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…
Jeremy Smith celebrates his birthday on Friday and there’s an extra reason to celebrate this week after landing a starting place in this week’s BBL All-Star Five. Smith was instrumental in our overtime win over Surrey Scorchers on the road last Sunday night. The nail-biter finished 89-93 with a season-high 31 points from Jeremy. The…
Anyone attending last Friday’s sparkling opening night of the new Eagles Nest couldn’t have failed to have been impressed by the new arena and what it can offer to basketball in the region. The real proof of that pudding though really hit home less than 12 hours later in the very same space. Saturday morning…
BBC Sport have confirmed the schedule for British Basketball League games to be broadcast on their app and website up until the end of March 2019. The BBL coverage deal is for the BBC to show one game per week for the remainder of the season and sees every BBL side shown at least once….
