Marc Steutel is confident Newcastle Eagles can be the gift that keeps on giving ahead of a crucial pre-Christmas double header. In an ominous warning to his Super League Basketball (SLB) rivals, the club’s playcaller insisted the men in black can be twice as good. And in a further show of strength, Steutel revealed big…
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If it’s true that you learn more about yourself in adversity than you do in triumph then Newcastle Eagles will have learned a lot about themselves after Sunday’s mauling at Leicester Riders in the SLB Championship. It’s advantage Leicester in the league situation after the home side swept all four quarters and put in a…
Marc Steutel is convinced there’s still much more to come from Christian James as the classy US star continues to bring some much-needed stability to the Newcastle Eagles backcourt. Both Jaelin Llwellyn and Jared Bynum have come and gone since the start of the season as the men in black strive for the right mix…
Newcastle Eagles’ six-game winning streak was finally snapped as Valmiera Glass VIA closed out a tight affair in Latvia. The men in black headed east buoyed by a 100 per cent record in this season’s European North Basketball League (ENBL). But Seneca Knight’s former club stayed strong down the stretch to throw Group A wide…
Josh Ward-Hibbert believes he belongs on the European basketball stage after taking Newcastle Eagles to within touching distance of back-to-back playoffs. The men in black are just one win away from guaranteeing their place in this season’s European North Basketball League (ENBL) quarter-finals. And Ward-Hibbert leads undefeated Newcastle into action against Valmiera Glass VIA —…
Marc Steutel has challenged his evolving Eagles to go harder as a six-game winning streak is put to the test in December. November’s Molten Kevin Cadle Coach of the Month — the first time Newcastle’s playcaller has bagged the award — led the men in black to a hard-fought victory against fierce rivals Leicester Riders…
Newcastle Eagles stretched their winning streak to six games — gaining a critical advantage in this season’s two-legged Trophy semi-final tie. But head coach Marc Steutel cut a frustrated figure on the final buzzer as the hot and cold hosts surrendered a 17-point lead to allow Leicester Riders back in. Rob Paternostro’s men dominated the…
Newcastle Eagles has parted company with guard Jared Bynum for the remainder of the 2024/25 season. Bynum joined the club late October before the start of the Super League Basketball Championship schedule. Head coach Marc Steutel said: “We would like to thank Jared for his professionalism and wish him all the best for the future.”…
De’Sean Allen-Eikens debunked the theory that Newcastle Eagles boast a deeper talent pool than their rivals after insisting: “We just want this more!” The Super League Basketball rookie is fast earning a reputation as his team’s do-it-all disruptor down the stretch. But ahead of the Friday night Trophy semi-final showdown with Leicester Riders, Allen-Eikens claimed…