A 67-point home loss is not normally cause for optimism for the Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles but Captain Marina Fernandez does believe the 115 – 48 loss to Women’s British Basketball league powerhouse London Lions is also not cause for concern. She knew going into the game it was going to be tough as she…
Five wins on the bounce, four in the British Basketball League, the first time a side in The League has won back-to-back games this season and a move to a 7 – 7 record taking them to sixth in the League standings. It was a superb winning weekend for Marc Steutel and his team and…
Perhaps unsurprisingly the London Lions padded into the Vertu Motors Arena and ruined new Head Coach Matt Newby’s opening stint on the Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles side lines. But Newby is a realist and he knows that a game like this is not one that will define his tenure nor his side’s season. What he…
‘Party-crasher’ Tajh Green is eager to play the spoiler in Scotland by helping the Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles end Caledonia Gladiators’ perfect home record. The improving Eagles face a stern test north of the border tonight as they battle their fierce rivals at the Playsport Arena for the first time. Caledonia have won a magnificent…
It’s a new era and regime tipping off in the Vertu Motors Arena tonight for the Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles Women’s Basketball League side. The visit of powerhouse London Lions who have swept the domestic board in the last two seasons is the toughest start new Head Coach Matt Newby could have for his first…
It is with great sadness that we share the untimely loss of Newcastle Eagles’ director and much-loved former player Ken Nottage, who passed away yesterday aged 64. Nottage had been involved with the club for over four decades after being recruited to the then-Sunderland franchise in 1981. A former England international, Ken spent 14 of his…
A jaw-dropping Jordan Johnson display helped the surging Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles see off the valiant Plymouth City Patriots and extend their winning streak. Last night’s victory was the men in black’s fourth in a row and means they could climb back into the top half if they can overcome rivals Caledonia Gladiators in Scotland…
Drew Lasker insists the combination of a top-three finish and a playoff run is still a realistic goal for the rejuvenated Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles. The men in black will look to earn their fourth win in 10 days tonight against Plymouth City Patriots as they rebound from what ex-Eagles star Lasker called an ‘underwhelming’…
Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles are delighted to announce Matt Newby takes the reins of their Women’s British Basketball League team for the rest of the season. Highly respected throughout British Basketball, Newby brings his formidably basketball CV to the Vertu Motors Arena following last week’s departure of Noelia Cacheiro. Newby comes to Tyneside no stranger to the…
