The Newcastle Eagles finally “got the monkey off their back” according to Aussie Point Guard Mitch Clarke as they celebrated a first win in nine games at The Vertu Arena on Friday night. Their 92 – 89 victory over Surrey 89ers was not pretty and they had to dig really tough but they did hold…
A disastrous final ten minutes condemned the Newcastle Eagles to an eighth consecutive defeat in all competitions. In a game where they won the first three quarters it was the one last period that the Sharks won that made all the difference. In losing the Eagles slipped to a 2-win 8 loss in the League…
An explosive end to a tight contest from the home team from Thessaloniki sealed a bonfire night disappointment for the Newcastle Eagles after they sparkled early on and threatened to come away from Greece with a big win. In the end the fireworks produced by Iraklis were too hot for The Eagles to handle as…
Not quite a frightful night in the Halloween showdown for the Eagles against the Flyers but a scary worrying trend with another defeat that will send shivers down Head Coach Marc Steutel’s spine. The Eagles slipped to a sixth consecutive defeat and their fifth in a row in the Super League Basketball (SLB) Championship. A…
The Newcastle Eagles tipped off their third successive European North Basketball League campaign on Tuesday night in The Vertu Arena. Their opponents and visitors were a familiar rival making their first trip to Newcastle, Dziki Warszawa of Poland’s top-flight Oblen League. Newcastle had actually crossed swords with The Poles twice last season in the 2024/25…
A much-improved competitive performance from Friday night’s loss at Leicester almost say Marc Steutel’s Newcastle Eagles put an end to their losing streak. However despite better defence and spreading the scoring load they still came up a little short in a battling effort that they took all the way. They say in a team performance…
The end analysis will show a loss in the L column for Newcastle and a third successive SLB Championship defeat in a row. A statistic no-one involved whether it be coaching staff, players or even fans. What needs to be addressed is how to reverse the trend and quickly. Especially as The Eagles face another…
The end analysis is of course another loss in the L column and a second successive SLB Championship defeat that takes the Newcastle Eagles to a 2 – 2 level record after four games played. Perhaps the more in-depth analysis that will follow will give Coach Marc Steutel positives to take. A question only his…
The Newcastle Eagles came up just short of making it three wins from three in the SLB Championship on Sunday after going down to their first League defeat in Sheffield. It was a game that won’t live long in the mind of basketball purists but it was intense throughout and as hard-fought as they come….
