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…
As the final weekend of regular season looms large, both our Eagles teams are in the running for 2023 Play-Offs qualification. The top eight teams in both league’s will their journey to the coveted finals at The O2 in London on Sunday 14 May. However, it’s not just a matter of our BBL and WBBL…
Newcastle Eagles have Cheshire Phoenix to thank for keeping their season alive following a chastening defeat at BBL champions London Lions. Marc Steutel’s men remain four points adrift of eighth-placed Plymouth City Patriots after crashing to a heavy loss at the Copper Box Arena. But Cheshire’s comfortable win at the Patriots keeps the race for…
Justin Gordon has praised runaway champions London for bringing ‘new juice’ to the British Basketball League. But the in-form Newcastle forward remains confident the Eagles can squeeze an upset win against the star-studded Lions. Top hosts second-bottom at the Copper Box Arena this afternoon with everything pointing towards a comfortable victory for Ryan Schmidt’s title…
Short-handed Newcastle suffered a sobering loss at the hands of champions-elect London as the Lions’ strength in depth overpowered the battling men in black. The visitors lined up at the Copperbox Arena shorn of starters Javion Hamlet and Hasahn French following Sunday’s heartbreaking defeat in Manchester. And with Ben Mockford still absent as he battles…
