With 36 seconds left of the third quarter Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles guard/forward Zoe Willis made a two-point turnaround jump shot to give her side their biggest lead of the night at 60 – 41. Eight minutes and 47 seconds later with 1:49 left to play in the final quarter, Joice Leavold’s two-point jump shot…
Jordan Johnson’s determination down the stretch handed Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles an invaluable European lifeline. The relentless US guard — who shared the MVP honours with Skyler Bowlin — scored the hosts’ last nine points of the game as he kept driving to the line at the death. And Johnson’s Herculean effort means it’s all…
It’s exciting Eagles back-to-back game nights at the Vertu Motors Arena this weekend, as the Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles take on the Nottingham Wildcats in the Women’s British Basketball League in the Saturday evening tip-off. Newcastle will be looking to bounce back after last weekend’s 90 – 75 loss on the road to Leicester Riders….
Rickey McGill has been crowned the Most Valuable Player of the 2023-24 European North Basketball League regular season. Our Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles guard guided his team to a 5-2 record in Group B and a historic trip to the 2024 ENBL Playoffs. McGill has averaged 16.4 points, 5.0 rebounds, 6.6 assists and 3.7 steals…
A pain-free Scott Spencer is poised to play a key role in Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles’ high-pressure run-in as big time European basketball returns to the North East. The US star has missed the bulk of his rookie campaign with the men in black after suffering a painful back injury in pre-season. But after successful…
On the face of it this was another disappointing defeat for the Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles. However, there were lots of positives to take from the final performance and lots of lessons to learn. Perhaps the biggest lessons are that when they are concentrated and determined this Eagles side can play with the best of…
The Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles are on the road again tonight as they travel to Leicester to take on the Riders in another tough Women’s British Basketball League game. It’s less than a week since The Riders stunned The Eagles with a devasting late game run to take a 77 – 57 victory in the…
After a disappointing night less than 24 hours earlier when they lost to Leicester Riders on their home court the Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles were on the road to Nottingham for another Women’s British Basketball League clash. They faced a Wildcats side that had an identical record on 3 wins and 8 loses but a…
The Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles will look back on Saturday night’s home defeat against Leicester Riders, scratch their heads and wonder quite how they came out of it on the back of a 20-point loss. At times Newcastle without doubt played some of their best defensive basketball of the season and until deep in the…
