Darius Defoe will go from friend to foe — as soon as Leicester dangerman Duke Shelton steps out on court tonight. The former team-mates face off in a ‘win or bust’ Trophy eliminator on Tyneside as Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles tackle the Riders for a place in this month’s Final Fours. And Defoe insists there’ll…
Will Neighbour has lifted the lid on the long road to recovery as the experienced centre edges closer to a Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles return. The popular big man admitted he’d love to be part of Friday’s eye-catching Trophy showdown against Duke Shelton’s Leicester Riders. But Neighbour is playing the long game as he looks…
Marc Steutel has hailed Larry Austin Jr as the heartbeat of his Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles team as the men in black close in on a Trophy semi-final berth. The former Cheshire favourite is in the form of his life ahead of Friday’s shoot-out with Duke Shelton’s Leicester Riders at the Vertu Motors Arena. And…
Rickey McGill has seen a steely new side to Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles as the embattled men in black fight for their Trophy future. The seven-times winners travel to Bristol Flyers tonight without four senior pros and requiring victory to keep their Final Fours hopes alive. But McGill has seen enough in his under-pressure team-mates…
Points machine Jordan Johnson insists Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles are primed to deal with the pressure of January’s punishing injury pile up. The US star dropped 30 points on Manchester Giants last Friday as the last men standing kept the Tynesiders’ Trophy hopes alive. And head coach Marc Steutel will rely on Johnson and his…
Marc Steutel has paid tribute to his beaten up roster after the men in black toughed it out to keep their British Basketball League Trophy campaign alive. The short-handed Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles defeated Manchester Giants 92-78 just 24 hours after slipping to defeat in London. And Steutel’s six-man rotation dug deep to cut their…
It’s been three weeks since the Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles played and lost their last match in the Women’s British Basketball League. Three weeks to relax, re-group and re-assess before tonight’s first round Betty Cordona Trophy match-up against Nottingham Wildcats. A lot of the squad including American Power Forward Katie Nolan took the opportunity to…
Short-handed Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles bounced back from an energy-sapping loss in London to throw their British Basketball League Trophy group wide open. Marc Steutel’s men approached tip off against Manchester Giants without the big four of Josh Ward-Hibbert, Devin Whitfield, Will Neighbour and Scott Spencer. And the men in black found themselves 10-2 down…
Ahead of tonight’s British Basketball League Trophy fixture against Manchester Giants at the Vertu Motors Arena, Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles have opted to issue the following injury update: Josh Ward-Hibbert Unspecified injury. Josh has been playing through pain for a number of weeks now and the club is keen to give him the rehabilitation time…
