Esh Group Eagles Newcastle go in to tonight’s crucial BBL Championship match-up against Worcester Wolves looking for a fifth straight league win and to maintain their 100% record, writes Jeff King. They do so in the words of influential Point Guard Saah Nimley, “battle hardened” after last week’s thrilling and tough win over London Lions…
There was always going to be an appearance from one of our Eagles in the BBL’s All-Star Five after a huge double header second weekend of the new season for us with equally huge scores and stats, but alongside some exciting games up and down the country over the week too, the competition would be…
As the dust settles on the opening weekend of the 2017-18 season, the BBL have announced their first “fantastic five” with an array of new faces including and topped by two of our Eagles. Here’s the full list from the league: Saah Nimley (Esh Group Eagles Newcastle) The rookie enjoyed a scorching start to his…
Size is everything in basketball. Only nobody bothered to tell Saah Nimley. Simon Rushworth caught up with one of the biggest names on Newcastle’s new-look roster as the Eagles officially launched the 2017/18 campaign. Let’s address the elephant in the room. Saah Nimley is not the tallest of basketball players. In all honesty, he’s one…
As Esh Group Eagles Newcastle prepare for their opening pre-season game of the season tonight at Sport Central against Team USA Select, it’ll be interesting to see where the fan’s focus lies with so many new faces on view, writes Jeff King. Undoubtedly though it would be no surprise if the vast majority were locked…
“Rubbish” would have been the reply of a much lamented legendary English comedian. But in my humble opinion it’s Saah Far Saah Good! Four in means more to come and that’s still a lot to be excited about and one wonders what level of excitement and anticipation has been reached so far? By the time…
One of the biggest questions to be asked of Esh Group Eagles Newcastle Head Coach Fab Flournoy was how to you replace a two-time BBL MVP who was also your court general writes Jeff King. The answer is probably that you don’t but you bring someone in that you hope can bring as much success…
