Never-say-die Will Neighbour is braced for an emotional and physical rollercoaster in tomorrow’s Super League Basketball Play-Off Final following one of the toughest seasons of his celebrated career. The experienced centre has come in from the cold to contribute key minutes at pivotal stages towards the business end of a challenging campaign. And Neighbour is…
Injury-ravaged Newcastle Eagles lost the battle but won the war as the men in black secured fifth place and a playoff quarter-final against Manchester Basketball. Not for the first time this season, late drama defined an action-packed affair at the Cheshire Oaks Arena. But never-say-die Newcastle managed to avoid the 12-point defeat that would have…
A brutal schedule caught up with a Newcastle Eagles team running on fumes as Manchester Basketball strengthened their bid for a top four finish. A third game in four days was 40 minutes too far for a side that had been beaten in a bruising European North Basketball League final just 48 hours earlier. But…
Newcastle Eagles finished the weekend shorthanded with injury and sickness. Following the loss of Malcolm Depeche to injury during a big play in Friday night’s win at Bristol, the Eagles were defeated in Manchester with a roster left even further depleted when Mike Okauru exited after only 16 minutes of play. Delpeche is being assessed…
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Marc Steutel’s Newcastle Eagles roster had been left short-handed after three recent injury blows, but the men’s team is set to begin returning to full strength in the coming weeks. Darius Defoe, Josh Ward-Hibbert and Will Neighbour all sat on the sidelines as the Eagles fought for their win on Tuesday night in the European…
Newcastle Eagles have secured the services of the ultimate professional after snaring big man Will Neighbour for a second successive season. That’s the verdict of head coach Marc Stuetel after the men in black made another key signing ahead of the 2024/25 Super League Basketball (SLB) campaign. Neighbour battled back from a painful mid-season injury…
Comeback king Will Neighbour set his sights on downing former club Plymouth City Patriots before insisting he’s only just getting started. Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles face their longest trip of the season just 72 hours after completing another famous European win. But head coach Marc Steutel was buoyed by the seemingly seamless return to action…
Will Neighbour has lifted the lid on the long road to recovery as the experienced centre edges closer to a Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles return. The popular big man admitted he’d love to be part of Friday’s eye-catching Trophy showdown against Duke Shelton’s Leicester Riders. But Neighbour is playing the long game as he looks…
Ahead of tonight’s British Basketball League Trophy fixture against Manchester Giants at the Vertu Motors Arena, Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles have opted to issue the following injury update: Josh Ward-Hibbert Unspecified injury. Josh has been playing through pain for a number of weeks now and the club is keen to give him the rehabilitation time…
