After week 3 of the BBL and week 2 of the WBBL the leagues have made their picks of players and three of our Eagles have made the cut in the teams of the week. Making a fantastic first impression in game number one as an Eagle, our latest signing Jeremy Smith has been given…
There are just 6 days to go until the 2018 British Basketball All-Stars Championship and today we found out the games that last season’s top eight BBL finishers will face-off in from the live draw by Sky Sports News. In the first round our Eagles will tip-off against Glasgow Rocks in the third game of…
As Tony Garbelotto watched on in despair it was easy to feel a pang of sympathy for the man who brought Fabulous Flournoy to Newcastle 17 years ago. The coach many credit for ushering in a decade of unparalleled success on Tyneside returned to the North East in a ‘consulting’ role with new club London…
Despite being a man down, the Esh Group Eagles Newcastle dominated last night’s BBL Championship clash at Glasgow Rocks and came away with a superb road victory. The Eagles’ win was their second from as many games this season meaning they are yet to taste defeat in the League. They also netted a century of…
Newcastle Eagles WBBL tipped off their season in style with an 86-74 win against Caledonia Pride in Edinburgh. Buoyed by the arrival of veteran Great Britain international Steph Gandy in the off-season, Chris Bunten’s side dominated the opening two quarters and found themselves with a 15-point lead heading into half time. But the second half…
Next Friday night our Eagles fly back into action in another huge home tip-off against unbeaten new opposition when the league’s freshest franchise, the London City Royals, visit Newcastle for the first time. The new South London side stars one of British basketball’s most successful exports in 6’10” Matthew Bryan-Amaning as their stand-out signing to…
LiveBasketball.tv have launched a brand-new season pass for British baskebtall fans to take in all the action this season. The pass is exclusive to BBL fans at just £49.99 for the entire 2018-19 season, which represents a big saving against rolling membership of £8.99 per month. Starting tonight with the tip-off of the BBL Championship…
The 2018-19 British Basketball League season will be a monumental one for the Esh Group Eagles Newcastle with the opening of our new Eagles Community Arena home marking the biggest move in the club’s history since the franchise became the Eagles after relocating to the city over 20 years ago. A legacy of silverware success…
It may be 0 – 3 so far in 2018/19 for the guys but it’s not doom and gloom and remember last season we started in spectacular style and looked like world-beaters. Obviously, one does not mean the other will happen so what does it mean at this stage? Well, we’re still unbeaten in the…
