Christian James is tipping backcourt buddy Trey Pulliam to provide the playoff spark required to propel Newcastle Eagles all the way to another London final. Neither player started the season with the men in black but their combined output in recent weeks has caused quite a stir across Super League Basketball (SLB). And ahead of…
Ambitious students are aiming high thanks to an aspirational scheme matching sport with education. During the last three seasons, the Newcastle Eagles women’s team have been inspiring the next generation by using basketball to boost learning. The club’s Science of Basketball programme focuses on science, technology, engineering and maths — covering topics like percentages, ratios,…
Marc Steutel described the ‘best 10-point loss of his life’ then paid tribute to the never-say-die attitude of a roster ravaged by injuries. Newcastle Eagles can look forward to a mouthwatering playoff quarter-final tie against Manchester Basketball this weekend after securing a fifth-place finish in the Super League Basketball Championship. But just who is fit…
Injury-ravaged Newcastle Eagles lost the battle but won the war as the men in black secured fifth place and a playoff quarter-final against Manchester Basketball. Not for the first time this season, late drama defined an action-packed affair at the Cheshire Oaks Arena. But never-say-die Newcastle managed to avoid the 12-point defeat that would have…
They say that it’s not how you start it’s how you finish. At Maiden Castle, Durham that proved to be true for Newcastle Eagles although to be fair they did start well before powering through the final quarter to complete a league double over their derby rivals. In doing so the Eagles ended the regular…
The 2025 Super League Basketball Play-Offs Quarter-Finals dates and oppositions have been confirmed following culmination the regular season over the weekend. Newcastle Eagles men will face Manchester over two legs, with the first next Friday 2nd May at home before the second away on the May Day Bank Holiday Monday 5th May. In their highest…
A magnificent night in the Vertu Motors Arena ended in triumph for the Newcastle Eagles. After a sensational top-quality 40 minutes of basketball Head Coach Chloe Gaynor’s side took a thrilling win that cemented their place as the third-best team in the standings and the country. The Eagles will now fly into next Saturday night’s…
Marc Steutel will assess his walking wounded ahead of this afternoon’s regular season finale — with Newcastle Eagles struggling to put out a starting five at Cheshire Phoenix. The men in black must avoid defeat by 13 points or more against Larry Austin Jr’s men to cling on to fifth spot and set up a…
Battling Newcastle Eagles lost a first game in four on a night of high drama inside a vocal Vertu Motors Arena. In front of former coach and British basketball legend Fabulous Flournoy — fresh from his latest NBA campaign with the Philadelphia 76ers — the hosts finished the game with just four players. But that…
