Newcastle Eagles return home to the Vertu Motors Arena for a Saturday night 7:30pm tip-off in the Super League Basketball Women’s Championship. Their opponents are reigning Women’s domestic Champions London Lions. But this is a vastly different Lions side this season that The Eagles face. Four Championship fixtures and four heavy defeats have followed two…
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Cole Long has the character, commitment and quality to become a true crowd favourite at Newcastle Eagles. That’s the verdict of head coach Marc Steutel who believes the canny Canadian is on the cusp of his best form yet. Long released the shackles prior to the international break with a blistering display from beyond the…
Marc Steutel is convinced his commitment to club and country can continue to benefit both parties as the do-it-all Scouser returns to European basketball tonight. The Newcastle playcaller hooked up with the Eagles in Warsaw yesterday after overseeing Great Britain’s latest EuroBasket clash in Thessaloniki on Sunday. But Steutel insists there’s plenty left in the…
It’s a baptism of fire for new Newcastle Eagles Women’s Senior team Head Coach Chloe Gaynor today as she takes her side on the road to face Manchester in the Super League Basketball Championship. Gaynor has only been in the job since Thursday afternoon and has hardly had chance to process the chain of events…
Cole Long is confident his Newcastle Eagles team-mates can bag a fourth straight win of the season against fierce rivals Caledonia Gladiators this afternoon. But the men in black will have to dig deep after the club’s in-form Canadian was allowed to head home for personal reasons following Friday’s narrow victory against Surrey. Long will…
Positivity is key within the Newcastle Eagles camp this weekend as Marc Steutel’s men grapple with an ongoing injury crisis ahead of a huge double header. The men in black host a Surrey 89ers side with their tails up following last weekend’s impressive win against the Caledonia Gladiators. And Newcastle face the beaten and bruised…
Jordan Spencer is determined to repay Marc Steutel’s faith in his proven talent and fire Newcastle Eagles to glory this season. The point guard has revealed offers of top-flight hoops were few and far between this summer after he dropped down the divisions with hometown team Milton Keynes Breakers. But a reborn Spencer jumped at…
Homegrown hero Sauveur Kande believes there’s never been a better time to boost his basketball brain as the hotshot guard gains invaluable experience at home and abroad. The product of the same Newcastle Eagles’ Academy programme that spawned NBA star Tosan Evbuomwan is in the form of his life following standout back-to-back displays. And Kande’s…
De’Sean Allen-Eikens admits the transition from standout US college star to Newcastle Eagles starter hasn’t been easy… …but the all-action rookie is relishing the chance to do more for the men in black following a colourful start to his professional career. Dynamic forward Allen-Eikens brings the X factor to Marc Steutel’s remodelled roster as an…