It was five and out for Head Coach Chloe Gaynor and her players down at Sheffield yesterday afternoon. The fifth time Newcastle Eagles had faced the Sheffield Hatters this season and unfortunately the fifth loss to an excellent Sheffield side. It meant a season ending loss for the Eagles in difficult and disappointing circumstances as…
Newcastle Eagles’ Magnificent Seven punched their ticket to the 2025 playoff final in sensational fashion to send top seed London Lions packing. Injury ravaged and exhausted following a gruelling 60-game season, Marc Steutel’s never-say-die warriors somehow found the energy to rack up the most famous of wins. And in a final set to roll back…
Money’ Mike Okauru underlined his exceptional value to Newcastle Eagles by leading the fifth seed Tynesiders to a sensational road win at number one ranked London Lions. The US sharpshooter led voting in the Molten All-League Team of the Year selections in the build-up to a mouthwatering playoff semi-final tie. And Okauru utterly eclipsed next…
Somehow, someway the Newcastle Eagles survived a huge final quarter onslaught from Manchester Basketball to extend their season and move through to the semi finals of the End of Season Play-Offs. They will face Champions London Lions next weekend in that two-legged semi-final. The first leg will be in London at The Copperbox on Friday…
The Newcastle Eagles survived an extremely tough encounter with a talented Essex Rebels side to eventually force their way into the Play-Off Semi stage after a great game of basketball. It sets up a game in Sheffield next Sunday against The Hatters for the right to go to the O2 on Sunday May 18th. A…
Cole Long enjoyed the sweet taste of playoff success after returning to Newcastle’s starting five and sparking a quarter-final first leg win against Manchester. Just seven days earlier the Canadian all-rounder had been rushed to hospital with blood pouring from a serious gash to his top lip, as the Eagles lost out to Leicester. But…
Marc Steutel described the ‘best 10-point loss of his life’ then paid tribute to the never-say-die attitude of a roster ravaged by injuries. Newcastle Eagles can look forward to a mouthwatering playoff quarter-final tie against Manchester Basketball this weekend after securing a fifth-place finish in the Super League Basketball Championship. But just who is fit…
Injury-ravaged Newcastle Eagles lost the battle but won the war as the men in black secured fifth place and a playoff quarter-final against Manchester Basketball. Not for the first time this season, late drama defined an action-packed affair at the Cheshire Oaks Arena. But never-say-die Newcastle managed to avoid the 12-point defeat that would have…
They say that it’s not how you start it’s how you finish. At Maiden Castle, Durham that proved to be true for Newcastle Eagles although to be fair they did start well before powering through the final quarter to complete a league double over their derby rivals. In doing so the Eagles ended the regular…
