Marc Steutel has paid tribute to his beaten up roster after the men in black toughed it out to keep their British Basketball League Trophy campaign alive. The short-handed Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles defeated Manchester Giants 92-78 just 24 hours after slipping to defeat in London. And Steutel’s six-man rotation dug deep to cut their…
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…
They may not have played for three weeks on the court but the Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles have not been idle of the court. After signing point guard Lauren Saiki and forward Tierra Hodges they’ve moved to add another player to the roster with the return of a fan’s favourite. Guard Rachael Bland has returned…
It’s been three weeks since the Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles played and lost their last match in the Women’s British Basketball League. Three weeks to relax, re-group and re-assess before tonight’s first round Betty Cordona Trophy match-up against Nottingham Wildcats. A lot of the squad including American Power Forward Katie Nolan took the opportunity to…
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…
Ahead of tonight’s British Basketball League Trophy fixture against Manchester Giants at the Vertu Motors Arena, Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles have opted to issue the following injury update: Josh Ward-Hibbert Unspecified injury. Josh has been playing through pain for a number of weeks now and the club is keen to give him the rehabilitation time…
Marc Steutel has pleaded with British Basketball League bosses to take a fresh look at the fixture list after expressing fears that player welfare is at stake. Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles tip off against Manchester Giants at the Vertu Motors Arena tonight less than 24 hours after last night’s clash in London was due to…
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,…
The British Basketball League today proudly announced a new broadcast partnership with Bally Sports, a deal that will bring the excitement of British basketball to more regional audiences across the U.S. Home to America’s most comprehensive regional sports media rights portfolio, with 18 owned and operated regional sports networks (RSNs), Bally Sports will offer two…
