Our Esh Group Eagles Newcastle managing director Paul Blake has welcomed the inclusion of three Eagles stars in England’s training squad ahead of the Commonwealth Games. Darius Defoe, Drew Lasker and Kai Williams have all been invited to next week’s first camp where coach Andreas Kapoulas will begin the process of selecting his Gold Cast…
It might be game over in the BBL Cup, but Terry Martin knows the Newcastle Eagles still have plenty to play for. After Friday’s agonising 80-79 loss to the Cheshire Phoenix, he wants the team to hit the reset button and return to winning ways. The forward is one of seven new faces and has…
It came as no surprise when this week the October BBL Player of the Month was announced and the recipient was none other than Esh Group Eagles Newcastle’s very own Jaysean Paige, writes Jeff King. Paige has had a stunning start to his basketball life in England with Newcastle and in The BBL. Currently averaging…
After a two-week break, Esh Group Eagles Newcastle take to the court again on Friday in a BBL Cup Quarter-Final home tie against Cheshire Phoenix, writes Jeff King. Obviously as in every season The Eagles’ aim is to win every game and every trophy but with them being the current Cup holders, a trophy they’ve…
Long since handed the keys to Newcastle Eagles’ Hall of Fame, it’s 10 years since irrepressible guard TJ Walker left Tyneside. Simon Rushworth caught up with the California-based coach and community worker in the week his two former clubs clash in the BBL Cup. When TJ Walker takes practice at Ceres High School this week,…
This weekend has been a weekend off for Esh Group Eagles Newcastle or at least it has been in terms of game action. The Eagles last game at Northumbria University Sport Central saw them come back from 19 points down with little under 13 minutes to play to take their season record to 5 –…
Two things have been well documented about Esh Group Eagles Newcastle since the start of the 2017/18 British Basketball season, writes Jeff King. Their unbeaten 5 – 0 start and the impact of their back-court duo, Saah Nimley and Jaysean Paige. However, two players don’t make a team and it does appear that this Eagles…
Jaysean Paige is writing a remarkable new chapter in the history of Newcastle Eagles. Simon Rushworth pursued this season’s big BBL story. Paige is no stranger to success. As a high school junior he was named Western New York Player of the Year after leading Jamestown to a state runners-up spot – averaging 27 points…
Darius Defoe can see leadership everywhere he looks in his 14th season as a Newcastle Eagle. And as the most successful franchise in British basketball history goes in search of a fifth straight win against Worcester Wolves on Friday, the in-form forward revealed he’s readily soaking up the knowledge of his talented team-mates. Defoe single-handedly…
