Sheffield Sharks gained revenge for Friday’s heavy defeat the hands of Newcastle Eagles by claiming a nailbiting 66-61 win in yesterday’s South Yorkshire rematch. The two teams were tied at 33-33 at the half and the hosts took a one-point lead into the final period. But Sheffield pulled away in the fourth quarter and held…
Rodney Glasgow Jr paced an impressive Newcastle Eagles tonight as the versatile guard bagged a game high 23 points against shellshocked Sheffield. And the Sharks will need to find an extra gear in South Yorkshire tomorrow if last season’s BBL playoff semi-finalists are to take anything from this weekend’s pre-season double header. Glasgow Jr was…
As the 2019-20 Newcastle Eagles BBL team signing announcements continue to roll-out ahead of our first full season in the Eagles Community Arena, we are excited to reveal the first pre-season games to be hosted in our new venue. Three games will give you the chance to see our new squad in action before the…
In years to come the 2018-19 season will go down as a game changer in the history of British basketball’s most successful club. But this morning there is very little positive to be said about Newcastle Eagles’ worst campaign for 15 years. A mid-term move to the magnificent Eagles Community Arena will undoubtedly lay the…
If ever the value of Victor Moses and importing the right goods in to the country needed to be emphasised for Esh Group Eagles Newcastle, last night in Sheffield more than confirmed it, writes Jeff King. The Eagles top scorer and big man led his team magnificently top scoring with his fellow Americans Jeremy Smith…
With the regular season done and dusted it’s in to the benecos BBL Play-Offs this weekend for Esh Group Eagles Newcastle, writes Jeff King. After securing a third-place finish in the league, the Eagles will match-up against the sixth-placed Sheffield Sharks over two legs tonight and tomorrow. The first leg tonight will be at the…
The beast will be unleashed in a bid to bolster Newcastle Eagles’ playoff bid after Darius Defoe declared himself fit for the post-season. The shackles will be off the veteran forward with Sheffield Sharks standing between Newcastle and a semi-final spot. And Defoe admitted he’s been like a coiled spring sitting out the regular-season run-in…
The regular BBL Championship season for 2018/19 came to an end for Esh Group Eagles Newcastle at The Eagles Community Arena on Friday night with a 99 – 80 loss against London Lions. It was a result that meant Newcastle for the 15th consecutive season have finished in the top three of the Championship which…
Unsurprisingly with little to play for in the regular season Esh Group Eagles Newcastle decided against risking any of their injured starters against a Sheffield Sharks side that needed to take the win to qualify for the end of season play-offs. All of which meant a hard night’s graft for Fab Flournoy and his remaining…
