So, the hoped for miracle did not unsurprisingly occur. Newcastle Eagles going out at the first stage of the play-offs to the all-conquering London Lions 88-69 on the night and 178-141 on aggregate. A heavy sounding and looking defeat over the two-legs but so many mitigating circumstances. Eagles had to play the first leg at…
After Friday’s first leg SLB playoff quarter-final in the Vertu Arena, Newcastle Eagles trail by 18-points following their 90-72 loss against London Lions. On the face of it a seemingly impossible task awaits them at Crystal Palace on Sunday night at 7:00pm. Eagles though will travel with heart and desire to at least give a…
At the end of a pulsating 40 minutes of basketball only one thing really counted. The all-conquering London Lions came into the Vertu Arena for the first leg of the SLB playoff quarter-final and left with an 18-point lead to defend at Crystal Palace on Sunday night. It means the Lions already SLB Trophy, Cup…
It’s SLB play-off basketball on Friday night in the Vertu Arena. Newcastle Eagles going into a two-legged quarter-final tie against the regular season champions London Lions who have won three competitions already this season. That included one against Eagles with a 74-68 win in The Trophy Final back on February 1st. That’s one of six…
Newcastle Eagles ended their regular season schedule down in Bristol on Sunday with a 94-75 loss. On the face of it a disappointing way to end a frustrating season. But this was a game where they were in the contest until half-time and then circumstances conspired against them. As Head Coach Marc Steutel explained in…
Newcastle Eagles run of successive SLB Championship wins ended at four after a heavy 98-71 loss to league leaders London Lions on the road in The Copper Box on Sunday afternoon. Perhaps despite Eagles having played some great basketball lately not a surprising loss. The margin of victory and in particular the first half of…
Newcastle Eagles made it four successive SLB Championship wins with an excellent all-round team performance beating Caledonia Gladiators 104-80 in the Vertu Arena on Friday night. The Eagles had six players with double-digit scoring led by Maceo Jack and Ray’Sean Taylor. However, the MVP award on the night went to tough Aussie guard Mitch Clarke…
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…
