After an almost unheard of 12-day break this season from playing the Newcastle Eagles return to the court and the Vertu Arena to take on Manchester Basketball in the SLB Championship on Friday night. The game is just a few seats away from being another sold-out capacity crowd for head coach Marc Steutel’s men. “There’s…
Newcastle Eagles made it four successive SLB Championship wins with an excellent all-round team performance beating Caledonia Gladiators 104-80 in the Vertu Arena on Friday night. The Eagles had six players with double-digit scoring led by Maceo Jack and Ray’Sean Taylor. However, the MVP award on the night went to tough Aussie guard Mitch Clarke…
Last weekend was a fantastic double-winning pair of signature victories for Head Coach Marc Steutel and his Newcastle Eagles. Not just convincing score lines, 108-97 over Cheshire at home last Friday and then 98-76 in Bristol last Sunday, but excellent performances as well. Now the Eagles fly into another double-header weekend with confidence and optimism…
Wednesday night the Newcastle Eagles lost their sixth successive SLB Championship game down in Manchester 105-79 after a dramatic second half collapse. At the half Manchester had been 39-35 ahead but those initial twenty minutes gave no real hint of what was to come. In the final two periods of basketball the Eagles lost the…
After a ten-day break, the Newcastle Eagles will return to the court on Wednesday night down in Manchester looking to break a five-match SLB Championship losing streak. Last time out it was a devasting loss on the final play of the game 102-100 to Leicester Riders. The Eagles have in in that run of defeat…
Newcastle Eagles acknowledge the one-game suspension of its men’s team head coach Marc Steutel by Super League Basketball (SLB). Following the SLB Disciplinary Panel’s decision, in Steutel’s absence, assistant coach Roberto Fois will stand in as acting head coach for the Eagles’ tip-off at Manchester Basketball this Wednesday 18 February.
Newcastle Eagles astonishing 128-68 win in the ENBL game against BK Olomoucko on Friday night was not enough to help them qualify for the end of season play-offs in that competition, but it was a morale-boosting win to take to Leicester on Sunday afternoon. Ray’Sean Taylor led the way for Newcastle with 38-points, and the…
Newcastle Eagles go into Friday night’s home European North Basketball League (ENBL) match-up against BK Olomoucko of Czechia looking to bounce back from the disappointment of last Sunday’s Super League Basketball (SLB) Trophy Final loss against London Lions. The Eagles still have a mathematical chance of qualifying for the round of 16 play-off stages, but…
Newcastle Eagles narrowly failed to add to their twenty-eight domestic national basketball titles down in Birmingham on Sunday against London Lions in the SLB Trophy Final. Despite a superb fightback in the second half Lions just edged home by 74-68. Head Coach Marc Steutel was naturally disappointed at the final buzzer as gathered his thoughts…
