Wednesday night the Newcastle Eagles lost their sixth successive SLB Championship game down in Manchester 105-79 after a dramatic second half collapse. At the half Manchester had been 39-35 ahead but those initial twenty minutes gave no real hint of what was to come. In the final two periods of basketball the Eagles lost the…
After a ten-day break, the Newcastle Eagles will return to the court on Wednesday night down in Manchester looking to break a five-match SLB Championship losing streak. Last time out it was a devasting loss on the final play of the game 102-100 to Leicester Riders. The Eagles have in in that run of defeat…
Newcastle Eagles go into their home Super League Basketball Women’s Championship game at the Vertu Arena against a very tough B. Braun Sheffield Hatters side buoyed by last week’s 105-53 win on the road at Cardiff. Head Coach Chloe Gaynor referred to that game and her thoughts following it as her side prepare to return…
Newcastle Eagles astonishing 128-68 win in the ENBL game against BK Olomoucko on Friday night was not enough to help them qualify for the end of season play-offs in that competition, but it was a morale-boosting win to take to Leicester on Sunday afternoon. Ray’Sean Taylor led the way for Newcastle with 38-points, and the…
Newcastle Eagles flew down to Wales on Friday in readiness to return to SLB Championship action against Cardiff Met Archers on Saturday afternoon. It’s been a torrid couple of weeks for Head Coach Chloe Gaynor and her injury-ravaged squad. Such was the extent of the injury crisis that the SLB and Manchester Basketball agreed to…
Newcastle Eagles go into Friday night’s home European North Basketball League (ENBL) match-up against BK Olomoucko of Czechia looking to bounce back from the disappointment of last Sunday’s Super League Basketball (SLB) Trophy Final loss against London Lions. The Eagles still have a mathematical chance of qualifying for the round of 16 play-off stages, but…
For Newcastle Eagles the SLB Trophy Final on Sunday afternoon makes it thirty-three finals in 30 years, and they are looking for their 29th National title as they go against a tough London Lions outfit. It is a remarkable achievement and legacy for the UK’s most storied top level basketball franchise. Last year’s win in…
At was another disappointing for Head Coach Marc Steutel and his players in Latvia with a 96-88 loss against Rigas Zelli. A result that almost certainly ends the Eagles interest in this year’s ENBL competition. The Eagles played well for long patches and actually led briefly in the final quarter. Then the fates seemed to…
The Newcastle Eagles are on their European adventures once again on Wednesday. They play Rigas Zelli of Latvia in their latest European North Basketball League qualifying round game. Newcastle still looking to break their duck in the ENBL this season and are currently 0-4 in the competition. They go into the game not just hoping…
