The Jekyll and Hyde Newcastle Eagles crashed to a disappointing defeat down in Guildford, Surrey on Sunday afternoon to move to 5 wins 4 losses in the SLB Championship. After the great work they did at home to defeat high-flying Leicester this was not the follow-up they were hoping for. It seems at times that…
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There’s a temptation to roll out the cliches after a result and performance where Newcastle lost at home by 36 points. After 4 successive wins ‘the honeymoon period’s over’, ‘you learn more about your team in defeat than in victory’ being two. Truth is the Eagles were overpowered by a very good Sheffield side that…
Cole Long insists Newcastle Eagles are building the right culture and cultivating the close connections that can fire the men in black towards silverware this season. After an injury-hit start to his Super League Basketball career, the all-action Canadian has become a firm fixture in Marc Steutel’s starting five, And after adding four rebounds to…
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The biggest test of Head Coach Chloe Gaynor’s fledgling career so far. That’s what the high-flying B. Braun Sheffield Hatters bring to the Vertu Motors Arena tonight. An excellent 5 wins 1 loss record and that loss only to the unbeaten Oakland Wolves. It’s going to be a huge challenge for Gaynor’s Newcastle Eagles but…
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Marc Steutel expects rough diamond De’Sean Allen-Eikens to take 2025 by storm after reaffirming his faith in the explosive rookie. Newcastle’s all-action American has emerged as one of the breakout stars of Super League Basketball after signing for the men in black last summer. But Allen-Eikens was quieter than usual towards the end of December…
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Josh Ward-Hibbert insists SLB Trophy finalists Newcastle Eagles retain 100 per cent belief in themselves and the process despite December’s dip in form. The men in black stretched their winless streak to five games on Friday night following a narrow loss to top four rivals Sheffield Sharks. And it doesn’t get any easier for Newcastle…
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Newcastle Eagles felt the full force of Sheffield Sharks’ two-man game as the visitors’ in-form backcourt blitzed the men in black. Prentiss Nixon and Rodney Chatman III combined for 51 points as the relentless guards kept digging deep to keep Atiba Lyons’ men in front. And despite winning the battle of the boards and seeing…
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It’s impossible to put a value on ‘Money’ Mike Okauru as the US star’s rich vein of form continues to reap rewards for Birmingham-bound Newcastle Eagles. That’s the verdict of head coach Marc Steutel after the do-it-all guard’s game high 34 points fired the men in black into next month’s SLB Trophy final. And as…
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If it’s true that you learn more about yourself in adversity than you do in triumph then Newcastle Eagles will have learned a lot about themselves after Sunday’s mauling at Leicester Riders in the SLB Championship. It’s advantage Leicester in the league situation after the home side swept all four quarters and put in a…
