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…
One of the BBL’s most experienced big men is heading to Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles after head coach Marc Steutel snapped up homegrown star Will Neighbour. The 6ft 10in forward brings a wealth of experience to Tyneside following spells with Cheshire Phoenix, London Lions and Plymouth Raiders. And Steutel is convinced the former Great Britain…
As expected The Newcastle Eagles exited the End of Season Play-Offs in the first round at the hands of regular season Champions, London Lions. But Marc Steutel’s men didn’t go without a fight showing plenty of pride and commitment in the second leg. Indeed, in what was a very feisty affair with the referees throwing technical…
Ben Mockford has reassured Eagles fans that never-say-die Newcastle will ‘go out swinging’ in this afternoon’s mission impossible at London. The men in black are relying on some kind of May Day miracle as they seek to overturn a 30-point deficit in the club’s playoff quarter-final second leg. But Mockford is in no mood to…
A blazing hot Ben Mockford couldn’t prevent champions London Lions putting on a BBL masterclass at a packed Vertu Motors Arena as playoff hoops returned to Tyneside. Newcastle’s in-form guard led his team with 31 points, shooting 73 per cent from the field, to deliver one of the best individual performances in Eagles history. But…
Kyle Johnson is convinced he can turn the tables on his former coach and cause one of the biggest upsets in BBL history. Newcastle Eagles’ in-form guard won a Championship alongside London Lions’ playcaller Ryan Schmidt in Canada last summer. But there will be no room for niceties tonight as the former Brampton Honey Badgers…
