Josh Ward-Hibbert will be back to bolster the Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles backcourt this weekend as the men in black make one final push for a top four sport. Seven defeats in 10 games have killed the franchise’s mid-season momentum at a critical stage of the campaign. But the return of influential British Basketball League…
An unrepentant Marc Steutel will not think twice about fighting his players’ corner despite being thrown out of Saturday’s feisty clash at Surrey Scorchers. The passionate playcaller revealed a build-up of frustration was behind his emotions boiling over towards the end of a tetchy affair in Guildford. And Steutel insisted he would continue to campaign…
Determined Darius Defoe insists Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles are down but far from out as the Jekyll and Hyde of the British Basketball League look to bounce back at Surrey tonight. The most decorated player in domestic hoops cut a forlorn figure as he reflected on the disastrous finish that gifted Bristol Flyers victory on…
Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles snatched defeat from the jaws of victory on another night of fluctuating fortunes at the Vertu Motors Arena. Marc Steutel’s men led by 12 points heading into the final period after a 14-0 third quarter tear broke a feisty affair wide open. But not for the first time this season Bristol…
A Quade Green masterclass silenced the Vertu Motors Arena as border raiders Caledonia Gladiators fought for a hard-earned win on Tyneside. Gritty Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles battled back from a slow start to establish a winning position heading into the fourth quarter of a typically feisty affair. But MVP Green — who bagged 32 points…
It was the night Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles honoured one of their own as club bosses named the new Ken Nottage stand. And the men in black celebrated the late, great guard’s impact and legacy in suitable style with a thumping win against Surrey Storm. Sharp-shooter Nottage would have loved the swarming offensive intensity that underpinned…
Larry Austin Jr insists the honour of skippering today’s North select side in the British Basketball League All Star Game belongs to his club, his team-mates and the UK’s hoops-mad fanbase. The former Cheshire Phoenix favourite joins fellow Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles stars Jordan Johnson, Tajh Green and Rickey McGill at the reborn exhibition clash…
Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles’ hopes of securing a top four finish suffered a major setback as fierce rivals Sheffield Sharks stole an impressive win on Tyneside. Atiba Lyons’ men out-shot and out-rebounded the unusually lacklustre men in black as any hopes of an ENBL bounceback were swiftly dashed. And Newcastle’s third successive loss suggested there’s…
Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles cannot afford to dwell on the bitter disappointment of Wednesday’s European exit, with domestic hoops now the sole focus. That’s the pragmatic verdict of head coach Marc Steutel, who insists his beaten but unbowed men in black will not allow overtime defeat in Denmark to affect tonight’s homecourt showdown with Sheffield…
