Marc Steutel will accept nothing less than a Newcastle win in this afternoon’s BBL clash at Plymouth after the Eagles let slip more precious points on the road. The men in black led by as many as 14 at Bristol Flyers on Friday only to finish the night on the wrong end of an 81-75…
Marc Steutel is doubling down on his determination to transform Newcastle Eagles’ defensive mentality. Ahead of Saturday’s BBL Cup clash at Leicester Riders, the experienced playcaller is demanding more from his inconsistent roster. And Steutel conceded his players must learn to balance defensive fundamentals with controlled aggression following a flurry of costly fouls in recent…
Newcastle Eagles latest BBL Championship defeat at the Vertu Motors Arena was perhaps the most disappointing of the season so far in what has been a stop-start campaign full of issues for new Head Coach Marc Steutel. In Friday night’s 95–79 loss at the hands of the Plymouth City Patriots, a side they had already…
Plymouth City Patriots pulled off the perfect revenge mission as Paul James’ men sentenced Newcastle Eagles to a punishing homecourt loss. The short-handed visitors had lost twice to Marc Steutel’s men this season but there was no hat-trick of wins for Sport Newcastle’s newly anointed Coach of the Year. The Eagles went into battle without…
Darius Defoe has targeted a swift return to action less than two weeks after a muscle injury halted the forward’s season in its tracks. The Newcastle star hobbled out of the Eagles’ clash against Surrey Scorchers on November 4 early in the second quarter. And the immediate future didn’t look good for the dependable Defoe…
To some, the prospect of moving all the way from Texas to Tyneside could be a daunting prospect. But not for Newcastle Eagles guard Javion Hamlet. Hamlet joined the Eagles this summer after a spell with NBA G-League side Texas Legends as part of head coach Marc Steutel’s revamped squad, and already looks at home…
When Denzel Ubiaro netted a triple with two minutes thirty-seven seconds to go in period three, the Newcastle Eagles lead peaked at twenty three and the points were virtually sealed. It had looked that way from early in the first quarter when Newcastle over turned a four-point deficit to take the first ten minutes by…
Newcastle Eagles secured a precious 108-96 win over Plymouth City Patriots thanks to their best offensive display of the season. Marc Steutel’s men put their shooting struggles behind them to earn their second league victory, breaking the century mark for the first time in the process. Javion Hamlet put in a superb solo display, top-scoring…
Newcastle Eagles go into tonight’s BBL Championship game against the Plymouth City Patriots in front of the Sky Sports cameras at the Vertu Motors Arena looking for a second consecutive home win. The Patriots are one side the Eagles have beaten this season on the road down in Plymouth 77 – 75 in the BBL…
