The Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles tipped off their 2024 British Basketball League Trophy campaign down in The Copper Box against the formidable London Lions. The end analysis will show a 22-point defeat which looks comfortable for London. But until the final quarter it was anything but as a seriously short-handed Eagles side gave a committed,…
Devin Whitfield faces a late fitness test ahead of tonight’s eye-catching trip to London Lions as Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles look to tip off their Trophy campaign in style. The US star missed last week’s win against Plymouth City Patriots after picking up a slight hamstring strain in practice. But Whitfield is hoping for the…
Make that six wins on the bounce and now five in-a-row in the British Basketball League and a record now above .500. If the win last Saturday night at Caledonia wasn’t a statement win, this one in London most certainly was. Remember that win in Caledonia was a back-to-back win on the road in a…
Larry Austin Jr returns to British Basketball League action for the first time in four weeks tonight as Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles look to stretch the franchise’s 5-0 winning streak. The US guard is tipped to come off the bench at title favourites London Lions with another thrilling backcourt battle on the cards. And with…
A 67-point home loss is not normally cause for optimism for the Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles but Captain Marina Fernandez does believe the 115 – 48 loss to Women’s British Basketball league powerhouse London Lions is also not cause for concern. She knew going into the game it was going to be tough as she…
Perhaps unsurprisingly the London Lions padded into the Vertu Motors Arena and ruined new Head Coach Matt Newby’s opening stint on the Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles side lines. But Newby is a realist and he knows that a game like this is not one that will define his tenure nor his side’s season. What he…
It’s a new era and regime tipping off in the Vertu Motors Arena tonight for the Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles Women’s Basketball League side. The visit of powerhouse London Lions who have swept the domestic board in the last two seasons is the toughest start new Head Coach Matt Newby could have for his first…
Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles felt the full force of undefeated British Basketball League leaders London Lions as Marc Steutel’s men slipped to a seventh defeat in eight games. The hosts battled hard to win the second half 51-39 but it was too little too late after the title favourites had stormed into a 60-35 lead…
Rickey McGill will spearhead Friday’s London Lions revenge mission as one of the British Basketball League’s most marked men after igniting his season in style. The Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles guard hit 84 points in six days to underline his value to the new-look men in black. And, following his explosive statement of intent, McGill…
