Newcastle Eagles Academy brought in their first win of the Elite Academy Basketball League (EABL) season at home to BMET Rockets on Wednesday night. A solid forth quarter closeout at the Vertu Motors Arena saw EABL head coach Anthony Reed’s side turnaround an exciting game. Newcastle came out strong on the boards along with some…
Close friends and fierce rivals Marc Steutel and Andreas Kapoulas lock horns in the BBL for the first time this weekend before reprising their roles with Great Britain next month. And former Newcastle favourite Drew Lasker is relishing the opportunity to see one of international basketball’s most dynamic double acts go head to head on…
Eagles U16 Boys swoop into next round of the Cup Newcastle Eagles U16 boys celebrated moving into the next round of the Cup on Sunday afternoon with a hard-fought 80-64 success against their namesakes York Eagles. The margin of victory was flattering for the hosts who to their credit, did find another gear in the…
It was another tough night for Newcastle Eagles Head Coach Marc Steutel and his players on Friday at Sheffield Sharks. Going into their fourth BBL Championship game of the season they were searching for their first league win. Coming out of the game after 40 minutes basketball where defences were well on top, they are…
Noelia Cacheiro revealed Newcastle Eagles found themselves in a painful Catch 22 situation prior to the last gasp postponement of today’s WBBL Cup tie in Essex. A mounting injury list, fresh knocks to key players and visa issues relating to new recruits created the perfect storm ahead of a keenly anticipated clash. And after speaking…
Before the game Newcastle Eagles Head Coach Marc Steutel talked about how his roster was still coming together learning together and getting better every day. He talked about trying to find an Eagles side of basketball and upping their defensive intensity. They managed to do that on the night but unfortunately huge foul trouble across…
Stability is the key for Marc Steutel as Newcastle Eagles’ head coach prepares to consign an unsettling period of flux to the history books. Donovan Johnson represents the penultimate piece in a puzzle that’s proved tough to solve during the first few weeks of an unexpectedly challenging roster-wide reset. And after the US star touched…
Newcastle Eagles 51 – 41 Manchester Mystics 3 The Eagles took to the court to play Mystics in their first home game of the season, looking to extend their winning streak after last weeks victory. The first quarter set the tone for the whole game, as the Eagles were in for a much tougher match…
It was a tough Sunday outing for the Eagles U16 Boys as they went down 89-41 to an older and physically dominant Manchester Giants team. Despite an encouraging and competitive start which witnessed the home side take only a modest 21-14 advantage, the second period was a different story as the hosts turned up the…
