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…
It was the Newcastle Eagles 33rd National Final in the last 30 years of their storied franchise’s history. They took a massive loyal following of over 300 fans to Birmingham to see if they could defend the Trophy they won last year in the same venue against Bristol. But in the end what many thought…
For Newcastle Eagles the SLB Trophy Final on Sunday afternoon makes it thirty-three finals in 30 years, and they are looking for their 29th National title as they go against a tough London Lions outfit. It is a remarkable achievement and legacy for the UK’s most storied top level basketball franchise. Last year’s win in…
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…
Another shot at silverware was missed by Newcastle Eagles on Friday night in the Vertu Arena. They went out of the SLB Cup at the quarter final stage against the London Lions 68-94 in what was another tough night for Marc Steutel’s team. It was a seventh consecutive defeat across the four competitions they’ve played…
At was another disappointing for Head Coach Marc Steutel and his players in Latvia with a 96-88 loss against Rigas Zelli. A result that almost certainly ends the Eagles interest in this year’s ENBL competition. The Eagles played well for long patches and actually led briefly in the final quarter. Then the fates seemed to…
There is no doubting that the Newcastle Eagles had a very tough weekend that saw them lose consecutive games in the SLB Championship under totally different circumstances. A 76-50 home loss to London on Friday was followed on Sunday by a close loss at Cheshire 101-98 when the Eagles came flying back from 21-points down…
London Lions lead the SLB Championship standings. They are also red-hot favourites to take all four National competitions on offer in the 2025/26 season. On Friday night the Newcastle Eagles found out exactly why with the Lions putting on a capital show of strength and power. In doing so they restricted the Eagles to the…
After last weekend’s fantastic two-legged Super League Basketball Trophy semi-final success against Cheshire Phoenix it’s back to SLB Championship action for the Newcastle Eagles on Friday night at home in the Vertu Arena. The visitors for another crucial championship game are the league leading London Lions. Head Coach Marc Steutel is hoping his side continue…
