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Another nailbiter of a night at the Vertu Motors Arena and another big win for Newcastle Eagles saw Marc Steutel’s men stay in front of fierce rivals Cheshire Phoenix in the race for a top four finish. Just three weeks after Ben Thomas’s men pulled off a last-gasp 106-103 victory in the North West, two…
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Newcastle Eagles return home to the Vertu Motors Arena tonight for a huge Super League Basketball Championship clash against Cheshire Phoenix. It’s the fifth placed Eagles who have a 7 wins 7 losses league record against the 4th placed Phoenix who have 8 wins and 7 losses. The Eagles fly into the game on the…
Our Eagles Women’s SLB Cup Semi-Final away at Sheffield Hatters has been rearranged to the new date of Friday 21 February at 7:30pm. Tickets for fans to sit behind the team bench at Sheffield’s Canon Medical Arena are available from the box office. Anyone who has already purchased a ticket for the original date and…
Over the past two years, the Eagles Community Foundation has actively worked towards greater inclusion in keeping with its mission to make basketball accessible to everyone, regardless of background or ability. The foundation’s ‘Inclusive Basketball’ sessions for adults with learning disabilities and autism, run in partnership with LD: North East, have been such a huge…
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A thoroughly professional and solid performance from Newcastle Eagles saw them fly to Estonia and complete their European North Basketball League (ENBL) group stage in superb style. The win sets the Eagles’ 2024/25 ENBL regular season record at seven wins and one solitary loss in what has been a spectacular campaign. Newcastle have the honour…
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Marc Steutel is tipping Trey Pulliam to become a breakthrough star for Newcastle Eagles this season — if he can stay on the floor and stay out of trouble. The US guard bounced back from the disappointment of being fouled out against London last Friday to dish up a clutch of key assists in Sunday’s win against Manchester. And…
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Jordan Spencer played his final game for Newcastle Eagles on Friday night, after the club approved his request to be released from his contract so he can further his non-basketball career. Spencer leaves Newcastle with the whole Eagles organisation’s support to pursue a profession beyond our sport. “Jordan has had an opportunity arise off the…
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Following a disappointing loss at home on Friday night against London, Newcastle Eagles showed great character and determination to see off a Manchester side yesterday on Sunday afternoon. It’s a win that they badly needed against a side below them in the standings. Not that you’d have known that given the way Manchester started the…
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Newcastle Eagles produced a stunning performance on the road at Leicester on Saturday night to take a crucial 83 – 74 victory. It was a result that lifted them to a 6 wins 3 losses record and into the top four of the league standings. It also avenged the opening League game loss in Newcastle…
One month from today, Great Britain will return to the Vertu Motors Arena to take on Czechia in the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers on Monday 24 February at 7:30pm. This will be the eighth time the home of Newcastle Eagles has hosted the national team and follows historic games recent years against basketball powerhouses of…
Long-time supporters of Newcastle Eagles basketball club and the Eagles Community Foundation, Robertson Homes recently donated two days of volunteering to refresh the Vertu Motors Arena ready for the new season. The arena, which is owned and operated by the Foundation, was in need of a lick of paint this summer after recent years of…
Big time international basketball returns to the North East next year after Great Britain confirmed plans to revisit its popular Newcastle base. The Vertu Motors Arena has become a home from home for the senior men’s roster with bumper crowds backing the national team on Tyneside. And with Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles’ playcaller Marc Steutel…
This week at the Vertu Motors Arena we will be taking donations for Feeding Families, the North East-based charity hat offers support, hope and security to those experiencing food poverty. At this difficult time of the year for so many people and in tough economic times across the board, the Eagles family want to ensure that…
From the crew who brought you the sold-out Robot Wars Live Tours, now the robots have gone EXTREME and the Extreme Robots Live Tour coming to the Vertu Motors Arena on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 July. The world’s most dangerous combat robots are getting ready to fight all across the country for the richest prize…
Cage Warriors – Europe’s Leading MMA Organisation – will return to Newcastle for the first time in nine years this November. The event – numbered CW 164 – will take place at the Vertu Motors Arena, home to the most successful team in British basketball history – the Newcastle Eagles – on Saturday, November 25th….
