Tosan Evbuomwan is on the brink of joining an elite group of British ballers after the Geordie star was snapped up by NBA giants Memphis Grizzlies. The Western Conference franchise have signed the Newcastle Eagles Academy graduate to a 10-day contract. “This is an incredible opportunity for Tosan, one that he has earned through hard…
The night has come when Eagles Academy graduate Tosan Evbuomwan’s dreams could become reality as the British basketball community comes together to support him in the NBA Draft overnight. The annual Draft is when NBA teams can select from the best young prospects from American colleges and around the world. From 1am the 2023 NBA Draft…
BBC Sport have shone the spotlight on former Eagles Academy graduate and British Basketball’s brightest star Tosan Evbuomwan. Watch the video below to hear more from Tosan, about his journey from Tyneside to the brink of the NBA. The 2023 NBA Draft, featuring Tosan, will take place at Brooklyn’s Barclays Centre on Thursday 22nd June.
Marc Steutel’s new-look Newcastle Eagles are set for a tough test of Friday night when they take on the London Lions at the Vertu Motors Arena. London’s equally fresh-looking roster led by Ryan Schmidt, who coached the Toronto Raptors G-League side Raptors 905, will put the Eagles through their paces in front of a packed…
Basketball fans have the chance to see four stars of the NBA on Tyneside when Turkey take on GB on Sunday 3 July at the Vertu Motors Arena in the FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers. The Turkish Basketball Federation have announced their 25-man provisional roster which includes Alperen Sengun of the Houston Rockets, Cedi Osman with…
Former Eagles player Jaysean Paige will pull on a Detroit Pistons jersey to start 2022 after signing a 10-day contract with the NBA team. Paige suited up for the Eagles in our 2017-18 BBL season when he averaged 22 points and 6 assists. The signing marks the first time a former Eagle has gone on…
Newcastle United skipper Jamaal Lascelles has hailed city neighbours the Eagles as the benchmark for success after the former baller opened up about his longstanding love affair with basketball. The Magpies’ star is the son of former Derby favourite Tim Lascelles while brother Rema has played professional hoops all over the world. And Jamaal and…
A solitary 24 second clock remained lit on court at the Eagles Community Arena today as everyone across the whole Eagles organisation held the global basketball legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, in their thoughts following the tragic news from yesterday evening. The Lakers’ five-time NBA championship winning star Bryant, 41, and his daughter Gianna,…
Perfectly timed as we start our series of stories about faces of British Basketball with Eagles connections we congratulate Nick Nurse, the two-time BBL Coach of the Year who brought our own Fab Flournoy to Britain, on being confirmed as the new head coach of Toronto Raptors in the NBA. It was back in 1996 when…
