Newcastle Eagles Academy brought in their first win of the Elite Academy Basketball League (EABL) season at home to BMET Rockets on Wednesday night. A solid forth quarter closeout at the Vertu Motors Arena saw EABL head coach Anthony Reed’s side turnaround an exciting game. Newcastle came out strong on the boards along with some…
Close friends and fierce rivals Marc Steutel and Andreas Kapoulas lock horns in the BBL for the first time this weekend before reprising their roles with Great Britain next month. And former Newcastle favourite Drew Lasker is relishing the opportunity to see one of international basketball’s most dynamic double acts go head to head on…
It was another tough night for Newcastle Eagles Head Coach Marc Steutel and his players on Friday at Sheffield Sharks. Going into their fourth BBL Championship game of the season they were searching for their first league win. Coming out of the game after 40 minutes basketball where defences were well on top, they are…
Noelia Cacheiro revealed Newcastle Eagles found themselves in a painful Catch 22 situation prior to the last gasp postponement of today’s WBBL Cup tie in Essex. A mounting injury list, fresh knocks to key players and visa issues relating to new recruits created the perfect storm ahead of a keenly anticipated clash. And after speaking…
Before the game Newcastle Eagles Head Coach Marc Steutel talked about how his roster was still coming together learning together and getting better every day. He talked about trying to find an Eagles side of basketball and upping their defensive intensity. They managed to do that on the night but unfortunately huge foul trouble across…
Our Eagles allocation for our BBL and WBBL double-header away trip to Sheffield on Sunday 23 October has sold out, but fans can still get discounted tickets to be there with an exclusive promo code from the Sharks’ ticket link. Both our teams will visit the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre with our Eagles facing the…
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the WBBL Cup First Round game between Essex Rebels and Newcastle Eagles will no longer be going ahead as planned tomorrow, Saturday 15 October. An unprecedented number of injuries to the Eagles team in training this week resulted in an inability to field a team. Coaching staff and club management had…
Newcastle Eagles go into tonight’s game at Sheffield Sharks still looking for their first league win of the season The Eagles did pick up a terrific 77-75 win on the road at Plymouth last Sunday but that was in the BBL Cup. So, they’ll be keen to get that first victory in the Championship under…
Great Britain will once again make Newcastle home as they face Serbia in the next stage of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Qualifiers at the Vertu Motors Arena on Friday 11 November. The fixture announcement continues a consistent run of sold-out crowds in the national team’s previous outings in the North East. It will…
