on aggregate by the Mersey Tigers in the semi-finals. Eagles had won the first leg at home 97–90 but lost the second leg away 114–85. It was the Mersey Tigers who would beat the Eagles in the semi-finals of the BBL Trophy also. After a rare first leg draw (82–82) away from home, the Eagles went down 77–74 at home. Modern era The club repeated the feat of 2005–06 by winning all of the trophies on offer in a season for a second time 2011–12. The previous season was the first time since 2003–04 that they had failed to win a trophy. They lost 7 league games, 3 less than in 2005–06, although this time around they were only required to play 30 games, 10 less than in 2005–06. They clinched the clean sweep with a victory over Leicester in the play-off final on 12 May. A hat-trick of sweeps was completed in the 2014–15 season. Eagles Community Arena In January 2019, the Eagles moved into their own purpose-built arena on the Scotswood Road. Success did not follow them there at first, as they crashed out of the BBL Trophy, BBL Cup and BBL Playoffs without reaching any finals, and finished 3rd in the BBL for the second consecutive season. On the night of their first preseason game ahead of the 2019-20 British Basketball League season, the club was rocked by the announcement that head coach Fabulous Flournoy would leave the club after 17 years. Flournoy would join the Toronto Raptors, the then-defending NBA champions, as an assistant coach, reuniting with his friend and mentor Nick Nurse, who gave him his first professional contract with the Birmingham Bullets in 1996. Assistant coach Ian MacLeod was announced as his interim replacement as head coach. Home venues 1976-1978 - Northumbria Centre, Washington 1978-1991 - Crowtree Leisure Centre, Sunderland 1991-1995 - Northumbria Centre, Washington 1995-2010 - Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne 2010-2018 - Sport Central, Newcastle upon Tyne 2019-present - Eagles Community Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne Season-by-season records Club records Accurate as of 7 October 2014 (Includes BBL Championship games only) 3 pts scored – Russ Saunders 716 Assists – Fabulous Flournoy – 1,528 Blocked shots – Fabulous Flournoy – 320 Defensive rebounds – Fabulous Flournoy – 1,497 Field Goals scored – Charles Smith – 1,621 Free Throws scored – Charles Smith – 761 Games Played – Fabulous Flournoy – 393 Offensive