He may have only been in Newcastle for a few weeks, but it’s safe to say David Cohn is loving everything Tyneside has to offer. The Newcastle Eagles point guard arrived at the Vertu Motors Arena in mid-September to join coach Marc Steutel’s squad after spending last season with Wiha Panthers Schwenningen in Germany’s ProA…
At the fourth time of asking in the fledgling BBL season, Marc Steutel’s Newcastle Eagles took the first win of the new Coach’s tenure and advanced to the quarter-finals of The BBL Cup. Whether Steutel would have preferred a win in the league will be a question only he can answer but what is certain…
The winless Newcastle Eagles take a break from BBL Championship duties this afternoon and turn their attention to picking up a first win of the season in the BBL Cup. They have made the long journey to the South-West to take on Plymouth City Patriots this afternoon. Coach Marc Steutel will be desperate to get…
Newcastle Eagles face a summer of serious self-reflection after the most successful franchise in British basketball history failed to make the playoffs for the first time in 22 years. Owner Paul Blake has already launched his search for the club’s new head coach after it was revealed Ian MacLeod will move to a role within…
Focused defence, maximum effort and the man for the big occasion can propel Newcastle Eagles into the BBL playoffs at Plymouth City Patriots this afternoon. That’s the verdict of Sky Sports pundit Drew Lasker as two of the biggest names in British basketball fight it out for the final invite to the post-season party. The…
There may be many emotions and ways of describing Newcastle Eagles Friday night loss at the Vertu Motors Arena to Plymouth City Patriots by 91 – 87. An entertaining excellent spectacle for the neutral, a thrilling win for The Patriots and a disappointing night for the Eagles. It was a great game, not the purist…
Newcastle Eagles snatched defeat from the jaws of victory as the Plymouth City Patriots delivered a stunning come-from-behind win on Tyneside. Ian MacLeod’s men led by as many as 15 points midway through the third period and looked set fair to bag a fourth victory on the bounce. But another frustrating performance unravelled down the…
Newcastle Eagles fly into tonight’s BBL Championship clash against Plymouth City Patriots looking for a fourth successive league win to keep their play-off challenge rolling. It won’t be easy against a Patriots side who are also in great form having won seven of their last ten games. That run has seen the Eagles’ visitors rise…
The Newcastle Eagles made it a double winning weekend with a very solid all-round performance down in Plymouth yesterday afternoon. It was an expected win but not one Head Coach Ian MacLeod’s men took lightly as they turned in a professional performance. Five Eagles in double figures and three adding double figure rebounds as well…
