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Former Eagles star Kareem Maddox will be on the world stage this summer representing USA in 3×3 at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Maddox came to Tyneside in his second season pro back in 2012 and quickly became a favourite of Eagles fans who have followed his career over the years that have followed. Kareem averaged…
Newcastle Eagles will face European North Basketball League (ENBL) opposition from three new countries in the 2024/25 season as the groups are announced. The Eagles land in ENBL Group A this time out, joined again by 2023/24 Final 4 runners-up CSO Voluntari from Romania and the Latvian Valmiera Glass VIA. Estonian side Tartu Ulikool, the third…
The European North Basketball League (ENBL) have confirmed the final line-up of clubs who will feature in its 2024/25 season along with our Newcastle Eagles. As the league continues to grow, the ENBL have announced two more teams this year with Bulgaria, Germany, Netherlands and Slovakia all joining the list of countries that our Eagles…
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…
The British Basketball Federation (BBF) has today confirmed a three-year license has been awarded to a consortium of British clubs for the professional men’s basketball league in Great Britain. The BBF revoked the license from Basketball League Limited (the operating company of the BBL) following breaches in the license after the 23/24 Season concluded. The…
The British Basketball Federation (BBF) has today confirmed the award of an interim licence to operate the men’s professional basketball league in Great Britain. The three-year licence has been awarded to Premier Basketball Limited, a company formed by a consortium of British clubs. The previous agreement, with Basketball League Limited (BLL), was terminated by the…
This Thursday 18th July, Great Britain’s senior men’s team take on South Sudan in the Subway Summer Slam at London’s Copper Box. The game is an important test for the Eagles and GB head coach Marc Steutel’s squad ahead of the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers when they begin again in November. A training camp at…
Newcastle Eagles stars Chloe Gaynor and Darius Defoe were honoured to present a prestigious Northern Leaders Trust Community Champion Award last month. Now in its second year, the 2024 event was a resounding success, with nine honourable young people from Newcastle schools receiving an award for their exceptional contributions to the city’s community. The ”dazzling…
Fabulous Flournoy celebrated the Darius Defoe Legends Game in typically flamboyant style — and promised the first fixture dedicated to a Newcastle great won’t be the last. On a flying visit from his day job with NBA powerhouse Philadelphia 76ers, the former Eagles playcaller rolled back the years in support of one of his greatest…
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…
Marc Steutel’s mission is to prime Great Britain’s senior men for long-term success — whatever the future holds. National team bosses are expected to announce a new direction for the country’s coaching set-up once the current international window closes. And with GB head coach Nate Reinking committed to Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA, it seems…
Kyle Johnson has vowed to lead by example as the veteran guard sets the standard for the new kids on the Great Britain block. Acting head coach Marc Steutel has stacked his World Cup roster with a blend of youth and experience ahead of Friday night’s Vertu Motors Arena clash against Belgium. And 12 years…
Newcastle Eagles will face European North Basketball League (ENBL) opposition from three new countries in the 2024/25 season as the groups are announced. The Eagles land in ENBL Group A this time out, joined again by 2023/24 Final 4 runners-up CSO Voluntari from Romania and the Latvian Valmiera Glass VIA. Estonian side Tartu Ulikool, the third…
The European North Basketball League (ENBL) have confirmed the final line-up of clubs who will feature in its 2024/25 season along with our Newcastle Eagles. As the league continues to grow, the ENBL have announced two more teams this year with Bulgaria, Germany, Netherlands and Slovakia all joining the list of countries that our Eagles…
The British Basketball Federation (BBF) has today confirmed a three-year license has been awarded to a consortium of British clubs for the professional men’s basketball league in Great Britain. The BBF revoked the license from Basketball League Limited (the operating company of the BBL) following breaches in the license after the 23/24 Season concluded. The…
The British Basketball Federation (BBF) has today confirmed the award of an interim licence to operate the men’s professional basketball league in Great Britain. The three-year licence has been awarded to Premier Basketball Limited, a company formed by a consortium of British clubs. The previous agreement, with Basketball League Limited (BLL), was terminated by the…
This Thursday 18th July, Great Britain’s senior men’s team take on South Sudan in the Subway Summer Slam at London’s Copper Box. The game is an important test for the Eagles and GB head coach Marc Steutel’s squad ahead of the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers when they begin again in November. A training camp at…
