Marc Steutel has warned his warrior Eagles to expect a dogfight as desperate London Lions look to claw their way back into a pulsating playoff semi-final. The two-game series is finely poised after shorthanded Newcastle somehow came away from a stunned Copper Box Arena with a 77-71 win. And Steutel is expecting London to throw…
Injury-ravaged Newcastle Eagles lost the battle but won the war as the men in black secured fifth place and a playoff quarter-final against Manchester Basketball. Not for the first time this season, late drama defined an action-packed affair at the Cheshire Oaks Arena. But never-say-die Newcastle managed to avoid the 12-point defeat that would have…
It’s been a truly blessed Easter for Marc Steutel and his Newcastle Eagles players as they defied a brutal schedule to claim their 3rd win in a row over the long 5 day holiday weekend. And they did it in some style as well shooting down a Flyers side that themselves have played 3 games in…
Marc Steutel insists a reset and refocused Newcastle remain bang on course to bring their best basketball to the postseason table. Back-to-back wins prove the Eagles still mean business heading into the final weekend of regular season hoops. And a third victory on the bounce against Bristol Flyers this afternoon would reinforce the view that…
Newcastle Eagles will be without key man Seneca Knight at fierce rivals Sheffield Sharks this afternoon as the club anxiously awaits news yet another injury setback. The US star missed Friday night’s humbling at the hands of a fresh and focused Manchester Basketball as the men in black slipped to an eighth loss in nine…
A brutal schedule caught up with a Newcastle Eagles team running on fumes as Manchester Basketball strengthened their bid for a top four finish. A third game in four days was 40 minutes too far for a side that had been beaten in a bruising European North Basketball League final just 48 hours earlier. But…
Rickey McGill predicts a classic semi-final clash will go down to the wire as Newcastle Eagles take on Dziki Warszawa for a place in the European North Basketball League (ENBL) final. The US guard has a foot in both camps after representing the Poles earlier this season and clinching the ENBL’s regular season MVP award…
A Rickey McGill-inspired Sheffield Sharks exacted swift retribution for Friday night’s loss against Newcastle Eagles with a hard-fought homecourt win. A second clash inside 48 hours between two of British basketball’s fiercest rivals threw up another fascinating game of big runs and brutal defence. But ultimately Marc Steutel’s men paid the price for sloppy starts…
After the euphoria of Tuesday night’s superb win over Bakken Bears in the European North Basketball League that booked a ticket to the Final Four, it was back to regular season league action in Leicester on Friday night for Marc Steutel’s men. Unfortunately, they couldn’t take that European momentum and form into the Mattioli Arena…