The Eagles Community Foundation is proud to announce a new Automated External Defibrillator (AED) has been installed at its Vertu Motors Arena to support the local community and public on Scotswood Road. The Community Public Access Defibrillators (cPAD) has been donated to the community by Red Sky Foundation, who provides life-saving defibrillators for city centres, local…
Firstly, we would like to thank everyone who came to support our Eagles in their sold-out British Basketball League game on Friday 3 March. Following the game, it has been brought to our attention that a number of vehicles parked on Scotswood Road received Penalty Charge Notices from Newcastle City Council. On Monday morning the Eagles…
Marc Stuetel has doubled down on his determination to prepare Great Britain basketball for the challenges ahead following another dispiriting defeat on the international stage. The beaten but unbowed Newcastle Eagles play-caller helms tomorrow night’s World Cup clash against European heavyweights Serbia uncertain of what the future holds. But GB’s acting head coach is continuing…
Another nailbiter of a night at the Vertu Motors Arena and another big win for Newcastle Eagles saw Marc Steutel’s men stay in front of fierce rivals Cheshire Phoenix in the race for a top four finish. Just three weeks after Ben Thomas’s men pulled off a last-gasp 106-103 victory in the North West, two…
Newcastle Eagles return home to the Vertu Motors Arena tonight for a huge Super League Basketball Championship clash against Cheshire Phoenix. It’s the fifth placed Eagles who have a 7 wins 7 losses league record against the 4th placed Phoenix who have 8 wins and 7 losses. The Eagles fly into the game on the…
A thoroughly professional and solid performance from Newcastle Eagles saw them fly to Estonia and complete their European North Basketball League (ENBL) group stage in superb style. The win sets the Eagles’ 2024/25 ENBL regular season record at seven wins and one solitary loss in what has been a spectacular campaign. Newcastle have the honour…
Marc Steutel is tipping Trey Pulliam to become a breakthrough star for Newcastle Eagles this season — if he can stay on the floor and stay out of trouble. The US guard bounced back from the disappointment of being fouled out against London last Friday to dish up a clutch of key assists in Sunday’s win against Manchester. And…
Jordan Spencer played his final game for Newcastle Eagles on Friday night, after the club approved his request to be released from his contract so he can further his non-basketball career. Spencer leaves Newcastle with the whole Eagles organisation’s support to pursue a profession beyond our sport. “Jordan has had an opportunity arise off the…
Following a disappointing loss at home on Friday night against London, Newcastle Eagles showed great character and determination to see off a Manchester side yesterday on Sunday afternoon. It’s a win that they badly needed against a side below them in the standings. Not that you’d have known that given the way Manchester started the…
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Christian James has pledged to keep putting in the work that underpinned a spectacular 32-point haul against London Lions. And the in-form American promised Newcastle Eagles will return energised and refocused ahead of Sunday afternoon’s vital Championship clash in Manchester. James’ game high haul proved bittersweet as London avenged a tight loss on Tyneside earlier…
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Marc Steutel wants his wildly inconsistent Newcastle Eagles to start better more often in order to fulfil their huge potential. It was a classic case of after the Lord Mayor’s show as the 2025 Trophy winners struggled to get out of second gear against locked in league leaders London Lions. And after the visitors headed…
Super League Basketball was created by the existing clubs in the summer of 2024 and awarded the license to operate a professional league in Great Britain for a period of three years. Since then, clubs have collectively invested over £15 million to establish an exciting foundation for growth. SLB clubs in good faith engaged with…
Over the past two years, the Eagles Community Foundation has actively worked towards greater inclusion in keeping with its mission to make basketball accessible to everyone, regardless of background or ability. The foundation’s ‘Inclusive Basketball’ sessions for adults with learning disabilities and autism, run in partnership with LD: North East, have been such a huge…
The Sport Newcastle Awards night, held at Newcastle Civic Centre, celebrated the outstanding achievements and bright futures of North East athletes across a variety of sports. Among the many talented individuals recognised was Francis Ogbolu, a shining example of the success fostered by the Eagles performance pathway. Francis, a dedicated basketball player and key figure…
Our Eagles Community Foundation Summer Camps are on now until Friday 16th August. Catering for all age groups and abilities there’s a range of camp days available from fun and player development. Camps take place 9am until 3pm at the Vertu Motors Arena and are all £25 per day on the following weeks commencing: Monday…
