Newcastle Eagles overturned a 20-point deficit to pull off the most famous win of the Vertu Motors Arena era and keep their playoff hopes alive. A delayed tip-off, damaged basket and Leicester’s lack of discipline added to the drama as the most unpredictable of BBL clashes reached its dizzying denouement. And as the clock ticked…
Marc Steutel blamed poor decision making down the stretch on another heartbreaking loss as Newcastle Eagles let slip a 17-point lead against Bristol Flyers. The hosts finally delivered on the defensive intensity lacking for long periods of a frustrating campaign. But Newcastle’s offence dried up with the winning line in sight as the Eagles managed…
Lightning struck twice for luckless Newcastle as another narrow loss on the road capped a miserable weekend for Marc Steutel’s men. The crestfallen Eagles returned to Tyneside with nothing to show from two winnable games at Bristol and Plymouth. But Steutel will look back on a fruitless 825-mile round trip with a mixture of frustration…
Newcastle Eagles travelled to the Ellesmere Port Sporting Village yesterday to take on a tough Cheshire Phoenix side that were in the top four of the BBL table. Phoenix had only lost twice on the home court this season so it was always going to be a tough ask for Head Coach Marc Steutel’s men….
It would be easy to say this was a game all about the final quarter and the magnificent performance the Newcastle Eagles produced in the last ten minutes of a pulsating basketball game. But, the three quarters that went before had a lot to do with the platform set for that final huge effort from…
Newcastle Eagles BBL side completed another pointless weekend which damages their play-off hopes with a defeat on the road in Bristol yesterday. There are still plenty of games and points to play for this season but Marc Steutel’s men need to start winning soon. It was always going to be a tough assignment travelling down…
Marc Steutel wants more from one of the BBL’s most dynamic all-rounders after a Herculean effort from in-form Hasahn French almost cut Rahmon Fletcher’s Manchester Giants down to size. The muscular 24-year-old added three monster blocks to his 19 points and 18 boards during a breakout display for the men in black. But French cut…
The most successful franchise in BBL Trophy history will have to wait for a record-breaking eighth title after Newcastle Eagles were dumped out of this season’s competition by cross-border rivals Caledonia Gladiators. On a night when Marc Steutel’s men couldn’t buy a three-pointer — shooting just three from 24 from downtown — the visitors allowed…
Marc Steutel marvelled at David Cohn’s matchwinning display against Surrey Scorchers before hailing his side’s most complete defensive display of the season. An explosive performance from Newcastle’s pocket rocket playmaker scorched bottom club Surrey and kept the Eagles’ playoff hopes alive. But if the headline stat was Cohn’s 31 points in 31 minutes then head…
