The Newcastle Eagles finally “got the monkey off their back” according to Aussie Point Guard Mitch Clarke as they celebrated a first win in nine games at The Vertu Arena on Friday night. Their 92 – 89 victory over Surrey 89ers was not pretty and they had to dig really tough but they did hold…
The Newcastle Eagles fly into Friday’s Super League Basketball Championship encounter at home in The Vertu Arena against Surrey 89ers desperately looking for a win to end their current losing streak. The Eagles last played a week ago also at home to Sheffield Sharks and despite leading by 13-points with a quarter and a half…
Classy Christian James closed out a huge victory on the road for Newcastle Eagles after the all-action American blazed a trail from the bench at Surrey. Marc Steutel introduced his mid-season signing five minutes into another must-win game for the men in black. And what followed was a masterclass in composure and aggression from a…
Newcastle Eagles face Surrey 89ers tonight on a mission to square this season’s league series and keep alive hopes of a top four finish. Head coach Marc Steutel celebrated his 100th top-flight game in charge of the men in black on Friday by steering his side to a much-needed 89-80 win against Manchester. That victory moved…
Newcastle Eagles handed the top four initiative to their mid table rivals after an unconvincing homecourt display left head coach Marc Steutel baffled. The men in black slipped back to sixth in the Championship table following a seventh loss in eight Super League Basketball (SLB) games. And now Newcastle find themselves mired in the thick…
Marc Steutel has hailed one of the ‘toughest shot makers’ in Super League Basketball after reinforcing the value of shining light Seneca Knight. The US star bounced back from a bout of illness last weekend to bag a combined 34 points and 12 boards in back-to-back games against title contenders Sheffield Sharks. And as Newcastle…
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…
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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Cole Long clawed victory from the jaws of defeat to seal a sensational come-from-behind win at a rocking Vertu Motors Arena. The Canadian enjoyed a breakout game in Super League Basketball on the back of a volley of thunderous three-pointers. And a slick Surrey outfit — who enjoyed the lions’ share of the lead throughout…
