Until the emergence of the heavily-backed London Lions, the most fierce rivalry in the British Basketball League was always the clash of heavyweight powerhouses Leicester Riders and Newcastle Eagles. This season both sides have had spells when they have looked like returning to former glory but conversely both sides have also struggled to turn their…
A Quade Green masterclass silenced the Vertu Motors Arena as border raiders Caledonia Gladiators fought for a hard-earned win on Tyneside. Gritty Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles battled back from a slow start to establish a winning position heading into the fourth quarter of a typically feisty affair. But MVP Green — who bagged 32 points…
Despite an explosive home outing on Friday night against Surrey Scorchers to get back to winning ways, the Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles did not carry that momentum into Sheffield yesterday afternoon. For a third successive game against their closest geographical opponents the Eagles slipped to a double-digit defeat to lose the season series three to…
It was the night Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles honoured one of their own as club bosses named the new Ken Nottage stand. And the men in black celebrated the late, great guard’s impact and legacy in suitable style with a thumping win against Surrey Storm. Sharp-shooter Nottage would have loved the swarming offensive intensity that underpinned…
Larry Austin Jr insists the honour of skippering today’s North select side in the British Basketball League All Star Game belongs to his club, his team-mates and the UK’s hoops-mad fanbase. The former Cheshire Phoenix favourite joins fellow Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles stars Jordan Johnson, Tajh Green and Rickey McGill at the reborn exhibition clash…
Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles’ hopes of securing a top four finish suffered a major setback as fierce rivals Sheffield Sharks stole an impressive win on Tyneside. Atiba Lyons’ men out-shot and out-rebounded the unusually lacklustre men in black as any hopes of an ENBL bounceback were swiftly dashed. And Newcastle’s third successive loss suggested there’s…
Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles cannot afford to dwell on the bitter disappointment of Wednesday’s European exit, with domestic hoops now the sole focus. That’s the pragmatic verdict of head coach Marc Steutel, who insists his beaten but unbowed men in black will not allow overtime defeat in Denmark to affect tonight’s homecourt showdown with Sheffield…
An unbelievable night of basketball in Denmark ended in defeat for the Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles as their European North Basketball League dream was taken away by them by the Bakken Bears. In the end analysis this was as glorious as a defeat can be as there’s no doubt that Head Coach Marc Steutel’s players…
Jordan Johnson faces his former club in Glasgow tonight insisting in-form Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles have nothing to fear from the club’s top four rivals. Third-placed Caledonia Gladiators (16-12) host fourth-placed Newcastle (15-11) in the British Basketball League’s game of the weekend. And North All Star Johnson is relishing a fresh opportunity to test himself…
