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…
Despite an explosive home outing on Friday night against Surrey Scorchers to get back to winning ways, the Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles did not carry that momentum into Sheffield yesterday afternoon. For a third successive game against their closest geographical opponents the Eagles slipped to a double-digit defeat to lose the season series three to…
Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles’ hopes of securing a top four finish suffered a major setback as fierce rivals Sheffield Sharks stole an impressive win on Tyneside. Atiba Lyons’ men out-shot and out-rebounded the unusually lacklustre men in black as any hopes of an ENBL bounceback were swiftly dashed. And Newcastle’s third successive loss suggested there’s…
Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles cannot afford to dwell on the bitter disappointment of Wednesday’s European exit, with domestic hoops now the sole focus. That’s the pragmatic verdict of head coach Marc Steutel, who insists his beaten but unbowed men in black will not allow overtime defeat in Denmark to affect tonight’s homecourt showdown with Sheffield…
