The Newcastle Eagles still outside the play-off positions as the BBL Season goes deep into February have another tough weekend on the road. They go to Plymouth to take on The Patriots on Sunday afternoon but before that have a date in Bristol tonight. The old adage of taking it one game at a time comes…
Newcastle Eagles BBL side completed another pointless weekend which damages their play-off hopes with a defeat on the road in Bristol yesterday. There are still plenty of games and points to play for this season but Marc Steutel’s men need to start winning soon. It was always going to be a tough assignment travelling down…
Can Newcastle’s French revolution bring down Bristol’s King? That’s the question on every fan’s lips as second hosts second bottom in this afternoon’s big BBL clash. Eagles star Hasahn French heads south fresh from dropping a monster double double on Manchester Giants. But fellow former G Leaguer VJ King heads into an eye-catching fixture full…
He may have only been in Newcastle for a few weeks, but it’s safe to say David Cohn is loving everything Tyneside has to offer. The Newcastle Eagles point guard arrived at the Vertu Motors Arena in mid-September to join coach Marc Steutel’s squad after spending last season with Wiha Panthers Schwenningen in Germany’s ProA…
Two of our Eagles have received nods in this week’s BBL All-Star Five, led by David Cohn after his stand-out shooting in Friday night’s win over Bristol Flyers. Cohn helped the team get their first league win of the season on the board by inflicting a first defeat on Bristol. The point guard produced a…
Newcastle Eagles snapped their four-match BBL Championship losing streak with a thrilling 89-78 victory over Bristol Flyers. After the club’s worst start to a league season since 1991, new head coach Marc Steutel’s side put in a display that combined highlight-reel flair with dogged determination to finally break their duck. Guard David Cohn was the…
On paper it’s hard to make out a case for the Newcastle Eagles tonight as they go into the BBL Championship game against unbeaten Bristol Flyers at The Vertu Motors Arena, writes Jeff King. The Flyers have played four, won four including victories over Manchester Giants and Leicester Riders. Newcastle meanwhile have played four and…
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…
Newcastle’s playoff destiny is no longer in their own hands after the battling Eagles suffered an agonising last-second loss at Bristol Flyers last night. A thrilling clash was tied at 81-81 with 26 seconds on the clock and it looked like advantage Newcastle after Trejon Jacob rimmed out with the second of two free throws….