Two of the club and foundation’s longest-serving volunteers have received special recognition for their contribution to sport in our region. Eric Wilson and Linda Williamson have been honoured in the 2024 Sport Newcastle Unsung Hero Awards. These prestigious awards are presented to recognise the true unsung heroes of North East sport who dedicate hours of…
The 2024 WilliamsAli 3×3 Basketball Challenge is just around the corner and the Newcastle business community is shooting for the stars with its Eagles Community Foundation fundraising target at the second annual event next Friday, 7th June. Even more companies jumped at the chance and signed-up to take to the court this year, with a…
The Eagles Community Foundation (ECF) is delighted to announce the expansion of the girls programme with the introduction of an under-18’s side for the 2024-25 season. “We are dedicated to increasing our provision for girls and women’s basketball within our programme, I am happy with our trajectory, but there is more to do”, said Ian…
Tosan Evbuomwan is on the brink of joining an elite group of British ballers after the Geordie star was snapped up by NBA giants Memphis Grizzlies. The Western Conference franchise have signed the Newcastle Eagles Academy graduate to a 10-day contract. “This is an incredible opportunity for Tosan, one that he has earned through hard…
The U16 Girls Academy side recently benefitted from an overnight stay after local company @Basketmedia365 provided sponsorship for the trip. With two games in two days, the players, coaches and staff stayed at the picturesque Ilam Hall in Derbyshire. They enjoyed a team meal, fun activities, a countryside walk in the stunning rural location and…
Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles is delighted to announce the ink is dry on a new deal to make Simpson Group the club’s official print partner. In a partnership to produce branding and promotional materials seen throughout the Vertu Motors Arena and print the men’s game day programmes, posters, outreach activity booklets and more, the Washington-based business…
Our Eagles Women’s SLB Cup Semi-Final away at Sheffield Hatters has been rearranged to the new date of Friday 21 February at 7:30pm. Tickets for fans to sit behind the team bench at Sheffield’s Canon Medical Arena are available from the box office. Anyone who has already purchased a ticket for the original date and…
Newcastle Eagles produced a stunning performance on the road at Leicester on Saturday night to take a crucial 83 – 74 victory. It was a result that lifted them to a 6 wins 3 losses record and into the top four of the league standings. It also avenged the opening League game loss in Newcastle…
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Newcastle Eagles travel to Leicester to take on The Riders on Saturday evening in a crucial Super League Basketball Women’s Championship. The two sides last met on the opening day of the league season in Newcastle with Leicester winning narrowly in overtime 82 – 78. Head Coach Chloe Gaynor and her players will be looking…
The date has been set for our Newcastle Eagles Women’s SLB Cup Semi-Final against Sheffield Hatters. A top-four finish to the Championship at the end of 2024 on win percentage secured Chloe Gaynor’s side a place in the final four with the higher-seeded Hatters getting home advantage. It’s a winner takes all tip-off with a…
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A brave, brave effort from Newcastle Eagles just came up short against a tough Caledonia Gladiators outfit up in East Kilbride at The PlaySport Arena yesterday evening. Newcastle without Abby Lowe through sickness just didn’t have enough depth to hold off a red-hot shooting home side. Kendall Currence had missed most of practice this week…
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After a great second half performance that saw Newcastle Eagles over the line and back to winning ways last Saturday against Nottingham Wildcats, Head Coach Chloe Gaynor takes her team north and over the border for their next game. They travel to East Kilbride to take on Caledonia Gladiators on Sunday afternoon. The Gladiators being…
Super League Basketball has partnered with Biffa, the UK’s leading sustainable waste management company, to promote greener and cleaner communities by reducing waste and protecting the environment. This three-year collaboration marks an exciting step forward for sustainability in British basketball both at the elite and grassroots level. As the League’s Official Sustainability Partner, alongside investing…
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Newcastle Eagles bounced back in tremendous style in Saturday’s Super League Basketball Women’s Championship game against the Nottingham Wildcats taking a well deserved victory by 89 points to 64 to move to third in the table with a 5 wins 2 losses record The Wildcats made things difficult for Newcastle especially in the first half….
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On the face of it a 25-point win for the Eagles to bounce back from their defeat seven days prior to Sheffield Hatters looks a comfortable outcome. It was anything but as for the first three quarters there was little between the sides. Indeed, the Wildcats who came into the game with a 2 wins…
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