Fabulous Flournoy has admitted the decision to join the Toronto Raptors is the most difficult career choice he has ever faced. But the Newcastle Eagles’ playcaller heads to the NBA with the blessing of close friend and managing director Paul Blake. Flournoy has accepted an assistant coach’s role with Nick Nurse’s Championship winning Raptors –…
The North East’s only top-flight women’s sports team, our Newcastle Eagles WBBL franchise, is appealing for support from businesses across the region to help achieve its ambitions and ensure its long-term future. After a successful first season as Eagles, following last summer’s rescue of top-tier women’s basketball in our region and its relocation to our…
Our 2019-20 season tips-off with a new-format BBL Cup home clash against Cheshire Phoenix on Friday 20 September at 7:30pm and tickets are on sale now from the all-new Newcastle Eagles Box Office. Ahead of the start to the new campaign our new-look Eagles team take on USA Select, Worcester Wolves and Sheffield Sharks in…
As the 2019-20 Newcastle Eagles BBL team signing announcements continue to roll-out ahead of our first full season in the Eagles Community Arena, we are excited to reveal the first pre-season games to be hosted in our new venue. Three games will give you the chance to see our new squad in action before the…
We are pleased to introduce our brand new innovative ticketing platform for the coming season and beyond, the Newcastle Eagles Box Office. Fans will be able to securely purchase tickets for BBL and WBBL games, as well as other Eagles events, all in one place! In the new system discount vouchers, special offers and golden…
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…
One of the WBBL’s most consistent performers has committed her future to Newcastle Eagles despite a flurry of interest from the continent. Point guard Giulia Simioni skippered the team last season during a transitional campaign that saw Chris Bunten’s side move to the new Eagles Community Arena. And the coveted playmaker was crowned Newcastle’s WBBL Most…
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…
