Newcastle Eagles WBBL made it three wins in a row albeit over three different calendar months to secure a place in the Trophy Quarter Finals. It will mean a last eight matchup against Essex Rebels on a date and venue to be confirmed. The Eagles win over the Nottingham Wildcats was the second time they’ve…
David Cohn has revealed how hitting the books is helping him write a brand new chapter in the storied history of British basketball’s most successful franchise. The 27-year-old exploded off 31 points in just 31 minutes to sentence basement club Surrey Scorchers to a 79-72 defeat on Friday. And Cohn’s sparkling form has coincided with…
The WBBL returns to the court this weekend in spectacular style with a unique and inventive event that promises a cracking weekend of women’s basketball, writes Jeff King 16 elite teams across the UK will make their way to University of Essex, Colchester, to compete in the WBBL Trophy First Round hoping of making it…
Marc Steutel marvelled at David Cohn’s matchwinning display against Surrey Scorchers before hailing his side’s most complete defensive display of the season. An explosive performance from Newcastle’s pocket rocket playmaker scorched bottom club Surrey and kept the Eagles’ playoff hopes alive. But if the headline stat was Cohn’s 31 points in 31 minutes then head…
Newcastle Eagles go into tonight’s crucial BBL Championship clash against Surrey Scorchers desperate to pick up their first win of the New Year. They could have been going into the game looking for a fourth successive win had they managed to defeat Manchester Giants on New Years Day in Lancashire. But, once again, despite a…
Javion Hamlet hammered home the points in our Eagles two games spanning the New Year mark last week to earn his second appearance in the BBL’s Week 14 All-Star Five. Hamlet holds top billing in the BBL right now, setting the place for 2023 as the league’s leading scorer after being unstoppable in our Eagles’…
There will be no consolation for Head Coach Marc Steutel that his team took part in a thrilling high-scoring game of basketball in Manchester last night after they came up just short of making it three wins in a row. Having seen off Surrey and Caledonia in their last two games this New Years Day…
Javion Hamlet is convinced Newcastle have started to turn the corner in their bid to transform a losing season into a winning campaign. The BBL’s breakout star locks horns with two-time MVP and former Eagles favourite Rahmon Fletcher in Manchester tonight. But Hamlet heads to the North West ready to add to his Hollywood highlights…
Javion ‘Hollywood’ Hamlet took centre stage as Newcastle Eagles bagged back-to-back wins for the first time this season. But if all the talk was of another stellar display from the BBL’s breakout performer then there was more to this vital victory than a 34-point Hamlet highlights reel. Newcastle’s supporting cast — led by the ageless…
