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Newcastle Comets

Newcastle Eagles
Newcastle Eagles logo
League BBL
Established 1976
History EPAB Washington
1976–1977
Sunderland Sunblest
1977-80
Sunderland Saints
1980-1983
Austin Rover Sunderland
1983-1984
Sunderland Maestros
1984-1985
Sunderland
1985-1986
Sunderland 76ers
1986-1990
Sunderland Saints
1990–1993
Sunderland Scorpions
1993–1995
Newcastle Comets
1995–1996
Newcastle Eagles
1996–present
Arena Metro Radio Arena
(Capacity: 6,500)
1995–2010
Sport Central
(Capacity: 3,000)
2010–present
Location Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Team colours Black and White
Main sponsor Esh Group, Northumbria University, Northumbrian Water
Head coach United States United Kingdom Fab Flournoy
Ownership United Kingdom Paul Blake
Website Newcastle-Eagles.com
Uniforms
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Home jersey
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Team colours
Home
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Away jersey
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Team colours
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Newcastle Eagles (for sponsorship purposes Esh Group Eagles Newcastle) is a British Basketball League team from Newcastle upon Tyne. Holding the franchise for Tyne & Wear, they are the most successful team in the league's history. Since 2010, the Eagles have played all home games at the 3,000 capacity Sport Central arena at Northumbria University in the city. Their traditional arch rivals are the Glasgow Rocks. However in recent years a rivalry with the Leicester Riders has also developed.

Sir John Hall, then chairman of Newcastle United FC bought the team shortly after their arrival in Newcastle; adding them to his Newcastle Sporting Group of the city's football, ice hockey and rugby teams. Hall's Sporting Club group was considered by most observers to be a relative failure and upon its dissolution, Ken Nottage and Paul Blake became the Eagles' new owners. The final name change, from the Comets to the Eagles, took place in 1996. Performances remained consistent with the club achieving regular top five league placings from 1998 onwards.

The 2005–06 season proved to be the most successful in their history so far when, under the guidance of player/coach Fabulous Flournoy, the club achieved a "clean sweep" of trophies, including the BBL Cup, BBL Trophy and Championship "double".

In addition, Flournoy picked up the BBL Coach of the Year and former Villanova Wildcat, Andrew Sullivan, was voted BBL Player of the Year. Flournoy, Sullivan and Andrew Bridge were also members of the bronze medal winning England team in the 2006 Commonwealth Games during March 2006.


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