Marc Steutel wants more from one of the BBL’s most dynamic all-rounders after a Herculean effort from in-form Hasahn French almost cut Rahmon Fletcher’s Manchester Giants down to size. The muscular 24-year-old added three monster blocks to his 19 points and 18 boards during a breakout display for the men in black. But French cut…
Newcastle Eagles take on Manchester Giants tonight in a sold-out crucial BBL Championship game as they look to kick start a run towards a play-off berth. It’s a match up against a side that contains ex-Eagle legend Rahmon Fletcher and opposition that the Eagles have already lost to twice this season. This time they need…
Justin Gordon is bracing himself for a ‘battle’ with old buddy and former team-mate Rahmon Fletcher this week when Newcastle Eagles lock horns with Manchester Giants. Friday’s Vertu Motors Arena clash marks the homecourt return of Gordon after the US star inked a third deal in as many seasons with the Tynesiders. But ex-Eagle Fletcher…
Marc Steutel is demanding Newcastle Eagles up their defensive effort ahead of this weekend’s Championship double header following a dispiriting defeat in Scotland. And Newcastle’s playcaller will double down on Justin Gordon’s Eagles rehabilitation after the forward failed to spark on his BBL return. The men in black host Rahmon Fletcher’s Manchester Giants this Friday…
Three is the magic number for Justin Gordon as the Newcastle Eagles favourite bids to fire Marc Steutel’s men towards this season’s playoffs. The eye-catching 29-year-old has committed to a third spell in as many years at the Vertu Motors Arena ahead of Friday’s night’s BBL Trophy trip to the Caledonia Gladiators. And Steutel can’t…
The week 15 BBL All-Star Five is led by possibly the performance of the season so far from David Cohn for our Eagles in Friday night’s win over Surrey Scorchers. Cohn receive his a fourth place in the league’s weekly pick this season, moving joint-second in the overall chart. Our Eagles made it three wins in…
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…
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…
