Ultimately a basketball game is played over four quarters and forty minutes and not decided until the final buzzer. But somewhere within those times and periods there are decisive moments. For The Eagles that came early in this game. Cheshire this season have been almost everyone’s surprise package. Few would have tipped them to be…
Sparks will fly when Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles seek to seize the initiative in this season’s Championship series against British Basketball League Trophy winners Cheshire Phoenix. That’s the verdict of firebrand guard Larry Austin Jr and head coach Marc Steutel with both predicting another feisty affair between two fierce rivals. Newcastle head to Cheshire tonight…
Marc Steutel insists Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles can become a formidable force in the British Basketball League after the short-handed men in black forced their way back into the Championship’s top four. An eye-catching 113-91 win at Cheshire Phoenix on Sunday underlined the potential at the heart of this season’s remodelled roster. And Newcastle have…
It seems the most consistent thing about this season’s Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles British Basketball League side is their inconsistency. Although to be fair you could mention their unpredictability as well as their definite ability to entertain. When Marc Steutel’s side went on a seven-match winning run during November it seemed that the much-lauded summer…
Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles are sweating on the fitness of key man Darius Defoe ahead of Sunday’s tough trip to Cheshire Phoenix. The men in black are already missing big man Will Neighbour and all-rounder Scott Spencer as they prepare to face this season’s surprise package. But Defoe must be a doubt after British basketball’s…
Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles fly into Europe for the first time next week on the back of a first defeat of the domestic season. Cheshire Phoenix dug in during a scrappy fourth quarter to stun the Vertu Motors Arena faithful. And Marc Steutel must rally his troops and hit the reset button ahead of Wednesday’s…
Larry Austin Jr is loving life at Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles after embracing the steepest learning curve of his hoops career. The ex-Cheshire Phoenix favourite lines up against his former club tonight as one of three experienced British Basketball League playmakers pacing the home-court roster. And Austin Jr is fully embracing the opportunity to grow…
Will Neighbour has challenged his team mates to keep the good times rolling as big time Friday night basketball makes its long-awaited return to the Vertu Motors Arena this week. Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles’ sharp shooting centre suits up against former club Cheshire Phoenix as the hosts bid to go 3-0 for the season. And…
Marc Steutel has finally got his man after completing a year-long chase to sign flamboyant guard Larry Austin Jr. Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles snapped up the two-time Cheshire Phoenix flyer 12 months after narrowly failing in an initial bid to bring Austin Jr north. And Steutel is confident his newest recruit will add a fresh…
