Fired-up Newcastle Eagles snapped a five-game winless streak to throw this year’s Championship title race wide open. A 93-90 victory against third-placed Leicester Riders reignited the home side’s top four challenge. And there was double joy for Marc Steutel’s men after second-placed Sheffield Sharks slipped up on the road at Manchester. Sensational Seneca Knight led…
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Marc Steutel expects rough diamond De’Sean Allen-Eikens to take 2025 by storm after reaffirming his faith in the explosive rookie. Newcastle’s all-action American has emerged as one of the breakout stars of Super League Basketball after signing for the men in black last summer. But Allen-Eikens was quieter than usual towards the end of December…
Josh Ward-Hibbert insists SLB Trophy finalists Newcastle Eagles retain 100 per cent belief in themselves and the process despite December’s dip in form. The men in black stretched their winless streak to five games on Friday night following a narrow loss to top four rivals Sheffield Sharks. And it doesn’t get any easier for Newcastle…
AGGREGATE 174 – 178 Newcastle Eagles are going to the Utilita Arena Birmingham to play Bristol Flyers in the Super League Basketball Trophy Final on Sunday 26th January 2025. That’s the simple easy fact to quote. How they got there is a much harder fact to break down after a wild night in Leicester on…
Marc Steutel insists Newcastle Eagles will come out fighting in Sunday’s SLB Trophy second leg after conceding December’s tough schedule has tested his remodelled roster to its limits. The men in black take a four-point lead into their tie with Leicester following a topsy-turvy first leg on Tyneside. But that slim advantage will count for…
If it’s true that you learn more about yourself in adversity than you do in triumph then Newcastle Eagles will have learned a lot about themselves after Sunday’s mauling at Leicester Riders in the SLB Championship. It’s advantage Leicester in the league situation after the home side swept all four quarters and put in a…
Newcastle Eagles stretched their winning streak to six games — gaining a critical advantage in this season’s two-legged Trophy semi-final tie. But head coach Marc Steutel cut a frustrated figure on the final buzzer as the hot and cold hosts surrendered a 17-point lead to allow Leicester Riders back in. Rob Paternostro’s men dominated the…
De’Sean Allen-Eikens debunked the theory that Newcastle Eagles boast a deeper talent pool than their rivals after insisting: “We just want this more!” The Super League Basketball rookie is fast earning a reputation as his team’s do-it-all disruptor down the stretch. But ahead of the Friday night Trophy semi-final showdown with Leicester Riders, Allen-Eikens claimed…
Newcastle Eagles advancement to the Super League Basketball (SLB) Trophy Semi-Finals and receiving a home draw in the Cup First Round adds three games, including two at home, to the men’s December schedule. These fixtures have now been confirmed by the clubs and SLB officials and we at pleased to announce the following changes. The…