Newcastle Eagles failed to build on the previous night’s 8-point win against Surrey as the Scorchers turned the tables and turned on the style in the second of two back-to-back pre-season clashes. Even an eye-catching 22 points from former Mean Green Javion Hamlet couldn’t save Marc Steutel’s men from a heavy homecourt loss. And the…
There was Turkish delight on Tyneside last night as hundreds of visiting fans celebrated an eye-catching World Cup win inside a sold-out Vertu Motors Arena. Nate Reinking must go back to the drawing board after overseeing successive defeats on his long-awaited return to the Great Britain ranks. But Turkish playcaller Ergin Ataman boldly predicted an…
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…
An incident-packed season punctuated by illness, injury and off-court instability finally caught up with short-handed Newcastle Eagles in St Albans. Second-bottom Oaklands Wolves set the seal on a frustrating campaign for the women in black with a commanding 84-47 homecourt win. But Newcastle can finally draw a line under a difficult year as head coach…
Newcastle Eagles and Plymouth City Patriots will battle it out for the BBL’s final playoff berth tomorrow as a frustrating regular season heads for a thrilling finish in the south west. With the two sides locked together on 22 points — and with the league series tied at 1-1 — both teams can still secure a…
It always looked like mission impossible for short-handed Newcastle as a five-strong Eagles roster headed to the Welsh capital last night. So it proved for Noelia Cacheiro’s side as Cardiff Met Archers claimed a predictable 83-62 win in the final week of the WBBL’s regular season. But not for the first time since the turn…
Newcastle’s playoff destiny is no longer in their own hands after the battling Eagles suffered an agonising last-second loss at Bristol Flyers last night. A thrilling clash was tied at 81-81 with 26 seconds on the clock and it looked like advantage Newcastle after Trejon Jacob rimmed out with the second of two free throws….
Not the same score-line but an almost identical performance from the Newcastle Eagles Ladies saw them slip to their second home defeat in two and officially drop out of the end-of-season play-off race. The team still have to travel to Cardiff and Oaklands to complete their season. They will no doubt try to go out…
Ian MacLeod insists attention to detail can make the difference between success and failure as Newcastle Eagles’ BBL campaign reaches crunch time. The league’s most successful franchise tackles Bristol Flyers this afternoon buoyed by yesterday’s confidence boosting win at basement club Surrey Scorchers. But Newcastle now need to complete part two of their Easter weekend…
