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…
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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…
Newcastle Eagles picked up where they left off last season with a typically powerful performance on foreign soil. Marc Steutel’s men were the surprise package of the 2023/24 European North Basketball League (ENBL) as they stormed all the way to the playoffs. And if that roster has been reshuffled then the intent remains the same…
Newcastle Eagles must flick the switch to ‘European mode’ and prepare for a bruising battle in Slovakia this week after suffering a first domestic loss of the season. That’s the challenge thrown down by Marc Steutel as the men in black prepare to lock horns with Spišski Rytieri later today. Newcastle’s return to European North…
The 2024/25 Newcastle Eagles tasted defeat for the first time this season going down in a thriller at Ellesmere Port on Sunday night. They went into the game with a perfect 4 – 0 record knowing a win would all but seal them a Trophy Semi-Final spot. But a fourth quarter surge by the home…
Cheshire Phoenix can expect the full force of Newcastle Eagles’ new-found defensive intensity as the visitors seek to stretch their winning start to the season tonight. Marc Steutel’s men bagged a fourth win on the bounce at cross-border rivals Caledonia Gladiators on Friday to sit top of the Super League Basketball Trophy North group. But…
Newcastle Eagles stretched their unbeaten start to the season to four games after delivering another gutsy victory down the stretch. It’s a measure of Marc Steutel’s attention to detail and determination to be better that the club’s frustrated head coach was far from satisfied with another big win against Caledonia Gladiators. But for as long…
Seneca Knight insists the sky’s the limit for fast starters Newcastle Eagles as the men in black continue to set the early-season pace. Last season’s European North Basketball League (ENBL) top scorer travels north of the border tonight with a ‘no fear’ attitude. And Knight is confident Newcastle can do the Trophy double over Caledonia…
Marc Steutel can’t wait to unleash secret weapon Cole Long on Super League Basketball (SLB) with the Canadian stepping up his return to fitness this week. And with two tough away trips inside 48 hours coming up at the weekend, don’t bet against Newcastle Eagles’ summer signing playing some part for the men in black….