The Newcastle Eagles head to the North West for this afternoon’s BBL Championship match-up at Manchester Giants after a bad night at the office on Friday night. The Eagles crashed to an 88 – 70 defeat at home against Cheshire Phoenix turning in a very poor performance. Head Coach Ian MacLeod pulled no punches in…
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Rookie BBL boss Ian MacLeod has revealed he’s loving every minute of his first big job at the top level of the British game. But as the 2019-20 campaign reaches it halfway stage, Newcastle Eagles’ interim head coach admits the pressure is on. And MacLeod revealed a squad struggling for consistency is fully focused on…
The Newcastle Eagles head North this afternoon looking to bounce back from Friday night’s disappointing 99 – 76 home defeat at the hands of Sheffield Sharks. Their task is a tough one as standing in front of them are a red-hot Glasgow Rocks side. Whilst Newcastle were heading for a massive home defeat, The Rocks…
Nobody expected a second BBL blowout in eight days at the Eagles Community Arena. But after struggling Manchester were put to the sword the previous week, it was Newcastle who suffered the defeat on a disappointing night to forget. Battered, bullied and forced onto the back foot by the Sheffield Sharks, this was no way…
Head coach Ian MacLeod is pressing ahead with his bid to revolutionise Newcastle Eagles on and off the court – as the club looks to negotiate the busy festive period unscathed. Fabulous Flournoy’s successor took over the reins from his former boss this summer and has quickly stamped his mark on a team in transition….
Going into the Christmas holidays there are often thoughts cast by players that haven’t been able to get home to be with their families and how it can be tough to be a pro-player at times. For one young man from the North-East that’s equally true and he’s not even a professional. Not yet he…
Two of the rising stars of the North East basketball scene are shooting for international glory this month. Newcastle Eagles Academy products Sauveur Kande and Yemisi Mefful will represent England at home and abroad. And both look set to inspire the next generation of homegrown talent with a number of young pretenders snapping at their…
CJ Gettys finally gets to experience the red hot atmosphere of a Newcastle Eagles match night as the BBL returns to Tyneside this weekend. And the towering centre revealed his long-awaited home debut is long overdue – four weeks after he inked a deal to play in black and white. Gettys marked his league debut…
Ian MacLeod takes charge of his first Championship clash this weekend insisting there are no easy games in the BBL. But the rookie playcaller believes the lessons learned from an often bruising BBL Cup campaign will stand his transitional roster in good stead. And MacLeod is confident the Rodney Glasgow Jr saga will have a…