EAGLES icon TJ Walker has claimed the current crop of stars at Newcastle have the potential to be the greatest team ever assembled by the club. Speaking exclusively to the Chronicle, the legendary Walker, who captained the Eagles in their famous 2005-06 “Clean Swoop” season when they won every BBL trophy on offer, believes this…
The Newcastle Eagles have announced their entry into the Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Association (GBWBA) superleague, with a fourteen-strong team comprising the region’s best wheelchair ballers – including ex-GB members, Lee Fawcett, Stewart Pimblett and Paul McGinty. The new team announcement came on Thursday 2nd October, when the Eagles hosted a launch event at the…
The Eagles were present at the 2008-9 Annual Team Launch at the NewcastleGateshead Hilton hotel yesterday. Press and television were joined by a host of team sponsors and guests to greet the new team and hear Coach Flournoy’s thoughts on the new season’s campaign. The launch was also the first opportunity to take shots of…
NEWCASTLE Eagles chief Paul Blake has admitted talk of the Eagles having already committed to a European campaign next season is premature. The man who has rebuilt the club during the last decade, turning it into a powerhouse of British basketball, is still eager to explore a possible foray into Europe. At the moment, though,…
The Newcastle Eagles have been crowned BBL Champions for the second time in three seasons after taking the title from the Guildford Heat, on their rivals’ floor, with an amazing 101-108 overtime win behind 30 points from Steve Leven. The Eagles have been carried to the title after winning fifteen of their last sixteen BBL…
The Eagles win at Guildford in an all time gripping game in which the away team were down 18 points (88 – 70) at the start of the fourth quarter. The game was tied at 96 – 96 in the dying seconds of the fourth quarter to take it into overtime. Eagles came through in…
NEWCASTLE Eagles will launch their first assault on Europe next season as the club looks to build on its domestic dominance on the continent. The Eagles are expected to wrap up their second league title in three years this weekend – starting with tonight’s game at Everton Tigers – and go some way to relieving…
Newcastle Eagles’ coach Fabulous Flournoy is looking forward to a weekend of action which could go a long way towards deciding the destination of the BBL Championship title this season. Flournoy’s team host second-placed Kularoos Plymouth Raiders on Friday before travelling to third placed Guildford Heat two days later, and he knows the importance of…
NEWCASTLE Eagles have one hand on the BBL title after reigning league champions Guildford Heat suffered shock successive defeats over the weekend. While the Eagles followed up their vital victory against Scottish Rocks on Friday with a comfortable 88-67 success over Birmingham Panthers on Saturday, their closest challengers slumped to surprise losses against London Capital…
