After Friday’s first leg SLB playoff quarter-final in the Vertu Arena, Newcastle Eagles trail by 18-points following their 90-72 loss against London Lions. On the face of it a seemingly impossible task awaits them at Crystal Palace on Sunday night at 7:00pm. Eagles though will travel with heart and desire to at least give a…
At the end of a pulsating 40 minutes of basketball only one thing really counted. The all-conquering London Lions came into the Vertu Arena for the first leg of the SLB playoff quarter-final and left with an 18-point lead to defend at Crystal Palace on Sunday night. It means the Lions already SLB Trophy, Cup…
It’s SLB play-off basketball on Friday night in the Vertu Arena. Newcastle Eagles going into a two-legged quarter-final tie against the regular season champions London Lions who have won three competitions already this season. That included one against Eagles with a 74-68 win in The Trophy Final back on February 1st. That’s one of six…
Newcastle Eagles ended their regular season schedule down in Bristol on Sunday with a 94-75 loss. On the face of it a disappointing way to end a frustrating season. But this was a game where they were in the contest until half-time and then circumstances conspired against them. As Head Coach Marc Steutel explained in…
Newcastle Eagles’ regular season came to a disappointing losing end down in the South West on Sunday afternoon. They went down to a 94-75 defeat against Bristol Flyers but there were mitigating circumstances. Marc Steutel’s men turned up to play without both Deion Hammond and Ray’Sean Taylor who were inactive on the roster for the…
Newcastle Eagles will finish eighth in the SLB standings for the 2025/26 regular season after a thrilling but ultimately unsuccessful double-overtime 94-86 loss to Leicester Riders in the Vertu Arena on Friday night. It means a two-legged play-off quarter final tie against the regular season champions London Lions who have also won the SLB Trophy…
After a third successive Friday night home loss in the Vertu Arena the Newcastle Eagles now know their final position in the SLB standings and who their quarter-final opponents will be. They will finish eighth in the table meaning they take on regular season Champions, the London Lions. That’s going to be a tough challenge…
Newcastle Eagles approach the last weekend of the regular season knowing that they have qualified for the end of season playoffs. What they do not know as yet and will not know until after the weekend is done and dusted is where they will finish or who they will play. They could finish as high…
For the second Friday in a row inside their own Vertu Arena, Newcastle Eagles failed to take advantage of a winning opportunity against a top four side in the SLB standings. Last weekend Manchester took a 3-point win and this Friday it was fierce rivals Sheffield Sharks taking the win. In losing a game they…
