Interviewed before the game, Newcastle Eagles head coac Ian MacLeod said that his team and he could only control their own destiny. After a pulsating 40 minutes of basketball that’s exactly what they did down the stretch to win the Eagles’ sixth BBL Cup, the seventh national cup title for the franchise. The Eagles had…
Newcastle Eagles hauled themselves off the bottom of the WBBL Championship table with a heroic win against all the odds in St Albans. Chris Bunten’s under-pressure side snapped a four-game losing streak to clinch a spectacular victory in overtime. And a first league win of the season tasted even sweeter against a backdrop of key…
In different circumstances Mike Morsell might have been midway through his second season in a Newcastle vest and well on his way to securing cult status as an Eagle. Twelve months ago the Maryland native was a permanent fixture in Ian MacLeod’s starting five and a huge crowd favourite among the ECA faithful. But then…
Newcastle Eagles head to Oaklands Wolves next weekend desperate for a change in fortunes following a heavy defeat at the hands of Leicester Riders. Chris Bunten’s winless side remains bottom of the WBBL Championship on the back of a fourth straight league loss. And Newcastle never looked like challenging the 2021 cup finalists after a…
Another satisfying night’s work for the Newcastle Eagles cumulated in them taking an excellent road win at Sheffield in a battle of two in-form sides. Sharks had come into the game having four of their last five whilst Newcastle’s semi-final win at Leicester had only come on Tuesday. For long periods in the first half…
Having contested the last national final of the curtailed 2019-20 season when winning the BBL Trophy, the Newcastle Eagles will contest the first final of the 2020-21 season. They earned their place in the BBL Cup Final after a hard fought but deserved victory over fierce rivals Leicester Riders on the Riders’ home court last…
Basketball is one of those sports where statistics play a huge part. But at the end of the forty minutes there’s only one that really counts and that’s the final score. For Newcastle Eagles last night was a painful final statistic. It brought an end to a five-match winning run during December that had seen…
The Newcastle Eagles will end this difficult year with a smile on their faces after a fifth successive win in all competitions sees them entering the New Year at the top of the British Basketball League. Their latest win was on the road in Glasgow where after a tough first quarter they blew the game…
Newcastle Eagles’ togetherness, toughness and ability has been severely tested over the last eight days but they’ve come flying through them in magnificent style. Four games played and all four won is some achievement and a great early Christmas present. Head coach Ian MacLeod spoke on Friday night after the win over Worcester that Newcastle…