Fabulous Flournoy celebrated the Darius Defoe Legends Game in typically flamboyant style — and promised the first fixture dedicated to a Newcastle great won’t be the last. On a flying visit from his day job with NBA powerhouse Philadelphia 76ers, the former Eagles playcaller rolled back the years in support of one of his greatest…
Following the announcement by the British Basketball Federation, the governing body of Basketball League Ltd (BBL), to terminate the current operational professional league licence, we have taken the decision to issue the following statement. In what has been a very challenging period in recent times, the decision to act by the BBF has been accepted…
At the culmination of one of the most historic and memorable seasons in recent times for the Newcastle Eagles, the annual End of Season Supporters Night had big shoes to fill, but did not disappoint by becoming the biggest ever event of its kind for the club. Both the men’s and women’s teams had so…
Ahead of this coming Monday’s eagerly anticipated End of Season Supporters night, it’s time to cast your vote for the men’s and women’s players you think deserve one of our annual fan-voted awards. The awards will be presented to the players on stage at the supporters night on Monday, which it set to be our…
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…
In the third and final part of this piece we celebrate two players flying stateside to Academic institutions in the United States. Joe Sheeran is a long time Eagles Academy player who has progressed right through the Academy levels and even featured in the BBL during the 2021-22 season. Joe stepped on court for two…
The second young Eagles to graduate our Under-19 programme is Joshua ‘Josh’ Osarenkhoe. Josh is the eldest of three brothers who are in our performance pathway with Jesse and Joseph hot on his heels! The Osarenkoe family moved to Newcastle from Milan, Italy in 2018 and Josh has steadily progressed through the ranks from u14s…
At the culmination of one of the most historic and memorable seasons in recent times for the Newcastle Eagles, the annual End of Season Supporters Night had big shoes to fill, but did not disappoint by becoming the biggest ever event of its kind for the club. Both the men’s and women’s teams had so…
The final stand did not go the way the Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles were hoping, but to be in the last two standing was a huge achievement in itself and Head Coach Matt Newby, Assistant Luke Orwin and all the players can be rightly proud of what they’ve achieved this season. Back in November when…
Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles Women’s Head Coach Matt Newby has had a tremendous effect on both his team and The Club since arriving in November. So much so that he has taken a side from the lower reaches of the Women’s British Basketball League and transformed them into a team looking forward to playing in…
Ahead of this coming Monday’s eagerly anticipated End of Season Supporters night, it’s time to cast your vote for the men’s and women’s players you think deserve one of our annual fan-voted awards. The awards will be presented to the players on stage at the supporters night on Monday, which it set to be our…
Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles continued the “Cinderella” story that has become this season’s playoff run by knocking off the second seeded Caledonia Gladiators in sensational style at the PlaySport Arena at East Kilbride in Scotland. It was yet a further vindication of the togetherness and sheer determination not to lose and extend their season for…
Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles forward Chloe Gaynor came up with a match-winning blocked shot in the dying seconds of her side’s thrilling 71 – 69 Women’s British Basketball League Quarter Final playoff victory in Sheffield last Sunday. It now leaves Newcastle 40 minutes away from an appearance at The O2 Arena London next Sunday. Standing…
Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles’ celebrations at the end of their titanic Women’s British Basketball League Playoff quarter final victory over Sheffield gave a real insight into the togetherness of the squad. The 71 – 69 victory was perhaps the surprise result of either of the women’s and men’s first round playoff series with Newcastle having…
The British Basketball League has announced it will be joining forces with Biffa, the UK’s leading sustainable waste management company, to champion greener, cleaner communities, helping them to reduce waste and protect the environment. Welcoming Biffa as the Official Sustainability Partner of the League over the next three years, the partnership will see clubs and…
The Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles who had finished 6th in the Women’s British Basketball League regular season standings travelled to Sheffield to take on the 3rd placed finishing B. Braun Hatters and what a game it was. Playoff basketball at its dramatic thrilling best. It was made all the more dramatic as in the Women’s…
