Newcastle Eagles WBBL play-caller Chris Bunten has praised captain fantastic Giulia Simioni ahead of Sunday’s crunch clash against top six rivals Nottingham Wildcats. Simioni sits second in the WBBL rankings for assists after dishing up 8.42 scoring passes per game this season. And Bunten lauded the point guard’s leadership skills ahead of what promises to…
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…
Despite a herculean effort on the road in Manchester against the odds, Esh Group Eagles Newcastle came up just short as they dropped a game they had desperately wanted to win. That it came down to the final play will hurt Newcastle all the more after they ran out of steam late on in the…
Back to back wins. Another sell-out crowd. Fabulous Flournoy back in black and white. And overtime drama to boot. Now it feels like home. Finally. Newcastle’s thrilling win against a battling Glasgow Rocks suggested the Eagles Community Arena can become a fortress. It can lay the foundation for future success. And it can help the…
Newcastle Eagles managed to overcome an early first quarter 20-8 deficit to win their first game in their new stadium, defeating a combative Manchester Giants side 93-85. Sitting in third place in the BBL table, Newcastle came into the contest on the back of a fantastic 103-92 win over Worcester Wolves. In front of a…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle are back to winning ways as they took a crucial away win at Worcester tonight. It was always going to be an intriguing game with ex-Eagles coach Tony Garbelotto turning up to coach a Worcester side rock-bottom of The BBL in place of the recuperating Ty Shaw. It proved to be…
We are proud to announce our Wall of Fame is now up in our Eagles Community Arena foyer. Thank you to all the fans, sponsors and supporters of our foundation who have donated to purchase a brick so far. The donations to our Eagles Community Foundation for each one have been a big help to…
Newcastle Eagles WBBL suffered a second loss in four days after failing to contain an in-form Caledonia Pride north of the border. Chris Bunten’s side were beaten 78-64 by the confident hosts in the first of four WBBL Trophy group games. And Newcastle travel to Durham next Saturday, in the same competition, seeking to arrest…
Home sweet home? Not yet. At least not for our Eagles. A second defeat on the bounce at the club’s brand new arena means it will be February before Newcastle fans can even think about celebrating a first win at the club’s first permanent home. Fresh from dumping holders Leicester Riders out of the BBL…
