Another weekend and another double-header for Head Coach Marc Steutel and his Newcastle Eagles. On Sunday they go to Manchester Basketball to take on the North West outfit in a SLB Championship encounter. But before that they host the Bristol Flyers on Friday night in the Vertu Arena. Also a SLB Championship match-up it’s another…
There is no doubting that the Newcastle Eagles had a very tough weekend that saw them lose consecutive games in the SLB Championship under totally different circumstances. A 76-50 home loss to London on Friday was followed on Sunday by a close loss at Cheshire 101-98 when the Eagles came flying back from 21-points down…
Despite a tremendous fourth quarter comeback the Newcastle Eagles slipped to their second SLB Championship of the weekend in Cheshire on Sunday night. The hometown Phoenix extracting a modicum of revenge after being knocked out of the Trophy semi-finals last weekend by the Eagles. It was another explosive high-octane offensive match-up between two sides that…
As a dress rehearsal for the upcoming SLB Trophy Final in February against London Lions, the Newcastle Eagles 50-76 defeat on Friday night in the Vertu Arena was not a good audition. With the Lions also visiting Newcastle in a fortnight in the SLB Cup it sends out a worrying message. But basketball has a…
Newcastle Eagles went out of the Women’s Super League Basketball Cup at the quarter-final stage down at the Oaklands College St. Albans on Saturday night. Their 79-56 defeat meaning that the Oakland Wolves completed a quick-fire double over the Eagles. The two sides produced a great game and close fought contest the week previous week…
When you’ve have to play the same opponent in your next game away from home after losing to them a week ago on your own court it’s always going to be a tough ask. But that’s the task facing Head Coach Chloe Gaynor and Newcastle Eagles on Saturday. They go to Oaklands Wolves whom they…
London Lions lead the SLB Championship standings. They are also red-hot favourites to take all four National competitions on offer in the 2025/26 season. On Friday night the Newcastle Eagles found out exactly why with the Lions putting on a capital show of strength and power. In doing so they restricted the Eagles to the…
After last weekend’s fantastic two-legged Super League Basketball Trophy semi-final success against Cheshire Phoenix it’s back to SLB Championship action for the Newcastle Eagles on Friday night at home in the Vertu Arena. The visitors for another crucial championship game are the league leading London Lions. Head Coach Marc Steutel is hoping his side continue…
Newcastle Eagles will aim for back-to-back SLB Trophy wins after they ousted the Cheshire Phoenix over the two-legged semi-final. Powered by Gus Okafor and Ray’Sean Taylor who had 16 points each, the Eagles captured the first leg over the Phoenix 100-89 to take an 11-point advantage into Sunday’s second leg. Despite that defeat, Cheshire knew…
