Stability is the key for Marc Steutel as Newcastle Eagles’ head coach prepares to consign an unsettling period of flux to the history books. Donovan Johnson represents the penultimate piece in a puzzle that’s proved tough to solve during the first few weeks of an unexpectedly challenging roster-wide reset. And after the US star touched…
Ex-Plymouth Raider and London City Royal Matt Scott returns to the BBL as Newcastle Eagles confirm their second new signing and head coach Ian MacLeod’s 2021-22 roster begins to take shape. Originally from Brooklyn, New York, Scott lit the BBL up in his short UK stint in 2019-20. At London City Royals he averaged 20.3…
Paul James has chalked up a few comfortable wins in his time as a head coach in the BBL. But few victories will have been quite so easy as this impressive triumph against a Newcastle Eagles side that faded badly after the break. James arrived at the Eagles Community Arena just days after passing the…
Newcastle Eagles are back in BBL Championship action tonight at the Eagles Community Arena a week after their last outing when they beat Cheshire Phoenix 80 – 73 at home. The midweek fixture at Bristol Flyers was postponed in accordance with the BBL’s Secure Play Protocols. It’s the Plymouth Raiders who come into town looking…
In different circumstances Mike Morsell might have been midway through his second season in a Newcastle vest and well on his way to securing cult status as an Eagle. Twelve months ago the Maryland native was a permanent fixture in Ian MacLeod’s starting five and a huge crowd favourite among the ECA faithful. But then…
Newcastle Eagles will run out on to their home court for the first time this calendar year this afternoon in the GiveToLocal Super Sunday which also features The Eagles WBBL side facing Leicester Riders before the men’s game. In opposition for the men in their BBL Championship Clash will be the Plymouth Raiders, the only…
At the end of any basketball match the only statistic that matters is the final score. But ultimately in the disappointing one-point defeat yesterday afternoon there may be others that are just as telling for Newcastle Eagles and Head Coach Ian Macleod. Shooting only 2 of 23 from three-point range in a single-digit loss is…
It was interesting that in amongst all the deserved plaudits for Newcastle Eagles and the likes of Rahmon Fletcher, Justin Gordon, Evan Maxwell and Cortez Edwards, Head Coach Ian MacLeod picked out another player for a special mention after Thursday night’s game That player was 36-year-old veteran forward Darius Defoe currently plying his trade in…
This extended penultimate episode of the “Eagles Nest-In” series looks back at one of the biggest moments in our history – the opening of our Eagles Community Arena on Friday 11 January 2019. In Episode 28 Paul and Sam Blake join Dan to relive that historic weekend and take us on a journey back in…
