Newcastle Eagles have underlined their commitment to developing the next generation of British basketball players with the signing of a number of talented young players. In addition to the likes of local youngsters Will Spragg and Aaron Nielsen, the club have, for the first time extended their net across Britain in a search for new…
Newcastle Eagles are thrilled to announce the return of talented trio Will Spragg, Aaron Nielsen and Sam Attah for the 2008/09 BBL season. The players all return after ending last season in fine style with an exceptional performance in the third/fourth place game at the BBL Play-Off Finals in Birmingham during May. Geordie boys Spragg…
Newcastle Eagles are delighted to announce that they have retained the services of fans favourite “Prince” Charles Smith for the forthcoming 2008/09 BBL season. Smith, who originally signed for the club almost a decade ago in his rookie professional season having graduated from Rider College will continue in what is his third spell on Tyneside….
Newcastle Eagles are thrilled to announce the arrival of 5ft 11in Reggie Jackson, a new point guard for the forthcoming 2008/09 season. Jackson arrives on Tyneside from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh having played for the Dukes for four years in the Atlantic 10 Conference where he averaged 10 points, 3.5 assists and shot 45% from…
Newcastle Eagles are delighted to have added 6ft 8in Tafari ‘Tap’ Toney to their squad for the forthcoming 2008/09 BBL season. The league champions have clinched the signature of Toney who has graduated from the University of Houston where he averaged 6.8 points and 6.3 rebounds during 21 minutes per game for the Cougars in…
Londoner Darius Defoe has signed for a fifth consecutive season with Newcastle Eagles as he bids to improve on his incredible haul of BBL medals despite still only being 23-years-old. The forward joined the club in the summer of 2004 from Hackney White Heat and has since been an important part of a rise to…
Former BBL Player of the Season Trey Moore has been added to the roster of the Newcastle Eagles ahead of the forthcoming 2008/09 season. The 33-year-old Mississippi State graduate will help the Eagles defend their BBL Championship title, a piece of silverware that Moore has already experienced winning during his first spell with the BiG…
Newcastle Eagles have struck a deal with club captain Andrew Bridge to remain on Tyneside for another season in what will be his seventh successive campaign with the club. Having led the side to the BBL league title in his first year as captain having taken the mantle from TJ Walker, Chesterfield born Bridge is…
REIGNING league champions Newcastle Eagles have made an early statement of intent to any rivals eyeing their crown after moving swiftly to re-sign BBL Player of the Year Lynard Stewart. The move will delight the club’s supporters who had their season ended on a sour note after failure in the play-offs. And it also stops…
