Josh Ward-Hibbert insists Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles can get the jump on fierce rivals Leicester Riders tonight and put a frustrating five-game losing streak to bed. The all-action small forward spent four seasons with the East Midlands franchise prior to a trophy-laden five-year stint with London. And Ward-Hibbert knows what it takes to translate potential…
Beaten but unbowed Marc Steutel has challenged his Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles to hit Leicester Riders with the same passion, power and purpose that pushed table toppers London Lions to the brink of defeat this week. The British Basketball League’s ‘classico’ returns to the Vertu Motors Arena on Friday as Rob Paternostro’s Riders look to…
Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles slipped to a third loss on the bounce with Marc Steutel’s new-look roster still searching for cohesion and chemistry five games into the new campaign. Not for the first time this season the men in black put themselves in a winning position heading into the fourth period. And even when Larry…
Marc Steutel insists Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles remain on course to become a ‘complete team that’s consistently winning games’ ahead of tonight’s crunch clash with Leicester Riders. Just 48 hours after a controversial last-gasp loss in Lithuania, the men in black welcome Rob Paternostro’s team to Tyneside for what looks like the tastiest of top…
There is one simple question. After another double-losing weekend, is Newcastle Eagles BBL play-off hopes finally over? Yesterday’s loss on the road at Leicester may well have put the final nail in Newcastle’s coffin. Statistically and mathematically it still is not confirmed but with only four games left to play and now three games behind…
It’s not quite drinking in the Last Chance Saloon but it’s starting to feel like it for Newcastle Eagles BBL Play-Off chances. Another disappointing night at home against Sheffield resulted in another loss and another game slipping by. A packed Vertu Motors Arena had come with hope after Newcastle had picked up a win on…
A disappointing night for Head Coach Noelia Cacheiro and her players as they went down to semi-final defeat at home in the WBBL Trophy. They showed plenty of commitment and spirit throughout the game but ultimately came up short against a very powerful Leicester side. Leicester advance to the final where London Lions await for…
Newcastle Eagles won’t stop growing until the end of the season as the WBBL’s rising force set their sights on double silverware down the stretch. That’s the confident claim of head coach Noelia Cacheiro ahead of tonight’s [Saturday] winner-takes-all WBBL Trophy semi-final against league leaders Leicester Riders. The women in black have won eight of…
Deadeye David Cohn experienced the best and worst of professional basketball after battling Newcastle Eagles narrowly missed out on famous back-to-back wins against Leicester Riders. Crestfallen Cohn cut a dejected figure as he headed to the locker room after picking up a second unsportsmanlike foul of the game five minutes from time. But had it…
