If it’s true that you learn more about yourself in adversity than you do in triumph then Newcastle Eagles will have learned a lot about themselves after Sunday’s mauling at Leicester Riders in the SLB Championship. It’s advantage Leicester in the league situation after the home side swept all four quarters and put in a…
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Sooner or later the Newcastle Eagles, under new head coach Chloe Gaynor will lose a game. It’s inevitable. But for now, they continue to ride the honeymoon period under their new play-caller. Saturday’s 81 – 73 home win over Essex Rebels making it three out of three for player-coach Gaynor. This was a tough game…
Newcastle Eagles’ six-game winning streak was finally snapped as Valmiera Glass VIA closed out a tight affair in Latvia. The men in black headed east buoyed by a 100 per cent record in this season’s European North Basketball League (ENBL). But Seneca Knight’s former club stayed strong down the stretch to throw Group A wide…
Newcastle Eagles stretched their winning streak to six games — gaining a critical advantage in this season’s two-legged Trophy semi-final tie. But head coach Marc Steutel cut a frustrated figure on the final buzzer as the hot and cold hosts surrendered a 17-point lead to allow Leicester Riders back in. Rob Paternostro’s men dominated the…
Marc Steutel hailed the ‘electric’ finish to a sparkling Newcastle Eagles display as the comeback kings erased a 17-point fourth quarter deficit to clinch a franchise-defining win. The men in black won 27 trophies on their way to becoming British basketball’s most successful side under Fabulous Flournoy and Ian MacLeod. But make no mistake —…
It’s two wins from two games for new Eagles Head Coach Chloe Gaynor after her players put in a solid all-round performance against a London Lions side that are a pale shadow of the all-conquering pride of the last few seasons. Coming into the game Gaynor had made her players aware that whilst a home…
Not for the first time this season gritty Newcastle Eagles closed out a nerve-jangling win down the stretch to topple fierce rivals Cheshire Phoenix on Tyneside. The visitors headed to the Vertu Motors Arena with a 2-0 record over the men in black after both teams qualified for the Trophy semi-finals. But a near flawless…
Newcastle Eagles produced a superb team performance to deservedly take a massive road win in Poland on Tuesday night. A fourth successive win in Group A to maintain their 100% European record and put them on a 4 – 0 standing alongside CSO Voluntari and Valmeria Glass Via. Those three sides leading the way in…
No game for five weeks including a week when practice and an away game at Durham Palatinates had to be cancelled. Head Coach Matt Newby stepping down and only replaced on Thursday afternoon by current player Chloe Gaynor moving into a player-coach role. Manchester 3 wins 1 loss on the season and at home and…