Newcastle Eagles opening tip-off of the 2025/26 season’s Super League Basketball (SLB) Trophy competition against Caledonia Gladiators will now take place on Sunday 7 December. The move of this away trip over the border to Caledonia from its originally scheduled date of Sunday 9 November means that the Eagles’ Trophy progression will be sealed inside…
Head Coach Marc Steutel and his men’s Newcastle Eagles head north of the border to open their SLB campaign for 2025/26. East Kilbride is the destination, PlaySport Arena is the venue and Caledonia Gladiators are the opponents. A tough opening fixture for Steutel and his charges in what is always a fiercely contested rivalry that…
Shorthanded Newcastle Eagles struggled to respond to the absence of key men Mike Okauru and Malcolm Delpeche as border raiders Caledonia Gladiators executed the perfect smash and grab raid on Tyneside. The hosts started slowly and finished tentatively as Jonny Bunyan’s men dominated the first and fourth quarters. And Newcastle need to find a way…
Connectivity and chemistry will be key — as Newcastle Eagles tackle a stretch of three games in five days against the backdrop of an ill-timed injury crisis. That’s the verdict of head coach Marc Steutel as the men in black prepare to face Caledonia Gladiators for the seventh time this season. And the hosts will…
Following Sheffield Sharks’ progression to the SLB Cup Final in order to release them from their Championship fixture that week as per league rules the following changes of opposition have been confirmed. In total, three our Newcastle Eagles’ Men’s SLB Championship games have changed line-ups. Tickets already purchased for our fixtures are valid for the…
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‘Money’ Mike Okauru cashed in a season-high 40 points to save Newcastle Eagles from a shock defeat before telling stunned team-mates: “You can bank on me!” The in-form guard carried the men in black on his back for the bulk of a nail biting overtime clash against basement strugglers Caledonia Gladiators. And Okauru flew home…
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Money Mike Okauru banked a season-high 40 points as the US star’s rich vein of scoring form ended Caledonia Gladiators’ hopes of a shock win on Tyneside. Super League Basketball’s basement club travelled south of the border on the back of a dismal 1-4 record against Newcastle Eagles in all competitions this season. But gritty…
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Key disruptor Malcolm Delpeche has been described as the ‘Dennis Rodman of Newcastle Eagles’ as the relentless big man continues to do the dirty work for the in-form Tynesiders. The forward’s commitment to the cause has won warm praise from head coach Marc Steutel on the back of three successive wins. And Delpeche’s never-say-die attitude…
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Newcastle Eagles failed to pull off another dramatic win down the stretch as a rebooted Caledonia Gladiators dumped the men in black out of the SLB Cup. The battling hosts overturned a 17-point deficit to lead for the first time with fewer than three minutes on the clock. And it looked like ‘Money’ Mike Okauru…
