Jordan Spencer is determined to repay Marc Steutel’s faith in his proven talent and fire Newcastle Eagles to glory this season. The point guard has revealed offers of top-flight hoops were few and far between this summer after he dropped down the divisions with hometown team Milton Keynes Breakers. But a reborn Spencer jumped at…
Preview: Eagles Men at London Lions
Marc Steutel conceded the men in black must do better before praising the will to win that’s underpinned a thrilling start to his third season at the helm. Injury-hit Newcastle Eagles defied the odds and stayed strong down the stretch to stay undefeated in Europe this season. And Steutel couldn’t mask his admiration for a…
Homegrown hero Sauveur Kande believes there’s never been a better time to boost his basketball brain as the hotshot guard gains invaluable experience at home and abroad. The product of the same Newcastle Eagles’ Academy programme that spawned NBA star Tosan Evbuomwan is in the form of his life following standout back-to-back displays. And Kande’s…
De’Sean Allen-Eikens admits the transition from standout US college star to Newcastle Eagles starter hasn’t been easy… …but the all-action rookie is relishing the chance to do more for the men in black following a colourful start to his professional career. Dynamic forward Allen-Eikens brings the X factor to Marc Steutel’s remodelled roster as an…
Short-handed Newcastle Eagles failed to improve on their Super League Basketball Trophy North group record as the first of three games in five days ended in defeat. In the absence of veteran trio Darius Defoe, Josh Ward-Hibbert and Will Neighbour, the hosts overcame a stuttering start to stamp their authority on an eye-catching clash either…
Marc Steutel has revealed player rotation is all part of the plan as Newcastle Eagles prepare for another tough stretch of three games in five days. A topsy turvy schedule has thrown up a free week for the men in black following a busy start to the season. And while Steutel has made the most…
Super League Basketball rookie Jaelin Llewellyn accepts Newcastle Eagles have significant work to do in order to become serious contenders this season. But the former Princeton point guard is determined to do everything in his power to propel the men in black forward — a can-do attitude shared by his fellow players. A refashioned Newcastle…
Beaten but unbowed Newcastle Eagles already have one eye on a bounceback win against Euro rivals Pleven after bogey side Cheshire inflicted a heavy loss on the men in black. The fast-tiring hosts suffered a fourth quarter collapse in the face of a fired up Phoenix. And while nobody within the Newcastle camp will use…
Josh Ward-Hibbert is proving night after night that there are few better players in Super League Basketball right now. That’s the verdict of playcaller Marc Steutel as Newcastle Eagles’ do-it-all guard continues to set the standard within a remodelled roster. But as the rest of the country sits up and takes notice of the in-form…