A blazing hot Ben Mockford couldn’t prevent champions London Lions putting on a BBL masterclass at a packed Vertu Motors Arena as playoff hoops returned to Tyneside. Newcastle’s in-form guard led his team with 31 points, shooting 73 per cent from the field, to deliver one of the best individual performances in Eagles history. But…
Kyle Johnson is convinced he can turn the tables on his former coach and cause one of the biggest upsets in BBL history. Newcastle Eagles’ in-form guard won a Championship alongside London Lions’ playcaller Ryan Schmidt in Canada last summer. But there will be no room for niceties tonight as the former Brampton Honey Badgers…
Bravehearts Newcastle will play through the pain barrier and battle hard as the beaten up Eagles bid to overcome their biggest test yet. That’s the pledge from playcaller Marc Steutel 48 hours out from Friday’s crunch quarter-final first leg clash against champions London Lions. Newcastle’s head coach hopes the mental boost of making the BBL…
The final week of the BBL Championship regular season turned was a nail-biter to the finish and saw our Eagles go through to the post-season after two gripping road wins. Topping off Play-Off qualification is seeing two Eagles in the BBL’s All-Star Five for the second week in a row. As our Eagles finished the…
Our BBL team tip-off at home against the London Lions in the first leg of the 2023 Play-Offs Quarter-Finals this coming Friday 28 April at 7:30pm.
Newcastle Eagles completed one of the most remarkable comebacks in British Basketball League history to book their place in the 2023 playoffs. Seemingly down and out for most of the season, Marc Steutel’s do-or-die warriors left it late to join the post-season party. But a 90-68 win at Plymouth City Patriots saw the UK’s most…
It’s win or go home for Newcastle Eagles this afternoon as the men in black head to Plymouth City Patriots seeking to secure post-season basketball against all the odds. The struggling Tynesiders have been staring up at the top eight all season after winning just 10 of their 35 BBL Championship games. But a nine-point…
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…
