Episode 27 of our Eagles Nest-In series focusses on the 2017 BBL Cup Final against the Glasgow Rocks when we won the title for a record third time in a row. To look back at the 2016-17 season Dan is joined by Rahmon Fletcher and Scott Martin, both players left the club at the end this…
Well, we already knew that OJ was gone and now we’ve had it confirmed that Scott is too and whilst I mean no disrespect to Orlan who gave us a solid season, the loss of Scott Martin will be felt and it’s left a big hole to fill. When Scott first signed for The Eagles…
After four seasons as an Eagle, Scott Martin leaves Newcastle and the UK this summer to play in European competition as he heads to the Czech Republic. The 6’8″ forward will play in both the Czech National Basketball League and the FIBA Europe Cup with his new club BK JIP Pardubice for the 2017-18 season. As…
London Lions 96 (Brown 21, Sturt 19, Marks 17) Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 82 (Martin 17, Cooke 16, Gause 15) London Lions, currently fifth in the BBL Championship, closed the gap on the top four with a crucial 96-82 defeat of Esh Group Eagles Newcastle, the team they are pursuing, at the Copperbox. A return…
Durham Wildcats 75 (18,40,54) (Huffor 22, Attah 18, Ginty/Allison/Evans 8) Esh Group Newcastle Eagles 90 (21,39,60) (Martin 21, Lasker 20, Smith 19) Esh Group Newcastle Eagles turned in an impressive second half performance to win their north-east battle against Durham Wildcats. Scott Martin’s 21 points led the way for the Eagles as Fab Flournoy’s team…
Scott Martin gained his first starting five Team of The Week spot this week following a sterling performance at Surrey Sports Park this weekend. The Notre Dame grad has been working up to this for several weeks following numerous appearances in the top ten. Here is the full team for the week: Devin Ginty (Durham…
We take a look at who has been hot in the BBL during the months of September and October. Scoring machines Eight players have made a blistering start to the new campaign in the scoring stakes, but one player is way out in front when it comes to points production. Brent Benson (Birmingham Knights) has…
BBL Team of the Week – Week 5 Four debutantes are joined by a player who takes his fourth slot in just five weeks. BJ Holmes (One Health Sharks Sheffield) It was perhaps written in the stars that BJ Holmes would have a big impact on his belated return to Sharks and so it proved….
Eagles star Scott Martin will this week be working with the regions up and coming young forwards, hosted by Eagles assistant coach Ian Macleod who is Head Coach of Gateshead College Basketball Academy. Coach Macleod said; “It is a fantastic opportunity for the young forwards in this region to work with and learn from a…
