After their 93 – 52 drubbing at the hands of Spirou Charleroi, the Esh Group Eagles Newcastle had less than 24 hours to recover and look for a better performance against their second opposition of the weekend, Okapi Aalstar, writes Jeff King. In the end they managed to do both although it was not quite…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle tipped off their 2018/19 campaign in the far-flung lands of Neufchateau, Belgium against crack Belgian Millionaires outfit Siprou Charleroi and there were hard lessons to learn as they fell to a crushing defeat. However, it must be remembered that this was Newcastle’s first game together as a new-look unit and after…
The club has agreed to take the city’s WBBL franchise under its wing to secure the future of top flight women’s hoops on Tyneside. Northumbria University’s decision to focus on University Sport had left the future of the Team Northumbria National League team in doubt. But talks between the Eagles and the university concluded this…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle have swooped into the USA collegiate graduate ranks to pluck their sixth signing of the summer and feather their nest with their second import spot for the 2018/19 season. Coming out of the University of North Carolina-Asheville, where he had an outstanding record-breaking career, 23-year-old Ahmad Thomas is an athletic 6’…
The famous Williams siblings will hit the court together in Newcastle later this year. But it’s brothers in arms Kai and Jamal – rather than swinging sisters Serena and Venus – looking to net silverware on Tyneside. For the second season on the bounce the Esh Group Eagles Newcastle locker room will be a family…
Our Esh Group Eagles Newcastle will fly out to Europe to challenge themselves against Belgian opposition this pre-season before returning home for further tests against US and BBL squads. The new team will leave UK soil on Tuesday 28 August and return home on the Sunday of that week after two games in Belgium, provisionally scheduled…
It has been a few weeks since we brought you an update from our Eagles Community Arena building site, so we are excited to show you how quickly our constructors Esh Group have got our new ‘nest’ flying-up. If you have passed the venue on Scotswood Road you will have seen a huge amount of progress recently…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle have swooped to sign their second Williams in a week – after confirming experienced forward Jamal is returning to Tyneside this season. The nine-year BBL veteran is back in black after a broken arm cut short his first campaign under player-coach Fabulous Flournoy. And Newcastle’s player-coach was keen to tie down…
Introducing the fresh-faced rookie Fabulous Flournoy recruited as the club’s new shooting guard direct from Las Vegas. The most successful franchise in British basketball history has gambled on Kyle Williams to inject some pace into a revamped backcourt. And the NCAA Division One Norfolk State graduate can’t wait to show his hand after a face-to-face…
