Tag: Newcastle Eagles
Newcastle Eagles’ Corey Johnson counts down to game day
Thursday 24 February, Newcastle: Newcastle Eagles player Corey Johnson says all the little details make the difference, as the Canadian basketballer spent a day with...
Basketball legend Darius Defoe reveals the story behind his 18 year love affair with...
Wednesday 2 February, Newcastle: Darius Defoe has revealed the details behind the start of his love affair with basketball and the city of Newcastle,...
Newcastle Eagles still winning, 16 years on
As Newcastle Eagles celebrate a 27th domestic title to close one of the more unusual British Basketball League seasons in recent memory, their first...
Newcastle pip lower-league Solent in Trophy epic
Newcastle Eagles lifted the British Basketball League Trophy by beating National Basketball League side Solent Kestrels 96-94 after overtime in an instant classic in...
Newcastle win the BBL Trophy final in overtime beating Solent Kestrels
The Newcastle Eagles ended Solent Kestrels' fairytale, beating the National League team in overtime, in the BBL trophy final earlier today. The 96-94 win, in...
Leicester Riders complete British Basketball League treble
It was billed as the league’s best two teams, in front of an expected record Playoff final audience of 15,000 at the O2 Arena,...
Leicester Riders vs Newcastle Eagles – BBL Playoff final preview
When the British Basketball League Playoff picture was set, it was hard to look past the Newcastle Eagles and Leicester Riders competing in this...
Rahmon Fletcher scoops top award in British writers voting
Newcastle Eagles guard Rahmon Fletcher has been named as the Player of the Year in the Basketball Journalists Association’s annual awards for the 2016-17...
Newcastle three-peat in Birmingham, defeat the Glasgow Rocks
You felt a sense of déjà vu in Birmingham as Newcastle Eagles made it three BBL Cup wins in a row. Led by Rahmon Fletcher’s...
Newcastle Eagles’ Fab Flournoy awarded MBE in Queens Honours list
Newcastle Eagles player-coach Fabulous Flournoy has been awarded the MBE in the Queen's New Year's Honours list for his services to basketball and to the...
Great Britain international Joe Hart heads to Newcastle Eagles
Having already posted a strong start to the new BBL season, Newcastle Eagles have made a further statement of intent by capturing the highly...
Newcastle Eagles re-sign popular American Rahmon Fletcher
British Basketball League side, the Newcastle Eagles have re-signed point guard Rahmon Fletcher for the new season. This marks the third season that Fletcher will...
Leicester Riders end Newcastle Eagles quest for clean sweep in Glasgow
It was fifth time lucky for Leicester Riders as they finally got their hands on BBL Trophy silverware with an 85-77 victory against Newcastle...
Newcastle Eagles: Most Valuable BBL Cup Final Team
The fact that three Newcastle Eagles players could have won BBL Cup Final MVP tells you most of what you need to know. British basketball’s...
Newcastle Eagles rally to finally break Leicester Riders in BBL Cup Final
Newcastle Eagles rallied from 14 points down to thrillingly edge out fellow powerhouse Leicester Riders 94-82 in the BBL Cup Final at a packed...
