Against the backdrop of John Mitchell’s exit less than 24 hours before tip-off, a dead rubber of a BBL Cup tie had suddenly acquired extra significance. But if the American rookie’s short-lived stay on Tyneside had dominated the pre-match narrative then a convincing Newcastle Eagles victory dispelled any sense of a roster in crisis. In…
Going into last night’s BBL Cup North Group match down in Manchester, the Newcastle Eagles knew they had already qualified for the quarter-final stage of the competition. That was courtesy of results elsewhere earlier in the weekend. So, the focus for Ian MacLeod’s men was to take a road victory to reverse their recent run…
Unstoppable Georgia Ohrdorf played her way into next week’s WBBL All Star Five with an another eye-catching double double to destroy a shellshocked Durham Palatinates. The Maiden Castle club were blown away by the black and whites as a one-sided derby went the way of the rampant visitors. And Ohrdorf built on her burgeoning reputation…
Newcastle Eagles were left to lament a poor third quarter performance as they blew a half-time lead against long-time rivals Leicester Riders in the BBL Cup Northern Group. Heading into the second half, Newcastle held a six point lead over Leicester. But unfortunately for coach Ian Macleod’s side, a bruising third quarter and costly turnovers…
Lisa Koop enjoyed a breakout game in the WBBL as the unstoppable German bagged 28 points and 15 rebounds to lead Newcastle Eagles to a first league win of the season. The veteran centre had threatened to rack up the big numbers earlier this month – only for foul trouble to limit her minutes. And…
Newcastle Eagles endured a nightmare of a day yesterday cumulating in a heavy loss at Sheffield last night. Traffic problems on the A1 got the Eagles off to a bad start and with the going slow it meant a huge amount of time spent on the road for one of their shortest journeys of the season….
Dynamic double doubles from Georgia Ohrdorf and Anja Fuchs-Robetin were not enough to save Newcastle Eagles from a 67-59 defeat to the all-conquering Sevenoaks Suns. But the reigning champions were forced to fight all the way for a 30th successive league win. And Newcastle will rue a nightmare start after finishing an eye-catching fixture with…
Halfway through the group stage of the newly remodelled BBL Cup and a competition in danger of dragging its heels was in urgent need of fresh impetus. What better way to reignite interest in a flagging format than by pairing north group table toppers Newcastle Eagles with fierce rivals Sheffield Sharks? In terms of pure…
The Newcastle Eagles made the long trip down to London for the British Basketball All-Stars Championship and after a slow start they were involved in some tight games before falling in the semi-final stage at the hands of homecourt favourites and eventual winners London Lions. For the third season in a row in this unique…
