Can one player kickstart a campaign? Only time will tell. But returning hero Justin Gordon could well be the catalyst Newcastle Eagles need to mount a convincing playoff push. Hot off the plane from Hungary, the North Carolina native looked like he’d never been away as he packed the stat sheet from start to finish….
Surrey Scorchers
It’s the British Basketball League’s bottom of the league side Surrey Scorchers that roll into the Vertu Motors Arena tonight for a Championship match-up. Back in early November last year Surrey came to Newcastle and the Eagles prevailed 90 – 81. More of the same will be the aim for an Eagles side that is…
Corey Johnson maintained his sparkling start to life in a Newcastle vest as the super cool Canadian paced a critical win for the under-pressure Eagles. The former Leicester favourite bagged a game-high 27 points as the hosts bounced back from last week’s loss at the Riders in style. And if all the pre-match talk had…
Every club in the BBL would have jumped at the chance to bag big time baller Brandon Peel. That’s the glowing verdict of Newcastle veteran Rahmon Fletcher after the two-time league MVP insisted the Eagles have landed a genuine game-changer. Peel is match fit after starting the season in Finland and is in line to…
Call it revenge. Call it redemption. Or call it a critical, momentum-building win with a week to go until the playoffs. After another inexplicable dip in form Newcastle needed this homecourt victory. That it came against bogey side Surrey — who imploded in the final minute — made a nailbiting triumph taste all the sweeter….
Newcastle Eagles go into this afternoon’s BBL clash against Surrey Scorchers looking to bounce back from Friday night’s 92 – 87 loss at Worcester Wolves. With Plymouth Raiders winning at Bristol on the same night to confirm a third place finish it means the Eagles can finish no higher than fourth and need one more…
Another day and another humbling defeat at Surrey Scorchers. Lightning struck twice for Newcastle Eagles who were predictably unpredictable in surrendering a three-game winning streak and slumping to a ninth league loss. Newcastle never led in a one-sided clash that exposed a team still searching for consistency in the final month of the regular season. And…
Newcastle Eagles are on a roll. On Friday night they completed their third successive double-digit win with a 98 – 78 defeat of Glasgow Rocks. They’ll look to take that form and confidence into Surrey this afternoon attempting to complete another double-win weekend. Once again the back court duo of Captain Rahmon Fletcher and Cortez Edwards combined…
Newcastle Eagles slipped to a surprise defeat last Saturday night by 88 – 84 down in Surrey against a Scorchers team who are just outside of the Play-Off places. Eagles small forward Louis Sayers admitted it was a tough one to take. “It was a very disappointing loss. We hold ourselves to a pretty high…