There were precious few fireworks going off last night at the Vertu Motors Arena as the Eagles of Newcastle took to the court against the Rebels of Essex. Instead both defences dominated the game taking the power out of the offensive kegs. What it meant was that we were treated to a hard-nosed war of…
Newcastle Eagles’ recent revival came to a halt as they fell to an agonising 79-74 defeat at the hands of Surrey Scorchers. Looking to win their third successive home game, they instead came unstuck and remain mired in the bottom two as the previously winless visitors edged a thriller. Donovan Johnson produced his best game…
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…
After a thrilling home victory over Bristol Flyers, the Newcastle Eagles travelled to Sheffield on Sunday night with high hopes of another victory. In the end their hopes were dashed as they lost all four quarters on the way to a heavy defeat. Friday’s win had been built on a solid and positive all-round team…
It would be interesting to be a fly on the wall when Newcastle Eagles Head Coach Noelia Cacheiro analyses her side’s performance in Sheffield. Not quite a game of two halves but certainly a game of two parts. The Eagles stormed out of the blocks early on in the game catching Sheffield cold. They also…
Newcastle Eagles snapped their four-match BBL Championship losing streak with a thrilling 89-78 victory over Bristol Flyers. After the club’s worst start to a league season since 1991, new head coach Marc Steutel’s side put in a display that combined highlight-reel flair with dogged determination to finally break their duck. Guard David Cohn was the…
Newcastle Eagles Academy brought in their first win of the Elite Academy Basketball League (EABL) season at home to BMET Rockets on Wednesday night. A solid forth quarter closeout at the Vertu Motors Arena saw EABL head coach Anthony Reed’s side turnaround an exciting game. Newcastle came out strong on the boards along with some…
Before the game Newcastle Eagles Head Coach Marc Steutel talked about how his roster was still coming together learning together and getting better every day. He talked about trying to find an Eagles side of basketball and upping their defensive intensity. They managed to do that on the night but unfortunately huge foul trouble across…
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…
