The British Basketball League (BBL) have announced today that the remainder of the current season will be cancelled following the continued impact of coronavirus (COVID-19). In a statement published on its website, the BBL said its member clubs, including the Newcastle Eagles, have unanimously agreed that there is “no viable option to allow for the season…
Make your phone’s lock screen look like the back of our 2019-20 BBL and WBBL teams’ jerseys with our official Eagles wallpaper generator.
We have reached a very special point in the club’s history and to mark the occasion we have created a commemorative emblem. Next season will see our 25th Eagles BBL team take to the court, the 25th anniversary of our top-flight basketball franchise’s tip-off in Newcastle and a celebration of the milestone 25th title won by the club….
During the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic lockdown across the world online video streaming platforms have seen huge surges in viewing figures and as all basketball fans across the world continue to crave their hardwood fix, we’ve pulled together a ‘starting five’ basketball movies to watch in lockdown. 1) “The Point Guard” – Space Jam (1996) Rating:…
To support our Eagles family, as they in turn do what they can to support us, today we have extended the deadlines on all our 2020-21 season tickets discount offers and instalment payment plans to try to help with the extra financial pressures many families are under at this uncertain time due to the coronavirus…
On Episode 14 of our “Eagles Nest-In” series, Dan is joined by former Eagle and current Leicester Riders player Andy Thomson to talk over what turned out to be literally a finger-tip close win of the 2012 BBL Championship in an exciting home game vs Worcester Wolves.
It’s a double-feature for Episode 13 of our “Eagles Nest-In” series (so get comfy!) as we look back at BOTH legs of the 2012 BBL Trophy Finals vs Plymouth Raiders. Dan hosts an extended chat between Dave Forrester, Joe Chapman and Fab Flournoy talking about our ‘clean-sweep’ season of 2011-12, the mid-season tournament in Holland and…
Next season we will celebrate our 25th as Newcastle Eagles and so to mark this occasion we have been going through the archives to pull together this collection of every team photo since that first ‘Eagles’ tip-off in 1996, along with the names of everyone both on the court and on the bench. The most recent…
In this evening’s edition it’s the first of four silverware wins in our 2011-12 “clean sweep” season. For Episode 12 of our “Eagles Nest-In” series Dan is joined by former players Charles Smith and Paul Gause as we look back at the 2012 Cup Final, in which Smith has the greatest individual performance in a…
