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…
Over the last few days our Eagles Community Arena was utilised by the Active Partnership for Northumberland and Tyne & Wear to prepare 2,500 activity packs ready to help families across the region stay active. Funded by Sport England and The National Lottery, the Government’s Stay In Work Out campaign has set out to find…
In Episode 11 of our “Eagles Nest-In” series we’ve gone deep into the archives from the 2010-11 season to find a special game for our team in very difficult circumstances on the road at Glasgow Rocks. Dan is joined by Dave Forrester, who was our acting head coach for this game, to takes us back…
Thanks to all our Eagles supporters, players, staff and British basketball fans who came together to join us in showing our support for NHS staff and key workers with #PassTheBasketballNotTheVirus.
