Newcastle Eagles produced a spectacular opening home night performance in the Vertu Arena on Friday night to take their first Super League Basketball (SLB) Championship win of the 2026/27 season. The Eagles came out flying and were relentless throughout the 40 minutes as they blew Bristol Flyers away 94 – 68. It was in particular…
Newcastle Eagles picked up their first Super League Basketball (SLB) Championship win of the 2026/27 season with an excellent opening home game performance against a much-vaunted Bristol Flyers side on Friday night. It was an exciting front-foot display that had the packed Vertu Arena crowd on their feet. The fans responded with their loud and…
Newcastle Eagles men’s side tip-off their Super League Basketball (SLB) home season on Friday night in the Vertu Arena at 7:30pm with a tough match-up against a strong Bristol Flyers outfit. The Eagles looking to bounce back after Sunday’s close 84 – 76 loss at London Lions. Despite the defeat to the all-conquering Lions in…
Newcastle Eagles ended their regular season schedule down in Bristol on Sunday with a 94-75 loss. On the face of it a disappointing way to end a frustrating season. But this was a game where they were in the contest until half-time and then circumstances conspired against them. As Head Coach Marc Steutel explained in…
Newcastle Eagles’ regular season came to a disappointing losing end down in the South West on Sunday afternoon. They went down to a 94-75 defeat against Bristol Flyers but there were mitigating circumstances. Marc Steutel’s men turned up to play without both Deion Hammond and Ray’Sean Taylor who were inactive on the roster for the…
Newcastle Eagles will finish eighth in the SLB standings for the 2025/26 regular season after a thrilling but ultimately unsuccessful double-overtime 94-86 loss to Leicester Riders in the Vertu Arena on Friday night. It means a two-legged play-off quarter final tie against the regular season champions London Lions who have also won the SLB Trophy…
Here come the Eagles! A fabulous performance on the road down at Bristol gave them a third successive win in the SLB Championship and made for a superb double-winning weekend. Newcastle’s aggressive zone defence the key to their victory. That defence forced 18 turnovers from which they garnered 23 points as Head Coach Marc Steutel’s…
Newcastle Eagles although under strength produced a great team performance to take down Cheshire Phoenix in the Vertu Arena on Friday night 108-97. Aussie guard Mitch Clarke who had 17 points in the game gave his reflections on the win. “It was a high paced high tempo game. Cheshire always like to get out and…
On a dramatic night in the Vertu Arena it was the away side, Bristol that came away with the spoils after a thrilling game of basketball that will offer many reflections for both sides. It was hard-fought throughout with Eagles just unable to come up with the win in a game that went to overtime….
