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September 24, 2017

Report: Betway British Basketball All-Stars Championship

Basketball’s equivalent of Cricket’s T20 blast arrived in The UK yesterday with Barry Hearn’s Matchroom Productions bringing their heavy metal support to British Basketball, writes Jeff King. The competition featured the top eight from last season’s BBL Championship table was uncharted territory that featured golden buzzer power-plays, 12-minute games, 5 point shooting lines, running clocks…

Men

September 24, 2017

Preview: All-Stars Sunday

Fabulous Flournoy has conceded the coaching manual will count for nothing at London’s O2 Arena today as the Newcastle Eagles swoop on the biggest prize in British basketball. A massive £100,000 pot is up for grabs at the inaugural Betway British Basketball All-Stars tournament – with a £25,000 winners’ cheque on the table. All the…

British Basketball All-Stars Championship

Men

September 23, 2017

Dane Adds Different Dimension

It’s not often you can sign a foreign international player to complete your roster as you prepare for another tough season but in Denmark’s 6’ 7” Zarko Jukic that’s exactly what Esh Group Eagles Newcastle achieved, writes Jeff King. The immensely athletic and talented forward is only 23-years old but has already seen action in…

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Men

September 22, 2017

Excited Rookie Ready For Funky Town

After a stellar five-year college career at the University of Manitoba, Canadian AJ Basi was ready to turn from senior Bison to fledgling Eagle as the Winnipeg native signed on the dotted line for Esh Group Eagles Newcastle, writes Jeff King. Upon signing that contract, he made no secret of the fact that he felt…

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Men

September 21, 2017

Size Is Everything

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…

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Men

September 20, 2017

Power Plays and 5-Pointers, All-Stars Explained

This Sunday afternoon our Esh Group Eagles Newcastle along with the other top seven finishing teams from last season compete for huge prize money and the first Betway British Basketball All-Stars Championship title at The O2 in London. It is going to be an exciting and never before seen afternoon of action, but with some…

British Basketball All-Stars Championship

Men

September 20, 2017

Steutel Speaks About Sunday And Beyond

Team Northumbria Men’s basketball are going in to the 2017/18 season as reigning English Basketball League Division One Champions. Given that it’s a position only one-off the top flight British Basketball League it was some achievement last year by Head Coach Marc Steutel and his roster. The Championship has given them an opportunity to play…

Interview

Men

September 19, 2017

Why Martin Wanted To Sign For The Eagles

Terry Martin will take his coach’s criticism on the chin after quitting the melting pot that is South American basketball for the passion pit of the BBL. The American forward faced both barrels from a typically fired-up Fab Flournoy after Newcastle Eagles’ playcaller called a snap fourth quarter time-out against Team Northumbria last weekend. But…

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September 18, 2017

All-Star Basketball Final Countdown

The final countdown is on to the first competitive game of the 2017-18 campaign for our Esh Group Eagles Newcastle. This Sunday afternoon eight teams will suit-up at The O2 for an exciting never before seen British Basketball tournament with a huge prize of £25,000 for the winning team. Across a five-hour session the teams…

British Basketball All-Stars Championship