Newcastle Eagles narrowly failed to add to their twenty-eight domestic national basketball titles down in Birmingham on Sunday against London Lions in the SLB Trophy Final. Despite a superb fightback in the second half Lions just edged home by 74-68. Head Coach Marc Steutel was naturally disappointed at the final buzzer as gathered his thoughts…
Newcastle Eagles went out of the SLB Cup on Friday night in the Vertu Arena. A fourth defeat in four games against London Lions 68-94 this season meant it was British basketball’s current premier top-flight side that went through to the semi-final stage. Now Newcastle who have lost seven consecutive games across four different competitions…
Never-say-die Will Neighbour is braced for an emotional and physical rollercoaster in tomorrow’s Super League Basketball Play-Off Final following one of the toughest seasons of his celebrated career. The experienced centre has come in from the cold to contribute key minutes at pivotal stages towards the business end of a challenging campaign. And Neighbour is…
Cole Long insists Newcastle are in it to win it at Manchester tomorrow after the classy Canadian paved the way for a famous playoff win. The Eagles forward returned to Marc Steutel’s starting five in some style after a badly gashed lip at the hands of Leicester Riders ended his regular season early. Long lit…
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…
It was another remarkable win for Newcastle Eagles in The Vertu Motors Arena last Saturday night as they took down highly rated Caledonia Gladiators 81 – 66 in The Super League Championship to follow up the win against previously unbeaten Oaklands Wolves seven days earlier. Head Coach Chloe Gaynor has now guided her side into…
As the Newcastle Eagles prepare to go into the International Women’s Day clash with Caledonia Gladiators in the Vertu Motors Arena on Saturday night Shannon Hatch looked back at last Saturday’s remarkable 86 – 70 victory over the previously unbeaten Oaklands Wolves in the same venue. It was the annual game to promote the franchise…
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Newcastle Eagles women’s excellent 81-75 win over Durham Palatinates las weekend perhaps didn’t garner the full appreciation and respect it deserved. No-one doubted that Head Coach Chloe Gaynor’s side deserved the win but it was against more adversity than perhaps was realised. Kendall Currence who has been a consistent supporting third scorer to the one-two…
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Trey Pulliam concedes there’s a target on his back — but the gutsy guard won’t be fazed by Super League Basketball rivals under orders to pressure the rookie playmaker. Newcastle Eagles’ latest addition heads into Friday night’s Championship showdown with cross-border rivals Caledonia Gladiators keen to extend his club’s winning streak to four games. And…
