Marc Steutel might have returned one of the most dynamic players of the modern era after sealing a deal for homecoming hero Justin Gordon. But ahead of tonight’s cross border clash at Caledonia Gladiators, the Newcastle Eagles playcaller has already settled on his on-court leader. And after in-form David Cohn rocketed into this week’s BBL…
Newcastle Eagles go into The Big One tonight against a strong Leicester Riders on a three-match winning run. The sold-out top-flight women’s basketball tip-off is set to see the club break the league attendance record once again this evening after 1,122 turned out to the first Big One just under a year ago. Our Eagles’…
Three is the magic number for Justin Gordon as the Newcastle Eagles favourite bids to fire Marc Steutel’s men towards this season’s playoffs. The eye-catching 29-year-old has committed to a third spell in as many years at the Vertu Motors Arena ahead of Friday’s night’s BBL Trophy trip to the Caledonia Gladiators. And Steutel can’t…
Chloe Gaynor promised Newcastle’s powerful frontcourt trio will put the ‘Big’ into The Big One as top-flight women’s basketball takes centre stage this Friday. The homecourt Eagles host high flying Leicester Riders looking to set a WBBL attendance record for the second successive season. And all eyes will be on Gaynor and fellow bigs Nette…
As the WBBL returned for the New Year with a packed weekend of Trophy first round action played centrally at the Essex Sports Arena, the week 13 All-Star Five sees an Eagle flying straight in after a huge double-double to open 2023. Antoinette Lewis has made her second showing in the weekly team after her 19 points…
The week 15 BBL All-Star Five is led by possibly the performance of the season so far from David Cohn for our Eagles in Friday night’s win over Surrey Scorchers. Cohn receive his a fourth place in the league’s weekly pick this season, moving joint-second in the overall chart. Our Eagles made it three wins in…
Newcastle Eagles WBBL made it three wins in a row albeit over three different calendar months to secure a place in the Trophy Quarter Finals. It will mean a last eight matchup against Essex Rebels on a date and venue to be confirmed. The Eagles win over the Nottingham Wildcats was the second time they’ve…
David Cohn has revealed how hitting the books is helping him write a brand new chapter in the storied history of British basketball’s most successful franchise. The 27-year-old exploded off 31 points in just 31 minutes to sentence basement club Surrey Scorchers to a 79-72 defeat on Friday. And Cohn’s sparkling form has coincided with…
The WBBL returns to the court this weekend in spectacular style with a unique and inventive event that promises a cracking weekend of women’s basketball, writes Jeff King 16 elite teams across the UK will make their way to University of Essex, Colchester, to compete in the WBBL Trophy First Round hoping of making it…
