A very disappointing night in the Vertu Motors Arena for Head Coach Matt Newby and his Eagles players ended in an overtime loss at the first hurdle in the Betty Codona Trophy. Going into the game Newcastle were confident about progressing to the next stage of the competition having home court advantage against a side…
Short-handed Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles bounced back from an energy-sapping loss in London to throw their British Basketball League Trophy group wide open. Marc Steutel’s men approached tip off against Manchester Giants without the big four of Josh Ward-Hibbert, Devin Whitfield, Will Neighbour and Scott Spencer. And the men in black found themselves 10-2 down…
The Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles tipped off their 2024 British Basketball League Trophy campaign down in The Copper Box against the formidable London Lions. The end analysis will show a 22-point defeat which looks comfortable for London. But until the final quarter it was anything but as a seriously short-handed Eagles side gave a committed,…
A Tajh Green-inspired Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles surged to victory against the Plymouth City Patriots to bring the festive cheer to another full house. The final Vertu Motors Arena fixture of 2023 saw Paul James’ side become the latest British Basketball League team to attempt to bully the men in black on their own patch….
It seems the most consistent thing about this season’s Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles British Basketball League side is their inconsistency. Although to be fair you could mention their unpredictability as well as their definite ability to entertain. When Marc Steutel’s side went on a seven-match winning run during November it seemed that the much-lauded summer…
Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles failed to gather in the festive cheer as they slipped to a defeat on the road in Oaklands on Saturday night. In a pivotal game in the standings it was the hungrier Wolves that held sway throughout the 40 minutes. Eagles wing player Zoe Willis had talked prior to the game…
Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles latest European adventure took them to the outskirts of northern Bucharest in Romania to take on the Group B Leaders CSO Vountari. In the end despite a valiant effort from Marc Steutel’s short handed roster it was the home side that consolidated their lead at the top of the standings moving…
On paper this game seemed a formality for the new-look Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles Women’s British Basketball League side. They faced a Cardiff Met Archers team that had lost all four previous League games and were struggling to find any form. The Eagles meanwhile came into the game on the back of a home win…
Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles slipped to a second successive homecourt defeat as another physical fixture was decided down the stretch. Malcolm Delpeche levelled the scores at 63-63 with the first basket of the fourth quarter before battling Bristol Flyers turned the game on its head. The visitors went on an 11-0 tear to establish an…
