Another weekend and another double-header for Head Coach Marc Steutel and his Newcastle Eagles. On Sunday they go to Manchester Basketball to take on the North West outfit in a SLB Championship encounter. But before that they host the Bristol Flyers on Friday night in the Vertu Arena. Also a SLB Championship match-up it’s another…
Tickets are on sale for the Great Britain Men’s team’s FIBA Basketball World Cup European Qualifier against Italy in Newcastle at the Vertu Arena next month. The game, which will take place on 27 February (7.30pm), is GB’s third in the competition’s First Round Group D after November’s narrow loss to Lithuania in London and…
There is no doubting that the Newcastle Eagles had a very tough weekend that saw them lose consecutive games in the SLB Championship under totally different circumstances. A 76-50 home loss to London on Friday was followed on Sunday by a close loss at Cheshire 101-98 when the Eagles came flying back from 21-points down…
As a dress rehearsal for the upcoming SLB Trophy Final in February against London Lions, the Newcastle Eagles 50-76 defeat on Friday night in the Vertu Arena was not a good audition. With the Lions also visiting Newcastle in a fortnight in the SLB Cup it sends out a worrying message. But basketball has a…
After last weekend’s fantastic two-legged Super League Basketball Trophy semi-final success against Cheshire Phoenix it’s back to SLB Championship action for the Newcastle Eagles on Friday night at home in the Vertu Arena. The visitors for another crucial championship game are the league leading London Lions. Head Coach Marc Steutel is hoping his side continue…
Newcastle Eagles will aim for back-to-back SLB Trophy wins after they ousted the Cheshire Phoenix over the two-legged semi-final. Powered by Gus Okafor and Ray’Sean Taylor who had 16 points each, the Eagles captured the first leg over the Phoenix 100-89 to take an 11-point advantage into Sunday’s second leg. Despite that defeat, Cheshire knew…
The Newcastle Eagles had an excellent 100-89 win in the Vertu Arena on Friday night in the SLB Trophy semi-final first leg against Cheshire Phoenix. They will take that 11-point lead into the Ellesmere Port Sporting Village on Sunday looking to progress to the final in Birmingham in February. This is a Trophy that Newcastle…
Newcastle Eagles saw out the old year with a crucial win in the SLB Championship at Surrey on Tuesday night. Their hard-fought 88-82 victory was important to keep them in touch with the other teams around them in the standings as well as moral booster for Friday night in the Vertu Arena. That game is…
‘Frustrating’ was the keyword Newcastle Eagles Head Coach Marc Steutel used to sum up his feelings after his side slipped to a disappointing 79-87 home loss to Caledonia Gladiators on Sunday evening in the Vertu Arena. Steutel’s side boosted by the return of Gus Okafor to the roster had gone into the game buoyed by…
