It’s another tough road trip for the Newcastle Eagles this afternoon as they travel to Leicester Riders for their second BBL Cup Group game. But if the result is the same as last week’s stunning 89 – 79 overtime win over London Lions last Sunday it would be a perfect start for Head Coach Ian…
In our first preview interview of the new season Dan talks to head coach Ian MacLeod about our opening win on the road in London, the new team, a delayed start and tomorrow’s second BBL Cup tip-off at Leicester Riders.
Welcome back British Basketball League! A stunning game of intense high-energy basketball saw Newcastle Eagles win the first game of the new season down in London. What an absolute thriller it was as The Eagles picked up where they left off last season. The last game of the 2019/20 season way back in March saw…
Ian MacLeod can’t wait to unleash a competitive and committed Newcastle Eagles on the BBL this afternoon as the new season finally gets underway. False starts, financial concerns and illness within the camp have presented British basketball’s most successful franchise with a slew of problems in recent weeks. But all of that will be forgotten…
Newcastle Eagles will finally tip-off the delayed BBL season with a tough clash at London Lions on Sunday. The fixture is the first of six mouthwatering ties in a talent-stacked Group 3 of the remodelled BBL Cup. Newcastle face the Lions, Leicester Riders and fierce rivals Sheffield Sharks home and away — with the top…
The last time Rodney Glasgow Jr suited up for Newcastle Eagles there were still three teams fighting it out for the Premier League title. Boris Johnson was still battling to take the UK out of Europe as leader of a Conservative party clinging to power. The final instalment of the Star Wars saga was still…
Newcastle Eagles face possibly their biggest weekend of the season so far with two vital games in two different competitions. On Sunday they travel to Cheshire Phoenix in the first leg of The BBL Trophy semi-final but before that they face London Lions tonight. The clash against Lions is at the Eagles Community Arena and…
This Friday night’s BBL Championship game when GB’s Ovie Soko and the London Lions visit Newcastle is now completely sold out across the entire Eagles Community Arena. Fans can still catch this game live on the BBL YouTube channel: As the scramble for tickets to the ECA escalates and our BBL team’s charge on silverware…
The regular BBL Championship season for 2018/19 came to an end for Esh Group Eagles Newcastle at The Eagles Community Arena on Friday night with a 99 – 80 loss against London Lions. It was a result that meant Newcastle for the 15th consecutive season have finished in the top three of the Championship which…
