The Newcastle Eagles are through to the Super League Basketball Trophy Semi-Finals after a magnificent road victory in Sheffield on Friday night. Marc Steutel’s men simply refused to be beaten or bowed by a powerful Sharks outfit on a night of high-drama and quality basketball. Those that know the game say that basketball is a…
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Marc Steutel is expecting to face a different Sheffield Sharks side to the one Newcastle Eagles defeated just over a month ago. Back in September, the men in black welcomed the Sharks to the Vertu Motors Arena, with Steutel’s side coming out on top 78-73. Since then, the Eagles have gone on to win five…
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All routes led to Newcastle this summer as Mike Okauru set out on the road to redemption. And following an injury-hit 2023/24 campaign, the US guard is ready to kickstart a previously explosive professional career. Okauru dropped a game high 21 points on debut as the homecourt Eagles squeezed the life out of Sheffield Sharks…
New-look Newcastle Eagles dug deep to close out a victory built on grit, determination and some clutch shooting down the stretch as Super League Basketball took its bow on Tyneside. Sheffield Sharks felt the full force of a homecourt roster that refused to buckle under pressure on opening night at the Vertu Motors Arena. And…
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Newcastle’s new recruits boast the hunger, hoops knowhow and grasp of Eagles history required to fire the club towards a new era of success. That’s the verdict of head coach Marc Steutel as he readies his troops for tonight’s hotly anticipated Super League Basketball (SLB) opener. A mouthwatering clash sees two giants of the game…
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Marc Steutel has seen enough to believe his attacking brand of Newcastle Eagles hoops is in safe hands heading into the inaugural season of Super League Basketball (SLB) Another busy summer of recruitment has seen the Great Britain playcaller complement a proven core of British players with an exciting crop of US imports. And just…
Super League Basketball (SLB) is pleased to confirm the line-up for its inaugural campaign: Bristol Flyers, Caledonia Gladiators, Cheshire Phoenix, Leicester Riders, London Lions, Manchester, Newcastle Eagles, Sheffield Sharks and Surrey 89ers Nine teams from England and Scotland will take to the court on the opening weekend of SLB action at the end of September,…
The British Basketball Federation (BBF) has today confirmed a three-year license has been awarded to a consortium of British clubs for the professional men’s basketball league in Great Britain. The BBF revoked the license from Basketball League Limited (the operating company of the BBL) following breaches in the license after the 23/24 Season concluded. The…
Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles’ men and women have already been assured of Play-Offs places, but as the final Championship tip-offs approach across both leagues the first fixtures for our post-season are not yet set. While our Eagles women have one more weekend of British Basketball League action to decide their post-season opponents and that could…
