As the final weekend of regular season looms large, both our Eagles teams are in the running for 2023 Play-Offs qualification. The top eight teams in both league’s will their journey to the coveted finals at The O2 in London on Sunday 14 May. However, it’s not just a matter of our BBL and WBBL…
Whisper it quietly, The Newcastle Eagles are still alive in the Play-Off race. A week ago, it seemed unlikely as three wins from four games was the least they needed. A week on and they could head to Plymouth on Sunday with a chance to snatch the eighth and final play-off place of the Patriots…
Our Eagles travel to Caledonia Gladiators without Javion Hamlet tonight due to injury. The American guard limped off the court last Friday night in our win over Caledonia and was subsequently forced to miss Sunday’s game at London Lions.
Fit-again Ben Mockford insists Newcastle can confound the critics and complete this season’s playoff push as the Eagles bid for back-to-back wins against the Caledonia Gladiators. Tonight’s trip to Glasgow sets up a mouthwatering rematch between two storied opponents with the dust still to settle on last Friday’s fractious clash on Tyneside. And it seems…
In the penultimate week of the regular season our BBL team continued their fight for a post-season position and strong performances from a pair of Eagles saw them land in the Week 29 All-Star Five. Our Newcastle Eagles set their chase of the final Play-Off spot alight by beating northernmost rivals Caledonia Gladiators at Vertu…
Newcastle Eagles have Cheshire Phoenix to thank for keeping their season alive following a chastening defeat at BBL champions London Lions. Marc Steutel’s men remain four points adrift of eighth-placed Plymouth City Patriots after crashing to a heavy loss at the Copper Box Arena. But Cheshire’s comfortable win at the Patriots keeps the race for…
Justin Gordon has praised runaway champions London for bringing ‘new juice’ to the British Basketball League. But the in-form Newcastle forward remains confident the Eagles can squeeze an upset win against the star-studded Lions. Top hosts second-bottom at the Copper Box Arena this afternoon with everything pointing towards a comfortable victory for Ryan Schmidt’s title…
Newcastle Eagles live to fight another day after a monster fourth quarter saw off border rivals Caledonia Gladiators at a rocking Vertu Motors Arena. The hosts outscored the 2023 BBL Trophy winners 32-14 during a punishing final period as Ben Mockford lit up from beyond the arc. But it was red-hot Justin Gordon who grabbed…
Despite two more tough losses last weekend the Newcastle Eagles with four games to go still have a shot at the end of season play-offs. Head Coach Marc Steutel still believes in his players and still has hope as he looked forward to tonight’s tough encounter with BBL Trophy winners Caledonia Gladiators in front of…
