Marc Steutel has hailed Larry Austin Jr as the heartbeat of his Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles team as the men in black close in on a Trophy semi-final berth. The former Cheshire favourite is in the form of his life ahead of Friday’s shoot-out with Duke Shelton’s Leicester Riders at the Vertu Motors Arena. And…
Marc Steutel has paid tribute to his beaten up roster after the men in black toughed it out to keep their British Basketball League Trophy campaign alive. The short-handed Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles defeated Manchester Giants 92-78 just 24 hours after slipping to defeat in London. And Steutel’s six-man rotation dug deep to cut their…
Marc Steutel has pleaded with British Basketball League bosses to take a fresh look at the fixture list after expressing fears that player welfare is at stake. Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles tip off against Manchester Giants at the Vertu Motors Arena tonight less than 24 hours after last night’s clash in London was due to…
Devin Whitfield faces a late fitness test ahead of tonight’s eye-catching trip to London Lions as Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles look to tip off their Trophy campaign in style. The US star missed last week’s win against Plymouth City Patriots after picking up a slight hamstring strain in practice. But Whitfield is hoping for the…
The numbers add up for Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles this season after the men in black get support in the stands from one of the region’s leading financial players. The club’s blossoming sponsorship from Ryecroft Glenton has seen the North East-based accountancy firm become regular fixtures at the Vertu Motors Arena. And a match made…
Marc Steutel has praised impactful rookie Devin Whitfield — after revealing the all-action guard will be rested ahead of tonight’s crunch clash against Plymouth. The Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles host an unpredictable Patriots roster on Tyneside before the two teams match up again on the south coast on Saturday. But the men in black will…
Big time international basketball returns to the North East next year after Great Britain confirmed plans to revisit its popular Newcastle base. The Vertu Motors Arena has become a home from home for the senior men’s roster with bumper crowds backing the national team on Tyneside. And with Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles’ playcaller Marc Steutel…
Marc Steutel insists Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles can become a formidable force in the British Basketball League after the short-handed men in black forced their way back into the Championship’s top four. An eye-catching 113-91 win at Cheshire Phoenix on Sunday underlined the potential at the heart of this season’s remodelled roster. And Newcastle have…
Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles are sweating on the fitness of key man Darius Defoe ahead of Sunday’s tough trip to Cheshire Phoenix. The men in black are already missing big man Will Neighbour and all-rounder Scott Spencer as they prepare to face this season’s surprise package. But Defoe must be a doubt after British basketball’s…
