Following a busy summer with three signings already through the door at Sport Central, player/coach Fab Flournoy has confirmed that the club is in negotiations to secure the services of former Eagle Drew Lasker. The ex-Plymouth Raiders star made an…
BBL Trophy: Durham Wildcats 66 Newcastle Eagles 88 The Durham Wildcats began their inaugural BBL season on what must surely have been the hottest ever October evening in County Durham. A quick 40 minute zip down the A1 from Newcastle…
Listening to Fab Flournoy’s pre-match speech to the club’s sponsors, it was evident that the pain of a first trophyless season in seven years has yet to recede. Delivered in his usual laid-back, congenial manner, the coach’s words filled the…
I suppose basketball’s in my blood. My Dad’s from Hatley, Mississippi, home of the Tigers, a High School team that punched well above their weight for many years, particularly back in the seventies when I grew up. The memories of…
The Newcastle Eagles have signed 6’10 Power Forward Andrew Thomson from Mersey Tigers. Thomson, who hails from Manchester, developed his skills with the Manchester Magic program before spending a year playing in Spain. For the last three seasons he played…
