Newcastle Eagles fly into Surrey Sports Park tonight looking to get back to winning ways and consolidate their top four spot in the BBL. Their chances of lifting the league title this season all but disappeared last Friday night with a loss at home to Leicester. The Riders who look short-odds favourite to take the…
Newcastle Eagles head coach Ian MacLeod has been awarded Molten Kevin Cadle BBL Coach of the Month for January. It’s a second straight win of the title for MacLeod who adds another award to his trophy cabinet after lifting the 2021 BBL Cup last month. Our Eagles won the cup down the stretch after overcoming…
Following Fabulous Flournoy was never going to be easy but Newcastle Eagles head coach Ian MacLeod is rising to the challenge. Simon Rushworth wasn’t surprised to see the homegrown favourite lift a second piece of silverware inside 12 months. It’s every sports-mad Geordie’s dream: to coach your hometown team at the top level and deliver…
It’s the BBL Cup Final Day down at the Morningside Arena in Leicester. The battle for the first piece of silverware of the BBL season and it’s the league’s top two sides battling it out, Newcastle Eagles and London Lions. The two sides have clashed four times already this season, twice in the Cup Group…
Newcastle Eagles will run out on to their home court for the first time this calendar year this afternoon in the GiveToLocal Super Sunday which also features The Eagles WBBL side facing Leicester Riders before the men’s game. In opposition for the men in their BBL Championship Clash will be the Plymouth Raiders, the only…
Ian MacLeod has reassured Newcastle fans that the Eagles camp remains fully focused on the task in hand against a backdrop of growing anxiety and disruption related to COVID-19. Fresh fixture postponements across the BBL, coupled with the decision to switch the venue for Newcastle’s cup semi-final against Leicester Riders tonight, are evidence of the…
Newcastle Eagles have boosted their roster and front court just in time for their BBL Cup Semi-Final clash with Leicester Riders. London born Shore Adenekan flies in to join head coach Ian MacLeod’s team from his base in Germany. The 6’9” power forward/centre left his last club BBC Coburg of Germany’s-ProB League in November 2019 with…
Our Eagles have been rewarded for their successful end to 2020 with December awards for our head coach Ian MacLeod and guard Cortez Edwards. It’s well deserved accolades as the team finished the year sitting at the top of the BBL Championship table with a BBL Cup Semi-Final secured and a run of five wins…
Ian MacLeod insists a changing of the guard has put Newcastle on the offensive as the club continues to evolve as an attacking force. Ahead of this afternoon’s trip to Glasgow Rocks, the Eagles head coach paid tribute to his new-look backcourt pairing and outlined the multiple benefits of a killer combination. Rahmon Fletcher and…
