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…
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 came within touching distance of sentencing table toppers London Lions to their first defeat of the season. But the brave visitors finally ran out of steam and personnel as a spellbinding advert for the British Basketball League was decided in overtime. A manic Monday of top-flight hoops saw Newcastle lead by…
Marc Steutel expects no mercy from London’s in-form Great Britain contingent as the Lions’ homegrown stars look to press their senior international claims tonight. But the Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles playcaller insists his evolving roster is relishing the chance to test itself against the very best British basketball has to offer. And Steutel — who…
Marc Steutel has complete faith in a Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles side that boasts the ‘character and talent’ to ride an early-season storm. The playcaller’s firm belief in his new-look roster remains unbroken despite a barren run stretching back four games. And the bullish head coach insists there’s no rush to revise the club’s pre-season…
