In this evening’s edition it’s the first of four silverware wins in our 2011-12 “clean sweep” season. For Episode 12 of our “Eagles Nest-In” series Dan is joined by former players Charles Smith and Paul Gause as we look back at the 2012 Cup Final, in which Smith has the greatest individual performance in a…
BBL Championship Cheshire Phoenix 87 (21,39,59) (Coleman 22, Moses 22, Middleton 19) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 79 (21,37,50) (Gause 21, Smith 19, Defoe 16) Cheshire Phoenix pulled off an upset against the visiting Esh Group Eagles Newcastle, defeating one of the league leaders 87-79, behind terrific performances by Dominique Coleman and Victor Moses. The hosts…
Round One Team of the Week is out and three Eagles have made the 10 – here’s the full list: Zaire Taylor (Worcester Wolves) A true standout performer for the all-conquering Riders last season, the guard has made a quick adjustment at his new club, having made the short switch across the Midlands to Worcester….
Cheshire Phoenix 65 (9,36,49) (Middleton 27, Doumbe 12, Coleman 11) ESH Group Newcastle Eagles 106 (34,56,89) (Gause 23, Cooke 21, Defoe 19) ESH Group Newcastle Eagles handed out a harsh BBL lesson to Cheshire Phoenix’s new recruits as they returned to the north-east with a 106-65 victory. It’s the second win for Fab Flournoy’s team…
Leeds Carnegie 61 Esh Group Eagles 84 After a solid opening pre-season win over Team Northumbria, The Esh Group Eagles had their first road trip of the season to EBL Division 1 side Leeds Carnegie on Saturday as they continued their build-up to the new campaign. And in a highly competitive encounter, The Eagles came…
The Eagles have finally agreed terms to bring back the explosive Seton Hall point guard Paul Gause to the North East, following a season away from the club in Slovakia and Morocco. Gause was part of the 2011-12 quadruple winning Eagles, averaging 15 points per game for the Tyneside franchise. During his time at the…
This week’s BBL Team of the Week Demarius Bolds (Prestige Homes MK Lions) It was a bitter-sweet weekend for Lions’ playmaker Demarius Bolds who was hugely instrumental in handing his team a six point first leg lead in the BBL Trophy semi-final last Friday with a typically impressive performance. However, it ultimately didn’t prove to…
BBL Championship Newcastle Eagles 94 (25,38,67) (Smith 22, Chapman 20, Thomson 19) Mersey Tigers 77 (7,37,61) (Aliu 22, Hesson 20, Otten 10) Newcastle Eagles capitalised on the Worcester Wolves defeat to the One Health Sharks Sheffield to open up a four point lead at the top of the BBL Championship table thanks to a somewhat…
BBL Championship Newcastle Eagles 86 (27,47,65) (Gause 18, Smith 15, Defoe/Thomson 14) One Health Sharks Sheffield 67 (15,30,51) (Reinking 18, Tuck 12, Babalola 11) Newcastle Eagles kept their impressive run of form in the BBL Championship as they enjoyed a comfortable 86-67 victory over the One Health Sharks Sheffield at Sport Central on Friday evening…
