Newcastle Eagles’ togetherness, toughness and ability has been severely tested over the last eight days but they’ve come flying through them in magnificent style. Four games played and all four won is some achievement and a great early Christmas present. Head coach Ian MacLeod spoke on Friday night after the win over Worcester that Newcastle…
Chris Bunten is ready to kiss goodbye to a difficult December and focus on a fresh assault for honours in the new year. The Newcastle Eagles WBBL playcaller leads his injury-ravaged and confidence-sapped roster into action against London this afternoon wishing 2020 was over already. But Bunten still believes his patched-up team is underperforming and…
Earlier this year Cortez Edwards was instrumental in Worcester Wolves’ impressive BBL Cup victory against Bristol Flyers. The flying Floridian put together an eye-catching showreel during his rookie season with Matt Newby’s men. And it’s no surprise a slew of BBL clubs were keen to prise Edwards away from the Wolves this summer. Newcastle won…
For five glorious years between 2012 and 2017 there was only one thing more certain than Santa Claus at Christmas: Newcastle Eagles would contest the BBL Cup final. It was a competition that belonged to Fabulous Flournoy’s all-conquering side as the UK’s most successful franchise appeared in six straight showpiece finals. On four of those…
It’s back to the drawing board for Chris Bunten after a 0-2 start to the league season dented any early-season optimism on Tyneside. Double defeat during a difficult opening weekend puts Newcastle Eagles WBBL on the back foot ahead of next weekend’s trip to London Lions. And Bunten faces a Herculean task restoring confidence to…
Ian MacLeod’s Giants slayers warmed up for a big week of BBL basketball in fine style as early-season pacesetters Manchester were put to the sword. Newcastle Eagles bounced back from a painful one-point defeat at Plymouth with a thoroughly professional performance on the road. And Wednesday’s BBL Cup quarter-final against Bristol Flyers can’t come soon…
Don’t miss a minute of our Eagles action with the new BBL Player, the new home of the BBL where it’s easy to watch both home and away games live! SEASON TICKET HOLDERS All our 2020-21 BBL season ticket holders’ email addresses are set up to receive free access to Newcastle Eagles home games until the end of…
CHECK OUT ALL OUR BRAND NEW MERCHANDISE FOR THE 2020-21 SEASON! ORDER BY THE END OF THURSDAY 17 DECEMBER FOR CHRISTMAS DELIVERY We are very proud of our home and so our new “Scotswood Road” hoody and t-shirt brings together the club, the Eagles Community Arena and that famous song, all reimagined in an iconic…
We can now confirm our 2020-21 BBL Cup Quarter-Finals tip-off will be at home against Bristol Flyers on Wednesday 16 December 2020 at 19:30. As the winners of Group 3, which saw runners-up Leicester Riders and third placed London Lions advancing to the Quarter-Finals, our Eagles are facing the Flyers who finished as the number…
