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…
Grab a piece of history and sponsor your favourite Eagles WBBL player’s shooting shirt this season! Kit sponsors get their name on the player’s page of our website, on our game day team sheets (when fans are allowed into games and if programmes can be sold) and the sponsored player’s shooting shirt at the end of the season. Check the sponsorship availability…
At the end of any basketball match the only statistic that matters is the final score. But ultimately in the disappointing one-point defeat yesterday afternoon there may be others that are just as telling for Newcastle Eagles and Head Coach Ian Macleod. Shooting only 2 of 23 from three-point range in a single-digit loss is…
On Thursday night the first two games in the 2020-21 BBL Championship tipped-off at the Eagles Community Arena live on Sky Sports. Take a look behind the scenes as the biggest outside broadcast the arena has hosted gave viewers on Sky Sports Arena and Main Event incredible coverage of the Cheshire Phoenix beating Sheffield Sharks,…
