Newcastle Eagles narrowly failed to add to their twenty-eight domestic national basketball titles down in Birmingham on Sunday against London Lions in the SLB Trophy Final. Despite a superb fightback in the second half Lions just edged home by 74-68. Head Coach Marc Steutel was naturally disappointed at the final buzzer as gathered his thoughts…
It was the Newcastle Eagles 33rd National Final in the last 30 years of their storied franchise’s history. They took a massive loyal following of over 300 fans to Birmingham to see if they could defend the Trophy they won last year in the same venue against Bristol. But in the end what many thought…
Newcastle Eagles will aim for back-to-back SLB Trophy wins after they ousted the Cheshire Phoenix over the two-legged semi-final. Powered by Gus Okafor and Ray’Sean Taylor who had 16 points each, the Eagles captured the first leg over the Phoenix 100-89 to take an 11-point advantage into Sunday’s second leg. Despite that defeat, Cheshire knew…
Newcastle Eagles made it through to the SLB Trophy for the second time in as many seasons after a thrilling aggregate win over Cheshire Phoenix that concluded on Sunday night. The Eagles lost the game in Cheshire but the 11-point advantage from Friday’s first leg in the end was just enough. No-one expected it to…
The Newcastle Eagles had an excellent 100-89 win in the Vertu Arena on Friday night in the SLB Trophy semi-final first leg against Cheshire Phoenix. They will take that 11-point lead into the Ellesmere Port Sporting Village on Sunday looking to progress to the final in Birmingham in February. This is a Trophy that Newcastle…
The big question on everyone’s lips of an Eagles persuasion after a pulsating explosive absorbing semi-final 1st leg was, is 11 points enough. For Cheshire had they managed damage limitation enough? Everyone will find out on Sunday evening down in Cheshire. That game will no doubt be as eagerly anticipated as this one was and…
Newcastle Eagles saw out the old year with a crucial win in the SLB Championship at Surrey on Tuesday night. Their hard-fought 88-82 victory was important to keep them in touch with the other teams around them in the standings as well as moral booster for Friday night in the Vertu Arena. That game is…
The 2024/25 SLB Trophy holders Newcastle Eagles made it through to the semi-finals of this season’s competition after a terrific 94-89 victory over Sheffield Sharks. It was a pulsating exciting quality game of basketball that was just edged by the home side in the final quarter. It meant that the Eagles had followed up their…
It’s a huge game for both sides on Friday night in the Vertu Arena as the B. Braun Sheffield Sharks are in town to face the Newcastle Eagles in a crucial Super League Basketball Trophy group game. The two teams meeting for the fourth time this season. The other three were in the SLB Championship…
