Close friends and fierce rivals Marc Steutel and Andreas Kapoulas lock horns in the BBL for the first time this weekend before reprising their roles with Great Britain next month. And former Newcastle favourite Drew Lasker is relishing the opportunity to see one of international basketball’s most dynamic double acts go head to head on…
It was another tough night for Newcastle Eagles Head Coach Marc Steutel and his players on Friday at Sheffield Sharks. Going into their fourth BBL Championship game of the season they were searching for their first league win. Coming out of the game after 40 minutes basketball where defences were well on top, they are…
Stability is the key for Marc Steutel as Newcastle Eagles’ head coach prepares to consign an unsettling period of flux to the history books. Donovan Johnson represents the penultimate piece in a puzzle that’s proved tough to solve during the first few weeks of an unexpectedly challenging roster-wide reset. And after the US star touched…
At the fourth time of asking in the fledgling BBL season, Marc Steutel’s Newcastle Eagles took the first win of the new Coach’s tenure and advanced to the quarter-finals of The BBL Cup. Whether Steutel would have preferred a win in the league will be a question only he can answer but what is certain…
Newcastle Eagles have added a further piece to their 2022-23 jigsaw with the signing of 6’7” forward Donovan Johnson. “I’m excited to get to work with the guys. I had a good talk with coach Steutel and he was optimistic about getting going”, said Johnson. “I played a season at Manchester Giants in 2020-21 so…
Newcastle Eagles can confirm that Sam Mamuini will be a permanent part in their 2022-23 roster after the former Eagles Academy player impressed head coach Marc Steutel. Starting out at the Newcastle West Hoopstars, our Eagles Community Foundation’s junior club in the city’s west end, the guard quickly shot through the ranks. After two years…
Newcastle Eagles head coach Marc Steutel is excited to get the new BBL season underway on a sold-out Friday night against Manchester Giants. This summer has brought about a host of changes on Tyneside for the Eagles, which included the departure of longstanding guard Rahmon Fletcher. Friday night will see Fletcher return to Newcastle as…
Newcastle Eagles head coach Marc Steutel is delighted to have landed his third signing inside a week as he gets his roster ready and set for next Friday’s first tip-off. The newest Eagles is 6 7” small forward Lesley Varner, who comes to Newcastle fresh from an excellent first season pro in Austria’s Basketball Superliga….
Newcastle Eagles faithful will be delighted with the news that Duke Shelton becomes the latest signing to head coach Marc Steutel’s 2022-23 roster. The 6’10” centre put up a sensational 33 point, 17 rebound game last weekend against Swedish champions Norrkoping Dolphins in a thrilling 87-79 victory. Fans were chanting his name and the big man…
