a row. For one so used to breaking new ground during his sparkling reign, it was noticeable the New Yorker was genuinely surprised at this…

March 19, 2008
Fab Flournoy Rides Crazy Bike to Raise Dosh for Charity!

More than £200 was raised for Northumbrian Water’s international adopted charity, WaterAid, at the recent Eagles v Sheffield Sharks basketball match. Eagles coach, Fab Flournoy, helped to encourage fans to support the life saving charity by riding the water company’s ‘toilet bike’! WaterAid provides clean, safe water, effective sanitation and hygiene education in 17 countries…

March 5, 2008
Award is a Fab One for Flournoy

EAGLES play-caller Fab Flournoy was named BBL Coach of the Month award last night – just 24 hours after losing the BBL Trophy final. While such awards should always be seen as an honour, the timing of the announcement is likely to make a proud Flournoy feel a little uncomfortable as he is still stewing…