No game for five weeks including a week when practice and an away game at Durham Palatinates had to be cancelled. Head Coach Matt Newby stepping down and only replaced on Thursday afternoon by current player Chloe Gaynor moving into a player-coach role. Manchester 3 wins 1 loss on the season and at home and…
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It’s a baptism of fire for new Newcastle Eagles Women’s Senior team Head Coach Chloe Gaynor today as she takes her side on the road to face Manchester in the Super League Basketball Championship. Gaynor has only been in the job since Thursday afternoon and has hardly had chance to process the chain of events…
Newcastle Eagles advancement to the Super League Basketball (SLB) Trophy Semi-Finals and receiving a home draw in the Cup First Round adds three games, including two at home, to the men’s December schedule. These fixtures have now been confirmed by the clubs and SLB officials and we at pleased to announce the following changes. The…
Short-handed Newcastle Eagles failed to improve on their Super League Basketball Trophy North group record as the first of three games in five days ended in defeat. In the absence of veteran trio Darius Defoe, Josh Ward-Hibbert and Will Neighbour, the hosts overcame a stuttering start to stamp their authority on an eye-catching clash either…
Marc Steutel has revealed player rotation is all part of the plan as Newcastle Eagles prepare for another tough stretch of three games in five days. A topsy turvy schedule has thrown up a free week for the men in black following a busy start to the season. And while Steutel has made the most…
All routes led to Newcastle this summer as Mike Okauru set out on the road to redemption. And following an injury-hit 2023/24 campaign, the US guard is ready to kickstart a previously explosive professional career. Okauru dropped a game high 21 points on debut as the homecourt Eagles squeezed the life out of Sheffield Sharks…
Red hot rookie De’Sean Allen-Eikens led all scorers as Newcastle Eagles enjoyed a perfect start to Super League Basketball. Marc Steutel’s men followed up Friday night’s impressive season-opening win against Sheffield with another strongarm performance in Manchester. And it was California State graduate Allen-Eikens who made the home side sweat as his 21 points and…
Josh Ward-Hibbert insists he’s ready to go into battle against any Super League Basketball rival alongside a group of like-minded players prepared to fight for the Newcastle jersey. A new-look Eagles roster put their bodies on the line to secure an attritional 78-73 victory against fierce rivals Sheffield Sharks on Friday. And after leading from…